diff --git a/DECISIONS.md b/DECISIONS.md
index db0e2fe..e79c4ee 100644
--- a/DECISIONS.md
+++ b/DECISIONS.md
@@ -1554,3 +1554,7 @@ Implementation decisions not spelled out in `memory-bank/implementation-plan.md`
 ## CR-017 recorded (Tutorial XP and Skill Point Prompt)
 
 - **Numbering:** received as "CR-016 — Tutorial XP and Skill Point Prompt" for "Phase 16"; stored as **CR-017**, built as **Phase 17** (its 16.n = 17.n). Its decisions CR-016.D1–D4 are **0.5.106–0.5.109**. Its references: CR-007 → CR-010, CR-008 → CR-011, CR-010 → CR-013, CR-011 → CR-014; its "CR-001 0.5.22" is 0.5.30. The numbering note at the top of the CR file has the full map.
+
+## Step 17.1
+
+- **The "loaner at Earth" condition went with the run count** (it is Step 17.4's rule): with five runs ending at the Moon, the deal could never come otherwise. No placement code was needed: accepting the deal assigns the avatar to the Courier at the Earth bay, and an assigned pilot is wherever their ship is (decision 0.5.27).
diff --git a/memory-bank/progress.md b/memory-bank/progress.md
index 6265f22..7cdec22 100644
--- a/memory-bank/progress.md
+++ b/memory-bank/progress.md
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ Spec: `memory-bank/change-requests/CR-016-venus-io-europa-belt.md` (received as
 
 Spec: `memory-bank/change-requests/CR-017-tutorial-xp-skill-prompt.md` (received as "CR-016 … Phase 16"). New decisions recorded as plan §0.5.106–0.5.109.
 
