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Are card powers mandatory?
The designer (Tom Lehmann) answered this directly on BoardGameGeek, and the rulebook is consistent with it.
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- Race for the Galaxy rulebook · Rulebook · CARD POWERS
Yes. A power must be used if possible in the phase it applies to, unless its text says "may". An optional ("may") power becomes mandatory only if it is needed to place a development or world you already revealed. Optional powers like Deficit Spending can be used partially or skipped.