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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 - Dec 31, 2015 1:09:31 pm PST #24845 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 8
Connie Neil
Layout
Damaged Alien Factory (Military Yellow Production World) + good
Artist Colony (Non-Military Blue Production World) + good
Public Works (Development)
Epsilon Eridani (Non-Military World)
Colony Ship (Development)
New Vinland (Non-Military Blue Production World) + good

Cards in Hand: 3
Victory Points: 4
Layout Value: 7

omnis
Layout
Galactic Trendsetters (Non-Military World)
Public Works (Development)
Comet Zone (Non-Military Brown Production World) + good
Galactic Engineers (Non-Military World)
Secluded World (Non-Military Blue Production World) + good

Cards in Hand: 7
Victory Points: 2
Layout Value: 8

Laga
Layout
Old Earth (Non-Military World)
Distant World (Non-Military Green Production World) + good
Gem World (Non-Military Blue Production World) + good
Consumer Markets (Development)
Investment Credits (Development)

Cards in Hand: 7
Victory Points: 1
Layout Value: 9

VP Pool: 29

billytea - Jan 02, 2016 12:02:04 am PST #24846 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

The phases are in:

Connie Neil: Phase IV ($) - Consume (Trade)
omnis: Phase II - Develop
Laga: Phase IV ($) - Consume (Trade)

Two phases this round, with line honours to Phase II (Develop). Everyone, if you haven't yet put in COs, please do so.

billytea - Jan 02, 2016 3:57:19 am PST #24847 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.

Connie passes on Phase II.

omnis chose this phase and plays Mining Conglomerate for 2 discards. This card gives him 1 card when trading a Brown good and lets him consume up to 2 Brown goods for 1 VP each. In Phase V, if he produces more Brown goods than any other player, he draws 2 cards.

He draws 1 card after playing it, from Public Works.

Laga plays Galactic Survey: SETI for 5 discards. This 6-cost development lets her look at 2 more cards when exploring. At game end, it's worth 1 VP per Explore power plus 1 VP per world. At present it's worth 4 VPs to her.

billytea - Jan 02, 2016 4:03:01 am PST #24848 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 (Consume):

Connie chose this phase and opted to trade. She trades a Yellow good for 5 cards, and consumes her 2 Blue goods on Epsilon Eridani and Public Works for 2 VPs and another card (total of 6).

omnis consumes his 2 goods on Galactic Trendsetters and Public Works, for 3 VPs total.

Laga also chose this phase and opted to trade. She trades a Blue good. Trade bonuses from Old Earth (+1) and Distant World (+3) mean she draws 6 cards. She consumes her Green good on Old Earth for 1 VP.

Cards are going out now. That concludes Round 9. Everyone, please send me your choice of Action card for Round 10.

billytea - Jan 02, 2016 4:23:49 am PST #24849 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

Endof-round summary:

Round 9
Connie Neil
Layout
Damaged Alien Factory (Military Yellow Production World)
Artist Colony (Non-Military Blue Production World)
Public Works (Development)
Epsilon Eridani (Non-Military World)
Colony Ship (Development)
New Vinland (Non-Military Blue Production World)

Cards in Hand: 9
Victory Points: 6
Layout Value: 7
6-Cost Developments: 0

omnis
Layout
Galactic Trendsetters (Non-Military World)
Public Works (Development)
Comet Zone (Non-Military Brown Production World)
Galactic Engineers (Non-Military World)
Secluded World (Non-Military Blue Production World)
Mining Conglomerate (Development)

Cards in Hand: 5
Victory Points: 5
Layout Value: 10
6-Cost Developments: 0

Laga
Layout
Old Earth (Non-Military World)
Distant World (Non-Military Green Production World)
Gem World (Non-Military Blue Production World)
Consumer Markets (Development)
Investment Credits (Development)
Galactic Survey: Seti (6-Cost Development)

Cards in Hand: 7
Victory Points: 2
Layout Value: 9
6-Cost Developments: 4

VP Pool: 23

billytea - Jan 03, 2016 2:11:54 am PST #24850 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

Here are the orders:

Connie Neil: Phase II - Develop
omnis: Phase III - Settle
Laga: Phase III - Settle

Time for some layout expansion. Phase II (Develop) is first.

Connie is the instigator and gets -1 cost. She plays Galactic Federation for 5 discards. This 6-cost development gives -2 cost on any future developments. At game end it's worth 2 VPs for each 6-cost development and 1 VP for each other development. It's currently worth 4 VPs. She then draws 1 card from Public Works.

omnis passes.

Laga plays Interstellar Bank. She gets -1 cost from Investment Credits, so it costs 1 discard. This lets her draw 1 card at the start of any Phase II.

Phase III (Settle) is next. Anyone who hasn't put in COs, please do so.

billytea - Jan 03, 2016 12:29:15 pm PST #24851 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 III orders:

Connie plays Smuggling Lair, a Brown windfall world. It lets her consume 1 good for 2 cards. It's a military world with 1 defence; her strength is 1, from Epsilon Eridani, so she can play it.

omnis plays Volcanic World for 2 discards. This is a Brown production world. He then draws 1 card for choosing this phase.

Laga plays Space Port for 2 discards. This is a Blue production world, and gives her 2 cards when trading a Brown good. (Though at present she has no Brown worlds in her layout.) She also draws 1 card for choosing this phase.

That concludes Round 10. Time for new Action cards! Everyone, please send me your choice.

billytea - Jan 03, 2016 12:37:19 pm PST #24852 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 10
Connie Neil
Layout
Damaged Alien Factory (Military Yellow Production World)
Artist Colony (Non-Military Blue Production World)
Public Works (Development)
Epsilon Eridani (Non-Military World)
Colony Ship (Development)
New Vinland (Non-Military Blue Production World)
Galactic Federation (6-Cost Development)
Smuggling Lair (Non-Military Brown Windfall World) + good

Cards in Hand: 3
Victory Points: 6
Layout Value: 8
6-Cost Developments: 4

Cards in Hand: 3
Victory Points: 5
Layout Value: 11
6-Cost Developments: 0

Cards in Hand: 3
Victory Points: 2
Layout Value: 11
6-Cost Developments: 5

VP Pool: 23

billytea - Jan 03, 2016 6:13:12 pm PST #24853 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:

Connie Neil: Phase II - Develop
omnis: Phase V - Produce
Laga: Phase V - Produce

Phase II (Develop) is first. Thanks to Interstellar Bank, Laga draws 1 card. Everyone, if you haven't put in COs, do so now.

billytea - Jan 04, 2016 12:54:02 pm PST #24854 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 (Develop):

Connie plays Terraforming Robots. With the -2 discount from Galactic Federation and -1 for choosing this phase, she pays nothing. This card lets her draw a card after playing a world, and consume a Brown good for 1 VP and 1 card. She then draws a card from Public Works.

omnis and Laga both pass.

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