Gaming 1: You are likely to be eaten by a grue
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RftG
Orders are in, and discards are done. On to Phase II (Develop).
Ryan
and
-t both pass.
omnis
chose this phase. He draws 1 card from Galactic Developers, then plays Space Marines for 1 discard. Then he draws another card from Public Works. Space marines gives him +2 military, for a total of 3 strength.
chrismg
plays Export Duties for 1 discard. This gives him +1 card when trading. With Trading Outpost, that's a total of +3 cards.
Connie
chose this phase, and plays Interstellar Bank for 1 discard. This gives her 1 card whenever we have Phase II.
Laga
also chose this phase, and plays Public Works. This gives her 1 card whenever she plays a development, and consumes 1 good for 1 VP. It also gives her 4 developments in her layout, which means she claims the Greatest Infrastructure goal for 5 VPs! She can lose this goal if another player exceeds her in developments later on.
RftG
We finish with Phase V (Produce).
omnis, Ryan
and
Laga
all produce 1 Blue good.
chrismg
has no production worlds, so he does not produce. He does, however, draw 1 card from Rebel Cantina.
Connie
produces 1 Brown good and draws 1 card for producing on Comet Zone.
-t
chose this phase, and produces 1 Green good on her windfall world.
That concludes Round 5. Everyone, please send me your choice of action card for Round 6.
RftG
End-of-round summary:
Round 5
Goals
Research Leader - Most Explore Powers
Greatest Infrastructure - Most Developments (Laga)
Expansion Leader - First to 8 cards in layout
Innovation Leader - First to have a power in each phase (Laga)
Galactic Standard of Living - First to 5 VPs
Uplift Knowledge - First to 3 Uplift cards
omnis
Layout
Galactic Developers (Non-Military World)
Public Works (Development)
Blaster Gem Mines (Non-Military Brown Windfall World)
Colony Ship (Development)
New Survivalists (Military Blue Production World) + good
Space Marines (Development)
Cards in Hand:
6
Military Strength:
3
Victory Points:
1
Layout Value:
7
6-Cost Developments:
0
Goals:
0
chrismg
Layout
Rebel Cantina (Non-Military World)
Outlaw World (Military World)
Trading Outpost (Non-Military World)
Replicant Robots (Development)
Reptilian Uplift Race (Military Green Windfall World)
Export Duties (Development)
Cards in Hand:
3
Military Strength:
0
Victory Points:
1
Layout Value:
7
6-Cost Developments:
0
Goals:
0
Connie Neil
Layout
Separatist Colony (Non-Military World)
Mining Robots (Development)
Comet Zone (Non-Military Brown Production World) + good
Interstellar Bank (Development)
Cards in Hand:
4
Military Strength:
1
Victory Points:
0
Layout Value:
5
6-Cost Developments:
0
Goals:
0
Ryan
Layout
Epsilon Eridani (Non-Military World)
Investment Credits (Development)
Genetics Lab (Development)
Space Port (Non-Military Blue Production World) + good
Cards in Hand:
4
Military Strength:
1
Victory Points:
0
Layout Value:
4
6-Cost Developments:
0
Goals:
0
-t
Layout
Alpha Centauri (Non-Military Brown Windfall World)
Space Marines (Development)
The Last Of The Uplift Gnarssh (Military Green Windfall World) + good
Devolved Uplift Race (Military Blue Production World) + good
New Galactic Order (6-Cost Development)
Cards in Hand:
4
Military Strength:
4
Victory Points:
0
Layout Value:
2
6-Cost Developments:
4
Goals:
0
Laga
Layout
Ancient Race (Non-Military Green Windfall World)
Expedition Force (Development)
Export Duties (Development)
New Vinland (Non-Military Blue Production World) + good
Investment Credits (Development)
Public Works (Development)
Cards in Hand:
8
Military Strength:
1
Victory Points:
0
Layout Value:
6
6-Cost Developments:
0
Goals:
8
VP Pool: 70
RftG
Orders are in:
omnis: Phase III - Settle
chrismg: Phase III - Settle
Connie Neil: Phase I (+1/+1) - Explore (draw +1 card, keep +1 card)
Ryan: Phase I (+1/+1) - Explore (draw +1 card, keep +1 card)
-t: Phase IV ($) - Consume (Trade)
Laga: Phase V - Produce
Four phases this round, everything except Phase II (Develop). Phase I (Explore) is first.
omnis
and
-t
draw 2 cards and keep 1.
Laga
draws 3 cards and keeps 1.
chrismg
draws 2 cards and then discards 1 from his hand.
Connie
chose this phase. She draws 5 cards and keeps 2.
Ryan
also chose this phase. He draws 3 cards and keeps 2.
Cards are going out now. Everyone, please let me know what you keep.
RftG
Ready for Phase III (Settle), we have a lot of action here.
omnis
discards Colony Ship from his layout to play Lost Species Ark World for no extra cost. This is a Green production world, which lets him draw 2 cards whenever he produces on it. He then draws 1 card for choosing this phase.
chrismg
plays Star Nomad Lair. This is a 1-defence military world. He can play it as non-military using Rebel Cantina. Replicant Robots then discounts the price to 0. This is a Blue windfall world, which gives him +1 card when he trades a good from this world only, and lets him draw +1 card when exploring. He then draws a card for choosing this phase.
