[Galactic Council]

Round 5 Action Phase

Spoiler

turn 1

D'rek - Research improved hull -3 sci == 6 remain

Gnaw -

• Form Flare Alliance with Magellan Rocks
• Research Advanced Robotics -5 sci == 12 left

Tapper - Research Anti-Matter Splitter (top track) for 5 and Point Defense (bottom track) for 8, please. -13 sci == 0 remain

Twelve - Research Plasma Missiles. -13 sci == 1 remains

IH - Research neutron bomb absorbers -5 sci == 3 remain

CF - Researches Positron Computers -6 sci == 0 left

Khell - BUILD two cruisers in my warp portal hex. -10 mats == 2 left

Blend - Research Fusion Source -5 sci == 0 left

Tatts - Upgrade Cruiser with fusion source over source and plasma cannon in blank space

Turn 2

D'rek - UPGrade, Improved Hull over blank and hull on Dreadnaught

Gnaw - Research Cloaking Device. Middle track. -6 sci == 1 left

Tapper - Move the dread in 305 to 205.

Twelve - Upgrade Dread. Positron computers over both ion cannons. Missiles in blank slot.

IH - build a dread and a starbase in my homeworld, and a starbase in the hex by the GC where my dread is. -14 mats == 11 remain

CF - build a cruiser and an interceptor in the ancient homeworld. -8 mats == 11 left

Khell - RESEARCH Gluon Computers for 10 Science 0 left

Blend - Build Cruiser in Homeworld, Starbase on Wormhole hex (8 Materials) == 8 mats remain

Tatts - Research Gluon Computers. 10 science. Flip 3 ships for science. Convert 6 materials. 0 sci, 8 mats remain. all colony ships used


Turn 3


D'rek - Trade 6 money for 2 materials. Build 2 dreadnaughts in 105. $13, 0 mats remain

Gnaw - upgrade cruiser. nuclear drives over hull and ion cannon

Tapper - Move dread in 205 to 20...7, directly above IHs homeworld.

Twelve - well then I guess I'll build a dread in my homeworld then. -7 mats == 0

IH - I will upgrade positron computer onto the blank space on my interceptor and improved hull over normal hull on my starbase.

CF - Move 2x cruisers to IH's hex southwest of the GC. EDIT -- sorry, take one from the GC and one from the ancient homeworld please.

Khell - MOVE

• a cruiser from my warp portal hex to play with Blend's interceptors in his warp portal hex, and
• move my interceptor to play with D'rek's dreadnaughts.
• gain Traitor Card
• Cube returns to materials

Blend - Upgrade

• Plasma Cannon over Hull, Positron over Electron Computer on Starbase
• Put the cube on Materials I guess.

Tatts - Move both dreads into IHs hex with cf cruisers

Turn 4

D'rek - UPGrade dreadnaught: Hull->Improved Hull, Nuclear Source->Fusion Source

Gnaw -

• Exchange Diplo with Twelve. Cube on money. A '3' rep badge returns to the pile
• Offer Alliance membership to Twelve.
• Move cruiser 228 to 309

Tapper - Build 2x Cruiser in the tier 2 hex. -10 mats == 4 remain

Twelve - move dread to ancient hex and crusier to gnaws homeworld.

• Accepts diplo with Gnaw. Cube on ?. A '1' rep badge returns to pile.
• Accepts entry into Flare Alliance

IH - Build two starbases in 108, and an interceptor in my homeworld. -9 mats == 2 remain

CF - move

• cruiser from the hive to the GC;
• cruiser from hex N of the GC over to the big battle.

Khell - MOVE Cruiser and Dreadnaught from my warp portal hex to Blend's warp portal hex.

Blend - Build 2 starbases on my warp portal hex -6 mats == 2 remain

Tatts - So upgrade gluon and source over both computers

Turn 5

D'rek - Move a dreadnaught to the hex CF took from me (101?).

