R206 Asteroids
One game tile represents an asteroid belt, rather than half a planetary surface. There are six asteroids shown on the title, plus
a space station. Of course, there are many more than six asteroids in the belt, this is a simplification for game purposes. The
asteroid belt is an ideal place to store or hide materials, and occasional finds of value do occur.
Asteroids have a gravity factor of 0 (although they actually have a very light pull). Asteroids have no air, nor atmosphere.
No goods or services may be bought at the asteroids, but normal activities and contact tries are possible at the space station
(see R205P). The dashed line for the orbit represents ships in the asteroid belt neither at an asteroid, nor docked at the
space station.
The connecting lines from asteroids to orbit represent the fact that all asteroids and the station connect to each other
through the orbit. It takes one hour to go from any asteroid or the station to orbit, and another hour to go from orbit to any
asteroid or the station (regardless of where one started). This is the maximum speed for either a starship or the ship’s boat,
the only way to go to or from asteroids.