[Imperial Historian]

I've updated my move and passed.

[Imperial Historian]

Tattersail_, on 16 November 2020 - 10:57 AM, said:

I was dreaming about this game last night. Going through each strategy and how it affects the overall game. It's just crazy trying to predict future rounds and what to plan for. Then you have each race with their own abilities. It is mind boggling. The ideal move per turn might not be enough to secure a win.

Looking at the board everyone is looking good but IH is looking phenomenal with position and influence at the moment.

Where are the people nipping in and taking systems off him? Drek and Blend? All he really needs is MR to be a scary mofo.

Blend I think you're making a mistake giving Saar you Research agreement over and over. The long term ramifications being no one being able to remove him from MR. A super sized upgraded fleet that is hard to take down.

But that's just one thing, I can see a second War Sun being built soon. It could be too little too late for Muatt in terms of board position and command counters.

Mentak with Drek are being busy and look to be in best position to claim all Saars weak systems.

IH cannot build this round can he? So Drek could effectively sweep up.

Anyway, Strategies. If you had first pick every turn would you choose a similar strategy card or not? Question aimed at all.

I don't plan my tactics, but I do plan my strategy. What do I overall want to achieve and go for that, strategy cards aren't particularly important for that until the end game.

I've achieved some of what I was hoping to, but by no means all.

And I imagine no-ones nipping in taking my systems as they are aware a saar ball will be heading their way if they do, so the payoff has to be worthwhile.

[Tattersail_]

I understand the threat but it's a slow moving ball in that you can threaten one or two systems without spreading yourself too thin.

If Drek moves into the Alpha wormhole she will be able to score intimidate Council, would that also prevent you from scoring?

It's weird you passed this early tbh.

[D'rek]

Imperial Historian, on 16 November 2020 - 12:26 PM, said:

Tattersail_, on 16 November 2020 - 10:57 AM, said:

Where are the people nipping in and taking systems off him? Drek and Blend? All he really needs is MR to be a scary mofo.

[...]

Mentak with Drek are being busy and look to be in best position to claim all Saars weak systems.

IH cannot build this round can he? So Drek could effectively sweep up.

[...]

And I imagine no-ones nipping in taking my systems as they are aware a saar ball will be heading their way if they do, so the payoff has to be worthwhile.

Oh, but the payoff most certainly IS worthwhile!

Tatts, I had to get my feet under me first. Mentak's 1-carrier start versus Saar's triple-expand+free expansion TGs means it was always going to go something like this. I'm still stretchy and struggling for CTs, but now is absolutely the time to go for it.

So, we gonna pop this Saar balloon together? You're not going to get a better shot at reclaiming Lazar than right now.

[Galactic Council]

General combat preferences, whether I should resolve, use an AC on your behalf, or wait until you get back, makes things run a lot smoother. It's a suggestion I'd make for you all, especially as I am not as often online as our previous mods

[Imperial Historian]

D, on 16 November 2020 - 01:12 PM, said:

Imperial Historian, on 16 November 2020 - 12:26 PM, said:

Tattersail_, on 16 November 2020 - 10:57 AM, said:

Where are the people nipping in and taking systems off him? Drek and Blend? All he really needs is MR to be a scary mofo.

[...]

Mentak with Drek are being busy and look to be in best position to claim all Saars weak systems.

IH cannot build this round can he? So Drek could effectively sweep up.

[...]

And I imagine no-ones nipping in taking my systems as they are aware a saar ball will be heading their way if they do, so the payoff has to be worthwhile.

Oh, but the payoff most certainly IS worthwhile!

Tatts, I had to get my feet under me first. Mentak's 1-carrier start versus Saar's triple-expand+free expansion TGs means it was always going to go something like this. I'm still stretchy and struggling for CTs, but now is absolutely the time to go for it.

So, we gonna pop this Saar balloon together? You're not going to get a better shot at reclaiming Lazar than right now.

Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!

Tatts, I'll be leaving lazar sakulag to attack D'rek next turn unless you attack me, in which case I guess I'm going through you.

I do have D'reks racial to trade.

[Tattersail_]

Imperial Historian, on 16 November 2020 - 03:47 PM, said:

D, on 16 November 2020 - 01:12 PM, said:

Imperial Historian, on 16 November 2020 - 12:26 PM, said:

Tattersail_, on 16 November 2020 - 10:57 AM, said:

Where are the people nipping in and taking systems off him? Drek and Blend? All he really needs is MR to be a scary mofo.

[...]

Mentak with Drek are being busy and look to be in best position to claim all Saars weak systems.

IH cannot build this round can he? So Drek could effectively sweep up.

[...]

And I imagine no-ones nipping in taking my systems as they are aware a saar ball will be heading their way if they do, so the payoff has to be worthwhile.

Oh, but the payoff most certainly IS worthwhile!

Tatts, I had to get my feet under me first. Mentak's 1-carrier start versus Saar's triple-expand+free expansion TGs means it was always going to go something like this. I'm still stretchy and struggling for CTs, but now is absolutely the time to go for it.

So, we gonna pop this Saar balloon together? You're not going to get a better shot at reclaiming Lazar than right now.

Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!

Tatts, I'll be leaving lazar sakulag to attack D'rek next turn unless you attack me, in which case I guess I'm going through you.

I do have D'reks racial to trade.

If you agree to trade that to me you can have Lazar and I'll agree not to attack you this round.