-- [ ] Step 17.1 — Content: tutorial settings
+- [x] **Step 17.1 — Content: tutorial settings.** GameConfig: `tutorialRunsBeforeDeal` 5 (was 4) and a new `tutorialXpMultiplier` 2 (at least 1; used from 17.2). Pulled forward so the game keeps working: the deal no longer waits for the loaner to be back at Earth (decision 0.5.108) in the engine (`isDealAvailable`) and the balance simulator, since five runs end at the Moon; accepting it already puts the avatar on the Courier at the Earth bay. Balance medians: deal 3.7 min, first purchase 92.6 (45–95), discovery 49.6, loan 138.5, four ships 136 vs 138. Tests: `packages/content/test/config.test.ts` (five runs at double XP; a multiplier under 1 is rejected); the engine's deal tests now expect the deal after five runs ending at the Moon (not after four), after three with the three-run config, and accepting with the loaner at the Moon to put the avatar and the Courier at Earth.
 - [ ] Step 17.2 — Sim: tutorial XP and the level-1 guarantee
 - [ ] Step 17.3 — Sim: tutorial timing
 - [ ] Step 17.4 — Engine: deal availability and placement
diff --git a/packages/content/src/data/config.ts b/packages/content/src/data/config.ts
index 21fa8a6..1008603 100644
--- a/packages/content/src/data/config.ts
+++ b/packages/content/src/data/config.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ export const gameConfig: GameConfig = {
   // One tutorial contract per mass tier (CR-001).
   tutorialBoardSize: 3,
   tutorialLoanerShipModelId: "company-courier",
-  tutorialRunsBeforeDeal: 4,
+  // Five runs, at double XP, so the avatar has a skill point at the deal (CR-017).
+  tutorialRunsBeforeDeal: 5,
+  tutorialXpMultiplier: 2,
   tutorialMassTonnes: { light: 5, medium: 12, full: 20 },
   // 20 t adds 0.4 game hours (24 real seconds) of loading and unloading.
   handlingGameHoursPerTonne: 0.02,
diff --git a/packages/content/src/schemas.ts b/packages/content/src/schemas.ts
index ab72865..8a199de 100644
--- a/packages/content/src/schemas.ts
+++ b/packages/content/src/schemas.ts
@@ -216,8 +216,10 @@ export const gameConfigSchema = z
     tutorialBoardSize: positiveInt,
     /** Ship model the company lends during the tutorial (decision 0.5.29). */
     tutorialLoanerShipModelId: idSchema,
-    /** Tutorial runs completed before the deal is offered (decision 0.5.30). */
+    /** Tutorial runs completed before the deal is offered (decisions 0.5.30, 0.5.106). */
     tutorialRunsBeforeDeal: positiveInt,
+    /** Tutorial runs earn normal XP × this (decision 0.5.107). */
+    tutorialXpMultiplier: z.number().min(1),
     /** Cargo mass of the three tutorial contracts (decision 0.5.31). */
     tutorialMassTonnes: z
       .object({
diff --git a/packages/content/test/config.test.ts b/packages/content/test/config.test.ts
index 404d515..6c73ad4 100644
--- a/packages/content/test/config.test.ts
+++ b/packages/content/test/config.test.ts
@@ -84,3 +84,17 @@ describe("game config", () => {
     expect(gameConfig.longHaulDutyBonusGameHours).toBeGreaterThan(0);
   });
 });
+
+describe("tutorial settings (Step 17.1, decisions 0.5.106, 0.5.107)", () => {
+  it("runs five tutorial runs before the deal, at double XP", () => {
+    expect(gameConfig.tutorialRunsBeforeDeal).toBe(5);
+    expect(gameConfig.tutorialXpMultiplier).toBe(2);
+  });
+
+  it("never lets the tutorial XP multiplier fall below 1", () => {
+    expect(gameConfigSchema.safeParse(gameConfig).success).toBe(true);
+    expect(gameConfigSchema.safeParse({ ...gameConfig, tutorialXpMultiplier: 0.5 }).success).toBe(
+      false,
+    );
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/content/test/schemas.test.ts b/packages/content/test/schemas.test.ts
index 0dd33cf..ddc295f 100644
--- a/packages/content/test/schemas.test.ts
+++ b/packages/content/test/schemas.test.ts
@@ -104,7 +104,8 @@ const validGameConfig = {
   pilotHireCost: 1000,
   pilotProfitShare: 0.25,
   tutorialLoanerShipModelId: "company-courier",
-  tutorialRunsBeforeDeal: 4,
+  tutorialRunsBeforeDeal: 5,
+  tutorialXpMultiplier: 2,
   tutorialMassTonnes: { light: 5, medium: 12, full: 20 },
   handlingGameHoursPerTonne: 0.02,
   upgradeLevels: [{ costPercentOfPrice: 10, shopRealMinutes: 10 }],
diff --git a/packages/engine/src/game/state.ts b/packages/engine/src/game/state.ts
index 4fed5fc..bc5b850 100644
--- a/packages/engine/src/game/state.ts
+++ b/packages/engine/src/game/state.ts
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ export function isDealAvailable(save: SaveDocument): boolean {
     player.tutorialActive &&
     !player.dealAccepted &&
     player.tutorialRunsCompleted >= content.config.tutorialRunsBeforeDeal &&
-    player.loanerLocationId === "earth" &&
+    // Wherever the loaner is (decision 0.5.108): accepting puts the avatar at Earth.
     !runInFlight
   );
 }
diff --git a/packages/engine/test/ported/deal.test.ts b/packages/engine/test/ported/deal.test.ts
index 4cdf22a..eaff180 100644
--- a/packages/engine/test/ported/deal.test.ts
+++ b/packages/engine/test/ported/deal.test.ts
@@ -81,13 +81,20 @@ describe("accepting the deal", () => {
     expect(await snapshot(guest)).toEqual(before);
   });
 
-  it("fails while the loaner is at the Moon", async () => {
+  it("is accepted with the loaner at the Moon, and the avatar ends up at Earth (CR-017)", async () => {
     const guest = await signUp(testApp().app);
     await readyForDeal(guest);
     await edit(testApp().app, (save) => {
       save.player.loanerLocationId = "moon";
     });
-    expect((await accept(guest)).statusCode).toBe(409);
+    const response = await accept(guest);
+    expect(response.statusCode).toBe(200);
+    const state = playerStateSchema.parse(response.json());
+    const avatar = state.pilots.find((p) => p.isAvatar)!;
+    const courier = state.ships.find((s) => s.id === avatar.assignedShipId)!;
+    expect(avatar.locationId).toBe("earth");
+    expect(courier).toMatchObject({ modelId: "courier", locationId: "earth" });
+    expect(state.tutorial).toBeNull();
   });
 
   it("fails the second time", async () => {
diff --git a/packages/engine/test/ported/tutorial-v2-three-runs.test.ts b/packages/engine/test/ported/tutorial-v2-three-runs.test.ts
index 6fdd874..22e97ff 100644
--- a/packages/engine/test/ported/tutorial-v2-three-runs.test.ts
+++ b/packages/engine/test/ported/tutorial-v2-three-runs.test.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import { useTestApp, signUp, getState, flyTutorialRun } from "../support";
 
