If it's what's going around our campus, you will experience about of malaise. Low grade fever. Lots of mucus. Then, it develops into a cough that lasts weeks. I've started the cough phase a couple days ago. It can shake the rafters. Hopefully, your ick is not the same.
I couldn't believe it the first twenty times you told us, but it's starting to sink in now.
Riley ,'Lessons'
Gaming 1: You are likely to be eaten by a grue
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omnis_audis - Dec 14, 2015 7:20:06 pm PST #24815 of 26133
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
billytea - Dec 14, 2015 7:43:55 pm PST #24816 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
Ok! Everyone is now on board, and we're good to go. Everyone has sent me their discards, and their Action card for Round 1, which are:
Connie Neil: Phase I (+1/+1) - Explore (draw +1 card, keep +1 card)
omnis: Phase I (+1/+1) - Explore (draw +1 card, keep +1 card)
Laga: Phase I (+5) - Explore (draw +5 cards)
The players are of one voice. Explore time! Omnis gets to see one extra card thanks to his starting card, Doomed World. Thus:
Connie looks at 3 cards and keeps 2.
omnis looks at 4 cards and keeps 2.
Laga looks at 7 cards and keeps 1.
Cards will head out shortly. Everyone, please let me know which card(s) you keep.
billytea - Dec 16, 2015 1:12:18 am PST #24817 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
Everyone has sent me their discards, and their Action card for next round. Because that concludes this round. We'll do a summary, and then get into Round 2.
billytea - Dec 16, 2015 1:14:13 am PST #24818 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 1
Connie Neil
Layout
Damaged Alien Factory (Military Yellow Production World)
Cards in Hand:
6
Victory Points:
0
Layout Value:
2
omnis
Layout
Doomed World (Non-Military World)
Cards in Hand:
6
Victory Points:
0
Layout Value:
-1
Laga
Layout
Old Earth (Non-Military World)
Cards in Hand:
5
Victory Points:
0
Layout Value:
2
VP Pool: 36
billytea - Dec 16, 2015 2:03:59 am PST #24819 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 2, and we have the following choices of Action card:
Connie Neil: Phase III - Settle
omnis: Phase III - Settle
Laga: Phase I (+1/+1) - Explore (draw +1 card, keep +1 card)
Two phases. Phase I (Explore) first. Connie draws 2 cards and keeps 1. omnis draws 3 cards and keeps 1. Laga, who chose this phase, draws 3 cards and keeps 2.
Guess I'd better send them out then. Everyone, please let me know which card(s) you keep. Then, if you haven't sent me orders for Phase III (Settle), you can do that too. If you have sent me orders for Phase III, let me know if your Explore draw changes them.
billytea - Dec 16, 2015 3:15:22 pm PST #24820 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
All choices made. On to Phase III, and everyone has a score to Settle.
Connie plays Artist Colony, a Blue production world. It costs 1 discard. She then draws one card for choosing Phase III.
omnis plays Galactic Trendsetters. This world allows the consumption of 1 good for 2 VPs. Normally it costs 5 discards, but his starting world is Doomed World. He can discard that to play one (non-military, non-Alien) world of any cost; he uses it here. He also draws one card for choosing Phase III.
Laga didn't choose this phase, but plays Distant World anyway. This is a Green production world. It also gives +3 cards when trading a Blue good. (Of course, you have to come up with the Blue good yourself.)
That concludes Round 2. Everyone, please send me your choice of Action card for Round 3.
billytea - Dec 16, 2015 3:26:13 pm PST #24821 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 2
Connie Neil
Layout
Damaged Alien Factory (Military Yellow Production World)
Artist Colony (Non-Military Blue Production World)
Cards in Hand:
6
Victory Points:
0
Layout Value:
3
omnis
Layout
Galactic Trendsetters (Non-Military World)
Cards in Hand:
7
Victory Points:
0
Layout Value:
3
Laga
Layout
Old Earth (Non-Military World)
Distant World (Non-Military Green Production World)
Cards in Hand:
2
Victory Points:
0
Layout Value:
4
VP Pool: 36
billytea - Dec 17, 2015 3:11:20 pm PST #24822 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
Orders are in, and they are:
Connie Neil: Phase II - Develop
omnis: Phase III - Settle
Laga: Phase I (+1/+1) - Explore (draw +1 card, keep +1 card)
We'll have all of Phases I to III this round. Phase I (Explore) first. Connie and omnis both look at 2 cards and keep 1, the standard deal. Laga loooks at 3 cards and keeps 2. Cards are going out now. Everyone, let me know what you choose. You can also send me COs for Phases II (Develop) and III (Settle) if you haven't already done so, or they've changed.
billytea - Dec 19, 2015 4:11:00 pm PST #24823 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
Orders are in, and discards are done. On to Phase II (Develop)!
Connie chose this phase, and plays Public Works. With the 1-card discount from chooseing the phase, it costs her nothing. She now draws 1 card whenever she plays a development, and can consume 1 good for 1 VP.
omnis also plays Public Works (for most developments, there are two copies in the deck). He didn't choose Phase II, so it costs him 1 discard.
Laga passes on Phase II.
billytea - Dec 19, 2015 4:29:03 pm PST #24824 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
Then, Phase III (Settle). Now Connie passes.
omnis chose this phase, and plays Comet Zone for 3 discards. This is a Brown production world. He draws 1 card whenever he produces on it. Since he chose Phase III, he draws 1 card.
Laga plays Gem World for 2 discards. This is a Blue production world, and like Comet Zone, gives a card draw whenever Laga produces on it.
That concludes Round 3. Everyone, please send me your choice of Action card for Round 4.