by Chipacabra
Dan Van Goyen wrote:
Must I own a ship (wooden or better) before being able to use the Shipping Line card? I see no evidence of this written anywhere in the rules nor on the threads, but it was brought up during my last play. (No, right?)
Yes. If you go to a card, you must perform the action. If you don't have any ships, you can't perform the action, so using the shipping line is an illegal play.
Is there a limit to how many of the "same type" and/or "different" resources can be shipped using the Shipping Line card's (full ship) rule? i.e.: 10 Cokes, 1 clay, 4 wheat, and 2 hides may all be shipped together? All of the above for a 3 in energy cost! (No limit, right?) I think Puerto Rico shipping is the reasoning for this question.
Each ship allows you to sell a certain number of goods. Not types of goods, goods. A wooden ship, for example, lets you sell 2 things. Pick up two pieces of cardboard, return them to the supply, and collect money. Don't forget to also spend the energy!
Once I own my own ships, I may trade resources via the Shipping Line. Now depending on the type of ship I own I can ship different quantities per turn or per round? Must my worker be placed on the ship? To ship goods in this manner will save me the energy cost of 3/ per usage. If another player's worker is sitting on the Shipping Line card at the moment I wish to use my own boat to make a shipment, does this prevent me from making a shipment or have any impact? (No, irrelevant right!) What if the Shipping Line hasn't been built yet?
You can only ship goods when you send a worker to the shipping line as an action. You can't just do it whenever. If the shipping line hasn't been built, you can't ship. If the shipping line is occupied, you can't ship (except on the final action.) There is no energy savings; you ONLY spend energy when you go to the shipping line, because that's the only way to ship.
Ships are not buildings. You never really "use" them. They just determine how much free food you get per week, and how much you are allowed to ship when you use the shipping line. You will never put your worker on a ship.
Hope that clears up your confusion!
