The centaur won the next round and the treant won the round after that. I'm glad Ratzo's strategy didn't hold up, that would have kind of wrecked the game.
Ah, yes, of course. The gypsies, they gave you your soul. The gypsies are filthy people. Ptui! We shall speak of them no more.
Ilona Costa Bianchi ,'The Girl in Question'
Gaming 1: You are likely to be eaten by a grue
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Laga - Jan 20, 2011 11:52:25 pm PST #9144 of 26134
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
StuntHusband - Jan 21, 2011 7:14:13 am PST #9145 of 26134
Electromagnetic candy! - Stark
I suppose I should start reading the board again then.
re: Cottle - he's in Exodus, but not as a playable PC. He's a supporting character, used in one of the 3 variants in the box.
IMO, Exodus is mostly unnecessary complication - though the Cylon Fleet (replaces the random Cylon ship stuff on Crisis cards) is a fascinating alternative. They're ALWAYS there, lurking on their own board. Sometimes it does something like throws ships at you - sometimes it just lurks, gloating in the distance.
billytea - Jan 21, 2011 10:03:36 pm PST #9146 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.
re: Cottle - he's in Exodus, but not as a playable PC. He's a supporting character, used in one of the 3 variants in the box.
I love his Ally write-up. If you encounter happy funtimes Cottle, he fixes you up quick-smart. If you get bitter/dark Cottle, you're subjected to the debilitating effects of second-hand smoke.
IMO, Exodus is mostly unnecessary complication - though the Cylon Fleet (replaces the random Cylon ship stuff on Crisis cards) is a fascinating alternative. They're ALWAYS there, lurking on their own board. Sometimes it does something like throws ships at you - sometimes it just lurks, gloating in the distance.
I like the concept of all the different parts of the Ionian Nebula, but I'm not sure how well they work in practice. (There's one Crossroads card that seems to be "Pick a Cylon and kick them out of the game", for instance.) I don't think I'd play Exodus at all without the Cylon Fleet though. Aside from it sounding like fun, the new Crisis Cards don't have any Cylon attacks. Without the Cylon Fleet, then, attacks would become too rare.
billytea - Jan 23, 2011 11:41:07 am PST #9147 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
Ladies and gentlemen, please welcom the crew of the sixth flight of the Battlestar Buffistica. All players have been able to take their first pick. We have three characters from the base game, two from Pegasus and one from Exodus. I've randomised the turn order and it will be:
Anastasia "Dee" Dualla
(NoiseDesign)
Ellen Tigh
(StuntHusband)
Admiral Karl "Helo" Agathon
(Polter-Cow)
President Laura Roslin
(-t)
Felix Gaeta
(Laga)
Kara "Starbuck" Thrace
(Kalshane)
Loyalty Cards are going out. Everyone except Dee, please post your choice of starting skill cards (choose three cards from your normal draw). I'll then post the starting set-up and we will start with Dee's turn.
-t - Jan 23, 2011 12:01:54 pm PST #9148 of 26134
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
BSG
Woo! Looks like a fun crowd.
I'll take 2 Y and 1 G, please.
Laga - Jan 23, 2011 1:28:45 pm PST #9149 of 26134
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
BSG
I'll take one blue, one purple & one green.
Kalshane - Jan 23, 2011 2:09:56 pm PST #9150 of 26134
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
BSG
I feel compelled to choose R G B.
billytea - Jan 23, 2011 2:19:40 pm PST #9151 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 feel compelled to choose R G B.
No can do, I'm afraid; your normal card draw allows you to take either Green or Blue, but not both; your starting card draw follows the same restriction.
StuntHusband - Jan 23, 2011 2:27:51 pm PST #9152 of 26134
Electromagnetic candy! - Stark
BSG
He already asked, and I already answered - 2Y and 1G
Don't look at me that way, I'm not bad OR drawn that way; you just don't understand my relationship with my husband. Jealous?
I think so.
Laga - Jan 23, 2011 2:32:13 pm PST #9153 of 26134
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Is P-C the only one playing his own gender?