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And Destiny is almost guaranteed to give us positive cards.
Let's make that a little more certain with At Any Cost-3
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-t - Apr 25, 2011 1:53:49 pm PDT #10996 of 26134
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Liese S. - Apr 25, 2011 1:57:10 pm PDT #10997 of 26134
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
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No interrupts. I can help on this check.
Polter-Cow - Apr 25, 2011 2:02:03 pm PDT #10998 of 26134
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
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By my count, there is only one Treachery card left in the Destiny deck (the only time we saw Treachery in a check was before we'd all picked it up). The most a Treachery card can be negative is 3. There is a low probability (1 in 6) that it will come up.
If it comes up and you've played AAC, the most it will be positive will be 3. But you used up 3 potential positive points with an AAC, so it's a null effect. Unless it triggers a Reckless effect.
If it comes up and you haven't played AAC, the most it will be negative will be 3. But you have at least 3 positive points with your AAC, so it's a null effect.
If it does not come up and you've played AAC, it's a waste of 3 positive points.
If it does not come up and you haven't played AAC, you've played 3 positive points.
For these reasons, I think you should play your AAC into the check rather than turn the check Reckless.
(I will also note that I am pretty certain we have all discarded our Treachery by now, so we don't have to worry about a Treachery spike.)
-t - Apr 25, 2011 2:06:14 pm PDT #10999 of 26134
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
BSG
My count differs from yours, apparently.
billytea - Apr 25, 2011 2:10:02 pm PDT #11000 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
Let's make that a little more certain with At Any Cost-3
On this I will need to ask whether you intend this as an order or discussion.
Polter-Cow - Apr 25, 2011 2:16:14 pm PDT #11001 of 26134
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
BSG
What's the protocol on linking to various posts in the thread as records of what cards have been played? Because I think I can fairly well prove that A) there's only one 1 Treachery card in the Destiny deck and B) none of us have Treachery, making it a better option NOT to play the AAC.
-t - Apr 25, 2011 2:16:33 pm PDT #11002 of 26134
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
BSG
Discussion, for the moment.
billytea - Apr 25, 2011 2:26:29 pm PDT #11003 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 thunk I'd rather not go to the extent of providing links (though there's no penalty for it), but just stating things like "1 Treachery came out in that check with the thing" is ok.
-t - Apr 25, 2011 2:28:14 pm PDT #11004 of 26134
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
BSG
I think I found my error, Starbuck (the crux of the problem being my inability to properly distinguish text colors on the screen and not double-checking the name of the card). Now I have to think.
Polter-Cow - Apr 25, 2011 2:29:50 pm PDT #11005 of 26134
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
BSG
I thunk I'd rather not go to the extent of providing links (though there's no penalty for it), but just stating things like "1 Treachery came out in that check with the thing" is ok.
Got it.
Turns out the check I saw Treachery come out was after we all had Treachery, but we've all openly discarded that Treachery card we got since then, so it had to have been from Destiny.
I think I found my error, Starbuck. Now I have to think.
Ah, then we're good.
Now that I do the math here, it seems like AAC is rarely worth it. It's only worth it if you get two Treachery cards in a check, which MAY happen from Destiny. I suppose it's more used to discourage Cylons from spiking with Treachery, especially revealed ones.
That is, it's not worth it if you could play it as a positive card instead. If you can't, then have at it, I suppose.