[twelve]

Blend, on 23 February 2015 - 04:50 PM, said:

D, on 23 February 2015 - 04:43 PM, said:

Yeah, I've certainly been thinking about the same. Depends a lot on if/who we could get as a third member of the alliance, too. If it were Khell we could use the warp portal for our own good and I could probably concentrate on holding off Twelve and Gnaw while you two pincer southward and westward.

Could work... or might not at all.

Or CF comes on board and we powerhouse attack in all directions, you against Khell, CF southwards and me either northeast, against the GC or against Tapper.

Again, could work... or might fail miserably

If I ally with you, do I still have to fight ancients? The reason I ask is that an alliance with you would only help me if I could use it to move my troops around the map more easily, but if I still have to fight the ancients, I'd basically HAVE to go through Khell to get anywhere else in the galaxy.

Yes allies would have to fight the ancients but as D'rek owns the hex you wouldn't gain the discovery tiles under them.

[Blend]

Well that's useless to me. D'rek, I'll consider allying with you should you suggest it, but I'd rather revisit the idea of an alliance after I own an extra hex or two south of my current hexes.

[twelve]

We are back to Khell again aren't we?

[Blend]

I do believe that's the case, as we have provisionals for Gnaw and IH, right?

[D'rek]

twelve, on 23 February 2015 - 04:58 PM, said:

Blend, on 23 February 2015 - 04:50 PM, said:

D, on 23 February 2015 - 04:43 PM, said:

Yeah, I've certainly been thinking about the same. Depends a lot on if/who we could get as a third member of the alliance, too. If it were Khell we could use the warp portal for our own good and I could probably concentrate on holding off Twelve and Gnaw while you two pincer southward and westward.

Could work... or might not at all.

Or CF comes on board and we powerhouse attack in all directions, you against Khell, CF southwards and me either northeast, against the GC or against Tapper.

Again, could work... or might fail miserably

If I ally with you, do I still have to fight ancients? The reason I ask is that an alliance with you would only help me if I could use it to move my troops around the map more easily, but if I still have to fight the ancients, I'd basically HAVE to go through Khell to get anywhere else in the galaxy.

Yes allies would have to fight the ancients but as D'rek owns the hex you wouldn't gain the discovery tiles under them.

Yup, you still have to fight the Ancients, but that does not mean I would have a problem with that. If I own a hex with 1 ancient and my ally kills it I lose 1 VP from my racial bonus, but my ally gains reputation and one of us can get the discovery tile underneath with a bit of effort, so it's still at least a +2 VP gain.

[Gnaw]

D, on 23 February 2015 - 04:23 PM, said:

This is an interesting position. I border (or almost border) on so many people, and I have the potential to accrue so much income and resources, but with each disc put down or used as an action costing so much it would take me until round 4 or 5 to actually influence and colonize all the spaces I want... and that's with only spending research on Advanced things but not military research. Naturally, no one is going to leave me alone that long. So do I try and scrap together resources and tech to resist, slowing my production gains? Or do I just try and colonize/influence as much as possible and let the systems that get attacked be destroyed? I guess there's a third option of trying to schmooz into an alliance so I don't face so many threats on all sides, too. Hmmmmm.

I'll leave you alone that long. Probably.

[Gnaw]

Blend, on 23 February 2015 - 04:03 PM, said:

Oh, and my provisional for when it comes back around to me is as follows:

Influence Geminga

Remember: the influence disc goes on the move so you can only use it to upgrade or build during the round you influence it.

[Imperial Historian]

I'm going to change my provisional and pass

Noted.
-gnaw

This post has been edited by Galactic Council: 23 February 2015 - 05:58 PM

[Galactic Council]

Action Phase Round 2

Turn 3


Khell -

Tapper - provisionally pass (3rd)

• unless IH builds in or moves to a hex bordering one of mine.
• Once passed, the above applies to reactions.

Tatts -

Twelve -

D'rek -

CF -

Blend - provisional Influence

• Geminga

Gnaw -

IH - Reaction Upgrade my dread with one hull


Turn 2

Spoiler

Khell - RESEARCH Trade Fleet Development. -5 sci == 1 sci remain -5 mats == 7 mats remain +$12 == $13

Tapper - Research

• Tractor Beam (middle track, 2 science), Advanced Economy (7 science). 1 remaining.
• Colonize cubes on Advanced Money on tier 2, materials on tier 3.

