Up until the punching, it was a real nice party.

Kaylee ,'Shindig'


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

A thread for the discussion of games: board, LARP, MMORPG, video, tabletop RPG, game theory etc. etc. and all attendant news, developments and ancillary subjects thereof, as well as coordinating/scheduling games either online or IRL. All are welcome to chime in, talk about their favorite games or learn about gaming of any sort.

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chrismg - Oct 20, 2020 11:25:15 am PDT #26028 of 26133
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade

PANDEMIC

All right then:

Move to New York

Pass New York Card

Move to London

Distribute Treatment.


chrismg - Oct 22, 2020 6:32:24 am PDT #26029 of 26133
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade

Gud, you there?


Gudanov - Oct 24, 2020 8:09:30 am PDT #26030 of 26133
Coding and Sleeping

Sorry, crazy work schedule this week, and I'm still running a fever, yay!


Gudanov - Oct 24, 2020 8:21:49 am PDT #26031 of 26133
Coding and Sleeping

PANDEMIC

The Medic heads to New York and meets up with the Ops Expert in a bagel shop, and shares pandemic response information tailored to The City. Then the Medic catches a commercial flight to Heathrow on a Virgin 787-9. Once there, he treats all of London and all is well.

Then he draws Osaka (Red) and an event!! Airlift!

Meanwhile the Blue Fever fails to spread in Chicago thanks to the QS, but it does spread in Paris, putting the city of lights on the brink.

The situation:

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billytea - Oct 25, 2020 3:00:15 am PDT #26032 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

Ok! Shall I head to Hong Kong and iexude my soothing presence over Eastasia, with which we have never been at war? I can dock one cube in Manila or HK in the process.


megan walker - Oct 25, 2020 11:47:23 am PDT #26033 of 26133
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

PANDEMIC

I think I would dock Manila since you can dock HK as you are sitting on it. It will also make taking care of Shanghai in the future less risky. Of course, you could first head to Shanghai and dock it instead, but I think it makes sense to cover all three now. And, in any case, you cover more empty targets in HK.


chrismg - Oct 26, 2020 7:33:00 am PDT #26034 of 26133
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade

PANDEMIC

I agree. Head to Manila, take a cube off, and settle in Hong Kong sounds good.


billytea - Oct 26, 2020 8:16:30 pm PDT #26035 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

Let's do it.

Double move to Manila
Treat one cube to an ice cream
Move to Hong Kong
Blast protective whalesong over the most heavily populated real estate on the planet. Their lack of infection will be matched only by their lack of sleep.

By the way, Ryan noticed that if we spend Airlift on the Ops Expert's turn, we could end said turn with a research station in Algiers and a Blue cure. Worth it?


megan walker - Oct 26, 2020 8:54:13 pm PDT #26036 of 26133
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

PANDEMIC

By the way, Ryan noticed that if we spend Airlift on the Ops Expert's turn, we could end said turn with a research station in Algiers and a Blue cure. Worth it?

If blue was closer to eradication I might say yes, but, as it is, I feel like we might as well save it for something more urgent. However, it is the only way I could cure on my upcoming turn.

If we decide to accept the cure delay and not use Airlift, I see three main Research Station/treatment options for my turn:
1) Head to Algiers, build, and get the 5th blue or treat once (getting the last blue as the Researcher's first action on their turn)
2) Build in Madrid (a bit more connected to elsewhere), head to and build or treat as above
3) Build in Paris and treat Paris once. Paris would be a bit closer for the Medic's movement elsewhere and to cities that are likely to get hit multiple times in the future. It would be easy enough for the Researcher to treat Algiers and head to Paris for the blue exchange (and, presumably, the black exchange with the QS).


Gudanov - Oct 27, 2020 7:48:07 am PDT #26037 of 26133
Coding and Sleeping

PANDEMIC

The QS takes a train from Chicago to San Francisco and then hops onto a commercial Boeing 777 to Manila. She wipes out a bit of Red Death while in Manila and then takes a slow boat to Hong Kong. Using her incredible powers of persuasion, she gets a permit from the Chinese government to set up the most powerful whalesong projection system ever created in the top 10 floors of the 108-story International Commerce Centre, thus protecting the entire region.

Then she draws Baghdad (Black) and an event... Forecast!!

Meanwhile, Blue Fever worsens in New York and more Zombies spread in Baghdad.

The situation:

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