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Paying the Jump Cost

Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2018 9:04 am
by Cpt Ric
When you are able to satisfy all :complication but are not able to satisfy the :contract you stay committed to the :contract . On the next round do you have to pay the jump cost again, or are you considered still there so to speak? Thanks!

Re: Paying the Jump Cost

Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2018 10:26 am
by Horizon Jeff
You only need to pay the :distance cost when you first attempt to pursue the :contract (page 11 of the rulebook).

Re: Paying the Jump Cost

Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2018 8:35 pm
by Frewfrux
Along similar lines, with regards to a :distance greater than your :jump rating, the rules on page 11 about paying the cost in this case state:

"Multiple jumps may be required to cover the distance."

Is that Multiple jumps on successive turns, or do you pay the cost to cover the whole :distance all up front in one turn? (I've been assuming it's the later, but thought it prudent to double check.)

Re: Paying the Jump Cost

Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2018 2:51 am
by Admrobbo
Hi, the whole jump cost is paid at time you choose to pursue that contract.

You then stay there until contract is completed or you abandon thst contract.

Re: Paying the Jump Cost

Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2018 8:41 am
by Frewfrux
Thanks for the clarification. I started playing as if a single jump was a single action (and the rule states you can only take one action that phase) but quickly saw that I had to be doing it wrong. That said, it certainly shows the advantage a 2-jump ship would have over a 1-jump ship.

Re: Paying the Jump Cost

Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2018 5:04 pm
by nanodeath
Thanks Cpt Ric and Frewfrux for asking these questions -- I had exactly the same question.

To make the jump cost abundantly clear to me...is this correct?:

My ship has a :jump of 1 and I'm pursuing a contract with :distance 3. When I first decide to pursue the contract, I draw one card from the top of my deck, see it's 2 :ev, discard it, draw another card, see it's 1 :ev, discard it, and now I'm effectively "on site". Correct? (And instead of drawing cards from my deck, I could have also used cards from my hand)

Re: Paying the Jump Cost

Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2018 11:17 pm
by Horizon Jeff
Correct!

Re: Paying the Jump Cost

Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2018 11:40 pm
by hanahana
that is a good post ...well done