I gotta go. I'll catch up with my xo in the wee hours.
Mal: He calls back, you keep them occupied. Wash: What do I do, shadow puppets?
'The Message'
Gaming 1: You are likely to be eaten by a grue
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Laga - Sep 16, 2009 12:01:04 pm PDT #4013 of 26134
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
billytea - Sep 16, 2009 1:50:54 pm PDT #4014 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.
BSG
You can indeed activate a location twice with an XO. Consolidating power is of course also an option.
Chief fires at the basestar. After the poor results from the first two shots, I have COs from Starbuck: Play a Strategic Planning-3.
Die roll: 5 + 2 = 7. Hit! Let's draw a damage token.
Structural Damage. Any further attacks against this basestar are +2 to hit.
Chief, what would you like to do for your second action?
omnis_audis - Sep 16, 2009 2:27:04 pm PDT #4015 of 26134
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
Chief, what would you like to do for your second action?I answer, only because she indicated she was stepping out for awhile, and the anticipation is KILLING ME! It seemed to me she was wanting to fire on the ship twice, if she could:
I fire on the base star and wait to see if I can do it again.
To quote from Pete's favorite game: "Blow It Up! Blow It Up! Blow It Up!"
billytea - Sep 16, 2009 2:32:16 pm PDT #4016 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.
Yes, but Chief also said:
another option would be to play a "consolidate power", draw two purple cards and hope one of them is "strategic planning".
Even if she hadn't, I would request confirmation that "wait to see if I can do it again" leads to "do it again".
omnis_audis - Sep 16, 2009 2:36:59 pm PDT #4017 of 26134
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
grumble grumble. Hate it when you are right. And you always are. Want action! Blow It UP! Blow It UP!
(what can I say? I'm bored on Caprica, and Boomer is trying to hunt down some cigarettes)
Pete, Husband of Jilli - Sep 16, 2009 2:41:42 pm PDT #4018 of 26134
"I've got a gun! I've got a mother-flippin' gun!" - Moss, The IT Crowd
another option would be to play a "consolidate power", draw two purple cards and hope one of them is "strategic planning".
Eh. I'm pretty certain what Laga was suggesting was playing the Consolidate Power in order to possibly have a strategic planning handy for the second action which would have been firing at the Basestar. Since the first of her actions has been taken, it seems pretty clear that she'd fire again.
I totally understand if you feel the need to wait but I think you're interpreting Laga's response wrong.
Pete, Husband of Jilli - Sep 16, 2009 2:42:22 pm PDT #4019 of 26134
"I've got a gun! I've got a mother-flippin' gun!" - Moss, The IT Crowd
Hate it when you are right.
I don't think he's right. Neener.
billytea - Sep 16, 2009 3:15:29 pm PDT #4020 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.
I totally understand if you feel the need to wait but I think you're interpreting Laga's response wrong.
No, the point is, I'm not interpreting it. I'm asking Chief Tyrol to do that. I've watched a number of these forum games. Mostly, when someone's intent seems clear, it's exactly that. But not always. His intent may seem clear, but if it's not explicit, it's not my place to take it out of his hands. So, yes, if I see the possibility of ambiguity, I'll ask for confirmation.
Bear a couple of things in mind. First, it's a team game. A player can toss up a suggested action looking for discussion. Second, there are two teams. Deception is supposed to be part of the game. As moderator, the most impartial way I can deal with statements that admit of more than one interpretation is to act only on explicit orders.
To make things explicit and avoid hold-ups, I recommend a convention of putting actual orders in bold, e.g.:
Move: to the rhythm
Action: wave my hands in the air like I just don't care.
Crisis Card: the roof, the roof, the roof is on fire (Admiral's Choice).
You can also submit COs to me by email if there's any uncertainties involved. For instance, in this situation, there could be something like: "If I can shoot at the basestar twice, I'll do that. If not, my second action will be Consolidate Power."
Pete, Husband of Jilli - Sep 16, 2009 3:44:37 pm PDT #4021 of 26134
"I've got a gun! I've got a mother-flippin' gun!" - Moss, The IT Crowd
No, the point is, I'm not interpreting it.
Yeah, I see the importance of not interpreting. I'm fine with that.
Crisis Card: the roof, the roof, the roof is on fire.
This earworm has sealed your doom.
Sean K - Sep 16, 2009 4:32:29 pm PDT #4022 of 26134
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Peevey, you've been threatening doom for as long as I've known you. There's no actual doom coming, is there? Don't lie.