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Here are the choices for Round 9:

omnis: Phase II - Develop
Connie Neil: Phase I (+1/+1) - Explore (draw +1 card, keep +1 card)
Ryan: Phase V - Produce
Laga: Phase III - Settle

Four different phases this round! First up is Explore.

Connie chose this phase. She gets +1/+1 from her Action Card, and +2/+1 from Galactic Renaissance; she draws 5 cards and keeps 3.

omnis gets a bonus draw from Expedition Force. He draws 3 cards and keeps 1.

Ryan and Laga both draw 2 cards and keep 1.

Cards are going out now. Everyone, let me know what you keep. This round we'll have both Phase II (Develop) and Phase III (Settle), so you can also send me COs for those rounds (or if you've already put in COs, whether your Explore draw changes them).

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There's something I need to clarify with one player, but it won't hold things up. Let's go to Phase II (Develop).

omnis plays Genetics Lab for 1 discard (-1 cost for choosing this phase). This gives +1 card when trading a Green good, and allows him to produce on a Green windfall world in Phase V. (He currently has no Green worlds.)

Laga plays Mining Robots at no cost (thanks to -2 cost from Galactic Federation). This gives her -1 cost on playing non-military Brown worlds, and lets her produce on a Brown windfall world in Phase V.

Connie and Ryan both pass on Phase II.

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Now for Phase III (Settle).

omnis plays Pre-Sentient Race for 2 discards. That's the Green windfall world to go with Genetics Lab. He then draws 1 card from Terraforming Guild.

Connie plays Empath World for 1 discard. This is also a Green windfall world. It gives -1 military strength; with Refugee World, Connie's strength is now -2.

Ryan plays Destroyed World. This is a Brown windfall world. He gets -1 cost from Alpha Centauri, which makes it zero cost.

Laga plays Volcanic World for 1 discard. This is a Brown production world. She gets -1 cost from Mining Robots. She then draws 1 card for choosing this phase.

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Finally, Phase V (Produce).

omnis produces 1 Blue good. Terraforming Guild lets him produce on a windfall world, so he also produces 1 Brown good on Smuggling Lair.

Connie produces 1 Blue good.

Ryan produces 3 Brown goods. He produces more Brown goods than anyone else, so he draws 2 cards from Mining Conglomerate. He also draws 1 card for producing on Comet Zone.

Laga produces 1 Brown good and 1 Yellow good. She discards 1 card to produce on Damaged Alien Factory.

And that concludes Round 9. Everyone, please send me your choice of Action card for Round 10.

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Just before we do the end-of-round summary, a goals update. For Laga now has one production or windfall world in each colour, and claims the System Diversity goal for 3 points! In addition, with her play of Mining Robots, she equalises Connie's development count at 4. She therefore claims 3 points from the "Most Developments" goal. Connie got there first, so she still gets the full 5 points. If one of them pulls ahead of the other, they will claim this goal outright.

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End-of-round summary:

Round 9
Goals
Greatest Infrastructure - Most Developments (Connie, Laga)
Greatest Military - Most Military Strength
Galactic Status - First to play 6-cost development (omnis, Ryan)
Innovation Leader - First to have a power in each phase (Connie)
Galactic Standard of Living - First to 5 VPs (Ryan)
System Diversity - First to have a world of each colour (Laga)

omnis
Layout
Old Earth (Non-Military World)
Prosperous World (Non-Military Blue Production World) + good
Expedition Force (Development)
Terraforming Guild (6-Cost Development)
Smuggling Lair (Non-Military Brown Windfall World) + good
Genetics Lab (Development)
Pre-Sentient Race (Non-Military Green Windfall World) + good

Cards in Hand: 4
Military Strength: 1
Victory Points: 1
Layout Value: 8
6-Cost Developments: 6
Goals: 3

Connie Neil
Layout
Ancient Race (Non-Military Green Windfall World)
Public Works (Development)
Artist Colony (Non-Military Blue Production World) + good
Investment Credits (Development)
Refugee World (Non-Military Blue Windfall World)
Galactic Renaissance (6-Cost Development)
Export Duties (Development)
Galactic Bazaar (Non-Military Blue Windfall World) + good
Empath World (Non-Military Green Windfall World) + good

Cards in Hand: 4
Military Strength: -2
Victory Points: 4
Layout Value: 9
6-Cost Developments: 4
Goals: 8

Ryan
Layout
Alpha Centauri (Non-Military Brown Windfall World) + good
Comet Zone (Non-Military Brown Production World) + good
New Earth (Non-Military Brown Production World) + good
Mining League (6-Cost Development)
Mining Conglomerate (Development)
Destroyed World (Non-Military Brown Windfall World) + good

Cards in Hand: 5
Military Strength: 0
Victory Points: 9
Layout Value: 7
6-Cost Developments: 8
Goals: 6