Tatts - Pass (1st)

Twelve - upgrade.

• drive over ion cannon and blank spot on int.
• positron comp on blank slot cruiser.

D'rek - BUIld two interceptors. One in Castor, one in Pollux. -6 materials == 0 remain

CF - Build 2 cruisers in my tier 1 hex please. -10 mats

Blend - Provisional - Upgrade Interceptor - Plasma Cannon over Ion Cannon; Electron Computer over Blank Spot

Gnaw - Provisional: Influence

• Spica 314 and Canopus 311
• flip two colony ships.

IH - Pass (2nd)

Turn 1

Spoiler

Khell - Research

• conifold field -5 sci == 6 sci remaining
• Place on top track

Tapper - research I had planned: Gauss Shield (2), Improved Hull (3). -5 sci == 10 Science remaining.

Tatts - Provisional: explore South East of South Westerly hex.

• 1d11: 1 [1d11=1] Tatts 309
• Keep influence so that wormhole is pointed into space in case I get to explore again.
• Colonise materials planet

Twelve - Build 3 interceptors -6 mats == 0 remaining

D'rek - Research Advanced Robotics -6 sci == 6 remaining

CF - RESEARCH Fusion drive. -5 sci == 0 remaining

Blend - Research Plasma Cannon -5 sci == 1 remaining

Gnaw - Explore NE and SE of 397 supernova

• 1d10: 7 [1d10=7] 308
• 1d9: 1 [1d9=1] 303
• keep both. don't influence.
• Orient 308 SW, SE, NE and 303 as is.
• Colonize 2 science planets in supernovas

IH - Research advanced robotics -6 sci == 0 remain

Spoiler

Khell -

Tapper -

Tatts -


Twelve -

D'rek -


CF -

Blend -

Gnaw -

IH -

Action Phase Round 1

Spoiler

Turn 1

Spoiler

IH - Explore tier II north of home-world

• IH - Zeta Reculi 207
• Keep. Influence. Orient NE, S, SE.
• Discovery is +8 money. Take as money. +8 == $10

Tapper - Explore tier II north of home-world

• Mu Herculis 205
• Keep. Influence. Orient S, SE, NE.

Tatts - Explore tier II NE of home-world

• Lambda Formacis (Hive) 212
• cuss and discard

CF - Explore tier II SE of home-world

• Iota Persei 208
• Keep. Influence. Orient NW, S, SE, N
• Discovery +5 science. keep as science. +5 sci == 8 sci

Blend - Explore tier II SE of home-world

• 281 Delta Corvi
• Keep. Influence. Orient S, SE, N, NW
• discovery ancient tech. keep as VP.

Twelve - Explore tier II S of home world

• 295 nebula hex
• Keep. Orient so that ancient ship is on SW and NW

Gnaw - Explore

• tier II sw of home-world
  • 211 Beta Aquilae
  • Keep. Orient with blanks S and SE
• tier III S of home-world
  • 316 Iota Carinae
  • Keep. Influence. Orient S, NE, N
  • Discovery jump drive. Keep. Place in blank spot on cruiser
  • The Overmind rejoices!

D'rek - Explore SE of home-world

• 204 Vega and 209.
• Keep 204. Influence. Orient S, SE, NE, NW

Khell - Explore tier II NW of home-world

• Psi Capricorni 210
• Keep. Influence. Orient S, SE, N

Turn 2

Spoiler

IH - Explore NW of 207

• 213 Iota Bootis
• Keep. Influence. Orient S, SE, NE, NW

Tapper - Explore tier I NE of 205

• 108 Mu Cassiopeia
• Keep. Orient so as to block the tier ! to the north. (SE, NE, NW, SW)

Tattersail - Explore tier II NE of home-world

• 271 Ancient Home-World
• Lose his shit.
• Keep. Oriient SE, NE, NW, SW

CF - Explore tier 1 SE of 208

• 107 Aldebaran
• Keep. Influence. Orient with sole blank S

Blend - Explore tier II S of home-world

• 212 Hive
• Keep. Orient with 6 to the N. (why, I have no idea.)
• accept diplo with Khell Materials cube

Twelve - Explore tier III NE of home-world

• 320 Nu Ophiuchi
• Keep. Orient SW, S, SE

Gnaw - Research Neutron Bombs for 2 science. -2 sci == 2 sic remaining


D'rek - Explore tier I NE of 201

• 103 and 105.
• Keeps 105. Orient so that the blank spot is against the GC. Influence
• accept diplo with Khell. Science cube.

