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megan walker - Nov 09, 2020 11:10:32 am PST #26064 of 26133
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

PANDEMIC

Forecast allows you to see the next 6 cards in the infection deck and reorder them as you see fit. So, if you play it after the first or second epidemic, you are seeing which cities will get hit with the next three draws but control the order. After the third or fourth epidemic, since you draw three on each turn, you only control two draws. Like bt, I prefer to use it early for that reason. Also, I generally play it first, and then see whether it might make sense to play 1) One Quiet Night after one of the turns to delay the inevitable, or 2) Airlift to move the QS to prevent a hit that very turn.

ETA: As an example, if we saw that Shanghai was in the group of six, we would arrange to have it hit first since the QS is already there protecting it. If SF or Mumbai is there, we would put it last to give us time to get either the Medic of QS there beforehand.

Gudanov - Nov 09, 2020 7:08:47 pm PST #26065 of 26133
Coding and Sleeping

PANDEMIC

I am also in favor of using forecast. Since it is the QS's card I will let the QS have the final say.

billytea - Nov 09, 2020 9:23:41 pm PST #26066 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

It is the will of the people!

Play Forecast
Receive the Knowledge

Gudanov - Nov 10, 2020 9:10:29 pm PST #26067 of 26133
Coding and Sleeping

PANDEMIC

I have seen the future and it is...

San Francisco

London

Algiers

Baghdad

Shanghai

Chicago

Gudanov - Nov 10, 2020 9:12:00 pm PST #26068 of 26133
Coding and Sleeping

I'm thinking Shanghai and London to the top and San Francisco to the bottom. Not sure about the others.

billytea - Nov 10, 2020 11:22:52 pm PST #26069 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

How about:

Shanghai
London
Chicago
Algiers
San Francisco
Baghdad

Chicago's not much of a worry and we'll have a cure soon. Algiers is more accessible than Baghdad, so let's have Baghdad last.

Sound good?

chrismg - Nov 11, 2020 7:40:11 am PST #26070 of 26133
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade

PANDEMIC

works for me

megan walker - Nov 11, 2020 8:46:47 am PST #26071 of 26133
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

PANDEMIC

Sounds good to me. Glad we did Forecast.

FYI, I have a medical procedure this morning so I will not be around until maybe tomorrow.

Gudanov - Nov 11, 2020 9:19:51 am PST #26072 of 26133
Coding and Sleeping

In general, I will be a bit slow. I'm in the crunch time for a software release.

billytea - Nov 11, 2020 2:52:03 pm PST #26073 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

No rush, it's all good. Meanwhile, arrange the cards as given above.

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