[D'rek]

Imperial Historian, on 16 November 2020 - 03:47 PM, said:

D, on 16 November 2020 - 01:12 PM, said:

Imperial Historian, on 16 November 2020 - 12:26 PM, said:

Tattersail_, on 16 November 2020 - 10:57 AM, said:

Where are the people nipping in and taking systems off him? Drek and Blend? All he really needs is MR to be a scary mofo.

[...]

Mentak with Drek are being busy and look to be in best position to claim all Saars weak systems.

IH cannot build this round can he? So Drek could effectively sweep up.

[...]

And I imagine no-ones nipping in taking my systems as they are aware a saar ball will be heading their way if they do, so the payoff has to be worthwhile.

Oh, but the payoff most certainly IS worthwhile!

Tatts, I had to get my feet under me first. Mentak's 1-carrier start versus Saar's triple-expand+free expansion TGs means it was always going to go something like this. I'm still stretchy and struggling for CTs, but now is absolutely the time to go for it.

So, we gonna pop this Saar balloon together? You're not going to get a better shot at reclaiming Lazar than right now.

Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!

Tatts, I'll be leaving lazar sakulag to attack D'rek next turn unless you attack me, in which case I guess I'm going through you.

I do have D'reks racial to trade.

Pfft, yeah right. Tatts puts a whole fleet in Lazar/Sakulag and you're going to attack it in order to get to me rather than attack my single cruiser in the wormhole system, or charge through the alpha WH straight to Lodor? Totally an empty threat

[Tattersail_]

Haha Drek

[Imperial Historian]

You already agreed not to attack me this round. If you do I'm quite happy to get in your face rather than d'reks.

I'll trade you d'reks racial for lazar, your racial and your ceasefire.

[Tattersail_]

Honestly I have run the battle figures and I'm in a good position, can IH retreat into Arnor Lor?

[Tattersail_]

Imperial Historian, on 16 November 2020 - 03:54 PM, said:

You already agreed not to attack me this round. If you do I'm quite happy to get in your face rather than d'reks.

I'll trade you d'reks racial for lazar, your racial and your ceasefire.

When did I agree that? I'll go back because if I did I did.

[Tattersail_]

Check out the action card Blitz - have we seen that before?

[Imperial Historian]

Tattersail_, on 16 November 2020 - 03:56 PM, said:

Imperial Historian, on 16 November 2020 - 03:54 PM, said:

You already agreed not to attack me this round. If you do I'm quite happy to get in your face rather than d'reks.

I'll trade you d'reks racial for lazar, your racial and your ceasefire.

When did I agree that? I'll go back because if I did I did.

I agreed not to encroach in your territory and you agreed not to attack me in lazar sakulag.

[D'rek]

Tattersail_, on 16 November 2020 - 03:55 PM, said:

Honestly I have run the battle figures and I'm in a good position, can IH retreat into Arnor Lor?

No, he can't retreat to Arnor/Lor. Technically he could retreat to Mecatol Rex, but then he'd exceed fleet supply there, I think?

[D'rek]

Tattersail_, on 16 November 2020 - 03:56 PM, said:

Check out the action card Blitz - have we seen that before?

It's one of the new Codex cards.

[D'rek]

It was in the card pile last game, but I think nobody drew/used it?

[Imperial Historian]

D, on 16 November 2020 - 03:51 PM, said:

Imperial Historian, on 16 November 2020 - 03:47 PM, said:

D, on 16 November 2020 - 01:12 PM, said:

Imperial Historian, on 16 November 2020 - 12:26 PM, said:

Tattersail_, on 16 November 2020 - 10:57 AM, said:

Where are the people nipping in and taking systems off him? Drek and Blend? All he really needs is MR to be a scary mofo.

[...]

Mentak with Drek are being busy and look to be in best position to claim all Saars weak systems.

IH cannot build this round can he? So Drek could effectively sweep up.

[...]

And I imagine no-ones nipping in taking my systems as they are aware a saar ball will be heading their way if they do, so the payoff has to be worthwhile.

Oh, but the payoff most certainly IS worthwhile!

Tatts, I had to get my feet under me first. Mentak's 1-carrier start versus Saar's triple-expand+free expansion TGs means it was always going to go something like this. I'm still stretchy and struggling for CTs, but now is absolutely the time to go for it.

So, we gonna pop this Saar balloon together? You're not going to get a better shot at reclaiming Lazar than right now.

Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!

Tatts, I'll be leaving lazar sakulag to attack D'rek next turn unless you attack me, in which case I guess I'm going through you.

I do have D'reks racial to trade.

Pfft, yeah right. Tatts puts a whole fleet in Lazar/Sakulag and you're going to attack it in order to get to me rather than attack my single cruiser in the wormhole system, or charge through the alpha WH straight to Lodor? Totally an empty threat

I would, you haven't broken any deals with me and have behaved exactly as I would expect you too.

Tatts would have broken a deal with me so I'd preferentially attack him.

[Blend]

Huh, just realized I should have had Gral in my hand this whole round.... Gonna go edit that into all my turns.

[Tattersail_]

Imperial Historian, on 16 November 2020 - 03:57 PM, said:

Tattersail_, on 16 November 2020 - 03:56 PM, said:

Imperial Historian, on 16 November 2020 - 03:54 PM, said:

You already agreed not to attack me this round. If you do I'm quite happy to get in your face rather than d'reks.

I'll trade you d'reks racial for lazar, your racial and your ceasefire.

When did I agree that? I'll go back because if I did I did.

I agreed not to encroach in your territory and you agreed not to attack me in lazar sakulag.

That's right. I did.