Communication

News Service

Each home planet market and trade station has a news service. The news service will print ship departures and arrivals; any warfare at the market's planet or at the trade station's planet; a trade report; and any messages inserted. The messages must pertain to the game and should not be of too great a length. The players allowed to insert messages and receive the news are: Home planet rulers; owners of colonies on trade station planet; ships visiting the home planet or trade station planet. The visiting ships may use the news service only while visiting.

Diplomatic Messages

Diplomatic messages are sent in with the player's turn, and may be as long as desired. They can be addressed to a player's name, I.D. No., ship ID No., or colony ID No.; they do not have to be signed. They can only be sent if the addresser has a ship or colony on or at the same planet the addressee has his ship or colony. Once contact is established, players may continue to send messages even when not in contact, as it is assumed that members of the Ruler's families have been exchanged.

Enforcement of Treaties and Agreements

All agreements arrived at through the use of diplomacy must be enforced by the player.