Connie
passes.
Ryan
plays Interstellar Prospectors for 3 discards. This is a rown production world, which also lets him produce on one Brown windfall world (he currently has none). It also gives him +1 card when Exploring.
-t
plays Avian Uplift Race. This is a 2-defence military world, which her 4 strength covers easily. it's a Green windfall world; it is also her third Uplift card, which gives her the Uplife Knowledge goal for 3 VPs!
Laga
plays Artist Colony for 1 discard. This is a Blue production world.
RftG
Phase IV (Consume) is up.
omnis
consumes 1 good on PUblic Works for 1 VP.
chrismg
consumes 1 good on Outlaw World for 1 VP and 1 card.
Connie
has a good, but nbo Consume powers, so she passes.
Ryan
consumes 1 good on Epsilon Eridani for 1 VP and 1 card.
-t
chose this phase and opted to Trade. She trades 1 Green good for 4 cards. She has no Consume powers, so her other goods remain untouched.
Laga
consumes 1 good on New Vinland for 2 cards.
Cards are going out now.
RftG
The players reload with Phase V (Produce).
Connie
and
-t
have no empty production worlds, so they pass.
chrismg
doesn't produce either, but he draws 1 card from Rebel Cantina.
omnis
produces 1 Blue good and 1 Green good. Because he produced on his new Lost Species Ark World, he draws 2 cards.
Ryan
produces 1 Blue good and 1 Brown good.
Laga
chose this phase, so she can produce on one windfall world. She produces 2 Blue goods and 1 Green good.
And that concludes Round 6! Everyone, time to send me your choice of action card for Round 7.
RftG
Administrative note: Phase V exhausted the deck. I've reshuffled the discards.
RftG
End-of-round summary:
Round 6
Goals
Research Leader - Most Explore Powers
Greatest Infrastructure - Most Developments (Laga)
Expansion Leader - First to 8 cards in layout
Innovation Leader - First to have a power in each phase (Laga)
Galactic Standard of Living - First to 5 VPs
Uplift Knowledge - First to 3 Uplift cards (-t)
omnis
Layout
Galactic Developers (Non-Military World)
Public Works (Development)
Blaster Gem Mines (Non-Military Brown Windfall World)
Lost Species Ark World (Non-Military Green Production World) + good
New Survivalists (Military Blue Production World) + good
Space Marines (Development)
Cards in Hand:
9
Military Strength:
3
Victory Points:
2
Layout Value:
9
6-Cost Developments:
0
Goals:
0
chrismg
Layout
Rebel Cantina (Non-Military World)
Outlaw World (Military World)
Trading Outpost (Non-Military World)
Replicant Robots (Development)
Reptilian Uplift Race (Military Green Windfall World)
Export Duties (Development)
Star Nomad Lair (Military Blue Windfall World)
Cards in Hand:
6
Military Strength:
0
Victory Points:
2
Layout Value:
8
6-Cost Developments:
0
Goals:
0
Connie Neil
Layout
Separatist Colony (Non-Military World)
Mining Robots (Development)
Comet Zone (Non-Military Brown Production World) + good
Interstellar Bank (Development)
Cards in Hand:
6
Military Strength:
1
Victory Points:
0
Layout Value:
5
6-Cost Developments:
0
Goals:
0
Ryan
Layout
Epsilon Eridani (Non-Military World)
Investment Credits (Development)
Genetics Lab (Development)
Space Port (Non-Military Blue Production World) + good
Interstellar Prospectors (Non-Military Brown Production World) + good
Cards in Hand:
3
Military Strength:
1
Victory Points:
1
Layout Value:
6
6-Cost Developments:
0
Goals:
0
-t
Layout
Alpha Centauri (Non-Military Brown Windfall World)
Space Marines (Development)
The Last Of The Uplift Gnarssh (Military Green Windfall World)
Devolved Uplift Race (Military Blue Production World) + good
New Galactic Order (6-Cost Development)
Avian Uplift Race (Military Green Windfall World) + good
Cards in Hand:
8
Military Strength:
4
Victory Points:
0
Layout Value:
4
6-Cost Developments:
4
Goals:
3
Laga
Layout
Ancient Race (Non-Military Green Windfall World) + good
Expedition Force (Development)
Export Duties (Development)
New Vinland (Non-Military Blue Production World) + good
Investment Credits (Development)
Public Works (Development)
Artist Colony (Non-Military Blue Production World) + good
Cards in Hand:
9
Military Strength:
1
Victory Points:
0
Layout Value:
7
6-Cost Developments:
0
Goals:
8
VP Pool: 67
RftG
Orders are in for Round 7:
omnis: Phase IV (x2) - Consume (double VPs)
chrismg: Phase II - Develop
Connie Neil: Phase II - Develop
Ryan: Phase IV ($) - Consume (Trade)
-t: Phase III - Settle
Laga: Phase IV ($) - Consume (Trade)
We have three phases this round, Phase II (Develop), Phase III (Settle) and Phase IV (Consume). Phase II is first. Before we go into everyone's plays,
omnis
draws 1 card from Galactic Developers and
Connie
draws 1 card from Interstellar Bank. I'll check with them whether the draw changes their orders at all.
