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Kaylee ,'Shindig'


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

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billytea - Mar 15, 2011 9:23:51 pm PDT #10426 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

I have orders from everyone else. Let's see how this works out:

Destiny: 2 cards
Anders: 0 cards
Cain: 0 cards
Baltar: 0 cards
Boomer: 0 cards
Cally: 3 cards

Look at that, Boomer heeded Baltar's cowardly, snivelling pleas. He ate a baby, wouldn't you listen to him? Cards played:

Launch Scout 2
Strategic Planning 4
Scientific Research 3
Scientific Research 5
God's Plan 2

Tally: 16 - 0 = 16. Pass! Cally's Herculean efforts manage to track down the culprit (Priestess Elosha, apparently. Who knew?), with no fallout except that exposure to the Priestess' "chamalla brownies" have left Cally with a monster case of the munchies. You lose 1 Food.

Next, the undamaged basestar launches a heavy raider. News of the chamalla brownies has spread, it seems. Finally, the jump prep advances by 1. That concludes Cally's turn. I'm sending Anders' cards out now. Mr Anders, when you're ready, please post your move and action.


billytea - Mar 15, 2011 9:24:46 pm PDT #10427 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

End-of-turn summary:

Round 3.5 - Cally

Locations and Hands
Anders: Weapons Control; 2 cards
Cain: Communications; 2 cards
Baltar: President's Office; 2 cards
Boomer: Resurrection Ship; 3 cards
Cally: Main Batteries; 1 card

Sectors
Sector 1: 1 Basestar, 1 Heavy Raider
Sector 2: Civilians A
Sector 3: Empty
Sector 4: 1 (DH) Basestars, 1 Raider
Sector 5: 6 Raiders, 2 RSVs, Civilians B
Sector 6: 1 Raider

Resources
Fuel: 7
Food: 4
Morale: 8
Population: 9
Viper Reserves: 5
Damaged Vipers: 1
Raptors: 3
Boarding Party: 0

Other
Nukes: 2
Jump Track: 2 (Red)
Distance Travelled: 2
Galactica Damage: Engine Room


billytea - Mar 15, 2011 9:31:48 pm PDT #10428 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

Administrative note: Anders' card draw has exhausted the Leadership deck. I've reshuffled the discards.


Polter-Cow - Mar 15, 2011 9:33:15 pm PDT #10429 of 26134
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

BSG

Wow, nice move, Cally! And yet again, we managed to overshoot by a lot, damn. Who would have guessed that? Looks like Boomer figured she didn't stand a chance against you. And then Destiny was positive after all. Sheesh!

And then we still lose Food anyway, even though we've protected our Morale and Fuel. Our victory doesn't feel so victorious.

Anders, get out there and start shooting! You're our only hope!

Cally: Research Lab; 1 card

Preeeetty sure she's not in my lab. I would know. Trust me, I'm a doctor.


Liese S. - Mar 15, 2011 9:59:55 pm PDT #10430 of 26134
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

BSG

Okay, I didn't draw an XO. I'm going to operate under the assumption that pilots gotta fly.

I move to the Hangar Deck and I launch myself into Sector 5 making a sort of ululating sound as I go, whereupon I play Max Firepower 3 to blast away at the foe 4 times. Die, suckas!


Polter-Cow - Mar 15, 2011 10:19:37 pm PDT #10431 of 26134
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

BSG

SHOOT THOSE RAIDERS IN THE NUTS!


billytea - Mar 15, 2011 10:42:06 pm PDT #10432 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

Samuel T Anders takes the fight to the Cylons, complete with 'pew pew' sound effects!

Attack 1: 7. Hit!
Attack 2: 3. Hit!
Attack 3: 1. Miss.
Attack 4: 3. Hit!

Three raiders have been shot down, one of them quite possibly in the nuts. Kind of a shame you don't have more of an audience for this, don't you think? I think ew should arrange an audience. Anders' Crisis is:

Surrounded
Cylon Attack

The good news is, the extra basestar doesn't get placed, as you already have two on the board. The bad news is, they start the festivities by shooting at you.

Basestar 1: 5. Hit!
Basestar 2: 4. Hit!

As current player, Mr Anders chooses which ship gets hit. Anders, did they hit Galactica, Pegasus or one of each?

While you decide that, a bunch of ships get added to the board. Finally, as current player, Anders must now discard 3 cards. When you're ready, please post your discards.

That will conclude Anders' turn. Cain is up next. Admiral Cain, would you like to draw Leadership or Tactics for your optional draw?


Polter-Cow - Mar 15, 2011 11:01:08 pm PDT #10433 of 26134
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

BSG

MOTHERFRAKKING HELL WHY CAN'T WE CATCH A FRAKKIN' BREAK.

Cain, I am seriously considering jumping early. We have to get away from these Cylons and regroup. A Blind Jump may be called for, or if you get a jump icon on your turn, I will hope for good cards on my turn. If I have to push that button myself, I may do it. I don't know if we can last the rest of this jump cycle. Any thoughts, Team Probably Mostly Human for Now at Least?

The other option is to nuke a basestar, but it seems early; we've only made one jump.


billytea - Mar 15, 2011 11:13:16 pm PDT #10434 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

MOTHERFRAKKING HELL WHY CAN'T WE CATCH A FRAKKIN' BREAK.

I'm sure I don't know what you're talking about, after all this card didn't have a skill check. Not even a little one.


billytea - Mar 15, 2011 11:45:07 pm PDT #10435 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

I have orders from Anders. First of all, he has chosen to damage Pegasus twice. We have a 2 in 3 chance of sending Cally to Sickbay! The basestars damage:

Pegasus CIC
Airlock

NOOOOOO!! Not the Airlock! Why is it always the good ones that suffer? The Main Batteries are now the only undamaged location on Pegasus. One more hit and the entire basestar will be destroyed! (Galactica can take at least six hits before being destroyed. Methinks Pegasus is a bit of a cream puff.)

Next we add a bunch of ships, and finish up with Anders discarding:

Major Victory 2
At Any Cost 3
Launch Scout 1

That concludes Anders' turn. Once Cain makes her choice of card draw, her turn will start.