-// The deal after three runs instead of four: the loaner is then at the Moon.
+// The deal after three runs instead of five: the loaner is then at the Moon.
 vi.mock("@deadhead/content", async (importOriginal) => {
   const original = await importOriginal<typeof import("@deadhead/content")>();
   return {
@@ -17,19 +17,18 @@ vi.mock("@deadhead/content", async (importOriginal) => {
 const testApp = useTestApp();
 
 describe("deal availability with tutorialRunsBeforeDeal = 3", () => {
-  it("waits until a fourth run returns the loaner to Earth", async () => {
+  it("offers the deal after the third run, though the loaner is at the Moon (decision 0.5.108)", async () => {
     const guest = await signUp(testApp().app);
-    for (let run = 1; run <= 3; run++) await flyTutorialRun(testApp(), guest);
+    for (let run = 1; run <= 2; run++) await flyTutorialRun(testApp(), guest);
     expect((await getState(testApp().app, guest)).tutorial).toMatchObject({
-      runsCompleted: 3,
-      loanerLocationId: "moon",
+      runsCompleted: 2,
       dealAvailable: false,
     });
 
     const state = await flyTutorialRun(testApp(), guest);
     expect(state.tutorial).toMatchObject({
-      runsCompleted: 4,
-      loanerLocationId: "earth",
+      runsCompleted: 3,
+      loanerLocationId: "moon",
       dealAvailable: true,
     });
   });
diff --git a/packages/engine/test/ported/tutorial-v2.test.ts b/packages/engine/test/ported/tutorial-v2.test.ts
index 2f3a692..9b6617e 100644
--- a/packages/engine/test/ported/tutorial-v2.test.ts
+++ b/packages/engine/test/ported/tutorial-v2.test.ts
@@ -55,20 +55,20 @@ describe("tutorial flow v2", () => {
     expect(third.find((c) => c.scriptedId === "unmarked-crates")).toBeDefined();
   });
 
-  it("makes the deal available after four runs ending at Earth, not after three", async () => {
+  it("makes the deal available after five runs ending at the Moon, not after four (CR-017)", async () => {
     const guest = await signUp(testApp().app);
-    for (let run = 1; run <= 3; run++) await flyTutorialRun(testApp(), guest);
-    const afterThree = await getState(testApp().app, guest);
-    expect(afterThree.tutorial).toMatchObject({
-      runsCompleted: 3,
-      loanerLocationId: "moon",
-      dealAvailable: false,
-    });
-
-    const afterFour = await flyTutorialRun(testApp(), guest);
+    for (let run = 1; run <= 4; run++) await flyTutorialRun(testApp(), guest);
+    const afterFour = await getState(testApp().app, guest);
     expect(afterFour.tutorial).toMatchObject({
       runsCompleted: 4,
       loanerLocationId: "earth",
+      dealAvailable: false,
+    });
+
+    const afterFive = await flyTutorialRun(testApp(), guest);
+    expect(afterFive.tutorial).toMatchObject({
+      runsCompleted: 5,
+      loanerLocationId: "moon",
       runInFlight: false,
       dealAvailable: true,
     });
diff --git a/packages/sim/balance/simulate.ts b/packages/sim/balance/simulate.ts
index 02e25b6..bae1c9d 100644
--- a/packages/sim/balance/simulate.ts
+++ b/packages/sim/balance/simulate.ts
@@ -384,7 +384,8 @@ export function simulate(options: SimulationOptions): SimulationResult {
   // --- Tutorial and the deal (server dispatch.ts, deal.ts). ---
   function playTutorial(): boolean {
     if (flights.some((f) => f.record.tutorial)) return false;
-    if (runsCompleted >= config.tutorialRunsBeforeDeal && loanerLocationId === "earth") {
+    // Wherever the loaner is (decision 0.5.108).
+    if (runsCompleted >= config.tutorialRunsBeforeDeal) {
       acceptDeal();
       return true;
     }