[Tattersail_]

Oooh second choice of strategy is nice

[D'rek]

Tattersail_, on 16 April 2021 - 08:37 PM, said:

Oooh second choice of strategy is nice

That's just the order. The Speaker will be random.

[twelve]

D, on 16 April 2021 - 08:39 PM, said:

Tattersail_, on 16 April 2021 - 08:37 PM, said:

Oooh second choice of strategy is nice

That's just the order. The Speaker will be random.

I would think table order would change now that everyone knows where they now "sit".

[Galactic Council]

No because at a normal table you'd sit down and that would be your table order for the rest of the game, so it's going to remain the table order. It was randomized, so it'll stay that way.

[Tapper]

D, on 16 April 2021 - 07:42 PM, said:

Tapper, on 16 April 2021 - 07:20 PM, said:

You know better than most of us that being able to go beyond what the initial layout of a map suggests, is what leads to points scoring ,

Point 1. It is an equidistant which gives whomever holds it Dread 2/ Carrier 2/Grav drive reach to the other's HW. Neither of us likes to feel threatened, suggesting we come to a settlement.

Point 2: In addition, the tech planet and the shared planet type are good for objectives.

In other words: a deal over this system adds research/scoring opportunities for each of us while giving us both some sense of safety. Claiming the system as yours exclusively? It makes the emo goth elves feel sad and overlooked.

Yes yes you certainly *can* put extraordinary resources into going after it if you choose to, but there's just no reason for it when the whole point of the map theme is that we are all supposed to stop Twelve from taking and holding all the systems that He Can't Hold Them All and the Rigel system does everything the Lisis/Velnor system does (4 r/i per round, 1 tech specialty) and better (an extra explore so more likelihood of attachments).

Wasting your first research on gravity drive and sending your only dreadnought across the void just to have it bogged down defending a system from me would just result in Twelve have a field day in the places we are supposed to be contesting him for. There's no reason for you to do it.

Where's that *bang head against wall* smiley when you need it?
As far as I'm concerned, we're talking about establishing borders and conditions early game that both allow us progress in a friendly, neighbourly way and keep our hands free.

I am just looking to keep it all quiet on the Hacan front, which is the one place from where my HW can be directly reached from an equidistant with Carrier 2/ Dread 2. Seemed logical to me to start talking to that neighbour first.

[Tapper]

twelve, on 16 April 2021 - 08:10 PM, said:

Tattersail_, on 16 April 2021 - 08:03 PM, said:

What would you do with my token?

Have access to your commander. Increase my fleet size. For some reason I thought you were in 6 but its Tapper and he is playing Baroney right?

Yep. I can send smth cheap your way, unlikely to be in round 1, though.

This post has been edited by Tapper: 17 April 2021 - 07:27 AM

[D'rek]

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