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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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billytea - Jun 29, 2015 3:44:57 pm PDT #24521 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

Apollo votes to TANK as well. The play:

Guilty Conscience: 7 YG

Destiny: 2 cards
Apollo: 0 cards
Baltar: 1 card
Tigh: 0 cards
Helo: 0 cards

Cards played:

Dradis Contact 0
Bait 0
A Better Machine 3

Tally: 0 - 3 = -3. Fail! Helo discards three random skill cards, which are:

Unorthodox Plan 4
Evasive Manoeuvre 2
Combat Veteran 4

On to the fund part, which is Treachery. The B-0 and DC-0 add two raiders to Sector 1 and a civvie to Sector 6, while the ABM-3 adds two more Treachery to the destiny deck.

Next, the heavy raiders activate. They are both threatening to board! Finally, the jump track advances. This is the Mutineer's turn, which means Helo gets a new mutiny card! Going out now. As he is the Mutineer, he can hold two mutiny cards without being brigged.

At turn end, thanks to his heavy plundering of the Quorum, Apollo holds 14 Quorum cards and musst discard four. He tosses:

Assign Vice President
Execute Prisoner
Inspirational Speech
Inspirational Speech

That concludes Helo's turn. Apollo has opted to draw 2 Green for his variable draw. Apollo, when you're ready, please post your move and action.


billytea - Jun 29, 2015 3:45:42 pm PDT #24522 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

End-of-turn summary:

Round 10.2 - Helo

Locations and Hands
Tigh: Sickbay; 10 cards, 0 miracle tokens, 1 mutiny card
Helo: Sector 4; 8 cards, 1 miracle token, 2 mutiny cards
Apollo: Quorum Chamber; 8 cards, 0 miracle tokens, 1 mutiny card
Baltar: Caprica; 4 cards, 0 miracle tokens, 0 mutiny cards

Main Board Sectors
Sector 1: 1 Basestar, 2 Raiders
Sector 2: 3 Raiders
Sector 3: Empty
Sector 4: 1 Basestar, Civilian D, Helo
Sector 5: 1 Heavy Raider, Civilian A
Sector 6: 1 Heavy Raider, 1 RSV, Civilians B C

Resources
Fuel: 2
Food: 4
Morale: 3
Population: 5

Viper Reserves: 6
Damaged Vipers: 0
Raptors: 3
Assault Raptors: 0
Boarding Party: 0

Other
Nukes: 0
Jump Track: 3 (Blue)
Distance Travelled: 8
Galactica Damage: Admiral's Quarters, Command, Pegasus


Polter-Cow - Jun 29, 2015 8:02:53 pm PDT #24523 of 26133
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

BSG (Baltron)

Have you considered Research Lab?


omnis_audis - Jun 29, 2015 11:07:05 pm PDT #24524 of 26133
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir

BSG (Admiral Tigh)

Jump Track: 3 (Blue)

And what are the possible consequences for jumping now?


billytea - Jun 29, 2015 11:24:36 pm PDT #24525 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

And what are the possible consequences for jumping now?

Victory, would be the primary consequence, I should think.


omnis_audis - Jun 29, 2015 11:32:51 pm PDT #24526 of 26133
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir

BSG (Admiral Tigh)

Well yes. Would the population hit cause defeat?

If not, I say PUSH THE BUTTON.


Laga - Jun 30, 2015 2:18:59 am PDT #24527 of 26133
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.

Do eeeeeet.


omnis_audis - Jul 01, 2015 12:00:23 pm PDT #24528 of 26133
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir

BSG (Admiral Tigh)

Mr President? Have you made a decision?


omnis_audis - Jul 01, 2015 12:06:36 pm PDT #24529 of 26133
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir

Amazon FireTV

So the last several days I've been playing games on my FireTV. I'm rather surprised how much fun that little box is! Amazon had a sale on some games, that look to have been out awhile, but new to me. The Bards Tale and Table Top Racing. Both, rather fun. And Amazon made money on the deal in the long run, since I purchased their controller. It might not be the high graphics of an xbox, but, it's still a lot of fun, and certainly wasted more hours than I'd care to admit. Not as sophisticated as a Wii. But a better than playing on the iPad. Not sure if you can do 2 player games on it. I would think, on a business trip, or family vacation, it would be real easy to pack the little hockey pucked unit and controller, and connect to any TV. Not sure if you need internet to play the games.

If not for the Flex Alert today, I'd continue with my Bards Tale quest. Ive just left the second tower, for those who have played it. Instead, off to the cheap-o movie theater, and finally catch the Avengers.


billytea - Jul 03, 2015 3:01:19 am PDT #24530 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

I have now heard from the President. Let's end the suspense.

Move: FTL Control (discard Trust Instincts 0)
Action: Push the Button

Helo plays a Strategic Planning 4 on the die roll:

Die roll: 3 + 2 = 5. Fail! Population falls by 3! But that still leaves 2 in the tank. So to speak.

That's the end of the game. Did the humans make it? Well, all resources are still positive; but let's check for any unresolved Personal Goals. And we do have one. Your own President, it turns out, is Selfish. Fuel drops by 1! So, at game end, resources are:

Fuel: 1
Food: 4
Morale: 3
Population: 2

HUMANS WIN!