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RftG
We finish with Phase V (Produce), and everyone gets in the action.
Connie produces 2 Brown goods on her production worlds.
Laga produces 1 Blue good and 1 Brown good. She then draws 1 card for producing on Comet Zone.
omnis produces 1 Blue good.
chrismg produces 1 Brown good.
That concludes Round 5, with rather more goods and rather fewer cards in hand for most. Everyone, please send me your choice of Action card for Round 6.
RftG
End-of-round summary:
Round 5
Goals
Largest Industry - Most Blue/Brown Worlds (chrismg)
Greatest Military - Most Military Strength
Galactic Riches - First to 4 goods
Overlord Discoveries - First to 3 Alien cards
Budget Surplus - First to discard at round end (Laga, omnis)
Galactic Status - First to play 6-cost development (Laga, omnis)
Connie Neil
Layout
Epsilon Eridani (Non-Military World)
Expedition Force (Development)
New Earth (Non-Military Brown Production World) + good
Terraforming Robots (Development)
Rebel Miners (Military Brown Production World) + good
Cards in Hand:
2
Victory Points:
1
Layout Value:
8
6-Cost Developments:
0
Goals:
0
Laga
Layout
Ancient Race (Non-Military Green Windfall World)
Secluded World (Non-Military Blue Production World) + good
Comet Zone (Non-Military Brown Production World) + good
Mining League (6-Cost Development)
Cards in Hand:
2
Victory Points:
0
Layout Value:
4
6-Cost Developments:
2
Goals:
6
omnis
Layout
Separatist Colony (Non-Military World)
Pirate World (Military Blue Windfall World)
New Survivalists (Military Blue Production World) + good
Investment Credits (Development)
Galactic Survey: Seti (6-Cost Development)
Cards in Hand:
4
Victory Points:
0
Layout Value:
5
6-Cost Developments:
5
Goals:
6
chrismg
Layout
Imperium Armaments World (Non-Military Brown Production World) + good
Alpha Centauri (Non-Military Brown Windfall World)
Mining Conglomerate (Development)
Radioactive World (Non-Military Brown Windfall World)
Cards in Hand:
7
Victory Points:
1
Layout Value:
5
6-Cost Developments:
0
Goals:
5
VP Pool: 46
omnis jumps into a 4-point lead, with his Galactic Survey: SETI play raising his score by 8 points.
man, Omnis. Get outta my head!
Great minds think alike.
When D&D games don't turn out as expected: [link]
I saw that one. It's a riff on a Tumblr joke gone meme, but still funny.
RftG
Just a quick heads-up, we have a player with a hectic work week, hence the delay. Once their time frees up a bit, we'll get orders and be able to start the round.
RftG
I will be unavailable from late 2/16 to early 2/19, as I will be in Vegas in a hot tub.
RftG
I will be unavailable from late 2/16 to early 2/19, as I will be in Vegas in a hot tub.
I approve of these priorities.
Meanwhile! I have everyone's orders:
Connie Neil: Phase IV (x2) - Consume (double VPs)
Laga: Phase IV ($) - Consume (Trade)
omnis: Phase I (+1/+1) - Explore (draw +1 card, keep +1 card)
chrismg: Phase III - Settle
Three phases in four different Action cards. Explore is up first.
Laga and chrismg look at 2 cards and keep 1.
Connie gets an extra peek from Expedition Force. She looks at 3 cards and keeps 1.
omnis chose this phase, and both looks at and keeps 1 extra card. And then, both Separatist Colony and Galactic Survey: SETI add two extra peeks each. That's look at a total of 7 cards, keep 2 cards.
Everyone, please let me know what you keep. If you haven't done so, you can also send me COs for Phase III. (Or let me know if your Explore draw changes your orders.)
RftG
Everyone's sent me their choice, and orders for Phase III (Settle) as well:
Connie plays Alien Robot Sentry. This is a 2-strength military Alien windfall world. Her strength of 2 is just sufficient to play it. With this play, she has 3 goods on her layout, one short of the number needed to claim the "4 goods" goal. (It also puts her two Alien cards short of claiming the "3 Alien" goal.) She then draws a card due to Terraforming Robots.
Laga passes.
omnis plays Outlaw World. This is a 1-strength military world, which his strength matches. It has a power allowing him to consume 1 good for 1 VP and 1 card.
chrismg plays Gem World for 2 discards. This is a Blue production world, which gives him 1 card draw whenever he produces on it. This also extends his lead in Blue/Brown worlds; he now has 4 such worlds, while everyone else has 2. He then draws 1 card for choosing this phase.