[Tattersail_]

Morgoth, on 18 November 2013 - 03:36 PM, said:

Tatts is just trying to stave off a clever attack on his alliance.

I welcome it, like you say it opens up the board. Khell had no where else to go. He was getting itchy fingers. They only had one front in which to defend themselves from before. It stretches them.

[Khellendros]

@ D'rek, Tapper:

I think Gnaw is probably the best bet for an incursion, as the Axis' most thinly spread-out member (plus out of moves without bankruptcy).

[Galactic Council]

Ganoes Paran, on 18 November 2013 - 08:12 AM, said:

Late afternoon UTC - 5. Hmm, by my reasoning that means around 4pm his time, that is late afternoon, not yet evening. So that would be 9pm my time here. So at the very least if we could all get actions in we could end the round tonight?

My father is sick so I was able to re-schedule to Thursday afternoon.

[Khellendros]

Galactic Council, on 18 November 2013 - 03:43 PM, said:

Ganoes Paran, on 18 November 2013 - 08:12 AM, said:

Late afternoon UTC - 5. Hmm, by my reasoning that means around 4pm his time, that is late afternoon, not yet evening. So that would be 9pm my time here. So at the very least if we could all get actions in we could end the round tonight?

My father is sick so I was able to re-schedule to Thursday afternoon.

Sorry to hear that, Gnaw.

[Tattersail_]

Khellendros, on 18 November 2013 - 03:44 PM, said:

Galactic Council, on 18 November 2013 - 03:43 PM, said:

Ganoes Paran, on 18 November 2013 - 08:12 AM, said:

Late afternoon UTC - 5. Hmm, by my reasoning that means around 4pm his time, that is late afternoon, not yet evening. So that would be 9pm my time here. So at the very least if we could all get actions in we could end the round tonight?

My father is sick so I was able to re-schedule to Thursday afternoon.

Sorry to hear that, Gnaw.

Yeah I hope he gets well.

[Tattersail_]

Khellendros, on 18 November 2013 - 03:44 PM, said:

Galactic Council, on 18 November 2013 - 03:43 PM, said:

Ganoes Paran, on 18 November 2013 - 08:12 AM, said:

Late afternoon UTC - 5. Hmm, by my reasoning that means around 4pm his time, that is late afternoon, not yet evening. So that would be 9pm my time here. So at the very least if we could all get actions in we could end the round tonight?

My father is sick so I was able to re-schedule to Thursday afternoon.

Sorry to hear that, Gnaw.

and you were going to attack him. very cruel of you Khell and insensitive.

[Gnaw]

Tapper, on 18 November 2013 - 03:15 PM, said:

I am considering passing - alternatively, I could research orbitals, then use the pulsar to build one and colonize it. Also, I could research Advanced Robotics, then and do another influence, then build my second dread with Pulsar, which then is set to a move/upgrade for next turn, which is the better combination.

I hesitate, mostly because Gnaw might try to outwit me by moving one of his his fighters around a lot and bankrupt, but.... just in order to try and depopulate one of my planets, he'd have to give up a juicy system himself.

I have no intention of suiciding out. But I can afford a reaction or two. Specific ones.

[Imperial Historian]

You're clearly a horrible person Khell.

also apparently quite bad at maths.

[Tapper]

Aye, hope he gets well.

@ Khell: go for it, but with some caution
Research Advanced Robotics.
Flip a colony ship for 1 mats (6 --> 7).

[Gnaw]

He's 82. He kicked his cpap mask off sometime in the night so wasn't getting oxygen. He'll be fine by 2 or 3 this afternoon. Other than needing the oxygen he's in mostly great health. One trip to the ICU every year or two for 4 days for pneumonia. He's going to outlive me probably.



@Morgoth Uh, I suggested that Khell was going to do that very thing last turn. I prefer him doing it to Twelve doing it.


@Tapper It's your turn.

[Galactic Council]

Sorry. xpost.

noted

Khell?

[Tapper]

Gnaw, on 18 November 2013 - 03:50 PM, said:

Tapper, on 18 November 2013 - 03:15 PM, said:

I am considering passing - alternatively, I could research orbitals, then use the pulsar to build one and colonize it. Also, I could research Advanced Robotics, then and do another influence, then build my second dread with Pulsar, which then is set to a move/upgrade for next turn, which is the better combination.

I hesitate, mostly because Gnaw might try to outwit me by moving one of his his fighters around a lot and bankrupt, but.... just in order to try and depopulate one of my planets, he'd have to give up a juicy system himself.

I have no intention of suiciding out. But I can afford a reaction or two. Specific ones.

Oh, I am not talking about full blown out suiciding. But either trading mats or removing discs is also bankruptcy, of a less damaging kind.

