I tried to inaugurate my BSG game with some newbies, but it took forever for the group to gather, so by the time I got done explaining the rules, it was too late to play the whole game. We only made it through the first jump cycle...

...during which we got THREE CYLON ATTACK CARDS. Two in a row, then a skill check, then another one. I had already run out of basestars, and we had all the Vipers out soon, and I had placed nearly all the Raiders, Heavies, and civvies on the board by the end. Starbuck managed to avoid being hit many times, and Boomer held her own, although, luckily, she never had to withstand a Raider activation when there were seven Raiders in her sector.

Starbuck kept refusing to use her Secret Destiny over and over since it was so early, and we kept getting hammered by the basestar attacks until Baltar thankfully disabled the weapons on one. Baltar and Chief were both able to help with repairs, too, so we managed to scrape by fairly well and jumped early without losing any population thanks to Boomer's SP.

We quit because it was late only to discover that Starbuck had been a Cylon.

Don't you hate it when people come on-line and brag about the great bargains they found.

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At Half-Price Books, I just picked up a First-Edition Deities & Demigods. A real first edition - with the Cthulhu, Nehwon and Melnibone Mythos included.

I paid six bucks.

Wow that brings back some memories.

At Half-Price Books, I just picked up a First-Edition Deities & Demigods. A real first edition - with the Cthulhu, Nehwon and Melnibone Mythos included. I paid six bucks.

That is an awesome deal. Still sorry I got rid of my copy. (I gave it to my younger brother, he gave it away at some point.) I loved the mosquito god.

BSG

I have ND's votes as well. Here are the initial votes:

Cylon Leader: 2
Cylon Fleet: 1
New Caprica: 2

Cylon Fleet has thus attracted less support than the other two options, and is the first eliminated. Laga's vote moves to her second preference, which is: New Caprica! New Caprica will be the fleet's destination, by a vote of 3-2.

Next, we have the vote over Conflicted Loyalties. Results are:

Yes: 2
No: 3

Your loyalties remain unconflicted.

This will be a five-player game. Character selection begins now. (I'll also get some votes on minor issues by email, e.g. how the ICs operate, whether we use a modified Destiny deck again, that kind of thing). Bear in mind, you are heading for New Caprica. That can change things for some characters. (For instance, there are fewer locations there, so Zarek's weakness can hurt more. Conversely, Boomer will get out of the Brig once you land there, so her weakness might hurt less.) Also note: the Admiral chooses when to end the game. That post is potentially more important. Any questions, just ask.

Player order is:

chrismg
Polter-Cow
Liese S.
Laga
NoiseDesign

Chris, you're up first. When you're ready, please post your choice of character. Everyone else, you can send me COs for your preferences. I especially encourage players later in the selection order to do so. Let's begin!

Woo! Very excited! I love watching these games! Can I make a suggestion? Would you guys consider posting your character name in parenthesis at the end of your tag for the duration of the game? No big deal if not, but I'm always getting people mixed up!

I don't want to put it in my tag, but I could put it in the BSG tag when I remember, like:

BSG (Apollo)

I second Rayne's suggestion for the same reason!

You guys should play! But yeah, I can totally do that. It would probably help the players too, at least starting out.

BSG

I pick Boomer Esiason

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What? What!?

Fine, just plain Boomer then.