Not just scientist skillz, but mad scientist skillz! I assume that Chennai now sports a secret lair hidden inside an active volcano. (Active volcanos are of course the natural enemy of the zombie.)
I'm so sorry, but if it makes you feel any better, my fun-time-Buffy party night involved watching a robot throw Spike through a window, so if you want to trade... no wait, I wouldn't give up that memory for anything.
Buffy ,'Get It Done'
Gaming 1: You are likely to be eaten by a grue
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billytea - Sep 02, 2020 10:24:34 pm PDT #25924 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.
Gudanov - Sep 03, 2020 4:29:14 am PDT #25925 of 26133
Coding and Sleeping
PANDEMIC
The Scientist decides that information about Istanbul isn't nobody's business but the Turks and finds out more about the origins of the zombie hoards. Then she charters a flight on a Bombardier Global 7000 to Jakarta, and then takes a slow boat to Chennai. Once there she creates and aerosol that can disable zombies, lessening the threat.
Then the Scientist draws Seoul and an event... Airlift!
Meanwhile infection spreads in Atlanta, Johannesburg, and Taipei. That puts Taipei on the brink.
Okay, I screwed up. I didn't notice that the game discarded Cairo instead of Jakarta when I moved the Scientist (this is what happens when I'm trying to run a turn fast). However I think we can just pretend that Jakarta is the Cairo card and finish off the game without any real problem.
The Situation:
Gudanov - Sep 03, 2020 4:35:17 am PDT #25926 of 26133
Coding and Sleeping
PANDEMIC
I'm thinking I should go to Montreal, take a flight to Beijing and then double move to Taipei. That will clear out a lot of red death and take two cities off the brink. I know Beijing would is pretty unlikely to come up, but the only other city on the brink isn't in the infection deck anymore.
billytea - Sep 03, 2020 6:33:17 am PDT #25927 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.
PANDEMIC
That'd be ok. You could also discard Montreal to move to Mexico City (it could also conceivably cause an outbreak after the last epidemic), then Osaka to finish in Taipei.
chrismg - Sep 03, 2020 7:05:59 am PDT #25928 of 26133
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade
PANDEMIC
The 3-cube cities seem like a higher priority, but it's up to you.
Gudanov - Sep 03, 2020 7:21:57 am PDT #25929 of 26133
Coding and Sleeping
PANDEMIC
I see how Mexico City could be a danger too if an epidemic turns that area into a hot spot. However I think there will be more options for the Dispatcher and Research to deal with that area than if Beijing goes epidemic and puts Shanghai and Seoul on the bring.
Also I feel like the Medic is more emotionally invested in combating the red death. He keeps wiping it out and it keeps coming back.
megan walker - Sep 03, 2020 8:33:12 am PDT #25930 of 26133
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
PANDEMIC
Okay, I screwed up. I didn't notice that the game discarded Cairo instead of Jakarta when I moved the Scientist (this is what happens when I'm trying to run a turn fast).
I've done that. It's so easy to not notice it.
As for the next move, I agree with putting it all on red.
Gudanov - Sep 03, 2020 9:34:46 am PDT #25931 of 26133
Coding and Sleeping
PANDEMIC
The Medic will proceed to:
Move to Montreal
Fly to Beijing
Move to Shanghai
Move to Taipei
The Medic takes a train to Montreal. Then charters a flight on Gulfstream G650ER to Beijing. Then he goes on a voyage of curing all the way to Taipei.
Next, he draws Lima, and an event... Forecast!
That means we have the option to use use Forecast before drawing infections, so I will pause for consultation.
I don't think we want to use Forecast (or Airlift) unless we get an epidemic, but I'll open the floor just in case.
megan walker - Sep 03, 2020 9:50:24 am PDT #25932 of 26133
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
PANDEMIC
I don't think we want to use Forecast (or Airlift) unless we get an epidemic, but I'll open the floor just in case.
I think it's generally best to use right after an epidemic to get max value (and make sure an epidemic doesn't effectively cancel it), however in this case it may buy us the time we need by getting better cards in the discard pile.
Gudanov - Sep 03, 2020 10:25:09 am PDT #25933 of 26133
Coding and Sleeping
PANDEMIC
Not a bad idea, but if we don't get the epidemic on the next turn then all six cards will end up in the discard anyhow. I guess I'm thinking of holding onto it until we get an epidemic to make sure the city hit by the epidemic doesn't come up immediately.