[Gnaw]

Tapper, on 18 November 2013 - 03:58 PM, said:

Gnaw, on 18 November 2013 - 03:50 PM, said:

I have no intention of suiciding out. But I can afford a reaction or two. Specific ones.

Oh, I am not talking about full blown out suiciding. But either trading mats or removing discs is also bankruptcy, of a less damaging kind.

Ah. Yes. That I can do.

And if I've got the maths right, I'll be fine.

[twelve]

Gnaw, on 18 November 2013 - 03:56 PM, said:

@Morgoth Uh, I suggested that Khell was going to do that very thing last turn. I prefer him doing it to Twelve doing it.


@Tapper It's your turn.

The Axis alliance have been getting a ton of help from the other alliances by them stealing my moves when it would help them by letting me do it and wreacking havoc on the western front. (MORGOTH!!!!!!!! KHELL!!!!!!!!!!!)

But that's okay. I'll recover and get to play kingmaker(s)

[Gnaw]

twelve, on 18 November 2013 - 04:04 PM, said:

Gnaw, on 18 November 2013 - 03:56 PM, said:

@Morgoth Uh, I suggested that Khell was going to do that very thing last turn. I prefer him doing it to Twelve doing it.


@Tapper It's your turn.

The Axis alliance have been getting a ton of help from the other alliances by them stealing my moves when it would help them by letting me do it and wreacking havoc on the western front. (MORGOTH!!!!!!!! KHELL!!!!!!!!!!!)

But that's okay. I'll recover and get to play king's mucker

Correct your spelling.

[Galactic Council]

Round 4 Action Phase


Turn 1

Spoiler

Tatts

• Research Improved Hull
• Upkeep -5
• Bank $4, S8, M14
• Production $15, S6, M4

Gnaw

• research neutron bombs -2 sci
• -5 upkeep. 0, Sci 7, Ma 13

Twelve

• Research plasma missiles convert 6 materials to science
• 1$, 0S, 13 M upkeep -3

Imperial Historian

• research advanced mining
  
• Convert 3 production to 1 science,
  
• Upkeep -2 £0 S=0 P=9

Morgoth

• Research - Fusion drive and Fusion Source for 7 science
• $ 2, S 3, M 7,
• Upkeep - 5

CF - RESEARCH - Advanced labs


Tapper .- Research Gauss Shield for 2 science, (middle track).

Khell

• RESEARCH Fusion Source for 6 Science.
• $0, S2, M13

D'rek - RESearch Neutron Bombs for my next action.

Turn 2

Spoiler

Tatts -

• Research Point Defense put it on middle track - 9 science convert 4 materials into 1 science to cover this.
• Upkeep -7
• Bank $4,S0,M10

Gnaw

• Research Cloaking Device -7 science put on middle track
• $0, Sc 0, Ma 13. -7 upkeep

Twelve -

• Gnaw stick with my original provisional
• Build two orbitals in 310 and 318. Colonize them both with science.
• (1$, 0S, 2M Upkeep-5)
• Exchange Ambassadors with IH. Both send monetary gifts.

Imperial Historian

• So upgrade cruiser with 2 improved hull over electron computer and in the blank space, and one positron computer over the hull.
• Upkeep -3 £0 S0 M9

Morgoth provisional Upgrade - Add fusion source and fusion drive to cruiser

CF - Upgrade starbases - Imp hull on blank spot and imp. hull over one regular hull.

Tapper - Influence.

• Flip a colony ship for 1 science. Remove disc from Aldebaran. Turn that colony ship face-up.
• Gnaw, I think you removed the money cube on Aldebaran to the material track instead? Fixed

Khell - INFLUENCE

• Epsilon Carinae and Lambda Serpentis. Colonise all planets (grey planet with science cube). Reveal the discovery.
• So what wondrous creation do I get this time, GC? A clapped-out interceptor? A tech I already possess maybe? Oh, a piece of lint from your pocket perhaps?
  
• Discovery is Free Ancient Cruiser 02. He keeps as cruiser.
  

D'rek - Provisional: Research Advanced Mining (-9 science)

Turn 3

Spoiler

Tatts -

• Upgrade Cruiser and Dreadnought, Improved Hull over normal hull.
• Upkeep - 10
• Bank $4,S0,M10
• Production $15,S6,M4

Gnaw - Build

• 2 interceptors in Arcturus
• $0, Sc 0, Ma 7
• -10 upkeep.

Twelve - Provisional Influence

No I will have one adv material slot not populated. Don't populate 304 with an influence disk and colonize the adv material slot and I'll be good.

• -remove influence disk on supernova
• -return all three population cubes to materials
• reset 2 colony ships 3 ships available.
• -move influence disk from player board back to supernova
• -populate 2 grey slots on supernova to science. use the last colony ship on the adv material slot on the supernova while we are at it.
• (1$, 0S, 2M Upkeep -7
  

Imperial Historian -

• BUILD 2 x cruisers in the hive hex
• Upkeep -5 £0 S0 M1

Morgoth - Move - both cruisers to my single tier 2 system

CF

• CONVERT 4 money to 2 materials.
  
