SWIFTSURE opens the bidding on an Ecoplants, which he wins uncontested for 30 (Re14, Wa9, Wa7). He then buys a Research factory (MWa) and a Robot to man it (Re10).
Bartertown opens the bidding on an Outpost which MMC wins for 115 (Discount(15), Mwa(30), Mi19, Mi17, Ti11, Ti9, Ti7, Wa7). Bartertown then brings the second Outpost up for auction which he wins for 100 (Discount(25), Ti9, Ti10, Ti10, Ti10, Ti11, Ti12, Ti13). Bartertown then buys 3 population (Ti11, Wa6) and brings all his factories into production.
MMC now transfers population to man his new Titanium factory.
HDBC VI opens the bidding on a Laboratory which he wins uncontested for 80 (Or5, Wa5, Wa5, Ti7, Wa9, Wa9, Ti9, Ti9, Ti12, Ti10). He buys a population factor to man the new Research factory. (Ti10)
RDC buys a new chemicals factory (Or5, Wa6, Re11, Re15, NC24) and a population factor (Or5, Wa5) to man it.

SWIFTSURE and MMC take MegaWater cards. Bartertown takes a MegaTitanium card

The Outposts

	Company	Player	Factories	Upgrades	VPs
1	Bartertown	Andy York	Or, Or, Wa, Wa, Wa, Wa, Ti, Ti, Ti, Ti, Ti, Ti	HE, RO, EP, OP	34
2	SWIFTSURE.	Michael Lowrey	Or, Or, Wa, Wa, Wa, Wa, Wa, Wa, Re, Re	DL, NO, SC, OL, La, RO, EP	33
3	HDBC VI	Kevin Wilson	Or, Or, Wa, Wa, Wa, Ti, Ti, Ti	HE, WH, OP, La	27
4	MMC	Eric Brosius	Or, Or, Wa, Wa, Wa, Wa, Wa, Ti, Ti	NO, HE, WH, OL, OL, OP	26
5	RDC	Chris Hassler	Or, Or, Wa, Wa, Wa, NC, NC	DL, DL, NO, WA, SC, SC, RO	22

SWIFTSURE is Stellar Waif Intergalactic Futures Trading, Space Urchin Recovery Element
HDBC VI is Heavenly Bodies Development Company VI
MMC is Mud Mining Company
RDC is Resource Development Corp.

Upgrades
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30

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25

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Data Library	0	0	15
Heavy Equipment	0	0	30
Warehouse	0	0	25
Nodule	0	0	25
Scientists	0	0	40
Orbital Lab	0	0	50
Robots	0	0	50
Laboratory	1	0	80
Ecoplants	1	0	30
Outpost	0	0	100
Space Station	1	3	120
Planetary Cruiser	0	4	160
Moon Base	2	2	200