Gnaw - Build 2 cruisers Sigma Draconis -10 mats == 3 remain

Tapper -

Twelve -

IH -

CF -

Khell -

Blend -

Tatts -

Spoiler

D'rek -

Gnaw -

Tapper -

Twelve -

IH -

CF -

Khell -

Blend -

Tatts -

This post has been edited by Galactic Council: 27 May 2015 - 12:13 AM

[Tapper]

Move Dread from 213 to the Crowded Hex.

[twelve]

Move

Interceptor in 211? (hex next to Gnaw's homeworld) to nebula with D'reks interceptor

Crusier in Gnaw's homeworld to nebula with my interceptor and D'reks Interceptor.

[Imperial Historian]

Pass

[cerveza_fiesta]

PASS

[cerveza_fiesta]

Well, hoping for more pressure on your eastern front didn't do me much good in that combat -- thanks for chucking your ships into blend's hex there Khell...that was soooo much easier than putting pressure on undefended systems in IH/Tapper's area!


I guess the rest of you know who to gang up on now...tapper and IH are going to be pretty goddamn unstoppable after this.

[Khellendros]

cerveza_fiesta, on 29 May 2015 - 05:10 PM, said:

Well, hoping for more pressure on your eastern front didn't do me much good in that combat -- thanks for chucking your ships into blend's hex there Khell...that was soooo much easier than putting pressure on undefended systems in IH/Tapper's area!


I guess the rest of you know who to gang up on now...tapper and IH are going to be pretty goddamn unstoppable after this.

Thank you for the thoroughly objective analysis there

[cerveza_fiesta]

I know. The whole situation in our end of the galaxy was a bit untenable to begin with. Possibly ill-posed. Major regroup time next round!

We have done what we can to beat back the turtle-combo. It is now up to you if you don't want to lose the game!

[Khellendros]

UPGRADE Tachyon Source over Fusion Source on Cruisers, Conifold Hull over Hull on Dreadnaughts.

[Khellendros]

cerveza_fiesta, on 29 May 2015 - 05:37 PM, said:

I know. The whole situation in our end of the galaxy was a bit untenable to begin with. Possibly ill-posed. Major regroup time next round!

We have done what we can to beat back the turtle-combo. It is now up to you if you don't want to lose the game!

The Flare Alliance has a most simple yet grand objective this game

[Blend]

Are there hard and fast rules about targeting? i.e. Do I get to choose which of Khell's ships my successful attacks would hit?

I'm pretty sure I know what I want to do this turn, but that may change if there's an in house rule about targeting (I feel like I read something about that way upthread somewhere).

[twelve]

Blend, on 29 May 2015 - 06:24 PM, said:

Are there hard and fast rules about targeting? i.e. Do I get to choose which of Khell's ships my successful attacks would hit?

I'm pretty sure I know what I want to do this turn, but that may change if there's an in house rule about targeting (I feel like I read something about that way upthread somewhere).

Nope. When it's your turn to shoot you can decide which ships your successful hits target. It's only for when you fight the ancients are there specific rules about it and that is for when the ancient has successful hits.

This post has been edited by twelve: 29 May 2015 - 07:21 PM

[Blend]

Okay cool...

Pulsar move one interceptor from my side of the Womrhole over to Khell's side of the Wormhole

[twelve]

Blend, on 29 May 2015 - 07:52 PM, said:

Okay cool...

Pulsar move one interceptor from my side of the Womrhole over to Khell's side of the Wormhole

Okay..........

Without Neutron bombs I'm not really sure what you are trying to accomplish.

[Blend]

twelve, on 29 May 2015 - 08:24 PM, said:

Blend, on 29 May 2015 - 07:52 PM, said:

Okay cool...

Pulsar move one interceptor from my side of the Womrhole over to Khell's side of the Wormhole

Okay..........

Without Neutron bombs I'm not really sure what you are trying to accomplish.

For one, it moves my pulsar disc off the upgrade, and secondly, it's pre-emptively setting something there to pin one of Khell's ships next round in case he wants to continue antagonizing me. If I get lucky and clear Khell's cube while I'm at it, all the better!

