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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.

billytea - Jan 04, 2016 1:09:33 pm PST #24855 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 V (Produce):

Connie produces 2 Blue goods. She opts not to discard to produce on Damaged Alien Factory.

omnis produces 1 Blue good and 2 Brown goods. He then draws 3 cards - 1 from Comet Zone, and 2 from Mining Conglomerate because he produces the most Brown goods this phase.

Laga produces 2 Blue goods and 1 Green good. She also draws 3 cards - 1 from Gem World, and 2 from Consumer Markets, matching the number of Blue goods produced.

Cards are going out now. Everyone, please send me your choice of Action card for round 12.

billytea - Jan 04, 2016 1:18:11 pm PST #24856 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 11
Connie Neil
Layout
Damaged Alien Factory (Military Yellow Production World)
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
Galactic Federation (6-Cost Development)
Smuggling Lair (Non-Military Brown Windfall World) + good
Terraforming Robots (Development)

Cards in Hand: 3
Victory Points: 6
Layout Value: 10
6-Cost Developments: 5

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
Mining Conglomerate (Development)
Volcanic World (Non-Military Brown Production World) + good

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

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)
Galactic Survey: Seti (6-Cost Development)
Interstellar Bank (Development)
Space Port (Non-Military Blue Production World) + good

Cards in Hand: 7
Victory Points: 2
Layout Value: 11
6-Cost Developments: 5

VP Pool: 23

billytea - Jan 07, 2016 3:38:08 am PST #24857 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

Action cards for this round:

Connie Neil: Phase III - Settle
omnis: Phase II - Develop
Laga: Phase IV (x2) - Consume (double VPs)

Three phases. Phase II (Develop) opens with Laga drawing 1 card, courtesy of Interstellar Bank.

Everyone, if you haven't put in COs for Phase II (or Phase III), send them in. If you have a choice on Consume powers, you can also send me COs for Phase IV.

billytea - Jan 07, 2016 1:12:01 pm PST #24858 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

Administrative note: Laga's card draw exhausted the deck. I've reshuffled the discards.

Now, Phase II. Connie plays Investment Credits. She gets -2 cost from Galactic Federation, so it costs nothing. It gives a further -1 cost on any future decelopments. She then draws a card from Public Works.

omnis plays Colony Ship for 1 discard. He chose this phase, so he gets -1 cost. He also picks up 1 card from Public Works.

Laga passes.

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