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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.

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.


megan walker - Jan 11, 2011 6:40:02 pm PST #8986 of 26134
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

BSG

Aren't I supposed to be using a penny? Should I try a nickel?


billytea - Jan 11, 2011 6:48:20 pm PST #8987 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'd say you should be using a shiny button, but I'm a traditionalist. The young, 'hip' GMs are probably using pogs or whatnot these days. Bah. What can a pog teach you of life?!


-t - Jan 11, 2011 6:53:56 pm PST #8988 of 26134
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

BSG

Hee, the low die rolls are cracking me up.

I do think I should get into a viper on my next turn. What we should do meanwhile, I'm not sure. I can take more potshots at the centurions, surely the force will be with me at some point, but we can all see how well that's been going thus far. Maybe we should change tactics to change our luck.


Liese S. - Jan 11, 2011 7:00:38 pm PST #8989 of 26134
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

BSG
 
Is the other option in our arsenal using Galactica itself to shoot at stuff? I`m not at my laptop right now. It is far far away, i.e, not on this couch in front of the fire.


billytea - Jan 11, 2011 7:00:59 pm PST #8990 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

If you get in a viper on your turn, are you able to hand them... Maximum ass-whupping? If so, then maybe we'll risk the Cylon activation this turn, and I'll get you to scout (and possibly try to shoot a Centurion again).


billytea - Jan 11, 2011 7:03:29 pm PST #8991 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

Is the other option in our arsenal using Galactica itself to shoot at stuff? I`m not at my laptop right now. It is far far away, i.e, not on this couch in front of the fire.

Galactica has its own weapons, which are our best option against basestars but less efficient than vipers against raiders (one Weapnos Control action gets one shot, while one Command action can get two shots). I'm more worried about the five raiders than the basestar right now, though if we get another one, that could change.


-t - Jan 11, 2011 7:16:43 pm PST #8992 of 26134
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

BSG

Well, when I actually look at my cards rather than remembering them (wrong, as it turns out) I can't guarantee maximum ass-whuppage after all. Chief to Command is looking the better choice.


billytea - Jan 11, 2011 7:20:04 pm PST #8993 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

Okeedoke. I play an XO-2 on the Chief. Chief, you have the run of the ship.


Liese S. - Jan 11, 2011 7:37:00 pm PST #8994 of 26134
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

BSG

Okay, I have a move and an action, right? So that means I have to move to Command and then launch an additional viper in sector 6 for the action? No actual shooting involved this turn. And then on Baltar's turn stuff might move toward the civvies, and on Helo's turn we'd attack with the vipers?


billytea - Jan 11, 2011 7:39:27 pm PST #8995 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

That's correct, although a single activation of Command lets you launch two vipers.