I can't help too much with this skill check. I'm leaning towards the discard.
Sorry, Captain. I'm real sorry. I shoulda kept better care of her. Usually she lets me know when something's wrong. Maybe she did, I just wasn't paying attention...
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NoiseDesign - Jun 29, 2010 5:39:02 pm PDT #6195 of 26134
Our wings are not tired
billytea - Jun 29, 2010 7:03:25 pm PDT #6196 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
I think that just leaves Pfresident Zarek. If we do go for the check, I'd hope the President can make a decent contribution. He'll be drawing new cards very soon, so he's best able to spend some now.
Something else I've been thinking about. We have six players, so at the Sleeper Phase there'll be a sympathiser. If all our resources are still in the Blue, they'll join the Cylons, and the humans will be pretty much irrevocably boned. We need to get one resource in the red by the Sleeper Phase.
Population's a bad choice, it's hard to manage and we can't raise it again easily if we get into trouble. Fuel is easier to drop, but we could wind up in huge trouble. Food isn't bad, but you need the right Crisis Cards to make it work. Morale's probably the best choice. A lot of Crisis Cards put it at risk, so it's not too hard to get into the red; but it's not as dangerous as Fuel or Population, and there are Quorum cards that can raise it again.
The point of all this is, maybe we should take the discard option to save a bit on cards and start to 'manage' Morale in anticipation of the Sleeper Phase. Thoughts?
omnis_audis - Jun 29, 2010 8:06:26 pm PDT #6197 of 26134
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
BSG
So? Is that the "OR" option I hear?
billytea - Jun 29, 2010 8:15:43 pm PDT #6198 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
Still asking opinions, though with three players only able to help a little I'm leaning that way. I'll put my choice in bold when I make it (which will be today, my time). It's the President's opinion I'm most interested in, because we'd need a good showing from him to make the skill check worthwhile. If he says no, I'll take option 2.
Laga - Jun 29, 2010 8:36:06 pm PDT #6199 of 26134
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Sorry I've been packing all day.
BSG
As president I lack the resources to launch an investigative committee at this time. Let's press this whiny fleet into service and mine some water.
(iow, I can only help a little with the skill check; I vote for the discard option)
billytea - Jun 29, 2010 8:46:28 pm PDT #6200 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
Ok, only Tigh and myself can offer much help in the check. It sounds like discards will probably be cheaper.
I choose option 2.
Laga - Jun 29, 2010 8:49:36 pm PDT #6201 of 26134
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
BSG
Do we discard openly?
You can scout again at the end of your turn, right BoomerT?
billytea - Jun 29, 2010 8:59:18 pm PDT #6202 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
Do we discard openly?
Yes, but the discards are random. Omnis will post which cards we all lost.
You can scout again at the end of your turn, right BoomerT?
That is correct, I'll get some Recon shortly.
omnis_audis - Jun 29, 2010 9:12:09 pm PDT #6203 of 26134
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
billytea, insent
omnis_audis - Jun 29, 2010 9:59:20 pm PDT #6204 of 26134
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
BSG
Y'all have selected to let the Gods pick your pockets. Well, Boomer has made the choice for you. Here is what was plucked from your hands:
Boomer *RED 2**
Zarek Green 2
Helo Green 1
Admiral Green 2
Chief Blue 1
Apollo Red 1
Wow, the Gods must think "Oh, they live in space, let's not tease them with greenery. Let's strip them of green so they don't think about fresh vegetables, a day in the park, or mowing the lawn."
That ends Boomer's turn. Being the sneaky type, she's peeking at the next crisis card. An e-mail has been sent to Boomer, let's see if she keeps it or buries it.
ETA: Sorry folks, Made an error tracking that BT caught. His card is updated above.