Pssst - Connie is the Evil Empire. Pass it on!
We killed a homeless man on this bench. Me and Dru. Those were good times. You know, he begged for mercy, and you know, that only made her bite harder.
Spike ,'Sleeper'
Gaming 1: You are likely to be eaten by a grue
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chrismg - Aug 01, 2015 3:44:12 pm PDT #24601 of 26133
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade
billytea - Aug 01, 2015 6:17:08 pm PDT #24602 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.
RftG
Pssst - Connie is the Evil Empire. Pass it on!
Pfft, like that's news. Meanwhile, I have everyone's orders for Phase III. omnis wants no part of this. No world for him.
askye settles Empath World. This is a non-military Green windfall world, costing 1 discard. However, with Replicant Robots, that cost goes to 0. Empath World, aside from starting with a Green good in place, reduces askye's military strength by 1, to -1. Alpha Centauri renames itself the Hippie Empire.
Connie plays Lost Alien Warship. This Yellow windfall world adds 2 to her military strength, for a total of 5. It's good to be the Evil Empire. However, this is a military world, and it takes 5 strength to settle it in the first place. Connie does so by discarding her New Military Tactics.
chrismg chose this Phase, and settles Pirate World (yarr). Yon world be a 3-strength military world; chrismg settles it via Contact Specialist for 2 discards (the rest of his hand), making use of the pirates' well-known love of negotiation. This is a Blue windfall world. chrismg chose this Phase, so he draws a card after settling.
Phase IV is next.
billytea - Aug 01, 2015 6:48:57 pm PDT #24603 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.
RftG
Phase IV! omnis has 2 Blue goods and 1 Brown good. He consumes the Brown good on Terraforming Robots for 1 VP and 1 card, and one of the Blue goods on Epsilon Eridani for the same. The last Blue good goes to Consumer Markets for 1 VP. Total: 3 VPs and 2 cards.
For askye, I have a correction. I put her down as choosing Phase IV ($); in fact, she chooses Phase IV (x2), to double her VPs from consumption. She has just one Consume power, so she consumes the Comet Zone good on Prosperous World for 1 VP. That gets doubled to 2 VPs.
Connie chose Phase IV ($), and trades her new Yellow good for five cards. However, her new Export Duties adds 1 to that; she draws six cards. She has no Consume powers, so the Green good on Malevolent Lifeforms remains there for another round.
chrismg consumes the good on Earth's Lost Colony for 1 VP. He has only one Consume power, so the goods on Spice World and Pirate World stay where they are.
billytea - Aug 01, 2015 6:51:51 pm PDT #24604 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.
RftG
That concludes Round 6, so it's time to crank up Round 7. Everyone, please send me your choice of action card.
billytea - Aug 01, 2015 6:52:46 pm PDT #24605 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.
RftG
End-of-round summary:
Round 6
omnis_audis
Layout
Epsilon Eridani (Non-Military World)
Rebel Fuel Cache (Military Brown Windfall World)
Interstellar Bank (Development)
Terraforming Robots (Development)
Gem World (Non-Military Blue Production World)
New Survivalists (Military Blue Production World)
Consumer Markets (Development)
Cards in Hand:
4
Victory Points:
4
askye
Layout
Alpha Centauri (Non-Military Brown Windfall World)
Investment Credits (Development)
Comet Zone (Non-Military Brown Production World)
Prosperous World (Non-Military Blue Production World) + good
Replicant Robots (Development)
Empath World (Non-Military Green Windfall World) + good
Cards in Hand:
1
Victory Points:
4
Connie Neil
Layout
New Sparta (Military World)
Former Penal Colony (Military Blue Windfall World)
Malevolent Lifeforms (Military Green Production World) + good
Lost Alien Warship (Military Yellow Windfall World)
Export Duties (Development)
Cards in Hand:
7
Victory Points:
0
chrismg
Layout
Earth's Lost Colony (Non-Military Blue Production World)
Interstellar Bank (Development)
Contact Specialist (Development)
Spice World (Non-Military Blue Production World) + good
Avian Uplift Race (Military Green Windfall World)
Galactic Federation (6-Cost Development)
Pirate World (Military Blue Windfall World) + good
Cards in Hand:
1
Victory Points:
2
VP Pool: 38
Connie Neil - Aug 01, 2015 7:08:38 pm PDT #24606 of 26133
brillig
I thing chrismg has this game figured out. Is there a Munchkin option, where we can gang up on people?
I'm not sure where this sudden bloodthirstiness came from.
billytea - Aug 02, 2015 2:06:53 pm PDT #24607 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.
RftG
Round 7 is ready to go, and here are the choices:
omnis: Phase V - Produce
askye: Phase IV ($) - Consume (Trade)
Connie Neil: Phase II - Develop
chrismg: Phase IV ($) - Consume (Trade)
We will therefore resolve Phases II, IV and V, with Phase II (Develop) on first. omnis and chrismg both get a card draw due to Interstellar Bank. Everyone, please put in your orders.
chrismg - Aug 02, 2015 2:22:16 pm PDT #24608 of 26133
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade
I'm not sure where this sudden bloodthirstiness came from.
What else could we expect from the Empire of Malevolent Spartan Ex-Cons?
Connie Neil - Aug 02, 2015 2:44:32 pm PDT #24609 of 26133
brillig
We are Sparta!
billytea - Aug 02, 2015 4:00:31 pm PDT #24610 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.
RftG
Phase II is going to be pretty simple. omnis, askye and chrismg all pass. Connie develops Trade League. This is a 6-cost development which effectively lets her trade a good each Phase IV, even if she didn't pick Phase IV ($) herself. At game end, she scores a bonus 2 points for each development with a trade power, plus 1 point for each world with a trade power. She discards five cards to play it.
Phase IV is next, and it's going to be an active one.