Khell - EXPLORE South of Psi Capricorni please.

• 382 - Zeta Chamaeleontis
• Keep? Influence? Orient?
• Place and influence with wormholes at N, NE, and SW.
• Discovery is +5 science 02 +5 sci == 7 sci
• D'rek, I will enter diplo with you. science cube
• IH, diplo. science cube
• Blend, diplo. Materials cube

Turn 3:

Spoiler

IH - I provisionally explore the tier 1 hex.

• 104 - Arcturus Sector
• Discard

Tapper - explore the hex to the South (tier 3)

• 305 - Lambda Serpentis Sector
• Keep. Orient - Rotate 180 degrees, please, so that the third WH points SW instead of the currently suggested NE.
• Colonize money and advanced science in 205

Tatts - explore North west of my homeworld

• 310 - Nu Phoenicis Secto
• Keep. influence but no colonise

CF - EXPLORE noreast of my homeworld please

• 313 - Alpha Ursae Minoris Sector
• Keep. Influence. Orient S,N
• Discovery is = Shard Hull
• Shard hull over regular hull on cruiser.

Blend - EXPlore SE of the Hive tile into Tier 1

• Hex # 101 - Castor Sector
• Keep. Orient with blank to the SW.
• Colonize money planet in 281.

Twelve - Explore north of my homeworld.

• Hex # 304 - Theta Pegasi
• Keep. Influence.

Gnaw - Explore

• North of homeworld
  • 311 - Canopus Sector
  • Keep. Influence. Orient SW, S, NE
  • Discovery is = Ancient Orbital. Keep. Place in orbit.
• Explore SW of that hex into tier iii
  • Hex # 395 - NGC 1952
  • Keep! Orient with Ancient ship S, SE

D'rek - I will explore the last Tier 1.

• Of Pollux and Capella, I choose Pollux.
• Place with WHs pointed N, NW, S, SE. Influence it.

Khell - RESEARCH Neutron Bombs. -2 Sci == 5 remaining

Turn 4

Spoiler

IH - explore tier 1 again

• 106,
• keep orient to block off GC and D'rek.
• influence
• Accept diplo with Khell. money cube
• exchange diplo with Tapper. money cube

Tapper - EXP from the other WH into tier 3, please.

• exchange diplo with IH
• 1d23: 22 [1d23=22] 306 Beta Centauri
• The "open" wormhole to NW, please.
• Colonize, cube on money.

Tatts - Explore south west of homeworld

• 1d22: 7 [1d22=7] Tatts 312 Antares sector
• Keep. Influence. Orientation?
• Assuming a keep and influence: discovery == 1d28: 27 [1d28=27] Nova Burst

CF - research

• advanced robotics -6 sci == 2 left
• colonize econ planet and grey planet with material cube

Blend - EXPlore NW of my homeworld if CF doesn't do it first

• 1d21: 16 [1d21=16] Blend 393
• I'll keep and influence, orient N, NW, and SE

Twelve - explore tier III only one choice

• 1d20: 14 [1d20=14] Twelve 321 Beta Delphini
• keep, influence orientation same as how its posted above.

Gnaw - Explore

• NE of 311
  • 1d19: 4 [1d19=4] Gnaw 398
    
  • Keep. Influence. Orient SW, NE, N
• NE of homeworld
  • 1d18: 5 [1d18=5] Gnaw 397
  • Keep. Influence. Orient SW, SE, NE
• Colonize 397 greys, 398 one grey, and orbital with money.

D'rek - INFluence.

• Put an influence disc on 101 and the hive.
• Colonize the money and science planet in 105 before flipping colony ships up.
• Offer Diplomatic Relations to
  • Blend Put money on both ambassador cubes
  • CF Put money on both ambassador cubes

Khell - Pass (1st) colonise the two materials and the money planet in my systems

Turn 5

Spoiler

IH - Research neutron bombs -2 science == 2 sci left

Tapper - pass.(2nd) The "open" wormhole to NW, please. Colonize, cube on money.


