So, how was your summer? Mine was fun. Saw some fish. Went mad with hunger. Hallucinated a whole bunch.

Angel ,'Conviction (1)'


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.

PLEASE TO WHITEFONT SPOILERS for video games, RPG modules or anything for which foreknowledge of events might lessen one's enjoyment of whatever gaming experience.


billytea - Sep 01, 2009 10:35:47 pm PDT #3697 of 26134
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.

What's the maximum number of players?

Six players all up, though on BGG they've run some experimental games with ten. You interested?


omnis_audis - Sep 01, 2009 11:02:39 pm PDT #3698 of 26134
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir

Pete wants to be a cylon!!!!


billytea - Sep 02, 2009 2:27:37 am PDT #3699 of 26134
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.

And you can be his Cy-girl.


StuntHusband - Sep 02, 2009 4:35:11 am PDT #3700 of 26134
Electromagnetic candy! - Stark

And you can be his Cy-girl.

Oh, you're so dead.

I would LOVE to be in another game.


Volans - Sep 02, 2009 5:07:06 am PDT #3701 of 26134
move out and draw fire

Finally, of course, he spiked the check that landed Adama in the Brig and left him as the only remaining player with the run of the ship.

I am embarrassed to admit that this was finally when I figured it out. I was totally convinced up to that point that it was Roslin and maybe Baltar what were the cylons.

Random bought my trust in large part by looking at my card and telling the truth. Which, in retrospect, was brilliant, because it meant he could hide behind my, uh, skirts...and then when he was revealed as a cylon it cast doubt on me.

I found it a LOT harder to play online than in person, FWIW. I guess I'm just way too visual; I had problems with everything from remembering which cards were what to counting cards in checks and drawn to remembering what actions people had taken. I also found it a lot harder to table-talk; my gift of gab appears to be verbal, not typed.

In conclusion, very much fun, I'm still stunned we got w/in one jump of winning, but if you guys want to do it again, I will relinquish my seat at the table.


billytea - Sep 02, 2009 5:17:08 am PDT #3702 of 26134
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.

Random bought my trust in large part by looking at my card and telling the truth. Which, in retrospect, was brilliant, because it meant he could hide behind my, uh, skirts...and then when he was revealed as a cylon it cast doubt on me.

He'd been psyching himself up to out you, but at the last moment decided the credibility war would be too risky. In hindsight, he got a much better payoff the way it played out. In fact, I had a running dialogue with him as (to me, who after all knew his loyalty card) his acts of sabotage became more and more outrageous. Mostly to the effect that surely this time someone would notice. But even Roslin, who was I think the only person not convinced Roslin was a Cylon, suspected you instead of him.

In conclusion, your husband is a lying liar who lies. It was a thing of beauty and a joy to behold.


Volans - Sep 02, 2009 7:14:45 am PDT #3703 of 26134
move out and draw fire

your husband is a lying liar who lies

Diplomat.


Pete, Husband of Jilli - Sep 02, 2009 8:46:11 am PDT #3704 of 26134
"I've got a gun! I've got a mother-flippin' gun!" - Moss, The IT Crowd

I know Sean totally thought Raq and hubby were cylons. Funny really.

Six players all up, though on BGG they've run some experimental games with ten. You interested?

Yes, I'd be interested. I just ordered a copy from Amazon so it'll be here Friday.

A 10 player game would rock. It would probably be chaos but such GLORIOUS chaos.


Pete, Husband of Jilli - Sep 02, 2009 10:14:34 am PDT #3705 of 26134
"I've got a gun! I've got a mother-flippin' gun!" - Moss, The IT Crowd

Nothing could be further from the truth actually. Watching this last game I knew I'd much rather be one of the humans with their brave struggle.

Which is ironic as I think I'd like to play Saul Tigh.


omnis_audis - Sep 02, 2009 10:40:05 am PDT #3706 of 26134
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir

Ya, I'm trying to think who I'd like to play if/when we play again. I rather like Boomer. But I'm also wanting to try something else. Maybe Starbuck.