• Bartertown starts things off by buying a Titanium factory (Mwa) and hires some workers to man it (Or2, Or3)
• MMC opens the bidding on the Ecoplants and wins it at the bargain basement price of 30 (Mwa). He then uses his new improved working conditions to attract some new workers to man his Ore factories (Wa6, Or4).
• Diadem follows the same strategy as Bartertown, increasing his Titanium production (Mwa, Ti8, Or1, Or1).
• Plundercorp opens the bidding on the Laboratory and wins it for 80 (30Dis, Re13, Wa9, Wa9, Wa9, Wa4, Or3, Or2, Or1). He transfers workers from an Ore factory to man the new Research facility.
• HDBC opens the final auction of the round and, like all the others, it is uncontested as he purchases Robots for 50 (Ti13, Wa8, Wa8, Wa8, Wa7, Wa6)

MMC, Diadem and Bartertown take MegaWater cards.

Just Arrived: Laboratory, Robots, Orbital Lab