This selection determines how each turn will be played out. There are two options for game play, Turn Based Movement and Simultaneous Movement.

Turn Based Movement is the most common type of turn based game where each player takes their turn moving their ships. When a player completes their turn, the next player can begin. If players are located on different machines, then when each player completes their turn, the game will be saved. This savegame file will need to be sent to the next player so that they can play their turn, and then send the savegame on again.

Simultaneous Movement games are when all of the players of the game take their turn at the same time. This is most advantageous for multiplayer games so that each player can take their turn without having to wait for the previous player. During a simultaneous movement turn, ships do not move immediately. Players are merely giving their orders to their ships. When all players complete their turn, the Host (the person who created the game and runs it) will then process the turns which is when the orders for the ships are actually executed.

In a game on different machines, players will play their turn and then a player file will be generated. This file will be sent in to the Host, where with all of the others, it will be processed to execute the ship orders. When the Host completes execution, a new savegame file will be generated which is then sent to each of the players for them to begin their next turn.