[Tattersail_]

I dont want the interceptor. Flip for vps. Thats bad. I nearly attacked the double ancients this go. What would we have done then?

[Galactic Council]

Ganoes Paran, on 29 October 2013 - 08:44 PM, said:

I dont want the interceptor. Flip for vps.

Seriously?

[Galactic Council]

Ganoes Paran, on 29 October 2013 - 08:44 PM, said:

I dont want the interceptor. Flip for vps. Thats bad. I nearly attacked the double ancients this go. What would we have done then?

Had I not caught it in time to stop it becoming an issue, I probably would have switched the "official" list to the one from the spreadsheet. But I'm doing my best to keep errors from snowballing into issues. I apologize.

[Tattersail_]

An interceptor is only 3 materials. 2 vps are worth more than that.

[twelve]

Ganoes Paran, on 29 October 2013 - 09:00 PM, said:

An interceptor is only 3 materials. 2 vps are worth more than that.

You do realize that you would have gotten 2 interceptors not just one?

[Galactic Council]

twelve, on 29 October 2013 - 09:10 PM, said:

Ganoes Paran, on 29 October 2013 - 09:00 PM, said:

An interceptor is only 3 materials. 2 vps are worth more than that.

You do realize that you would have gotten 2 interceptors not just one?

No, he doesn't.

Tatts, the interceptor is "as many as you can build for 6 mats".

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Security Council Development: At the end of the game, the Security Council scores you 1VP, plus 1VP per Ambassador on your Reputation Track.

Ancient Interceptor Discovery: You can place one or more Interceptors in the hex, without paying any Materials for them (just as with the base game Ancient Cruiser). The catch is that their maximum total Material cost can be 6 Materials. For example, The Rho Indi Syndicate can only place one Interceptor, as their Interceptors cost 4 Materials, while the Mechanema can place three.

Advanced GCDS: A two-sided Advanced GCDS tile, with a bit stronger GCDSs than in the base game. This can be used instead of the vanilla GCDS, if you prefer a slightly different rhythm in when the Galactic Center is conquered.

Outer Sector hex: An additional hex (#325) for the Outer Sectors. Adding this, you can play the 8-9 player game with just the basic Outer Sector hexes.

+40 Storage Markers: Use the +40 Storage Markers to help track Storage of Resources over 40 units. Most of these have Science on one side and Materials on the other, but there is also one +40 Money marker for those rare occasions..

Crowded Hex Boards: These are counterparts for the base game Crowded Hex Tiles -- you can place the ships from the crowded hex on these.

New species: The box also contains a player board with a new Terran species on one side and a Magellan on the other, plus Ambassador tiles for them. These function just as the base game Terrans and RotA Magellans, giving you a bit more flexibility on the species mix.

This post has been edited by Galactic Council: 29 October 2013 - 09:17 PM

[Tattersail_]

Okay. I still want vp if thats okay.

[Path-Shaper]

Ganoes Paran, on 29 October 2013 - 09:19 PM, said:

Okay. I still want vp if thats okay.

NO GODAMMIT IT'S NOT OKAY! IT'S NOT OKAY! YOU HEAR ME?! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!

[Morgoth]

Yeah, fuck you man. That's not cool. Not cool man!

[Galactic Council]

Ganoes Paran, on 29 October 2013 - 09:19 PM, said:

Okay. I still want vp if thats okay.

Okey dokey

[Galactic Council]

Morgoth, on 29 October 2013 - 09:30 PM, said:

Yeah, fuck you man. That's not cool. Not cool man!

put a provisional in Morgy. Bitte.

[Imperial Historian]

The great minds of the mechanema lament that the results of there explorations have yielded only barren tiles and conflict. The probability calculators have determined that exploration will likely yield new planets, but the calculations of the economists reveal that this way lies certain ruin. in the end a compromise is reached, with the great machines reaching for new knowledge. In a hostile galaxy the means to destroy the organic lifeforms would benefit the mechanema greatly.

