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Sean K - May 30, 2009 9:45:26 am PDT #1997 of 26133

You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

BSG

What's the difference between the colors of cards?

(And let this stand as a suggestion for italicized BSG to stand for OOG questions)

Volans - May 30, 2009 11:49:46 am PDT #1998 of 26133

move out and draw fire

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Green is leadership, purple is tactics, yellow is politics, red is piloting, and blue is engineering.

So that means the actions on the ones that are Action cards will relate to that field (like piloting cards can be to get additional attacks). I'm not sure if the distribution of strength values is the same in each color; billytea?

Sean K - May 30, 2009 12:02:00 pm PDT #1999 of 26133

You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

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I will take one yellow and two green, please.

Sean K - May 30, 2009 12:03:16 pm PDT #2000 of 26133

You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

BSG

Is it possible for none of the players to be a Cylon, or is one of us "for sure" a Cylon? Is it possible that more than one of us is a Cylon?

Laga - May 30, 2009 12:13:58 pm PDT #2001 of 26133

You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.

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I think one of us is for sure a cylon.

Is there a PDF of our Character sheets somewhere? edit- found them in the game board email.

Volans - May 30, 2009 12:42:53 pm PDT #2002 of 26133

move out and draw fire

In a five-player game, there are 10 loyalty cards. 2 are You Are a Cylon." We each got a card at the start, and we'll each get a second card at the mid-point.

Also, if Baltar's in the game there's an additional Not a Cylon card. And if Boomer's in, there's an additional Not a Cylon card. But each of those characters get 2 loyalty cards each at one point (baltar at the start and Sharon at the Sleeper phase I think).

So it's possible that no one is a cylon now, but someone (or ones) will be in the second half.

Also, if you have one of each, you are a cylon.

And just as a side note, each cylon has a different special power.

Laga - May 30, 2009 12:44:39 pm PDT #2003 of 26133

You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.

So it's possible that no one is a cylon now, but someone (or ones) will be in the second half.

Or someone is a cylon but doesn't know it yet.

Volans - May 30, 2009 1:42:05 pm PDT #2004 of 26133

move out and draw fire

That would be the other way to say it.

billytea - May 30, 2009 6:58:39 pm PDT #2005 of 26133

You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.

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Ok! Everyone now has their starting cards. I've shuffled up the Destiny Deck too. There's just one last thing to put on the board: You start under attack! The six sectors around Galactica contain the following:

Sector 1: 1 Basestar, 3 Raiders
Sector 2: Empty
Sector 3: Empty
Sector 4: Civvie A, Civvie B
Sector 5: 1 unmanned Viper, Apollo
Sector 6: 1 unmanned Viper

Let's get underway. Boomer, it's your turn first. I've sent you your card draw. Please post your move and action when you're ready. Good hunting.

omnis_audis - May 30, 2009 8:27:00 pm PDT #2006 of 26133

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

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OK, recall I am a newbie in this, so, like all newbies to games, I'll be asking advice for the first bits.

Asking advice: Since my character is a pilot, it would stand to reason I should launch in a viper since we are under attack. But, in the series, Boomer wasn't a viper pilot, but a raptor one. A raptor isn't much on fire power. Should I head to the hanger deck and launch in a viper??

Also, just for clarification. You (BillyTea) say:

Sector 5: 1 unmanned Viper, Apollo

Is that qty 2 vipers, one unmanned and one manned by Apollo in Sector 5? Or is that qty 1 that is unmanned (then what is Apollo doing in sector 5)?

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