Plutocrats Turn 12

MMC leads off with the Scientists. The bidding is heavy and they go to Plundercorp for 70 (30Discount, Re 13, Wa9, Wa7, Wa4, Or4, Or2, Or 1).
MMC now starts the bidding on an Orbital Lab. Again the bidding is heavy but this time MMC prevails, continuing his heavy investment in Microbiotics, buying the lab for 72 (MWa, Mi16, Mi14, Wa7, Or5).
Plundercorp now passes.
Bartertown opens the bidding on the Outpost. HDBC comes on strong and wins it for 115 (15Discount, Mwa, Ti11, Ti11, Ti10, Ti9, Wa9, Ti8, Ti7, Or5)
Bartertown then opens the bidding on the second Orbital Lab which he wins for the bargain price of only 71. (Ti11, Ti10, Ti10, Ti10, Wa8, Wa7, Wa5, Wa5, Or5).
Bartertown now buys an additional population (Wa8) and mans his last Ore factory.
Diadem opens the bidding on the Laboratory, which he wins for 80 (MWa, Ti12, Ti12, Ti12, Ti10, Or4). He transfers workers from an Ore factory to man the new Research factory.
HDBC mans his new Titanium factory with workers from a Water factory.

MMC and Diadem take MegaWater cards.

The Outposts

HDBC: Heavenly Bodies Development Corporation MMC: Mud Mining Corporation

Upgrades

Just Arrived: Outpost, Space Station, Planetary Cruiser, Moon Base, Moon Base