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.

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.

PANDEMIC

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

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?

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).

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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PANDEMIC

Forgot it was my turn there for a second.

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).

So, what do people think, Airlift + Blue Cure, one of the three options above, or something else I haven't thought of?

PANDEMIC

I think definitely build a research station, it'd be good to get some on the map and that's the thing where you excel. If we save the Airlift and you leave the cure until your next turn, you may as well treat a cube rather than grab Madrid. You might draw Blue anyway, in which case the Researcher can use it for transport instead.

I don't have strong opinions about whether you build in Paris, Algiers or Madrid. Maybe a slight preference for Paris or Algiers to space it a bit further from Atlanta, and so you'll start your next turn in a research station for easy curage.

PANDEMIC

br's plan sounds good to me.

PANDEMIC

Ok then, much as I did during my grad school days, I will move between New York and Paris.

Double move to Paris
Build a high-tech yet elegant research station to rival the Pyramide du Louvre
Treat one cube to a cup of Mariage Frères tea and a madeleine
Reminisce about how we'll always have Paris