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Do I have to accomplish a mission as soon as I meet its requirements?

The designer answered this directly on BGG. It matches the rulebook.

  • Welcome to the Moon rulebook · Rulebook · 6 - Accomplish a Mission (Optional)
  • Kavelone · Designer · 2023-11-01
  • PatatoKen · Designer · 2021-10-27
  • PatatoKen · Designer · 2025-06-10
  • chaotic_iak · Community · 2025-05-31

No. The step is marked optional, so you can claim a mission on a later turn or never. This can matter to avoid triggering an effect, such as a virus in Adventure #6, or to avoid ending the game. The online implementation that forced it was reversed.

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