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BSG
Hm, brutal for the humans, but only one Cylon. I'm torn. What do you suggest is the best expansion with a four-player game?
Probably the most forgiving is New Caprica. Cylon Fleet has been fairly neutral, but that assumes some metagaming, and pilots become more important. If your one pilot in the four-person crew turns, you could be in trouble. Ionian Nebula hates all humans and wants them to die. Not sure how different that'd be with four players, but there'd be fewer cards to resolve at Crossroads.
For mine, the best combo so far is the one we've used for the last two games, with just all the standard stuff and Conflicted Loyalties. On a purely selfish note, of the four major modules on offer, Cylon Fleet is the easiest for me to run.
BSG
Again, I say, GM choice. It's all fun and intrigue. Just need to know what elements to track on my spreadsheet.
BSG
yeah, have we done GM choice yet?
I vote GM choice.
BSG
GM's choice! EXcellent. So, let's see, what to do...
Right. We're looking at a four-player game. Fewer players generally makes a game easier to manage, and we have an experienced crew. This is probably a relatively convenient moment to try out a new game element. We will therefore play with the rule set from last game, with the addition of
The Search for Home.
This jaunt is heading straight for Earth. Just like Kobol, except it's 10 Distance instead of 8. You could use some help with that, so enter the good ship
Demetrius.
Four new locations to play with, allowing the crew to attempt exciting and dangerous Missions. (Given that Distance has increased by 2 - with no increase in any resources, including Fuel - you might like to make time for a Mission or two.)
I'll send out the files once I've done up a little guide to the new elements. However, this crew already has the character files from past games, so we can get started on that. Character order is:
Laga
omnis
Polter-Cow
chrismg
Players, start your character selection. Laga is up first, the rest of you can email me with your preferences.
Hey, I'd be interested in seeing the guide, even though I'm not playing this round.
BSG
Oh, I forgot to add: everyone except Laga, please also provide your choice of starting draw.
BSG
OK! I'll be
Louanne "Kat" Katraine.
Hands off my vitamins.
BSG
We have a pilot! Omnis is next. I had COs, but Laga's choice has
completely
invalidated them. So, who's your plan B?
BSG
Dang it. I figured Laga would go for a President or Admiral type.
Well, to make sure we can fix things, I'm going for the blue cards. I will play
Chief" Galen Tyrol.
BSG (Kat)
Sorry about that, Chief. It's been awhile since I got to flex my piloting muscles.