RESEARCH: NEUTRON BOMBS -2S Balance: Upkeep: -7 $=3 S=3 M=3

[Imperial Historian]

Huh, surprised Gnaw took the ancient orbital on that hex...

I'm intrigued as to how this ancient hive explore will go, good strategy from twelve, lets him turtle in peace, with no way for Gnaw to connect unless he lets him.

[Galactic Council]

Galactic Council, on 29 October 2013 - 08:28 AM, said:

Ganoes Paran, on 29 October 2013 - 08:24 AM, said:

I apologise, I was working out where I want to go in the future research wise as I don't have much science at the moment. Got to use it wisely.

Why apologize? You caught something that all of us had missed. Repeatedly.

Folks, quit apologizing for finding errors please.

[Galactic Council]

Imperial Historian, on 29 October 2013 - 10:28 PM, said:

The great minds of the mechanema lament that the results of there explorations have yielded only barren tiles and conflict. The probability calculators have determined that exploration will likely yield new planets, but the calculations of the economists reveal that this way lies certain ruin. in the end a compromise is reached, with the great machines reaching for new knowledge. In a hostile galaxy the means to destroy the organic lifeforms would benefit the mechanema greatly.

RESEARCH: NEUTRON BOMBS -2S Balance: Upkeep: -7 $=3 S=3 M=3

noted

[Gnaw]

Imperial Historian, on 29 October 2013 - 10:33 PM, said:

Huh, surprised Gnaw took the ancient orbital on that hex...

I'm intrigued as to how this ancient hive explore will go, good strategy from twelve, lets him turtle in peace, with no way for Gnaw to connect unless he lets him.

I thought about it. But needed the money now.

It's only good strategy until the second turn of next round. Alliance w// Tatts. Tatts moves cruiser to Iota Bootis. Tatts does the explore.

[Gnaw]

Gnaw, on 29 October 2013 - 10:45 PM, said:

Imperial Historian, on 29 October 2013 - 10:33 PM, said:

Huh, surprised Gnaw took the ancient orbital on that hex...

I'm intrigued as to how this ancient hive explore will go, good strategy from twelve, lets him turtle in peace, with no way for Gnaw to connect unless he lets him.

I thought about it. But needed the money now.

It's only good strategy until the second turn of next round. Alliance w// Tatts. Tatts moves cruiser to Iota Bootis. Tatts does the explore.

And if Tatts can swing the actions, I'll do an influence action and remove the disc from Iota Bootis on Turn 5. Tatts, just remember you can't do an explore as a reaction.

[twelve]

Imperial Historian, on 29 October 2013 - 10:28 PM, said:

The great minds of the mechanema lament that the results of there explorations have yielded only barren tiles and conflict. The probability calculators have determined that exploration will likely yield new planets, but the calculations of the economists reveal that this way lies certain ruin. in the end a compromise is reached, with the great machines reaching for new knowledge. In a hostile galaxy the means to destroy the organic lifeforms would benefit the mechanema greatly.

RESEARCH: NEUTRON BOMBS -2S Balance: Upkeep: -7 $=3 S=3 M=3

I keep forgetting about that damn discovery tile for science.

[twelve]

Imperial Historian, on 29 October 2013 - 10:33 PM, said:

Huh, surprised Gnaw took the ancient orbital on that hex...

I'm intrigued as to how this ancient hive explore will go, good strategy from twelve, lets him turtle in peace, with no way for Gnaw to connect unless he lets him.

I'm a bit at a loss how I should proceed from here though. I'm seriously short of cash and no matter which way I dice it I won't have much in the way of actions for a good number of rounds.

[Galactic Council]

Turn update
Round 1

Turn 3

Spoiler

IH - explore NE then into tier 1 - 105 Zeta Herculus

• Keep it,
• orient it in position 1

Morgoth - explore - Tier 3, SW of homeworld - 320 Nu Ophiuchi

• rotate the hex one step anti-clockwise from its current position.
• exchange ambassador with CF and discard a science cube.

