THE LOT ENGINE
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STRIPS always visible

0×1=0

REFIT

1–3 — take, N — pass. The strips are on the left: a new symbol goes next to matching ones.

REFUEL

1 — full tank, 2 — half tank.

SHOP

1–3 — buy a module, 4 5 — a consumable, R — other modules and consumables, B — tray to vault, Enter — continue. A module in a socket can be recycled or moved — click it.

RADIO

1–3 — accept the deal, N — stay silent.

MODULE

SCRATCH WORK ORDER

1–6 — scratch a field, Enter — collect.

STATION LOG

RESULT

Enter — another run with the same kit and level.

THE LOT ENGINE

Cutoff station · early version 0.2

The Corporation evacuated its assets and billed those who remained for a seat on the last shuttle. Of everything that could yield scrap, only the lot engine still works in the control room — the machine the crew used to decide who goes on salvage.

Eight terms of three shifts each. Patterns on the grid yield scrap, the vault pays the Corporation, Silence wipes the tray. You can evacuate, or you can light the beacon.

Kit — what the duty officer starts the shift with.

Space — spin · 1–4 — hold reel · QWER — nudge up, ASDF — down · Enter — collect · B — tray to vault · L — to lamp · X — end shift · J — crew lot · Z C — consumable from the pocket · T — reel speed ×1, ×2, ×5 · Esc — menu.
Mobile: everything via button tap.