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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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Polter-Cow - Aug 10, 2011 7:37:29 pm PDT #12581 of 26134
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

BSG

Oh, frakking hell. We are definitely in the downward spiral of OH SHIT OH SHIT OH SHIT that tends to define this game now.

As for the crisis...cripes, Helo just discarded cards! But Tory wouldn't lose any cards. Yet, losing Food isn't great. I don't know.


billytea - Aug 10, 2011 7:39:37 pm PDT #12582 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

As for the crisis...cripes, Helo just discarded cards! But Tory wouldn't lose any cards. Yet, losing Food isn't great. I don't know.

I can't believe they passed you over for President.


Polter-Cow - Aug 10, 2011 7:44:42 pm PDT #12583 of 26134
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

BSG

Helo, that was a valiant effort, but how about on my turn, if I can, I XO you out of Sickbay to nuke that basestar out of orbit? Hopefully we can neutralize it before it starts spitting out Raiders.


omnis_audis - Aug 10, 2011 7:54:57 pm PDT #12584 of 26134
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir

BSG

Holy frak! I checked at lunch, nothing. I get home from work, 2 million posts. As soon as I saw ND post the scout, I knew he was a Cylon. Frak.

As for the crisis. Helo doesn't have all that many cards, right? I'd rather not drain food resource. And the new President has no cards, so no loss there. (btw, Welcome, new President Tory!)


chrismg - Aug 10, 2011 8:01:52 pm PDT #12585 of 26134
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade

BSG

And the great part is, Gaeta did pretty much nothing to cause it. It's all our BAD CHOICES with some help from the Crisis deck.

So my choice is save 1 Food or save Helo's last card. Admiral, is that card something you must posilutely, absitively hang on to?


billytea - Aug 10, 2011 8:04:06 pm PDT #12586 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

So my choice is save 1 Food or save Helo's last card. Admiral, is that card something you must posilutely, absitively hang on to?

Helo received his card draw at turn start, so he currently holds 4 cards. If you choose the discard option, he will go (back) down to 1 card.


Polter-Cow - Aug 10, 2011 8:12:08 pm PDT #12587 of 26134
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

BSG

And the great part is, Gaeta did pretty much nothing to cause it.

Gaeta did set the Jump track back and not shoot at the basestar, setting us back on that front as well.

But, yeah, that Crisis coming after the Reveal was NOT good timing. Only time will tell whether sacrificing Zarek was the right move.


billytea - Aug 10, 2011 8:49:04 pm PDT #12588 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

Apologies for the delay on this too, but with Gaeta's reveal, he passes his unrevealed loyalty card to another player. He has chosen to give it to Apollo.


chrismg - Aug 10, 2011 9:31:31 pm PDT #12589 of 26134
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade

BSG

Of course he does.

As President, I determine that we need to save all the cards we can, since we just LOST NINE HUMAN CARDS. Food is still above the red, so it can take the hit.

(I hope)

I choose to lose 1 Food.


billytea - Aug 10, 2011 9:42:19 pm PDT #12590 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

Food drops to 5. The basestar is incensed - incensed, I tell you! that the humans are so cavalier about wasting food while there are Communists in the French government. It opens fire!

Die roll: 2. Miss. Well, that's disappointing.

That concludes Helo's turn. Apollo has opted to draw 2 Green in his card draw. Apollo, when you're ready, please post your move and action.