[Imperial Historian]

cerveza_fiesta, on 29 May 2015 - 05:10 PM, said:

Well, hoping for more pressure on your eastern front didn't do me much good in that combat -- thanks for chucking your ships into blend's hex there Khell...that was soooo much easier than putting pressure on undefended systems in IH/Tapper's area!


I guess the rest of you know who to gang up on now...tapper and IH are going to be pretty goddamn unstoppable after this.

Realistically if khell had attacked me it would have helped you a lot more than him.

I'm struggling to see how me and tapper are now the big bad, we have decent point potentials sure but I'm struggling to see how we'll keep up with the other two alliances in terms of combat effectiveness and points. That huge material income gives you such a huge advantage in the points race, it's hard to see how we'll be able to stop you.

[cerveza_fiesta]

Imperial Historian, on 29 May 2015 - 11:53 PM, said:

cerveza_fiesta, on 29 May 2015 - 05:10 PM, said:

Well, hoping for more pressure on your eastern front didn't do me much good in that combat -- thanks for chucking your ships into blend's hex there Khell...that was soooo much easier than putting pressure on undefended systems in IH/Tapper's area!


I guess the rest of you know who to gang up on now...tapper and IH are going to be pretty goddamn unstoppable after this.

Realistically if khell had attacked me it would have helped you a lot more than him.

I'm struggling to see how me and tapper are now the big bad, we have decent point potentials sure but I'm struggling to see how we'll keep up with the other two alliances in terms of combat effectiveness and points. That huge material income gives you such a huge advantage in the points race, it's hard to see how we'll be able to stop you.

ooooh me and tapper are soooooo innocent and not a big threat to anyone!!!

Except that you have 4 dreads on the field, both of you have improved hulls, tapper has enough research for antimatter splitter cannons very soon, probably he will have plasma missiles before anyone, you have a nice chokepoint on our side, a decent shot at taking the GC next round, and Khell decided to leave you alone when you are least able to bolster your eastern defenses....nope.....not a threat to anybody.

This post has been edited by cerveza_fiesta: 01 June 2015 - 11:57 AM

[twelve]

you bothare huge threats So there.

[Tapper]

cerveza_fiesta, on 01 June 2015 - 11:56 AM, said:

Imperial Historian, on 29 May 2015 - 11:53 PM, said:

cerveza_fiesta, on 29 May 2015 - 05:10 PM, said:

Well, hoping for more pressure on your eastern front didn't do me much good in that combat -- thanks for chucking your ships into blend's hex there Khell...that was soooo much easier than putting pressure on undefended systems in IH/Tapper's area!


I guess the rest of you know who to gang up on now...tapper and IH are going to be pretty goddamn unstoppable after this.

Realistically if khell had attacked me it would have helped you a lot more than him.

I'm struggling to see how me and tapper are now the big bad, we have decent point potentials sure but I'm struggling to see how we'll keep up with the other two alliances in terms of combat effectiveness and points. That huge material income gives you such a huge advantage in the points race, it's hard to see how we'll be able to stop you.

ooooh me and tapper are soooooo innocent and not a big threat to anyone!!!

Except that you have 4 dreads on the field, both of you have improved hulls, tapper has enough research for antimatter splitter cannons very soon, probably he will have plasma missiles before anyone, you have a nice chokepoint on our side, a decent shot at taking the GC next round, and Khell decided to leave you alone when you are least able to bolster your eastern defenses....nope.....not a threat to anybody.

Says the guy with 4 fully developed cruisers and a quarter of the galaxy under his control , plus the GC under one ally who is dreaded up, and wormhole access through the other one.

As for "turtles", if you keep pressing our borders, you're more or less pushing us into that strategy, at the least for the short term, right?

The "decent shot at taking the GC" is also only because your own ally decided on moving his two dreads in support of an invasion of our space. If you didn't seek the fight, it would probably be safe from us, too - that last dread I moved into the crowded hex was supposed to clear out the ancients next to IH's home planet.

So, basically, this situation is entirely of your own making.
And with regard to the fleet of dreads: we do have 4 dreads, yes. After this combat, it will probably be less.

[Tapper]

Btw, I will pass.