This rule also changes the turn order in the stock rounds. While there is still no chance, the order can jump around the table. This makes planning much more difficult and makes dumping companies harder to plan. I have only played this game once, but it seems to be a good game. 2038 is basically an 18xx game in space.
Players explore the asteroid belt, building the map as they go.
This makes 2038 the first game of the series to have a luck factor, which some people may like and some people may not. I'm not yet convinced that control of more minor companies is the only path to victory, but it is certainly a viable path. The basic module allows 4-5 players, and each module makes the game bigger, and allows for more players. However, these games have a very small print run and I have not yet been willing to pay the high prices associated with ordering directly from Italy. Perhaps another reader can inform us about them.