Spike: Or maybe Captain Forehead was feeling a little less special. Didn't like me crashing his exclusive club, another vampire with a soul in the world. Angel: You're not in the world, Casper.

'Just Rewards (2)'


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

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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?


chrismg - Feb 24, 2012 3:18:35 pm PST #15529 of 26134
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade

BSG(Post-Sixum depression)

Go ahead, I'm too bitter over the loss of my lovely, lovely Ruins.


askye - Feb 24, 2012 3:27:31 pm PST #15530 of 26134
Thrive to spite them

Well, crap. I never did get a chance to shoot anyone either.

Of course I was leaning towards shooting Dee and that was the wrong choice.


billytea - Feb 24, 2012 3:40:20 pm PST #15531 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

End-of-game summary:

Round 5.6 - Roslin

Locations and Hands
Starbuck: Resistance HQ; 2 cards
Tigh: Shipyard; 2 cards
Six: Shipyard; 7 cards
Baltar: Breeders Canyon; 1 card
Kat: Occupation Authority; 4 cards
Roslin: Resistance HQ; 9 cards
Cally: Resistance HQ; 2 cards

Sectors
Sector 1: Empty
Sector 2: Empty
Sector 3: Empty
Sector 4: Empty
Sector 5: Empty
Sector 6: Empty

Resources
Fuel: 2
Food: 4
Morale: 0
Population: 8
Viper Reserves: 2
Damaged Vipers: 0
Raptors: 2
Boarding Party: 0

Other
Nukes: 1
Jump Track: 4 (Blue)
Distance Travelled: 7
Galactica Damage: Engine Room

Locked Civvies: 4
Prepped Civvies: 4
Occupation Forces: Bubba (OA)


billytea - Feb 24, 2012 3:47:01 pm PST #15532 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

Of course I was leaning towards shooting Dee and that was the wrong choice.

I don't see how you can say that; even Dee decided that shooting Dee was the right choice.

Go ahead, I'm too bitter over the loss of my lovely, lovely Ruins.

Very well. Six' agenda was Reduce Them to Ruins. Contrary to popular opinion, she was rooting for the Cylons all game - but not until she'd fulfilled her conditions. She also needed Morale to fall below 3 (big tick there), and for at least four damage on Galactica and Pegasus. Alas, as they had not returned, there was no opportunity to do any more damage, and so Six does not share in the Cylon victory. (There was a time when Pegasus had suffered 3 damage; one more and it would have been destroyed, ensuring this condition would be fulfilled.)


Polter-Cow - Feb 24, 2012 4:21:35 pm PST #15533 of 26134
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

BSG

Wow, what the hell? Why were you helping us all the time, then? Seems like you would have been wanting us to do terribly.