by Mentat1231
PROJ wrote:
opening academy in R1 is a pretty common opening that will get you 3 steps. It requires 14 credits and 11 ore, so usually it's paired with the 1 ore/1 qic tech tile but there are other ways of getting enough income.
Wow. I've never done an opening Academy.
I would think you'd need some way to get 3 or 4 more ore, and do nothing else that whole first round. But, maybe it's a good foundational move (depending on what the Final and Round Scoring Tiles (and boosters) happen to be).