I played a game of Eclipse last night and we encounter a discussion about returning Population Cubes.
The scenario: You have taken over a system (A) with 2x lab, and a system (B) with 2 white planets.(and more, but not relevant for this example )
- Economy has -2 Population Cubes;
- Research has -2 Population Cubes;
- Mining has -3 Population Cubes;
Now you lost system (B) and you return the 2 cubes to Research. (because its a white planet you can choose)
The status of your Population Cubes now:
- Economy has -2 Population Cubes;
- Research has -0 Population Cubes;
- Mining has -3 Population Cubes;
What happens to the cubes when you also lose system (A)? You won't have room for them in the Research bar..
- Would they overwrite the limit and deny you from any income for that resource?
- You can choose where you can put it (like a white planet)? (like we declared as most fair)
- Would they stay in your grave until you have enough room at the start/end of the round?
Or maybe something else?