Yes! It's a blast (except the Napoleon map. For whatever reason, it bugs me).
Okay...how do I get started? Do I just join a game?
Oh, yeah. There was this time I was pinned down by this guy that played left tackle for varsity... Well, at least he used to before he was a vampire... Anyway, he had this really, really thick neck, and all I had was a little, little Exact-O knife ... You're not loving this story.
Buffy ,'Beneath You'
Gaming 1: You are likely to be eaten by a grue
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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Jessica - Jun 11, 2009 1:47:46 pm PDT #2228 of 26133
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
omnis_audis - Jun 11, 2009 2:50:24 pm PDT #2229 of 26133
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
Okay...how do I get started? Do I just join a game?We could invite you to a game. NoiseDesign, SeanK, and I are all in there. I'm OmnisAudis (no underscore between the two words). Feel free to friend me, send me a note, or whatever that place does (I'm still new) and we can get a game going and invite you. We can start with a classic map, just so you get refamiliar with the game, or we can go with a different map.
There are some choices for each game. Kind of like house rules. Things like spoils (turning in cards), do they go up (escalating) with each trade in? Stay the same? or no spoils? Reinforcements. Can you only move troops to adjacent properties, or span across connecting ones? One troop movement, or as many as you want. There are some other "house rules" regarding game type (Terminator and others). I'm still figuring those out.
C'mon in. Best way to learn is by doing.
billytea - Jun 11, 2009 3:19:41 pm PDT #2230 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.
BSG
Time for the die roll. On a 5 or less, you lose 1 Fuel.
Result: 3! Lose 1 Fuel.
Next, the three raiders activate and attack Apollo.
Raider 1: 5. Viper damaged.
Ok, before we go on to the other raiders, we need to pause to see if either of the two pilots (who've drawn red cards) which to play an interrupt (Evasive Manoeuvres) to force a reroll.
omnis_audis - Jun 11, 2009 3:35:05 pm PDT #2231 of 26133
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
BSG
I have a red (1) card with evasive maneuvers. that says to reduce by 2. If that helps, I'll burn in for the CAG.
Random McNasty - Jun 11, 2009 4:03:32 pm PDT #2232 of 26133
AKA Raq's Husband
BSG
I do not have an evasive maneuver card. Nor do I have an evasive manoeuvre card, for that matter. Like I said, my odds of surviving this encounter are slim to none, but getting whacked by the first cylon raider means that not only will I wind up in the sickbay, but the two remaining cylon raiders will move into sector 4, which is pretty close to the civilian ships.
Red cards are generally useless for meeting crisis challenges, so burning it here makes sense, but you may be the only pilot out here for at least a turn if I get whacked, and I think you are running low on red cards yourself.
omnis_audis - Jun 11, 2009 7:15:31 pm PDT #2233 of 26133
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
BSG
we do have those oh so useful RSV if anyone riding a desk will order them to fight. In the mean time, the card is yours to save you a little bit. May the gods smile on you, and make the other two, drunken nugget toasters.
billytea - Jun 11, 2009 7:28:15 pm PDT #2234 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.
BSG
Boomer plays Red-1: Evasive manoeuvre. Reroll:
Attack 1:
3 - 2 = 1. Miss.
Attack 2:
7. Viper damaged (again). Once again, are there any EM interrupts? (Apollo has already disavowed having any, so it's just Boomer to play or pass.)
omnis_audis - Jun 11, 2009 7:46:15 pm PDT #2235 of 26133
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
BSG
Frak! C'mon Apollo! Do you have your hand on the wrong joystick down there or something??? Dodge and weave brother!!
Even if I play my last Evasive Maneuvers card, it only drops it to a 5, which is still damaged, right? Correct me if I'm wrong, doesn't seem worth burning the card, right? Except that maybe it keeps all 3 cylons in that sector, thus protecting the civvies, right? Let me know. I'm willing to burn it if it helps. If not, then see ya in sick bay Apollo.
billytea - Jun 11, 2009 7:51:43 pm PDT #2236 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.
Frak! C'mon Apollo! Do you have your hand on the wrong joystick down there or something??? Dodge and weave brother!!
BSG
If he does have his hand on the wrong joystick, your orders could see him in Sickbay either way.
Even if I play my last Evasive Maneuvers card, it only drops it to a 5, which is still damaged, right? Correct me if I'm wrong, doesn't seem worth burning the card, right? Except that maybe it keeps all 3 cylons in that sector, thus protecting the civvies, right? Let me know. I'm willing to burn it if it helps. If not, then see ya in sick bay Apollo.
An EM card forces the attack to be rerolled, so I'd roll again, but this time with only a 25% chance of damaging Apollo's Viper, and no chance of destroying it.
Of course, there's a third Raider waiting too. If you make him attack too, though, it means he can't move to Sector 5 this turn.
omnis_audis - Jun 11, 2009 8:27:23 pm PDT #2237 of 26133
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
BSG
Gotcha. Didn't realize it meant a re-roll. Makes sense now. Yes, then burn that last card and roll that bone again.