🎮 Quick Start & TV Remote Controls

Moonpool is engineered from the ground up for seamless Android TV D-Pad navigation. Control your entire lunar expedition effortlessly using your standard TV remote control!

Moonpool 3D Orbital Game Board in Full HD/4K TV View

🗺️ Game Board Overview

The orbital board consists of 40 sectors surrounding the revolving 3D Moon sphere:

Active Player Turn with Real-Time Credit Updates & Focused Property Card

1. 🏁 Alpha Moon Base (START)

The starting sector for all expedition landers. Crossing or landing on Alpha Moon Base awards a pass bonus (Default: +250 Moon Credits (MC)) whenever moving forward.

2. 🌕 Crater Properties (21 Sectors)

Real lunar craters named after pioneering astronomers (e.g., Plato, Copernicus, Tycho, Kepler, Archimedes). Grouped into 7 color sets (3 craters per group). Owning all craters of a color group unlocks the ability to construct Research Modules and Lunar Colonies.

3. 🚀 Transport Hubs (4 Sectors)

Spaceport, Shuttle Hub, Orbital Station, Cargo Dock. Rental income scales dynamically based on how many transport hubs you own (1 Hub = 30 MC, 2 = 60 MC, 3 = 120 MC, 4 = 240 MC).

4. ☀️ Utility Facilities (2 Sectors)

Solar Farm and Ice Mining Station. Rent is calculated based on a multiplier of your dice roll (5x if 1 utility owned, 12x if both owned).

5. 🃏 Action Card Decks

• ⚡ Solar Storm: Wild space events, solar flare warnings, radiation emergency fees, and orbital shifts.
• 🛰️ Mission Control: High-reward research grants, freight bonuses, logistics fees, and special assignments.

6. 🛰️ Special Sectors

• Rest Orbit: A tax-free resting zone where maintenance fees collect. Land here to claim the accumulated Rest Orbit Pot!
• Maintenance Costs: Environmental & colony maintenance fees (-90 MC or -150 MC) paid directly into the Rest Orbit pot.
• Orbital Satellite Prison: A 3-turn containment zone triggered by landing on Security Protocol or rolling 3 consecutive doubles.

🏗️ Building & Expanding Your Lunar Bases

Once you acquire all properties in a color group, you can upgrade them from the field action menu:

• Research Modules (Levels 1–4): Increases rent significantly with each module added. Buildings must be constructed evenly across the color group.
• Lunar Colony (Level 5): The ultimate lunar installation! Unlocks maximum rent income from any opponent landing on your sector.

⚙️ Customizing Game Settings & Players

Moonpool allows live adjustments before and during gameplay!

Game Length & Credit Settings

Live In-Game Player Renaming Dialog

• Live Starting Credits: Change the starting fund (e.g., 1000 MC, 1500 MC, 2500 MC). If updated in Round 1 before the first dice roll, player credits update instantly live!
• Pass Bonus: Adjust the round payout for crossing Alpha Moon Base. Changes apply immediately to the current game.
• Game Duration: Choose between Quick Game (30 rounds), Standard (60 rounds), or Unlimited.
• Player Names: Rename human or AI players anytime during the game via the live in-game panel shown above.
• Avatars: Each human player picks from 12 high-tech Sci-Fi avatars (Astronaut, Rover, Rocket, Satellite, Alien Grey, Robot, Lander, Probe, Alien Green, UFO, Cyborg, Research Drone) once, during initial game setup.

💡 Top Strategy Tips for Gamers & Families

1. Secure Full Group Control Early: Completing a 2 or 3-crater color set allows you to build early Research Modules, creating high-rent hazards for opponents.
2. Transport Hub Power: Buying all 4 Transport Hubs guarantees a steady 240 MC income stream regardless of dice multipliers.
3. Rest Orbit Accumulation: Keep an eye on the Rest Orbit pot! When maintenance fees build up, landing on Rest Orbit can deliver a game-changing windfall.
4. Smart Mortgages & Trading: If short on cash, mortgage un-developed properties or propose trades to rival players to complete your color group sets!