Belter: Mining the Asteroids, Part 1
4How to start playing Belter, the free Vassal module of the boardgame that simulates an asteroid mining operation of the future. It really makes you feel like you are running your own business, with equipment failures and labour disputes if you can't pay your running costs, while you desperately try to strike it rich by finding the right asteroid to invest all your savings to start a mine, and then a smelter to refine what you find. You have to keep track of production, cargos, fuel, and many other aspects of a mining operation, as well as transport the produce to market. Up to five players can play, with a fifth player being a UN peace keeper keeping the lid on the wild west. Players can install weapons and attack each other if they wish.