Gaming 1: You are likely to be eaten by a grue
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BSG
Okay, team! Sorry for the delay; early night last night.
I think we've got enough going on that I'd like to get into the skies as well. In preparation for that I'm going to try to improve my piloting hand, but I'll also take a shot as well, so we're not just sitting around while the Cylons activate. Hopefully Cain can XO Boomer to get her shooting after my turn.
I
play my Critical Situation 5
to convert my movement to an action.
Movement stage Action: I use my character attribute
Star Player to discard 3 cards and draw 3 Red.
Action stage Action: I
activate Weapons Control to fire on the Basestar. No interrupts.
I think that's how that all works. Let me know if not, GM.
BSG
Ooh, snazzy moves, Anders! I like the cut of your jib.
Pass on interrupts.
I think that's how that all works. Let me know if not, GM.
You have to post the cards you discard.
BSG
You have to post the cards you discard.
This is correct, and Anders discarded: XO-1, LS-1, LS-1. It'll be about an hour before I can resolve the rest of the play; meanwhile, everyone with SPs can pass or play, and anyone with Calcs can send me COs.
BSG
The word is in: Cally plays an SP-5 on Anders' attack:
Die roll: 8 + 2 = 10. Hit!
The basestar now has a
Disabled Hangar.
It was a good shot, but already rumours are starting. Did Cain attempt to order the Battlestar Pegasus to nudge Anders' arm just as he took the shot? Would she compromise the war effort just to keep Galactica behind on the scorecard? Anders' Crisis is:
Unsettling Stories
Current Player's Choice
Anders, when you're ready, please post your choice.
BSG
Hm, interesting stories. Do we take a Morale hit, or do we burn cards to avoid a Morale hit...and if we don't burn enough cards, we'll get the Morale hit AND all lose another card?
It almost doesn't seem worth it to go for the check, but I could help out a fair bit if we do.
BSG
Hey, I could help a little with this check if that's the way we go. Hooray, Press Room!
BSG
I can help a lot on this check.
BSG
Well, it sounds like we could go for it. But I don't want us all ending up with Treachery, which hasn't been an issue so far since no one draws it natively this game. So does anyone have an IC?
Off BSG for a moment, Wallybee and I had a corker of a Race for the Galaxy game last night. She was pursuing a standard military strategy, while I was going production. Round 3, I chose to Develop and Settle; she did a double Settle, but first leeched off my develop phase to land Improved Logistics. This lets her place two worlds in every Settle action, and since her military strength was up to 6 by now, there's no shortage of options. By round end, she's placed five extra cards to my two.
I had a cracking final round. In a surprise move, I gave up one of my phases to go searching for an Alien world, and picked up just what I needed. I added 20 points in one round (almost doubling my score), 12 of them due to that play. However, it wasn't quite enough to catch Wallybee's military juggernaut, and she took the game by 4 points. Her layout alone was worth 25 points more than mine; I'd scraped back points everywhere I could find them, but her efficiency drive took the day.
That sounds like a lot of fun.
BSG
Okay, well, it's something of a risk without an IC, of course, but it sounds like we think we can pass the skill check. I can only help a bit.
I
choose the skill check. No interrupts.
