I got a copy of the Firefly board game as a gift a few weeks ago, but haven't had a chance to try it out yet. After reading through the rules, I decided I'm probably better off trying a solo game first, as the rules seem a little confusing and I could see trying to play being a mess if there's not someone at least slight familiar with how the game works.
You know what they say about payback? Well I'm the bitch.
Fred ,'Life of the Party'
Gaming 1: You are likely to be eaten by a grue
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Kalshane - Dec 23, 2013 10:40:05 am PST #21750 of 26134
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
billytea - Dec 23, 2013 10:48:47 am PST #21751 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
Let's see if we can win or lose or lose or lose or lose or lose or lose before then.
Let's see if I can't accommodate that. Leoben returns two cards to the destiny deck, and then fires the Main Batteries at Sector 4! Everyone passes on interrupts.
Die roll: 3. Miss.
And that's the game, as the next crisis card is:
Analyse Enemy Fighter
Current Player's Choice
It has a raider activation, which means that - regardless of the outcome of the skill check - civilian ship B is about to be destroyed. It contains 2 Population. Population falls to 0.
CYLONS WIN!
billytea - Dec 23, 2013 11:00:26 am PST #21752 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 8.1 - Leoben
Locations and Hands
Leoben: Main Batteries; 7 cards, 0 miracle tokens, 1 mutiny card
Baltar: Hangar Deck; 7 cards, 0 miracle tokens, 1 mutiny card
Hoshi: Cylon Fleet; 3 cards, 0 miracle tokens, 0 mutiny cards
Cain: Pegasus CIC; 5 cards, 0 miracle tokens, 0 mutiny cards
Helo: Cylon Fleet; 5 cards, 0 miracle tokens, 0 mutiny cards
Cottle: Communications; 10 cards, 0 miracle tokens, 1 mutiny card
Main Board Sectors
Sector 1: 1 Basestar, 1 Heavy Raider
Sector 2: 1 Basestar
Sector 3: 1 Heavy Raider
Sector 4: 2 Raiders
Sector 5: 5 Raiders, Civilian C
Sector 6: Empty
Resources
Fuel: 1
Food: 2
Morale: 1
Population: 0
Viper Reserves: 0
Damaged Vipers: 7
Raptors: 2
Assault Raptors: 0
Boarding Party: 0
Other
Nukes: 0
Jump Track: 1 (Red)
Distance Travelled: 9
Galactica Damage: Admiral's Quarters, Hangar Deck
Laga - Dec 23, 2013 11:04:09 am PST #21753 of 26134
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
BSG (Leoben)
Well fought though you failed humans. I was on your side most of the time.
Thanks again for being a top-flight A#1 GM, billytea!
Polter-Cow - Dec 23, 2013 11:25:07 am PST #21754 of 26134
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
BSG (Cain)
Yeah, that was going to happen. Sigh. WE TRIED.
Well fought though you failed humans. I was on your side most of the time.
Did you win?
billytea - Dec 23, 2013 11:38:19 am PST #21755 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
Did you win?
Leoben received 4 motive cards. He needs to have fulfilled at least 3 of them, at least 2 of which also match the winning team (here, the Cylons). He drew 2 Cylon motives and 2 human motives, so he had the capacity to win with either team. He did fulfil both his human motives. One required that at game end, he have at least 1 Yellow, 1 Purple and 1 Blue card in his hand. His final hand was:
Consolidate Power 2
Launch Scout 1
Strategic Planning 5
Repair 2
Jury Rigged 2
Violent Outbursts 4
The other human motive requires that Population be no higher than 6. He fulfilled that one easily.
Unfortunately, he fulfilled neither of the Cylon motives, which required a Morale of at least 3 and a Population of at least 4 respectively. Sadly, then, Leoben joins the humans in defeat.
askye - Dec 23, 2013 3:49:05 pm PST #21756 of 26134
Thrive to spite them
BSG (Helo)
Toast for everyone!
chrismg - Dec 23, 2013 7:56:42 pm PST #21757 of 26134
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade
BSG(Baltar)
Man, getting those Attack cards back-loaded like that was the real killer. (The Execution didn't help, but I'm not sure one Pilot could have helped enough.)
omnis_audis - Dec 23, 2013 11:36:55 pm PST #21758 of 26134
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
BSG (Toasty Hoshi)
Great game folks! And huge thanks to awesome Game Master BillyTea!
In case you were wondering, I was cylon from the start. At the turn, I got a second Cylon card (which I gave to Helo when I revealed).My goal was to use at least one, if not both nukes before revealing. But with no attack cards the first half of the game, it was proving very difficult. Finally had the chance, with my lovely reveal.
I'll leave the rest of the details to BillyTea, and his lovely post-mortem post (assuming he is doing one)
billytea - Dec 24, 2013 2:02:56 am PST #21759 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'll leave the rest of the details to BillyTea, and his lovely post-mortem post (assuming he is doing one)
I will indeed be doing one, though it'll be a couple of days coming as the family Tea is currently at Phillip Island over Christmas. I will say that this game was wonderfully entertaining.