Tatts - Pass 3rd

• Colonise 1 science and 1 materials planet.
• Flip last colony ship for money

CF - EXPLORE southwest of homeworld

• Hex # 318 - Gamma Velorum
• keep it, point the free wormhole north.
• do NOT influence
• diplo cube from D'rek on Money.

Blend - provisional, I explore N of my homeworld.

• Hex # 301 - Zeta Draconis
• I'll leave the hex as is (WHs pointing N, S, and SE).
• I accept diplo with D'rek, I'll put money on the ambassador

Twelve - Pass (4th) when it gets around to me as well. Oh and settle the money and material planets that I uncovered.

Gnaw - Explore

• N of supernova
  • 1d15: 14 [1d15=14] gnaw 314
  • Keep. Influence. Orient as is.
  • Discovery 1d27: 15 [1d27=15] Flux Shield gnaw
  • Keep as ship part. do not place.
• Explore SW of 314
  • gnaw 317
  • Keep. do not influence. Orient NE, N

D'rek - Pass. Colonize

• 1x money on the hive
• 1x science in pollux
• 1x materials in Castor

Khell reacton - Assuming none

Turn 6

Spoiler

IH - I explore tier 3 sw of my homeworld

• Shit, well you rolled first by 7 seconds, so i guess I get the other one
• 1d13: 6 [1d13=6] IH 319
• Keep

Tapper reacton - Assuming none

Tatts reacton - Assuming none

CF - Pass

Blend - PULSAR ability to add a Hull over the empty space on my Dread blueprint.

Twelve reacton - No reacton

Gnaw - Move interceptor to Nebula.

D'rek reacton - no reaction

Khell reacton - Assuming none

Turn 7

Spoiler

IH - explore south of 213

• I rolled a 12, which is 302 the ancient hex
• keep. orient the ancient so one of the half wormholes is connecting to tappers homeworld

Tapper reacton - Assuming none

Tatts reacton - Assuming none

CF reacton - Assuming none

Blend - Pass Assumed

Twelve reacton - No reaction

Gnaw - Pass

D'rek reacton - no reaction

Khell reacton - Assuming none

Turn 8

IH - Pass.

This post has been edited by Galactic Council: 23 February 2015 - 09:01 PM

[Tattersail_]

cerveza_fiesta, on 23 February 2015 - 04:13 PM, said:

Imperial Historian, on 23 February 2015 - 03:40 PM, said:

Huh I hadn't thought CF would be attacking the ancient homeworld it would make infinitely more sense to attack draco and the hive hex rather than the ancient homeworld before D'rek gets her production up. D'rek has no significant material production or technology just yet and there is a nice line of ancients to be smush and discoveries to be claimed beyond it. I don't see that being the case for very long though, if we've learned anything from the previous games it's smush d'rek early.

yeah, don't tell tatts this cause I'm trying to play tough-guy


Haven't decided where to go with it yet to be perfectly honest. The double cruiser was kinda the whole point of the way I ended last turn. Wanted to leave lots of options, but the problem is that the options are all still there!

Is there a disco tile under that ancient dreadnought?

EDIT

Nvm...I checked. It might be a cruiser actually. There is a disco tile beneath.

CF look at it differently actually. How about you leave me be and we create an alliance in later rounds? No one can get to me and what I have planned will make me quite strong attacking wise (it's my only option)

You leave me the ancient to kill which will most probably be round 4. We enter diplomatic negotiations.

thoughts?

[Imperial Historian]

I'll put in a provisional now to upgrade my dread with one hull.

[Gnaw]

The Forests are nearly unanimous in their prediction that the Granite Ones will buy the Research Station. They dare not leave it until round 3.

[Imperial Historian]

Khell are you open to involvement with a smush d'rek early plan? You could easily take either one ancient hex with conifold hull on one of your cruisers.

[Blend]

Gnaw, on 23 February 2015 - 05:31 PM, said:

Blend, on 23 February 2015 - 04:03 PM, said:

Oh, and my provisional for when it comes back around to me is as follows:

Influence Geminga

Remember: the influence disc goes on the move so you can only use it to upgrade or build during the round you influence it.

Yep, I know.