Laga
Layout
Damaged Alien Factory (Military Yellow Production World) + good
Space Mercenaries (Development)
Former Penal Colony (Military Blue Windfall World) + good
Space Marines (Development)
Reptilian Uplift Race (Military Green Windfall World)
Galactic Federation (6-Cost Development)
Rebel Colony (Military World)
Mining Robots (Development)
Volcanic World (Non-Military Brown Production World) + good

Cards in Hand: 7
Military Strength: 4
Victory Points: 1
Layout Value: 12
6-Cost Developments: 5
Goals: 6

VP Pool: 33

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Oh, administrative note: the Explore draw this round exhausted the deck. I've reshuffled the discards.

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Round 10 orders:

omnis: Phase IV ($) - Consume (Trade)
Connie Neil: Phase IV ($) - Consume (Trade)
Ryan: Phase IV (x2) - Consume (double VPs)
Laga: Phase IV ($) - Consume (Trade)

Phase IV bonanza! Many deals to be done and trades to be made.

omnis trades his Green good. He gets a bonus card from Genetics Lab, and one from Old Earth, for 6 cards total. He consumes his other 2 goods on Old Earth for 2 VPs.

Connie trades her Green good for 5 cards, getting +1 good from Export Duties. She consumes the good from Artist Colony for 1 VP. There's no Consume power remaining to consume the good on Galactic Bazaar.

Alone among the players, Ryan chose double points instead of trading. He consumes two goods on Mining League for 3 VPs, one good on Mining Conglomerate for 1 VP and 1 good on New Earth for 1 VP and 1 card. His total is 5 VPs and 1 card; then, the points are doubled, so he gets 10 VPs.

Laga trades a Yellow good for 5 cards. She consumes her good from Former Penal Colony on Rebel Colony for 1 VP. She has no power remaining to consume the good on Volcanic World.

That concludes Round 10, and at round end, Laga has 12 cards. Laga, let me know which 2 cards you discard. Everyone, please send me your choice of Action card for Round 11.

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End-of-round summary:

Round 10
Goals
Greatest Infrastructure - Most Developments (Connie, Laga)
Greatest Military - Most Military Strength
Galactic Status - First to play 6-cost development (omnis, Ryan)
Innovation Leader - First to have a power in each phase (Connie)
Galactic Standard of Living - First to 5 VPs (Ryan)
System Diversity - First to have a world of each colour (Laga)

omnis
Layout
Old Earth (Non-Military World)
Prosperous World (Non-Military Blue Production World)
Expedition Force (Development)
Terraforming Guild (6-Cost Development)
Smuggling Lair (Non-Military Brown Windfall World)
Genetics Lab (Development)
Pre-Sentient Race (Non-Military Green Windfall World)

Cards in Hand: 10
Military Strength: 1
Victory Points: 3
Layout Value: 8
6-Cost Developments: 6
Goals: 3

Connie Neil
Layout
Ancient Race (Non-Military Green Windfall World)
Public Works (Development)
Artist Colony (Non-Military Blue Production World)
Investment Credits (Development)
Refugee World (Non-Military Blue Windfall World)
Galactic Renaissance (6-Cost Development)
Export Duties (Development)
Galactic Bazaar (Non-Military Blue Windfall World) + good
Empath World (Non-Military Green Windfall World)

Cards in Hand: 9
Military Strength: -2
Victory Points: 5
Layout Value: 9
6-Cost Developments: 4
Goals: 8

Ryan
Layout
Alpha Centauri (Non-Military Brown Windfall World)
Comet Zone (Non-Military Brown Production World)
New Earth (Non-Military Brown Production World)
Mining League (6-Cost Development)
Mining Conglomerate (Development)
Destroyed World (Non-Military Brown Windfall World)

Cards in Hand: 6
Military Strength: 0
Victory Points: 19
Layout Value: 7
6-Cost Developments: 8
Goals: 6

Laga
Layout
Damaged Alien Factory (Military Yellow Production World)
Space Mercenaries (Development)
Former Penal Colony (Military Blue Windfall World)
Space Marines (Development)
Reptilian Uplift Race (Military Green Windfall World)
Galactic Federation (6-Cost Development)
Rebel Colony (Military World)
Mining Robots (Development)
Volcanic World (Non-Military Brown Production World) + good

Cards in Hand: 10
Military Strength: 4
Victory Points: 2
Layout Value: 12
6-Cost Developments: 5
Goals: 6

VP Pool: 19

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Everyone has chosen their Action card.

omnis: Phase II - Develop
Connie Neil: Phase III - Settle
Ryan: Phase V - Produce
Laga: Phase II - Develop

Phase II (Develop) is first. I don't have COs from everyone yet. If you haven't put them in, please do so.