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I think it's even money on the chances of Cairo or Bangkok being the one that comes up first. That makes Bangkok sound like the better deal.
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'Out Of Gas'
Gaming 1: You are likely to be eaten by a grue
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Gudanov - Aug 28, 2020 7:50:01 pm PDT #25869 of 26133
Coding and Sleeping
chrismg - Aug 28, 2020 8:02:32 pm PDT #25870 of 26133
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade
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All righty, then:
Treat all of HCM City
Move to Bangkok
Treat all of Bangkok
Dispatch the Medic to Atlanta
What's the story, morning glory?
billytea - Aug 28, 2020 8:02:33 pm PDT #25871 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.
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I mean, it's six-of-one whether Cairo or Bangkok will turn out to be the one we should have cleared. On the other other hand, it is about time to start saving Black cards. What do our card-counters say?
I think we've burned at least three Black cards already, so saving some would be good.
Cairo and Bangkok have equal odds of resurfacing after the next epidemic. Once you clear Vietnam, if Bangkok has an outbreak, it won't threaten anywhere else. Cairo may threaten Algiers if things go badly.
If we have enough time to get the Blue cure (i.e. to the Medic's next turn), then Black will be our only real hotspot left. (Plus, possibly, wherever the next epidemic hits). At that point, things start to feel quite manageable.
billytea - Aug 28, 2020 8:09:26 pm PDT #25872 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.
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Huh, we've almost completely eradicated Red. That's rather nice.
Gudanov - Aug 29, 2020 4:22:23 am PDT #25873 of 26133
Coding and Sleeping
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The Dispatcher dispatches hundreds of local health care workers to distribute the red death cure throughout Ho Chi Minh City. Then she takes a late bus to Thailand and in one night in Bangkok, she organizes the infrastructure to spread the cure. The city didn't know what the city was getting. With the red death wiped out in Vietnam and Thailand, she arranges a charter flight for the Medic to Atlanta on a Honda HA-420 HondaJet.
The Researcher draws Miami (Yellow) and Chennai (Black). Meanwhile, red death continues to hang on, spreading in Shanghai. Zombies also start to overrun Mumbai which is now on the brink.
The Situation:
billytea - Aug 29, 2020 5:12:30 am PDT #25874 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.
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The city didn't know what the city was getting.
A+ comment; everything but Yul Brynner.
Right! Zombieland is worsening; in addition to Cairo and Mumbai, Algiers may not be much further away either. However, nothing's going over the edge until we see the next epidemic, and we're on the clock to get these cures too. Anyone have concerns with me spreading sunshine to the Scientist and raining on the Medic's parade?
chrismg - Aug 29, 2020 5:53:30 am PDT #25875 of 26133
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade
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I don't see anything to change the plan, although I may want to head to Mumbai to fight some zombies on my turn.
megan walker - Aug 29, 2020 6:51:54 am PDT #25876 of 26133
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Anyone have concerns with me spreading sunshine to the Scientist and raining on the Medic's parade?
Just keep it above the waistline, as they say.
billytea - Aug 29, 2020 7:06:04 am PDT #25877 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.
Just keep it above the waistline, as they say.
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billytea - Aug 29, 2020 5:48:32 pm PDT #25878 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.
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I've consulted with the Braaaainns Trust about what we should do. His advice: "I suggest we win." We interpret it thus:
Pass Sao Paulo to the Scientist
Activate the Stargate to reach Atlanta
Pass San Francisco and Essen to the Medic
Ok, card me.