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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.

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-t - Jan 05, 2011 6:01:11 pm PST #8831 of 26134
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

BSG

Hm. Well, shooting centurions does sound like a good time. I'd want SP help for that.

OTOH, we're theoretically closer to jumping than being destroyed by the boarding party, depending on how the crises go. And two actions rather than one, always appealing.

Chief, have an opinion?

I will move to the Armory while I'm thinking.


billytea - Jan 05, 2011 6:10:56 pm PST #8832 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

To aid in your cogitations:

1. I can supply an SP.
2. You raise a good point that we're likely to jump before the Centurions get too far. On the other hand, there are two of them. (And then again, I can make good use of both actions if XO'd, so that does raise efficiency.)


-t - Jan 06, 2011 9:00:57 am PST #8833 of 26134
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

BSG

Eh, when in doubt, XO-1 Adama.

Wield your mighty power, Pradmojitohips.


billytea - Jan 06, 2011 9:42:13 am PST #8834 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

It's just... a jump to the left!

Action 1: Play LS-1 on the Destination Deck, pass on interrupts

And then a step to the ri-i-i-i-i-ight

Action 2: Activate President's Office

I'll see my first draw before deciding whether to put my hands on my hips or bring my knees in tight.


Laga - Jan 06, 2011 10:53:10 am PST #8835 of 26134
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.

In non-BSG news. We played Dominion last night. Way big fun. At first I was put off by the fact that it's a card game but it came in a big square box so I was all, "where is the board? Where are the tokens?" But after some initial fear that it was toooo hard I quickly caught on and I want to play again, now! omnis, you must come over and play some time.


NoiseDesign - Jan 06, 2011 3:27:30 pm PST #8836 of 26134
Our wings are not tired

Dominion is a ton of fun. It is high on my list of games to buy.


megan walker - Jan 06, 2011 3:42:53 pm PST #8837 of 26134
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

We played a bunch of games of Dominion over Christmas, trying all their suggested card combinations. In the end, the ones we came up with were much better than the groups they suggest, but it's good to start with theirs to get a feel for the different cards.


megan walker - Jan 06, 2011 3:55:41 pm PST #8838 of 26134
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

BSG

Okay, I have COs for interrupts on the Destination scouting mission, of which there are none. However, you do have Helo's re-roll.

But, once again, it turns out that you do not need his manly arms as you have rolled... a 5!

Details on the scouting mission and then the Quorum card to be sent to the Pradmiral.


billytea - Jan 06, 2011 4:05:16 pm PST #8839 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've never played Dominion. I'd probably enjoy it a lot - card games have long been a favourite of mine. However, it costs $75 here. My premium card game itch is currently serviced by Race for the Galaxy, which I've played hundreds of times, possibly into the thousands by now, and still come back to it. (I mention this because the one complaint I've heard about Dominion is that its replayability tapers off after a while for a lot of people.)


billytea - Jan 06, 2011 4:06:25 pm PST #8840 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

Bury that destination. Not what we're looking for.