[twelve]

MESSAGE TO: DECENDANTS OF DRACO

FROM: SEVEN OF NINE OF THE MECHANEMA

WE REQUEST ACTIVITY SCHEDULE LOG OF INTERCEPTOR LOCATED IN SECTOR 102 ALIAS POLLUX. WE FORSEE POSSIBLE CONFLICT WITH SAID UNIT. CONFLICT BETWEEN DECENDANTS OF DRACO & MECHANEMA DOES NOT EQUAL OPTIMUM BENEFIT FOR EITHER SPECIES. PLEASE RESPOND....

[Gnaw]

twelve, on 23 February 2015 - 06:27 PM, said:

MESSAGE TO: DECENDANTS OF DRACO

FROM: SEVEN OF NINE OF THE MECHANEMA

WE REQUEST ACTIVITY SCHEDULE LOG OF INTERCEPTOR LOCATED IN SECTOR 102 ALIAS POLLUX. WE FORSEE POSSIBLE CONFLICT WITH SAID UNIT. CONFLICT BETWEEN DECENDANTS OF DRACO & MECHANEMA DOES NOT yet EQUAL OPTIMUM BENEFIT FOR the borg. PLEASE RESPOND....

fixed for accuracty

[D'rek]

twelve, on 23 February 2015 - 06:27 PM, said:

MESSAGE TO: DECENDANTS OF DRACO

FROM: SEVEN OF NINE OF THE MECHANEMA

WE REQUEST ACTIVITY SCHEDULE LOG OF INTERCEPTOR LOCATED IN SECTOR 102 ALIAS POLLUX. WE FORSEE POSSIBLE CONFLICT WITH SAID UNIT. CONFLICT BETWEEN DECENDANTS OF DRACO & MECHANEMA DOES NOT EQUAL OPTIMUM BENEFIT FOR EITHER SPECIES. PLEASE RESPOND....

*tries to type response*

*ghost fingers pass through keyboard*

"Hsssssst. How frusstratingg."



Anyways, I'm going to use it to influence the ancients next to Gnaw.

[Gnaw]

D, on 23 February 2015 - 07:00 PM, said:

Anyways, I'm going to use it to influence the ancients next to Gnaw.

The Forests are shocked. Completely unforeseen. Really didn't see that coming.



Edit: should the Orion break diplo, will you be my friend?

This post has been edited by Gnaw: 23 February 2015 - 07:17 PM

[D'rek]

Ya, probably.

[twelve]

D, on 23 February 2015 - 07:00 PM, said:

twelve, on 23 February 2015 - 06:27 PM, said:

MESSAGE TO: DECENDANTS OF DRACO

FROM: SEVEN OF NINE OF THE MECHANEMA

WE REQUEST ACTIVITY SCHEDULE LOG OF INTERCEPTOR LOCATED IN SECTOR 102 ALIAS POLLUX. WE FORSEE POSSIBLE CONFLICT WITH SAID UNIT. CONFLICT BETWEEN DECENDANTS OF DRACO & MECHANEMA DOES NOT EQUAL OPTIMUM BENEFIT FOR EITHER SPECIES. PLEASE RESPOND....

*tries to type response*

*ghost fingers pass through keyboard*

"Hsssssst. How frusstratingg."



Anyways, I'm going to use it to influence the ancients next to Gnaw.

Gnaw, on 23 February 2015 - 07:15 PM, said:

D, on 23 February 2015 - 07:00 PM, said:

Anyways, I'm going to use it to influence the ancients next to Gnaw.

The Forests are shocked. Completely unforeseen. Really didn't see that coming.



Edit: should the Orion break diplo, will you be my friend?

MESSAGE TO:DECENDANTS OF DRACO, PLANTA

FROM: SEVEN OF NINE OF THE MECHANEMA

RELOCATION OF MECHAMENA FLEET TO SECTOR 211 ALIAS BETA AQUILAE WILL COMMENCE UPON NEXT ACTION. THIS CONFLICTS WITH DECENDANTS OF DRACO'S INTENEDED ACTION. TRADE RELATIONS TO BE OFFERED TO OVERMIND OF PLANTA PRECEDING THE CLAIMING OF SECTOR. REQUESTING UPDATED SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES FOR DECENDANT OF DRACO'S INTERCEPTOR LOCATION 102 ALIAS POLLUX.