CF - explore the void beyond the wormhole north of Sol (procyon) system - 202 Fomalhaut

• rotation is irrelevant. Position 1
• influence, do not colonize please.
• Upkeep -3 Bank 0, Science 0, Materials 3

Tapper - explore the sector 1 between D'rek, Khell and myself, please. 107 Aldebaran

• Keep orientation as it is.
• Claim (as done).
• Flip one colony ship for materials

Khell -

• EXPLORE South-East of 306 Beta Centauri. Once I see that hex I'll decide what my second explore will be. 324 Epsilon Carinae
  • Turn one degree anti-clockwise and place please.
    
  • Influence and
    
  • colonise grey planet with science cube.
    
• EXPLORE north-east from this new hex. 305 Lambda Serpentis
  • Rotate so that the single wormhole is joined to the previous hex, please.

D'rek - Action: Explore North of Geminga 381 Beta Sextantis warp portal

• Discard Beta Sextantis.
  
• (m2 / s1 / m3)

GP - Explore North West of mu Herculis. 311 Canopus

• Influence hex.
  
• Rotate so that wormhole at top on its own touches mu herculis.
• Discovery == Free Cruiser 02

Gnaw - Explore Tier III North from homeworld. - 307 Sigma Sagittarii and - 394 Simeis 147 Pulsar

• Discard Pulsar. Keep 307 Sigma Sagittarii
  
  • Influence
  • Rotation position 4
  • Colonize money planet

• -7 upkeep, $2, Sci 5, M 4.

Twelve - Explore Tier III NorthWest from 304 Theta Pegasi. - 391 Betelgeuse supernova

• Influence
  
• Rotate so wormholes face NW, SE, S
  
• Don't colonize any planets just yet.
• (3$, 2S, 4M -5 upkeep)

Turn 4

IH -

• tier 1 explore. 101 Castor
• Bank == $3, S 5, M 3 Upkeep =-5
• Orient it to block off the GC

Morgoth -

• Explore - Tier III, North east of homeworld.
• $ 2, S 0, M 2. Upkeep -5
• BU - 302 Gamma Serpentis
• keep the tile With its current orientation.

CF -

• proceed through the newly-discovered northwest wormhole of Formahaut in the direction our scientists tell us leads to the Tier 1 sectors
• Upkeep -7 Bank 0, Science 0. Materials 3
• Ambassador to Tapper. Money cube.
• 104 Arcturus

Tapper -

• Explore Tier III from my homeworld in a north-east direction. Claim, don't colonize any planets.
• Extend an offer for ambassador exchange to CF.
• Use the ambassador for money, please.
• CP - 316 Iota Carinae
• Turn 1 tick clockwise to orientation 2 (I think)

Khell - Pass (1st pass of round)

D'rek - Explore north of Geminga (again)

• AT - 309 Phi Piscium
• Keep Phi Piscum. Orient it as shown. Do not influence.

GP - Explore North of homeworld (from PM)

• AV - 392 Deneb supernova
• Orientate upside down. Or 3 clicks clock wise so thst two worm holes point South East and north
• influence.
• Colonize grey planets with money cubes

Gnaw - explore NW of homeworld

• BE - 318 Gamma Velorum and CH - 323 Zeta Andromedae
• Keep 323. Discard 318
  
• Keep Orbital. Colonize with money.
• -13 upkeep $2, S 5, M 4.

Twelve - Explore S of 391 (3$, 2S, 4M Upkeep -7)

• CN - 310 Nu Phoenicis
• Influence 310, Nu Phonics (3$, 2S, 4M Upkeep -10)

Turn 5

IH -

• RESEARCH: NEUTRON BOMBS -2S
  
• Balance: Upkeep: -7 $=3 S=3 M=3

Morgoth -

CF -

Tapper -

Khell -

D'rek -

GP -

Gnaw -

Twelve -