[Khellendros]

PASS, he says, grudgingly.

[cerveza_fiesta]

I'll keep my provisional as-is. Pass.

[twelve]

Upgrade

Add Gluon Computer over the Default Hull on the Dreadnaught, Replace the positron computer with a Gluon Computer on Starbase.

[Khellendros]

Tapper presumably won't react, but SS may want to do something with regards to CF's final move.

[twelve]

I'm pretty sure I'm going to Pass on my next action though it's possible that I may do one more Action. I haven't decided yet.

[Gnaw]

Morgoth, on 23 September 2013 - 10:15 AM, said:

Or you should put on some pants and set the galaxy on fire!

I know Tapper is a guy. But that avatar should skip the pants part of that.

Tapper, on 23 September 2013 - 10:11 AM, said:

cerveza_fiesta, on 20 September 2013 - 07:49 PM, said:

No, not calling the bluff now Gnaw. I was all pessimistic and down at the start of last round cause Twelve is so immovable, but knowing now that even my small movement of an interceptor can disrupt his plans, makes it worthwhile seeing things through until the end.

That said, I'm still fine with the next game starting early, I just don't want to totally lose momentum here in the last round. Just when things are getting proper exciting!

I think the most interesting thing about this game is the fact that we all are trying to be in alliances without the ability to officially be in a game-sanctioned alliance.

"erm, Khell, would you like me to move my ships ever so politely out of they way so you can pass through and destroy the common enemy?"

"erm D'rek, how shall my deadly orange dreads position themselves so as to keep Morgoth off your back and ensure you have a shot at Twelve next round"

I can see why alliances are almost required in a large game. The main travel routes get so crowded, it adds a lot of unnecessary huffing and puffing and unnecessary move-actions to the sequence.

Still fun.

Yeah. My passive playstyle with a race suited for combat is solely because I am squeezed in between two threats, one of whom had, for 7 rounds, no access to the outer world except through my systems and the other being the game leader. I could have started a largely suicidal war with either but it would just have meant early elimination. Overall, this game has not been very enjoyable for me and I firmly believe that the alliance system would have allowed me to be way more proactive and perhaps have given me a shot at victory.

You had your integrity used against you. The irony being you ended up with the traitor card anyway. You should have just stomped SS back in round 5.

And for gawd's sake: Do an upgrade reaction. Put the interceptor bay on your cruiser. Next turn round send 3 cruisers with 2 interceptors each out into the void. You can at the very least play spoiler on somebody else.


Edit: change 'turn' to 'round'

This post has been edited by Gnaw: 23 September 2013 - 03:14 PM

[Galactic Council]

Turn 7

Spoiler

• Morgoth (reaction): no reaction.
• GP: Build 2 interceptors in Aldebran
• Khell: Move 1 Interceptor from Arcturus to Pollux and Cruiser from Zeta Draconis to Rho Indi.
• 
  
• CF: Move
  • interceptor in Geminga to Gamma Velorum.
  • interceptor in Capella to Gamma Velorum.
  • interceptor in Chi Draconis to 55 Gamgri.
• Twelve: Upgrade Cruiser - Place Gluon Computer over default Hull, Add flux missiles in empty slot.
• Tapper (reaction): "Preliminary pass again" I'll consider this one confirmed; nobody has done anything that I think would cause Tapper to waste a disc on.
• SS: Pass

D'rek: MOVe Dreadnaught to Vega

Turn 8

• Morgoth (reaction): move - my dreadnaught back to its previous location
  
• GP: Pass
• Khell: Pass
• 
  
• CF: Pass
• Twelve: Upgrade Add Gluon Computer over the Default Hull on the Dreadnaught, Replace the positron computer with a Gluon Computer on Starbase.
• 
  
• Tapper (reaction): Assumed no reaction
  
• SS (reaction): Assumed - no reaction or move cruiser Altair to Vega. Which would be stupid because then Khell would swoop down to take Altair.
• D'rek:

