Look, as GM, I hate to do this. I've been trying to be loosey-goosey to keep things rolling and fun, but phrases like:
I can contribute in one way with a small-medium amount to the check
Goes against what I said a few posts ago:
So, as the GM for this game, I say, you can NOT give vague specifics. You can say polar opposites. "I can help a lot with this check" or "I can help a little with this check", or "I can't help with this check".
I say this not to be an asshole, but because it has come up repeatedly with this game. So PLEASE, for the love of dog, lets follow this rule. POLAR OPPOSITES or I CAN'T HELP. Those are the options. The oven is on warm, broil or off. The foot got a little wet from the puddle, the foot got soaked, or you avoided the puddle. You have a flashlight, you have a floodlight, you are blind. OK?
I'm not harping on anyone. Like I said, I am just as much at fault for letting this go on. But given this weekends final round of "according to the rules..." bs, and since it seems to rub people one way or another, it's my job as GM to step up and play Azdak. (only advantage is, he was bribed). That said, let's keep this shit moving.
BSG
7 PB
Destiny Deck: Y1, G2
Apollo: R2
Boomer: Y3
Zarek: No Cards
Helo:No Cards
Tigh: No Cards
Chief:
Running Total: -8 out of 7
FAIL
That brings us to Chief. I can't recall if Chief said in the past if team human wants to fail, don't play anything. I'd rather error on the side of caution. Since everytime I try to write a note on the sheet to remind me of these things, it blocks some of the automation it does. Garrr.
BSG
I'm very sorry. The conversation got extremely confusing to follow (and I wasn't part of it) and I misunderstood what was deemed acceptable in the end.
I broke the rules of the game. Should I leave?
BSG
I certainly don't think so.
FWIW, you weren't giving any new info to me. Anyone even remotely following the game would know what you essentially had in your hand. And because he started the round with no cards, it's a no-brainer what colors Chief had. That's why I suspected we couldn't pass from the beginning (but I purposefully waited to mention it until after we knew what destiny was and the cylons played).
BSG
I regretfully play no cards.
The rules say you can say "medium" if you're playing more than 1 card. It's all very nit-picky.
BSG
While we're finishing off the check, Apollo, you could put in COs for your card draw. (So could I, come to think of it.)
BSG
I broke the rules of the game. Should I leave?
Oh please no. I want to finish the game, not boot people.
It's all very nit-picky.
Yes, too much so for my taste. But it's slowing things down with scalpel shavings of the rules. If the time wasted on debating the rules were spent playing the game, we might be done by now. So, as GM, I had to make a decision.
That said, let's finish this check up, shall we?
7 PB
Destiny Deck: Y1, G2
Apollo: R2
Boomer: Y3
Zarek: No Cards
Helo:No Cards
Tigh: No Cards
Chief: No Cards
Running Total: -8 out of 7
FAIL
Well humans, if nothing else, you did get the cylons to waste a couple cards. Let's see what that cost y'all.
-1 population. It is now your lowest resource, at 2.
Raiders are activated, which doesn't matter, as we have none.
Jump Track is advanced! Woot! One step closer to Kobol!
And that brings us to:
End of Round Summary - Round: 7.5-Chief
Player Locations and cards
Boomer: Cylon Fleet;3 Cards
Zarek: President's Office;3 Cards
Helo: Hangar Deck;5 Cards
Tigh: Command;2 Cards
Chief: FTL Control;4 Cards
Apollo: Caprica;3 Cards
Sectors
Sector 1: empty
Sector 2: empty
Sector 3: empty
Sector 4: empty
Sector 5: empty
Sector 6: empty
Resources:
Fuel: 4
Food: 3
Morale: 5
Population: 2
Viper Reserves: 7
Damaged Vipers: 0
Destroyed Vipers: 1
Raptors Reserves: 2
Raptors Destroyed: 2
Other
Nukes: 1
Jump Track: 1
Distance Traveled: 8
Galactica Damage: Admiral's Quarters
Boarding Party:
Deck Counts
Yellow: 4
Green: 10
Purple: 12
Red: 10
Blue: 7
Destiny: 8
(Please check with your data, to make sure there is nothing out of whack. If any discrepancy, please contact me immediately.)
BSG
Apollo has opted to draw one yellow and one red.
I'm leaving for the gym so will be offline for about 90 minutes.
In the meantime I will draw two crisis cards and resolve one of them.
BSG
Apollo has discarded option 2,
Terrorist Bomber
, and gone with option 1,
Fulfiller of Prophecy
. This will cost him a skill card, and he is discarding a
Yellow 1.
It also causes another Crisis card to be drawn! And that is
Terrorist Investigations.
Details of all 3 crisis cards to be e-mailed shortly.
