`9You realize you are sort of new at this, and ask your crew for some tips.

  Some tidbits of information you pick up:

  `!"The secret of trading is to buy low, and sell high.. So, buying say, 
   Jewels at %88 the normal price is good, then, if you sell them for
   anywhere OVER %88, you will be making a profit..  So, if you sell them
   for %600 the normal price, you will be making SIX times as much as they
   are worth!!!"

  "We don't want to get blown up all the time.. So we better cloak.. "

  "If we are holding a lot of money, we better put it in the bank, just in 
   case someone spots us with an Uncloaking Device, and bests us in Space
   Combat!"

  "Every planet is unique, and you have to take advantage of it..For 
   instance, Vulcania is a very hot planet, so Heating Units are not needed
   there, thus, you can buy them at a very cheap price.  (well under the
   %100 mark - %100 is normal, remember Captain?!!)"
   ``
  `!"There are special places in the galaxy...we must find them.. Like, we can
   upgrade out Phaser power at a certain weapons shop...We gotta find it!"

  "If we run into a strong enemy in Hyper Jump, it's best to be diplomatic...
   if we're nice, the enemy will leave us alone!"

  "Each extra Reactor Unit we buy gives us one more Hyper Jump per day!"

  "Most commands in the 'Captains Chair Menu' will also work from the main
   menu!"

  "Attack anyone you see... Doesn't hurt to scope out how many shields they
   have!  We can always run - even if it does make us look like a weakling!"

  `9In the end, you basically figure out that you must Trade for money, buy
  power with money, then you can dominate the others.