[Gnaw]

Well, twelve.

CF wants to be my friend. I only have room in my life for one more friend.

Do you want to be my friend?

[D'rek]

Khellendros, on 07 November 2013 - 05:26 PM, said:

D, on 07 November 2013 - 05:22 PM, said:

I like the 8 starbases idea, but probably better still for you to take it first, and if we want to later we can switch it to me or you. You've still got 4 colony ships to put down this round and will gain more from having a closer hex to build from right away. I would have to do an influence to get back colony ships in order to utilize it well, and then I wouldn't be able to afford influencing the GC, I think. Plus you already have starbase tech and I don't yet.

Let's stick with the Planta-influence plan for now and can look at swapping it later. And then again later on after that if we really want that 1 VP

Ah yes, I had forgotten that you don't actually have starbases yet. Yeah, let's not overcomplicate, when (if!) we take the GC I'll influence it and immediately plop down the bases.


Good thinking early on by Tapper to get that antimatter splitter, that may help a little more too (perhaps not so much with teeny interceptors, but still...)

He already has Fusion Source, so once he gets Antimatter Cannon and Positron Computer he can have interceptors that shoot split antimatter shots at a +2 and with 4 initiative, which is pretty hefty. Having good interceptors will be good for us, too, since I think we will want to stack up lots of ships so Gnaw and co. can't rush past our defenses. Using an interceptor+dread+starbase focus helps that a lot instead of a cruiser+dread focus.

[D'rek]

Khellendros, on 07 November 2013 - 05:30 PM, said:

D, on 07 November 2013 - 05:22 PM, said:

And then again later on after that if we really want that 1 VP

Related to this, I have been thinking all the way to Round 9 (oh yes!). If it's a close run race, one way our alliance could get a few free points at the very end is if you and Tapper were to de-influence the hexes around me and let me influence them - 1 extra VP for each of them.

But obviously that's a long way off yet, and may not even be necessary.


Edit: Although, having said that, I wonder if doing such a thing may actually hurt our average score. Yeah, I think it would. Plan in the bin then.

If we're at a huge stalemate with nothing to do it might help a bit, but otherwise we're probably able to get more points from spending those actions and resources on other moves than on influences.

[Gnaw]

Tatts. Move s a ship on MY warp portal.

[Khellendros]

D'rek, I like to think of our races as the laid-back, irritating hippie flower power make love not war no goodniks.

Lots of annoying tiny buzzing interceptors seems to fit into that mould more than some heavy-duty dread

[twelve]

Gnaw, on 07 November 2013 - 05:33 PM, said:

Well, twelve.

CF wants to be my friend. I only have room in my life for one more friend.

Do you want to be my friend?

As long as you don't influence Vega I want to be your friend.

[Galactic Council]

D'rek, I just clicked open your provisional. I backed out before reading. But gnaw's turn 2 is pretty much set in concrete anyways. Sorry. FWIW I used the keyboard to hit back so the message was on screen for too short a time to read.

[Galactic Council]

twelve, on 07 November 2013 - 05:42 PM, said:

Gnaw, on 07 November 2013 - 05:33 PM, said:

Well, twelve.

CF wants to be my friend. I only have room in my life for one more friend.

Do you want to be my friend?

As long as you don't influence Vega I want to be your friend.

Chat with Gnaw later. It's your move.

[twelve]

I am soooo fucked. I have no idea what to do now. I thought for sure that Morgoth would grab nanorobots with the plasma cannons. I've got work shit going down too. Might be a while.

[Khellendros]

twelve, on 07 November 2013 - 05:45 PM, said:

I am soooo fucked. I have no idea what to do now. I thought for sure that Morgoth would grab nanorobots with the plasma cannons. I've got work shit going down too. Might be a while.

I have an idea. Let's all just pretend that twelve is already out of the game and move on

[D'rek]

twelve, on 07 November 2013 - 05:45 PM, said:

I am soooo fucked. I have no idea what to do now. I thought for sure that Morgoth would grab nanorobots with the plasma cannons. I've got work shit going down too. Might be a while.

Is Advanced Robotics still available? Grab that, it's almost as good as AdvEco.

If it's not, I would try and build an orbital or two. You basically want to maximize your resources now while you're isolated and not under any/much pressure.

[Galactic Council]

I'm going to be gone for most of the afternoon. Only have ~45 minutes before I leave.

[D'rek]

Galactic Council, on 07 November 2013 - 05:44 PM, said:

D'rek, I just clicked open your provisional. I backed out before reading. But gnaw's turn 2 is pretty much set in concrete anyways. Sorry. FWIW I used the keyboard to hit back so the message was on screen for too short a time to read.

It wasn't a provisional, just a message telling you I was not making a provisional

[Galactic Council]

Khellendros, on 07 November 2013 - 05:46 PM, said:

twelve, on 07 November 2013 - 05:45 PM, said:

I am soooo fucked. I have no idea what to do now. I thought for sure that Morgoth would grab nanorobots with the plasma cannons. I've got work shit going down too. Might be a while.

I have an idea. Let's all just pretend that twelve is already out of the game and move on

D, on 07 November 2013 - 05:47 PM, said:

twelve, on 07 November 2013 - 05:45 PM, said:

I am soooo fucked. I have no idea what to do now. I thought for sure that Morgoth would grab nanorobots with the plasma cannons. I've got work shit going down too. Might be a while.

Is Advanced Robotics still available? Grab that, it's almost as good as AdvEco.

If it's not, I would try and build an orbital or two. You basically want to maximize your resources now while you're isolated and not under any/much pressure.

I don't care what you do. But your supernova isn't going to last long with a zero modifier on the roll.

[twelve]

Research Plasma Cannons
(0$, 14S, 8M -7 Upkeep)

This post has been edited by twelve: 07 November 2013 - 05:57 PM

[Khellendros]

twelve, on 07 November 2013 - 05:54 PM, said:

Research Plasma Cannons
(0$, 14S, 8M -7 Upkeep)

Don't worry, twelve, I don't think anybody saw that you wrote Nanorobots first

[cerveza_fiesta]

@Gnaw

Sorry bout the conversion. convert 2 money to one science.


Also, why would you want to be friends with Twelve. It would be way better to have a deterrent to attacks from me!

This post has been edited by cerveza_fiesta: 07 November 2013 - 06:11 PM

[Morgoth]

twelve, on 07 November 2013 - 05:54 PM, said:

Research Plasma Cannons
(0$, 14S, 8M -7 Upkeep)

See, when you win in round 9 from this choice, you will thank me!

[Gnaw]

Turn 2:
Accept diplmacy with CF. Send a materials to Ambassador-to-Humans.
Influence Action
Influence Hive, Colonize money planet
Influence Vega. Colonize grey planet with money.
Flip both colony ships back up.

[twelve]

Morgoth, on 07 November 2013 - 06:17 PM, said:

twelve, on 07 November 2013 - 05:54 PM, said:

Research Plasma Cannons
(0$, 14S, 8M -7 Upkeep)

See, when you win in round 9 from this choice, you will thank me!

These were part of my initial plan from the beginning but now I can't afford the upgrade I was going to do with them. GRRRRRRRR!!!!!!

You didn't even need the Adv Money this round. Nanorobots and Advanced Robotics would have been a great choice for researchs for you or Plasma cannon nanorobots or hell even Fusion source and positon computers would have been better.

WHY did you reach for the advanced Economy!!!!!!!!