• BUILD Orbital in Psi Capricorni (or whatever it's called...up next to Arcturus and Alpha Centauri, NW of my homeworld),
  
• populate with SCIENCE.
  
• BUILD Starbase in Formahaut. POPULATE two advanced science slots, one on homeworld and one on Formahaut.
  • @Rules:
  • Not that I have anything to do with an extra colony ship just now, but does the above constitute a use of 2 or 3 colony ships? In other words, does building an orbital require a colony ship to populate it or does it populate by default? Has to be populated
    
• I should add that my provisional move is incumbent on no aggressive action or posturing taken against me or my ally.

Tapper

• I think the money cube from Aldebaran was moved to materials, instead.
• fixed
  

• Research Positron Computer and flip 3 colonyships for science, please - it should come with a discount of -3, and +3 science gained --> 10 - 5 + 3 = 8.
• That also gives me a discovery tile, please - any ships/orbitals/warp portals et cetera are deployed in my homeworld should I keep them.
  • http://orokos.com/roll/149569#
    Description r4 Tapper magellan 4th tech discovery. 19 available
    Results 1#1d19: 1 # 19 [1d19=19]
  • Shard Hull - place over hull point on dread.
    
• so I'd be at 5 money (+8 income), 8 science (+6 income), 6 materials (+6 income) at upkeep -7.

Khell

• And Tapper sounds like he'll be researching, so I will say:
• Turn 3: RESEARCH Neutron Bombs.
• $0, S0, M13

D'rek

INFluence:

• --move a disc from the influence track to Aldebaran
• --move a disc from Delta Eridani to Phi Piscum (science cube goes back to population track)
• --colonize Advanced Materials slot in Beta Lyrae
• --colonize money slot in Phi Piscum
• --colonize Advanced Materials slot in Aldebaran
• --flip up two colony ships
• --colonize Advanced Science slot in Aldebaran
• --colonize Advanced Science slot in Phi Piscum

Turn 4

Tatts

• Pass 1st of Round
• Upkeep - 10
• Bank $4,S0,M10
• Production $15,S6,M4

Gnaw -

• Move 2 interceptors from Arcturus to Epsilon Indi.
• $0, Sc 0, Ma 7. -17 -13 upkeep

Twelve

• Provisionally PASS Second of round
  
• (1$,0S,2M Upkeep -7)

IH

• move 2 x crusiers into twelves homeworld
  
• Upkeep -7 £0 S0 M1
  • Return the diplomatic relations cube to the materials track, take the traitor card
  • Twelve - Return mine to Money

Morgoth - Move - both cruisers from 201 to 221

CF - Pass

Tapper - Influence and flip colony ship

Khell - UPGRADE: Remove one Plasma Cannon from dread; Insert Nuclear Drive in blank spot on Dread, and in blank spot on Cruiser.

D'rek - Pass


Turn 5

Tatts - provisional Move dread to 310

Gnaw - Pass

Twelve - no reaction

IH - Pass

Morgoth - Upgrade - Add improved hull over hull on cruiser, add improved hull over empty slot on starbase.

CF - no reaction

Tapper -

• Research Advanced Robotics.
• Flip a colony ship for 1 mats (6 --> 7).

Khell - ?

D'rek -

Turn 6

Tatts - Gnaw -

Twelve - no reaction

IH -

Morgoth -

CF -

Tapper -

Khell -

D'rek

Turn 7

Spoiler

Tatts - Gnaw -

Twelve - no reaction

IH -

Morgoth -

CF -

Tapper -

Khell -

D'rek

[D'rek]

Khell I say go for IH's homeworld. He has an interceptor there and can't build anything else, and it's very far for anyone else to move ships to.

[D'rek]

Do two moves: build the warp portal, and move your dread to IH's homeworld. You can leave the cruiser for now - your dread vs IH's interceptor is a ~95% chance of winning.

[D'rek]

Two moves makes your upkeep -13. Influence it afterwards, making your upkeep -17 but colonize it for science and money. Remove Epsilon Carinae in bankruptcy and you'll have:

0 +12 -13

trade 3 materials for 1 money:

1 +12 -13 = 0
0 +8 = 8 science
2 +4 = 6 materials

or

1 +12 -13 = 0
0 +10 = 10 science
2 +3 = 5 materials


at the start of next round.

[Gnaw]

D, on 18 November 2013 - 04:16 PM, said:

Do two moves: build the warp portal, and move your dread to IH's homeworld. You can leave the cruiser for now - your dread vs IH's interceptor is a ~95% chance of winning.

All y'all play by the odds too much. Odds can't tell you what a creative ship captain or a brave fighter pilot can achieve. They can shine!