This game of "Far Horizons" is not free however, compared to many other "for pay" pbem games, it is low cost.
The pricelist is as follows:
If you don't pay for a turn, your orders will not be preocessed and you will not get status reports. At this point the species is considered "lost". The species will be in the state of chaos and may act rather inconsistently and unpredictably.
There will be no refund if you decide to leave the game but have still payed for turns. There will be any refund only in the case that the game unexpectedly aborts. There will also be no refund if you are caught cheating and are removed from the game.
You may pay for the turns and other services in any way you like as long as the payment arrives in time. The preferable way, however is via E-Gold.
In any case, you should make your first payment only after you have received back confirmation that your species has been successfully submitted.
The form for e-gold payment is here