Mal: And I never back down from a fight. Inara: Yes, you do! You do all the time!

'Shindig'


Gaming 1: You are likely to be eaten by a grue

A thread for the discussion of games: board, LARP, MMORPG, video, tabletop RPG, game theory etc. etc. and all attendant news, developments and ancillary subjects thereof, as well as coordinating/scheduling games either online or IRL. All are welcome to chime in, talk about their favorite games or learn about gaming of any sort.

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billytea - Feb 28, 2011 8:29:06 pm PST #10076 of 26134
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.

BSG

Wow! That is a fascinating lineup! Guess none of us were going for the usual suspects!

I declare it to be a crew made of awesome. I'm looking forward to seeing how it works out.


Laga - Mar 01, 2011 7:27:04 am PST #10077 of 26134
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.

BSG

This is going to be a hoot.

eta- I'll take 2P, 1G

eata- and I'm starting on Pegasus with the big guns.


billytea - Mar 01, 2011 10:54:48 am PST #10078 of 26134
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.

BSG

That just leaves Cally's draw and then we're ready to start.


Polter-Cow - Mar 01, 2011 10:59:16 am PST #10079 of 26134
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

BSG

I think Cally's drawing her gun.


Laga - Mar 01, 2011 1:24:55 pm PST #10080 of 26134
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.

BSG

The big one?


NoiseDesign - Mar 01, 2011 5:51:48 pm PST #10081 of 26134
Our wings are not tired

BSG

Sorry, I thought I posted this morning as I was heading out the door but my post seems to be missing.

I'll take 1Y, 1G, 1P


billytea - Mar 01, 2011 6:25:19 pm PST #10082 of 26134
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.

BSG

Ok! Cards have gone out, and we are ready to rock! Anders is up first. Due to his weakness, he draws no cards on his first turn, leaving him with zero cards. He has left COs, including CO flavour text:

Anders casts a brooding gaze across the, well, the Armoury, so no one sees it except Boomer, but still, he's broody, he's gazing, he's on the bench. And since we're just getting started and he doesn't have an XO, or anything for that matter, he's going to try to ameliorate the effect of his weakness by starting with one card, at least. Starting with a whimper maybe, but surely there will be bangs before we go out.

Anders is promising bangs! Who does he think he is, Cally? Cain? (Baltar?) With that level of brooding, probably Angel. Only one thing for it, then:

Move to the Research Lab
See if Wesley Baltar has any Engineering to share (Draw 1 Blue)

Card going out. You'd think that the Research Lab would be a safe enough destination, wouldn't you? But somehow, Anders has got himself caught in Baltar's latest mad experiment!

Crisis: Rescue Mission (A)
Admiral's Choice

Admiral Cain, you have a choice - let the experiment go ahead and permit Baltar to turn this rookie pilot into a bizarre cyborg human-raptor hybrid superweapon! ...Or let Anders out of the Transmogrifier and get Doc Cottle to check that nasty bump on the back of his head. Baltar swears he has no idea how it got there. Maybe Anders just forgot how tall he was when entering the raptor (or strapping himself to the pilot's seat, or attaching the blindfold and ball gag). You know how clumsy these professional athletes can be.

Admiral Cain, when you're ready, please post your choice.


Polter-Cow - Mar 01, 2011 7:36:06 pm PST #10083 of 26134
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

BSG

Admiral Cain, you have a choice - let the experiment go ahead and permit Baltar to turn this rookie pilot into a bizarre cyborg human-raptor hybrid superweapon!

Look, he VOLUNTEERED. He signed the consent form. I mean...he didn't actually read the form, but he signed it. I think he thought he was signing up to be on the Galactica Pyramid team, but that's not my fault.

As usual, neither option is good, but as President, I can help us improve our Morale. I can't do anything about Fuel or raptors. So I would vote for Option 1.


Liese S. - Mar 01, 2011 7:56:24 pm PST #10084 of 26134
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

BSG

Whoo! We're underway! Hey, wait a minute...what's going on here, exactly? I was better off sharing a room with Boomer all cardless and bereft.

I am okay with being sickbayed, I suppose, although not enthusiastic about it, of course. But that's probably a better starting off point for us, especially if someone's willing to XO me out of it before my turn. Seems like the cards don't want to be with me.

Any thoughts on the Pegasus/Galactica question? I'm leaning Pegasus, but I don't have any particular reason for it, other than, I think our potential targets on Galactica are important. Especially since we are, once again, Chiefless. Where did that guy get to? Cally? Boomer? Who's seen him last?


Polter-Cow - Mar 01, 2011 8:00:10 pm PST #10085 of 26134
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

BSG

I never see a reason not to let Pegasus take the hit, as it can take four hits without Galactica ever getting a scratch. On the other hand, it looks like we have enough people drawing Engineering that we could Repair a location on Galactica if we needed to. I just know we can lose Pegasus and not lose the game, so I'm inclined to let it be our shield.

On the other hand, there's a 1 in 4 chance Cain could get sent to Sickbay right before her turn, so that would be bad.

There's never a good choice in this game, is there.