Don't forget to check the upcoming adventure cards. Make sure you spare the time else you may end up building a wildly inappropriate ship.

Whenever you get the chance to stop, weigh up the potential profits versus the time it'll cost you. Remember that the race leader gets first refusal on upcoming cards, so you might want to hold the lead early on.

Even though double engines and canons look impressive in reality they're useless without a decent supply of batteries.