Lorne: Once the word spreads you beat up an innocent old man, well, the truly terrible will think twice before going toe-to-toe with our Avenging Angel. Spike: Yes. The geriatric community will be soiling their nappies when they hear you're on the case. Bravo.

'The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco'


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

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billytea - Feb 24, 2012 1:15:20 pm PST #15519 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

There are many other crisis cards with skill checks, possibly harder skill checks, that threaten Morale. A lot of them are current player's choice. There are however only two cards remaining that let a player simply choose to lose Morale. One of them, NCP Graduation, is Admiral's Choice. The other one is:

Demanded Surrender
President's Choice

...Sorry guys.


-t - Feb 24, 2012 1:18:30 pm PST #15520 of 26134
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

BSG (Starbuck)

Oooh, this is exciting!


Polter-Cow - Feb 24, 2012 1:20:12 pm PST #15521 of 26134
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

BSG (Kat)

It was an honor to serve with you all.


Laga - Feb 24, 2012 1:25:02 pm PST #15522 of 26134
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.

BSG (Tigh)

I only regret that I have but one life... am out of booze.


NoiseDesign - Feb 24, 2012 1:29:42 pm PST #15523 of 26134
Our wings are not tired

BSG (Roslin)

I choose OPTION 2.

Thanks for the new card!


Polter-Cow - Feb 24, 2012 1:34:32 pm PST #15524 of 26134
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

BSG (Kat)

I take comfort in the fact that, given the circumstances, even if I had played into the last check and helped it pass, Roslin could still have played this same gambit, and we wouldn't have had much chance at survival with Morale at 1 anyway.

(Gambit or no gambit, this card would have come up at some point, and she would still be President in Detention.)


NoiseDesign - Feb 24, 2012 1:46:08 pm PST #15525 of 26134
Our wings are not tired

BSG

I seem to be gifted with ending up a Cylon. My challenge to myself this game was to see if I could make it to the end without revealing.


Polter-Cow - Feb 24, 2012 1:50:37 pm PST #15526 of 26134
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

BSG

It is fun and rewarding, isn't it? I pulled that off with Ellen, although I only turned halfway through. Were you metal from the beginning? Baltar, did you turn halfway like I suspected?


NoiseDesign - Feb 24, 2012 1:53:55 pm PST #15527 of 26134
Our wings are not tired

BSG

I didn't find out about most toaster essence until the middle. I made a lot of gambles this time to stay hidden, I actually helped on most of the checks and let the presidency go with the calculation that there was a good chance I could find a way to get it back.


billytea - Feb 24, 2012 1:55:35 pm PST #15528 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

The incarcerated President not only provides the demanded surrender; she appears on NCTV to confess to the numerous crimes of humanity against the Cylon race. Morale falls to 0. When Galactica returns shortly after, it finds the fleet too demoralised to offer any resistance, and must jump away alone.

Cylons Win!

(Gambit or no gambit, this card would have come up at some point, and she would still be President in Detention.)

There are three ways you could've survived this card:

1. On Cally's turn, she could have scouted the Crisis deck.
2. On Cally's turn, she could have activated Resistance HQ and successfully executed Roslin. (It would have needed her Quick Fix, but I think you could have passed.)
3. Starbuck could have used her Special Destiny on this card instead.

The easiest route you could not have done; Cally would not have drawn an XO to order Tigh to Declare Martial Law.

Of course, first you would have had to pass this check. With Roslin unable to spike, you could've passed, but only if everyone went all in, and either Kat played her GI-1 to cut out Destiny (which was -1 for this check), or Six played one of the Iron Wills she was holding.

Speaking of Six, Chris, would you like to reveal your Agenda, or would you like me to do so?