When AstroBot builds, does it keep building in a row where it already holds the majority?

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The designer's written answers say yes, it consolidates a majority it already has when possible. A later video answer and live-chat comments, as players report them, say it does not, so the point is disputed.

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When AstroBot builds, does it keep building in a row where it already holds the majority?