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QUICK RULES REFERENCE

ROUND SEQUENCE AND PHASES

• I. Plan actions.
• II. Resolve actions.
• III. Refresh Patent Office and Junk Yard.

LOCATION ACTIONS

• Back Alley: Choose 1 action from the following. The Action Token placed in the Back Alley cannot be used during the next planning phase.
  • Black Market (draw 3 New Parts and keep 1),
  • Espionage (steal a part from another player),
  • or Union Muscle (move Action Token ahead or behind in a location).
• Patent Office: Take 1 New Part, either from the parts next to the game or from the New Parts stack.
• Junk Yard: Take up to 2 Junk Parts, either from the parts next to the game or from the New Parts stack.
• Workshop: Actions that may be used are Build, Dismantle, and Upgrade.

REQUIREMENTS OF A COMPLETE AUTOMOBILE

• Each automobile requires a Motor, Fuel supply for each Motor, Steering, Gear and two Axles.
• Each type of part (electric, gasoline, steam) requires a Motor and Supply of same type.
• Each part on the top row requires a part on the bottom row and vice versa.
• Each Axle supports only the five parts surrounding it.

GAME END

• There are not enough tiles to refill a location from the refill Stack.

OR

• One of the players has a complete automobile with at least twelve parts on it.

SCORING

• VP according to Investors
• +1 VP for each part in one largest continuous area
• -1 VP for each point of Volatility