Turn 9

• Morgoth (reaction): "As long as no ships enter the system holding my dread I'm not going to react."
• GP (reaction):
• Khell (reaction):
• 
  
• CF (reaction):
• Twelve: "I'm going to go ahead and Provisionally Pass for my next turn. I don't think there is much that anyone can do to me using a reaction that would change my mind on this."
• 
  
• Tapper (reaction):
• SS (reaction):
• D'rek:

This post has been edited by Galactic Council: 23 September 2013 - 04:16 PM

[twelve]

I'm going to go ahead and Provisionally Pass for my next turn. I don't think there is much that anyone can do to me using a reaction that would change my mind on this.

[Morgoth]

As long as no ships enter the system holding my dread I'm not going to react.

[Galactic Council]

oops. commentary from the moderator is ungood.

This post has been edited by Galactic Council: 23 September 2013 - 03:32 PM

[Gnaw]

twelve, on 23 September 2013 - 02:56 PM, said:

I'm pretty sure I'm going to Pass on my next action though it's possible that I may do one more Action. I haven't decided yet.

And a useful way to control the reactions of SS, Tatts, and Khell.

[cerveza_fiesta]

I plan no reactions whatsoever. Pass pass pass.

[Galactic Council]

D'rek is down to her last disc. For purposes of determining battles, she's essentially passed.


Battes opponents are set:

301 Khell vs cubes (nukes present)
236 Khell vs cubes (nukes present)
102 Khell vs cubes (nukes present)
105 Khell single interceptor vs. Twelve single Dreadnaught

235 D'rek vs cubes (nukes present)
303 D'rek vs cubes (nukes present)

23x D'rek 3x starbases vs Morgoth single cruiser

282 Tatts vs cubes

205 Morgoth vs cubes (nukes present; absorber present)

318 CF vs cubes
231 CF 5x interceptors vs SS 2x cruisers and 2x interceptors

Battles opponents not set:

204 D'rek Dreadnaught vs SS 2x interceptors

[Khellendros]

Galactic Council, on 23 September 2013 - 04:02 PM, said:

D'rek is down to her last disc. For purposes of determining battles, she's essentially passed.


Battes opponents are set:

301 Khell vs cubes (nukes present)
236 Khell vs cubes (nukes present)
102 Khell vs cubes (nukes present)
105 Khell single interceptor vs. Twelve single Dreadnaught

I no longer have any ships in 301 Zeta Draconis - those moved to Rho Indi and to Zeta Herculis.

[Galactic Council]

Khellendros, on 23 September 2013 - 04:08 PM, said:

Galactic Council, on 23 September 2013 - 04:02 PM, said:

D'rek is down to her last disc. For purposes of determining battles, she's essentially passed.


Battes opponents are set:

301 Khell vs cubes (nukes present)
236 Khell vs cubes (nukes present)
102 Khell vs cubes (nukes present)
105 Khell single interceptor vs. Twelve single Dreadnaught

I no longer have any ships in 301 Zeta Draconis - those moved to Rho Indi and to Zeta Herculis.

Thank you. I had moved a cruiser from 104 to Rho Indi. Fixed now.

[Galactic Council]

Turn 7

Spoiler

• Morgoth (reaction): no reaction.
• GP: Build 2 interceptors in Aldebran
• Khell: Move 1 Interceptor from Arcturus to Pollux and Cruiser from Zeta Draconis to Rho Indi.
• 
  
• CF: Move
  • interceptor in Geminga to Gamma Velorum.
  • interceptor in Capella to Gamma Velorum.
  • interceptor in Chi Draconis to 55 Gamgri.
• Twelve: Upgrade Cruiser - Place Gluon Computer over default Hull, Add flux missiles in empty slot.
• Tapper (reaction): "Preliminary pass again" I'll consider this one confirmed; nobody has done anything that I think would cause Tapper to waste a disc on.
• SS: Pass

