[Imperial Historian]

-21 I think, assuming you colonised d'reks homeworld

[Tattersail_]

Imperial Historian, on 02 September 2013 - 04:24 PM, said:

-21 I think, assuming you colonised d'reks homeworld

Yes I did, you are right, are you able to influence any other hexes at this stage? I was under the assumption you can only do one.

[Imperial Historian]

You can influence any hex you have a ship in. You could influence the hex you took off twelve, but it would cost you 4 money for no real gain, and less moves next go (twelve is going to have moves galore next go!). Your going to be struggling to get your upgrades and builds in as it is I think.

[Tattersail_]

Good to know for future reference. I can see my mistakes this game and will try to do better next game. I want to punch twelve a lot. Tapper for the win!

[Solidsnape]

IH, can you take a look at my upkeep please?

I'm sure I was on -21 when I passed. That would leave me at -21 after influencing then bankrupting a pulsar system.

[Imperial Historian]

It's right, except you have only 4 science because you bankrupted geminga.

For information, if you'd not flipped your colony ships when you did you could have instead used them to colonise the money planet in your new system for 3 money, then flipped the remaining 2 for 2 money, leaving you 6 materials better off.

[Solidsnape]

Imperial Historian, on 02 September 2013 - 06:43 PM, said:

It's right, except you have only 4 science because you bankrupted geminga.

For information, if you'd not flipped your colony ships when you did you could have instead used them to colonise the money planet in your new system for 3 money, then flipped the remaining 2 for 2 money, leaving you 6 materials better off.

Yeah I see that now. Steep learning curve and all that. Shoulda coulda woulda.
I'll sort that science total out now then. Thanks.

New amount should be 10 yeah?

This post has been edited by Solidsnape: 02 September 2013 - 06:54 PM

[Tapper]

Ow fuck. Nearly forgot about this.
Keep the victory tiles, and claim & colonize 302 with 1 materials.

This post has been edited by Tapper: 03 September 2013 - 02:32 PM

[cerveza_fiesta]

Just working thru the upkeeps now. holiday weekend and all, sorry for the delay.

[cerveza_fiesta]

OK, all caught up. Ready for cleanup phase.

SUPERNOVA ROLLS

CF's supernova [2,1] + 1 = 4 (less than 7) KABOOM!!!!!
Khell's supernova [1,1] + 4 = 6 (less than 7) KABOOM!!!!


Before I post the pre-round-8 board I need to know from Khell where he wants me to put the 2 grey planet cubes lost in the supernova.


For my own, I'll place them both on the science track.



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[Khellendros]

cerveza_fiesta, on 03 September 2013 - 04:55 PM, said:

OK, all caught up. Ready for cleanup phase.

SUPERNOVA ROLLS

CF's supernova [2,1] + 1 = 4 (less than 7) KABOOM!!!!!
Khell's supernova [1,1] + 4 = 6 (less than 7) KABOOM!!!!

Oh come on, no fucking way. COME. ON. Two 1s, the only score which would have wiped out my supernova. I am so depressed right now, if we had a physical board I would totally upend it and scatter all the pieces everywhere in a fit of rage.

I don't know CF, all is lost. I can now do absolutely nothing in the final round. Fucktastic.

[cerveza_fiesta]

Hey man, things aren't looking peachy for me either...

[Khellendros]

Sigh, put one grey cube on science track and one on money track.

[cerveza_fiesta]

And sorry to depress you. I probably should have used the word

KABLOOIE!

Cause it sounds funnier, and then it's fun to lose a super important hex!

[Khellendros]

cerveza_fiesta, on 03 September 2013 - 05:04 PM, said:

And sorry to depress you. I probably should have used the word

KABLOOIE!

Cause it sounds funnier, and then it's fun to lose a super important hex!

But you didn't, and now it's too late. Sad face.

[twelve]

Khellendros, on 03 September 2013 - 05:04 PM, said:

cerveza_fiesta, on 03 September 2013 - 05:04 PM, said:

And sorry to depress you. I probably should have used the word

KABLOOIE!

Cause it sounds funnier, and then it's fun to lose a super important hex!

But you didn't, and now it's too late. Sad face.

And time to add salt to your wound.



It's not too late to call the game as me the victor so you all can get your chance at revenge in the next one.

[twelve]

So Does Morgoth go first? And who passed second? Was that Khell?

I've been out of the loop on what has been going on in this game so I don't know where we are at.

[cerveza_fiesta]

After that round I'm at 28 points I think, but I'd almost be prepared to call it. I'm sure tatts has different ideas, but I don't see any of us being able to pull ahead in the coming rounds with the stock of materials you're sitting on.

13 reputation
1 diplomacy
9 hexes
5 research

[Tattersail_]

I don't know, can we not reduce twelve to ruble?

[cerveza_fiesta]

Given that there are 2 nanobot research tiles, he'll be able to build up a massive fleet and upgrade it this round, without bothering to take a single hex. Then he'll barely have to push in round 9 to accumulate sufficient hexes for final victory, not to mention potential gains in VPs for research.

I dunno, it seems unlikely that even acting collectively, we'd be able to stop it. We all left it too long.

Don't get me wrong, I'll play to the end, but the game outcome is pretty clear to me.