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What does the solo Market Manipulator Merchant do when it is already on its buy space?

The designer explained the intent in 2016 and 2022.

  • ira212 · Designer · 2016-10-20
  • ira212 · Designer · 2016-10-19
  • ira212 · Designer · 2022-09-03
  • rent13579 · Community · 2016-10-20disagrees
  • ira212 · Designer · 2020-02-24

If it is already on its buy space, repeating steps 1 and 2 means it moves to its next buy space and discards cargo there; it doesn't stop and repeat. An in-demand cargo's 1,000 cR demand appears at the end of the Merchant's turn, before the NPCs' Fame roll, because it counts as a player in solo. If nothing is discarded, the roll gets +4.

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