D'rek: MOVe Dreadnaught to Vega

Turn 8

• Morgoth (reaction): move - my dreadnaught back to its previous location
  
• GP: Pass
• Khell: Pass
• 
  
• CF: Pass
• Twelve: Upgrade Add Gluon Computer over the Default Hull on the Dreadnaught, Replace the positron computer with a Gluon Computer on Starbase.
• 
  
• Tapper (reaction): Assumed no reaction
  
• SS (reaction):
• D'rek:

Turn 9

• Morgoth (reaction): "As long as no ships enter the system holding my dread I'm not going to react."
• GP (reaction):
• Khell (reaction):
• 
  
• CF (reaction): I plan no reactions whatsoever. Pass pass pass.
• Twelve: "I'm going to go ahead and Provisionally Pass for my next turn. I don't think there is much that anyone can do to me using a reaction that would change my mind on this."
• 
  
• Tapper (reaction):
• SS (reaction):
• D'rek:

It's SS's turn. I don't see D'rek doing anything until she knows what SS is going to do.

[Tattersail_]

Khellendros, on 23 September 2013 - 04:08 PM, said:

Galactic Council, on 23 September 2013 - 04:02 PM, said:

D'rek is down to her last disc. For purposes of determining battles, she's essentially passed.


Battes opponents are set:

301 Khell vs cubes (nukes present)
236 Khell vs cubes (nukes present)
102 Khell vs cubes (nukes present)
105 Khell single interceptor vs. Twelve single Dreadnaught

I no longer have any ships in 301 Zeta Draconis - those moved to Rho Indi and to Zeta Herculis.

Are you able to pin his dread in the next round Khell? That would be super helpful if it is possible.

No reactions from me.

[Khellendros]

Ganoes Paran, on 23 September 2013 - 04:32 PM, said:

Khellendros, on 23 September 2013 - 04:08 PM, said:

Galactic Council, on 23 September 2013 - 04:02 PM, said:

D'rek is down to her last disc. For purposes of determining battles, she's essentially passed.


Battes opponents are set:

301 Khell vs cubes (nukes present)
236 Khell vs cubes (nukes present)
102 Khell vs cubes (nukes present)
105 Khell single interceptor vs. Twelve single Dreadnaught

I no longer have any ships in 301 Zeta Draconis - those moved to Rho Indi and to Zeta Herculis.

Are you able to pin his dread in the next round Khell? That would be super helpful if it is possible.

No reactions from me.

*pretends that he's thought that far ahead*


Well, I'll need to juggle a few resources around, maybe swap around an upgrade or two, renegotiate some diplomatic relations, but I'll do what I can.

[Galactic Council]

New boards posted

Please triple check for accuracy as this is the version I'm resolving from once SS and D'rek have taken actions. The action phase is over once turn comes round to Twelve and he passes.

[Galactic Council]

Battle order as Turn 8.6

318 Gamma Velorum CF vs cubes

303 Eta Cephai D'rek vs cubes (nukes present)

237 55 Cancri CF 5x interceptors vs SS 2x cruisers and 2x interceptors (No nukes present)

• Orders: CF (cannot retreat) -
• Orders: SS -

236 Rho Indi Khell vs cubes (nukes present)

235 Mu Arae D'rek vs cubes (nukes present)


234 Eta Geminorum D'rek 3x starbases vs Morgoth single cruiser

• Orders: Morgoth -

205 Mu Herculis Morgoth vs cubes (nukes present; absorber present)

204 Vega D'rek (Nuclear Power) Dreadnaught vs SS (non-nuclear) 2x interceptors

• Orders: D'rek (cannot retreat) -
• Orders: SS -

202 Fomalhaut Tatts vs cubes

105 Zeta Herculis Khell single interceptor vs. Twelve single Dreadnaught (nukes present)

• Orders: Khell (cannot retreat) -
• Orders: Twelve -

102 Pollux Khell vs. cubes (nukes present)