On Mars
Can Minerals stand in for other resources?
The designer answered this directly in 2020.
- newrev · Designer · 2020-01-09
- likeaRAINBOW · Community · 2024-03-30
- SteoanK · Community · 2020-04-10
- MattDavisFLA · Community · 2020-04-10
- jfroistad · Community · 2020-11-28
Yes — a Mineral can replace any resource cost, including to build, to hire a Scientist and to take a tech tile from the upper spaces. The exceptions: it cannot replace a Crystal, and it cannot fill a specific resource requirement on an Earth Contract.