New thing learned from Lego Dimensions today: Nolan North does a REALLY GOOD Sean Bean impression.
You're not gonna jokey-rhyme your way out of this one.
Willow ,'Sleeper'
Gaming 1: You are likely to be eaten by a grue
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chrismg - Apr 02, 2016 6:38:13 pm PDT #25087 of 26133
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade
billytea - Apr 02, 2016 7:51:46 pm PDT #25088 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
Goals
Propaganda Edge - Most Rebel Military Worlds
Production Leader - Most Production Worlds
Overlord Discoveries - First to 3 Alien cards
Galactic Riches - First to 4 goods
Uplift Knowledge - First to 3 Uplift cards
Innovation Leader - First to have a power in each phase (Laga)
Ryan
Layout
Rebel Cantina (Non-Military World)
Merchant World (Non-Military World)
Cards in Hand:
1
Military Strength:
0
Victory Points:
1
Layout Value:
2
6-Cost Developments:
0
Goals:
0
Laga
Layout
Galactic Developers (Non-Military World)
Contact Specialist (Development)
New Vinland (Non-Military Blue Production World)
Star Nomad Lair (Military Blue Windfall World)
Cards in Hand:
4
Military Strength:
-1
Victory Points:
0
Layout Value:
4
6-Cost Developments:
0
Goals:
3
omnis
Layout
New Sparta (Military World)
R&D Crash Program (Development)
Smuggling World (Non-Military Blue Production World)
Galactic Resort (Non-Military Blue Windfall World)
Cards in Hand:
1
Military Strength:
2
Victory Points:
1
Layout Value:
4
6-Cost Developments:
0
Goals:
0
Connie Neil
Layout
Imperium Warlord (Non-Military World)
Outlaw World (Military World)
Abandoned Alien Uplift Camp (Non-Military World)
Cards in Hand:
5
Military Strength:
0
Victory Points:
0
Layout Value:
5
6-Cost Developments:
0
Goals:
0
chrismg
Layout
Epsilon Eridani (Non-Military World)
Runaway Robots (Military Brown Windfall World)
Secluded World (Non-Military Blue Production World)
Cards in Hand:
7
Military Strength:
1
Victory Points:
0
Layout Value:
3
6-Cost Developments:
0
Goals:
0
VP Pool: 58
billytea - Apr 03, 2016 4:05:34 pm PDT #25089 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 for Round 3:
Ryan: Phase I (+1/+1) - Explore (draw +1 card, keep +1 card)
Laga: Phase II - Develop
omnis: Phase I (+1/+1) - Explore (draw +1 card, keep +1 card)
Connie Neil: Phase III - Settle
chrismg: Phase II - Develop
Explore bros Ryan and omnis have both picked Explore every round so far this game. They've even chosen the same bonus as each other - +5 in Round 1, +1/+1 in the other rounds. And so it is in this round.
RftG
Orders for Round 4:
Ryan: Phase I (+1/+1) - Explore (draw +1 card, keep +1 card)
Laga: Phase V - Produce
omnis: Phase I (+1/+1) - Explore (draw +1 card, keep +1 card)
Connie Neil: Phase III - Settle
chrismg: Phase II - Develop
Explore Bros are at it again, so Phase I is first, with the same arrangements as last round:
Ryan
draws 3 cards and keeps 2.
Laga
draws 3 cards and keeps 1.
omnis
draws 3 cards, adds them to his hand and then discards 1.
Connie
draws 4 cards and keeps 1.
chrismg
draws 2 cards and keeps 1.
Cards are going out now. Everyone, please let me know what you keep. After this we'll have Phase II (Develop) and Phase III (Settle), so make sure you've got orders in for them. We will also have Phase V this round, so be aware that if you play a production world, you will get to produce on it immediately.
omnis_audis - Apr 03, 2016 4:35:20 pm PDT #25090 of 26133
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
copy cat.
billytea - Apr 04, 2016 2:56:04 am PDT #25091 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
Discards are done, on to Phase II (Develop).
Ryan, omnis and Connie all pass.
Laga draws 1 card from Galactic Developers, then plays Colony Ship for 1 discard. In a later Phase III, she can discard this card to play a non-military, non-Alien world.
chrismg plays Interstellar Bank for 1 discard. From now on, he will draw 1 card at the start of any Phase II.
Phase III (Settle) is next. I just need to clarify a CO before we get into it.
billytea - Apr 04, 2016 4:16:32 am PDT #25092 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
Right! Orders for Phase III (Settle).
Ryan, omnis and chrismg all pass.
Laga plays Devolved Uplift Race. This is a Blue production world. It's a 1-defence military world, which she can play for free with Contact Specialist.
Connie plays Comet Zone for 3 discards. This is a Brown production world, and she draws 1 card after producing on it. She then draws 1 card for choosing this phase.
