Select a drop ship from your player mat and deploy it to a port. Collection ports (Zephyr's Cinders, Rainbow Geyser, and Magnus Carousel, as well as ports to be explored) allow you to harvest tapstones and pick up tourists, while wonder ports let you discover culture, scenic, and adventure wonders. Specialized ports (Thunder’s Workshop, the Cracked Flagon, the Underground Market, and the Free Flyer's Guild) provide additional ways to enhance your operations and expand your strategy

When deploying a drop ship, consider the following iconology:

• If a printed drop ship shape is shown , you may only use the matching drop ship.

• If an infinity symbol ( ) is shown, an unlimited number of drop ships from any player can be deployed to that location (even multiples of your own drop ships on "any ship" locations).

• If the port frame does not show an infinity symbol, exactly one drop ship of any player can be deployed there. Afterward, the spot is blocked for all players until the drop ship is recalled.

All ports contain and/or . If you have a crewmate or harvester on the deployed drop ship, you may gain the corresponding bonus as noted on the port. (All your drop ships start without upgrades.)

The left drop ship has only a crewmate, the middle drop ship only has a harvester. The right drop ship is fully upgraded with both.

Try to upgrade each drop ship fully to maximize your additional benefits during the game!