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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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billytea - Jan 10, 2012 4:52:32 pm PST #14676 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

Status report: the crew so far for flight 12 is:

Polter-Cow
-t
Laga
NoiseDesign
askye

There's still room for one more; in fact, we could fit two more, by adding a Cylon Leader to the game. If anyone is interested, you can either post here or email me.

chrismg - Jan 10, 2012 9:11:30 pm PST #14677 of 26134

"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade

I'm in for Cylon Leaders.

billytea - Jan 10, 2012 10:54:25 pm PST #14678 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

Perhaps we should vote on the question now, since it affects the number of slots we have open. Here's the deal: if we play with Cylon leaders, one player can take on the role of a Cylon leader (Cavil, Leoben or Caprica Six). They will not receive loyalty cards like the other players; instead, they will have a hidden agenda that they need to fulfil in order to win the game (e.g.: "Humans win; all resources are at 3 or lower"). They can activate Cylon locations, or infiltrate Galactica and use the human locations (if they're not brigged or airlocked).

Obviously, having a Cylon leader adds another aspect to the game, but also makes things more complex. The viability of the Cylon leader depends on the number of players:

5 players: I don't recommend it.
6 players: viable with or without a Cylon leader.
7 players: is only an option with a Cylon leader.

Everyone who's signed up, send me an email with your vote: would you like to play this game with the Cylon leader option? (Yes/No/Abstain)

Connie Neil - Jan 11, 2012 6:21:13 am PST #14679 of 26134

brillig

I don't have time to play, but watching you all panic is great fun.

omnis_audis - Jan 11, 2012 8:57:22 pm PST #14680 of 26134

omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir

:: pokes head in thread ::

Been a bit grey for awhile. But a birdie told me there might be a new round of BSG. Still got room for a wayward soul (I'm human, I swear..)

billytea - Jan 11, 2012 9:11:07 pm PST #14681 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

Still got room for a wayward soul (I'm human, I swear..)

We do indeed, and I'll be the judge of that. Welcome aboard!

We're currently voting on whether we should have a Cylon leader in this game (see about three posts up). You can send me your vote on the issue (Yes/No/Abstain).

Polter-Cow - Jan 11, 2012 9:39:37 pm PST #14682 of 26134

What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

BSG

Well, if chrismg is truly onboard, then we have seven, which makes Cylon Leaders a necessity.

billytea - Jan 11, 2012 11:03:45 pm PST #14683 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

Well, if chrismg is truly onboard, then we have seven, which makes Cylon Leaders a necessity.

At the moment we have six. Of the players in the last game, I haven't heard back from Liese yet. Meanwhile, I have votes from four people so far.

Edit: sorry, you're right. We do have seven players now. And, as voted, I have four votes on Cylon leaders. With seven players, all four votes are in favour of including Cylon leaders; we will therefore play with a Cylon leader, which means we can have seven players. This, then, is our crew:

Polter-Cow
-t
Laga
NoiseDesign
askye
chrismg
omnis

I will get the files sorted out and we should be ready for character selection this weekend.

billytea - Jan 12, 2012 6:07:07 pm PST #14684 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 the files in order, and that mans we're ready to start character selection. The randomly determined player order is:

-t
Laga
chrismg
omnis
Polter-Cow
NoiseDesign
askye

-t is up first, and may select any character. Everyone else, you may if you wish send me COs for your character choice.

In addition, everyone except the first player (i.e. everyone except -t) begins with a starting draw of 3 cards, taken from your character's regular draw. (A Cylon leader starts with two cards.) Don't forget to add your choice of starting draw in your COs.

Happy hunting!

-t - Jan 12, 2012 7:01:53 pm PST #14685 of 26134

I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

BSG

Woohoo, I'm #1! I think I'll try being a pilot this time, and the specific pilot will be... Starbuck. Much more likely to be human this time, I'm sure.

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