That concludes this round. Everyone, please send me your choice of Action card for Round 4.
billytea - Apr 04, 2016 4:17:29 am PDT #25093 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 3
Goals
Propaganda Edge - Most Rebel Military Worlds
Production Leader - Most Production Worlds
Overlord Discoveries - First to 3 Alien cards
Galactic Riches - First to 4 goods
Uplift Knowledge - First to 3 Uplift cards
Innovation Leader - First to have a power in each phase (Laga)
Ryan
Layout
Rebel Cantina (Non-Military World)
Merchant World (Non-Military World)
Cards in Hand:
3
Military Strength:
0
Victory Points:
1
Layout Value:
2
6-Cost Developments:
0
Goals:
0
Laga
Layout
Galactic Developers (Non-Military World)
Contact Specialist (Development)
New Vinland (Non-Military Blue Production World)
Star Nomad Lair (Military Blue Windfall World)
Colony Ship (Development)
Devolved Uplift Race (Military Blue Production World)
Cards in Hand:
3
Military Strength:
-1
Victory Points:
0
Layout Value:
6
6-Cost Developments:
0
Goals:
3
omnis
Layout
New Sparta (Military World)
R&D Crash Program (Development)
Smuggling World (Non-Military Blue Production World)
Galactic Resort (Non-Military Blue Windfall World)
Cards in Hand:
3
Military Strength:
2
Victory Points:
1
Layout Value:
4
6-Cost Developments:
0
Goals:
0
Connie Neil
Layout
Imperium Warlord (Non-Military World)
Outlaw World (Military World)
Abandoned Alien Uplift Camp (Non-Military World)
Comet Zone (Non-Military Brown Production World)
Cards in Hand:
3
Military Strength:
0
Victory Points:
0
Layout Value:
7
6-Cost Developments:
0
Goals:
0
chrismg
Layout
Epsilon Eridani (Non-Military World)
Runaway Robots (Military Brown Windfall World)
Secluded World (Non-Military Blue Production World)
Interstellar Bank (Development)
Cards in Hand:
6
Military Strength:
1
Victory Points:
0
Layout Value:
4
6-Cost Developments:
0
Goals:
0
VP Pool: 58
billytea - Apr 04, 2016 9:05:43 pm PDT #25094 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
Edit: odd, I thought I'd already posted about Phase I. Fortunately, I'd composed the post in Notepad, so here it is:
RftG
Orders for Round 4:
Ryan: Phase I (+1/+1) - Explore (draw +1 card, keep +1 card)
Laga: Phase V - Produce
omnis: Phase I (+1/+1) - Explore (draw +1 card, keep +1 card)
Connie Neil: Phase III - Settle
chrismg: Phase II - Develop
Explore Bros are at it again, so Phase I is first, with the same arrangements as last round:
Ryan
draws 3 cards and keeps 2.
Laga
draws 3 cards and keeps 1.
omnis
draws 3 cards, adds them to his hand and then discards 1.
Connie
draws 4 cards and keeps 1.
chrismg
draws 2 cards and keeps 1.
Cards are going out now. Everyone, please let me know what you keep. After this we'll have Phase II (Develop) and Phase III (Settle), so make sure you've got orders in for them. We will also have Phase V this round, so be aware that if you play a production world, you will get to produce on it immediately.
billytea - Apr 04, 2016 9:09:00 pm PDT #25095 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
RftG
Phase I is settled; next is Phase II (Develop).
Ryan, omnis and Connie all pass. Laga and chrismg both draw 1 card, for Galactic Developers and Interstellar Bank respectively. Laga passes on playing a development; chrismg plays R&D Crash Program at 0 cost, as he chose this phase. He may discard this card in a later Phase II for -3 cost on another development. Until then, in Phase IV, he can discard 1 card from his hand to draw 1 replacement.
Phase III (Settle) is next. I have orders from everyone, but I need to clarify a couple of them before proceeding.
billytea - Apr 05, 2016 2:23:52 am PDT #25096 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 (Settle) orders.
chrismg passes.
Ryan plays Distant World for 4 discards, the rest of his hand. This is a Green production world. It also gives +3 cards when trading a Blue good.
Laga plays Insect Uplift Race for 1 discard. This is a military Green windfall world with 2 defence, which she plays using Contact Specialist.
omnis plays Prosperous World for 2 discards, getting -1 cost from Smuggling World. This is a Blue production world, and can consume 1 good for 1 VP.
Connie plays Reptilian Uplift Race. This is a military Green windfall world with 2 defence, which she meets with +2 military against Green worlds from Abandoned Alien Uplift Camp. Connie now has 2 Uplift cards; a third will give her the "3 Uplift" goal. She then draws 1 card for choosing this phase.