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'Bring On The Night'


Gaming 1: You are likely to be eaten by a grue

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megan walker - Oct 07, 2020 5:52:46 pm PDT #25992 of 26133
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

If Megan goes QS we'll go Dispatcher, and if you take Ops Expert we'll do the QS.

Well, I know last time you said the Quarantine Specialist looked interesting so I'll take Ops Expert and leave the QS to the brains trust.


billytea - Oct 07, 2020 5:56:56 pm PDT #25993 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.

QS it is! We are ready with soothing mantras and a broadcast system that can be heard in the next city.


Gudanov - Oct 08, 2020 5:07:49 am PDT #25994 of 26133
Coding and Sleeping

I'll take the Researcher so I can help get folks to five cards.

So we've got a Medic, an Operations Expert, a Quarantine Specialist, and a Researcher. Doing some randomness, the order is Medic, Quarantine Specialist, Operations Expert, and Researcher.


Gudanov - Oct 08, 2020 5:25:47 am PDT #25995 of 26133
Coding and Sleeping

PANDEMIC

The world has a bad case of blue fever.

FYI, it's hard to see, but Atlanta has two blue cubes.

The situation:

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billytea - Oct 08, 2020 5:42:36 am PDT #25996 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's pretty good, all the worst spots are in walking distance. Who wants to collect Blue? I have Atlanta for the lucky recipient.


megan walker - Oct 08, 2020 8:11:59 am PDT #25997 of 26133
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

PANDEMIC

What a great draw all around.

Who wants to collect Blue? I have Atlanta for the lucky recipient.

I'm thinking I should since I have the blue furthest away. Montreal should be easy for me to pick up on my turn since the Medic can't get both New York and London anyway. I could treat Chicago on the way.


chrismg - Oct 08, 2020 12:26:36 pm PDT #25998 of 26133
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade

PANDEMIC

Yeah, I'm thinking I clear New York and end on Montreal.


billytea - Oct 08, 2020 1:18:18 pm PDT #25999 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

Sounds good, I'll pass Atlanta to the Ops Expert before starting on my travels.


chrismg - Oct 08, 2020 1:46:18 pm PDT #26000 of 26133
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade

PANDEMIC

OK, then, I will:

Double move to New York

Distribute A THOROUGHLY TESTED treatment

Move to the site of the Other French Revolution


Gudanov - Oct 09, 2020 4:36:08 am PDT #26001 of 26133
Coding and Sleeping

PANDEMIC

The Medic rents a Nissan Altima and drives to Washington D.C. before grabbing a train to New York. The Medic then distributes a proven antiviral drug that has shown efficacy against the blue fever and transforms New York from a disease-ridden dystopia to an unaffordable-housing dystopia. Then she takes a short-haul flight on an American Airlines Airbus 319-100 to Montreal and hangs out at a bar next to the airport.

The Medic then draws New York (Blue) and Santiago (Yellow)

Meanwhile the Red Death appears in Manila and Zombies are spotted in Baghdad.

The situation

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Oh, a little change in the map, you'll see shields around the cities protected from infection by the Quarantine Specialist.