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Twilight Imperium Game 9 - Round 8: Game Over.
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@faintpremonition
The Naalu Collective: Place empty system at 1-3.
The Nekro Virus: Place empty system "Jidvel Expanse" at 1-6.
The Embers of Muaat: Place empty system "Vast Unlit" at 1-1.
The Yssaril Tribes: Place Lazar-Sakulag system at 1-4.
The Mentak Coalition: Place empty system "Ginnungagap, the Yawning Void" at 1-2.
The Xxcha Kingdom: Place empty system "Mare Tranquillitatus" at 1-6.
The Xxcha Kingdom: Place Vega Minor-Vega Major system at 2-11.
The Mentak Coalition: Place Perimeter system at 2-9.
The Yssaril Tribes: Place Arinam-Meer system at 2-7.
The Embers of Muaat: Place Lisis-Velnor system at 2-5.
Current Map
Next placements:
The Nekro Virus: Kirindal
The Naalu Collective: faintpremonition
The Naalu Collective: faintpremonition
The Nekro Virus: Kirindal
The Embers of Muaat: discrider
The Yssaril Tribes: El Skid
The Mentak Coalition: jakobagger
The Xxcha Kingdom: GrimmyTOA
Place Industrex at 2-1 connecting to the Naalu homeworld. Place A wormhole adjacent to Industrex at 2-12. Retroactively name the nameless empty space "Fleshly Bankruptcy" in honor of a great turn of phrase by the Nekro Virus.
@kirindal is up next I believe.
@discrider
@jakobagger
@GrimmyTOA
The Nekro Virus: Place Mellon-Zohbat at 2-3.
The Naalu Collective: Place Industrex at 2-1.
The Naalu Collective: Place Alpha Wormhole system at 2-12.
The Nekro Virus: Place Dal Bootha-Xxehan system at 2-4.
The Embers of Muaat: Place Bellatrix-Tsion system at 2-6.
Current Map
Next Placements:
The Yssaril Tribes: El Skid
The Mentak Coalition: jakobagger
The Xxcha Kingdom: GrimmyTOA
The Xxcha Kingdom: GrimmyTOA
The Mentak Coalition: jakobagger
The Yssaril Tribes: El Skid
The Embers of Muaat: discrider
The Nekro Virus: Kirindal
The Naalu Collective: faintpremonition
Oh I see, Blarney's post didn't include the one above it. Gotcha.
B-Wormhole to 2-2
@GrimmyTOA
Well, this may be ill-advised, but:
Saudor ( 2R-1I ) in 2-10
Supernova (The Sky Turtle's Eye) in 3-5
Sorry discrider. I figured the Muaat would hate me the least for that particular shenanigan.
@jakobagger
Whilst your offering is.. appreciated, it is not yet complete. YOU SHALL BURN
Just as I planned.... No wait, what?
The Yssaril Tribes: Place Beta Wormhole system at 2-2.
The Mentak Coalition: Place Thibah system at 2-8.
The Xxcha Kingdom: Place Saudor system at 2-10.
The Xxcha Kingdom: Place Supernova system "The Sky Turtle's Eye" at 3-5.
The Mentak Coalition: Place Quann system at 3-8.
Current Map
Next Placements:
The Yssaril Tribes: El Skid
The Embers of Muaat: discrider
The Nekro Virus: Kirindal
The Naalu Collective: faintpremonition
The Naalu Collective: faintpremonition
The Nekro Virus: Kirindal
The Embers of Muaat: discrider
The Yssaril Tribes: El Skid
The Mentak Coalition: jakobagger
The Xxcha Kingdom: GrimmyTOA
Sorry for the delay- got bad family news and had to do some stuff. Back now with apologies for the delay.
@discrider is next to place a system.
@faintpremonition
@kirindal
@discrider
The Yssaril Tribes: Place Hercalor-Tiamat at 3-6.
The Embers of Muaat: Place Arcturus-Sumerian at 3-4.
The Nekro Virus: Place Tequ'ran-Torkan at 3-9.
The Naalu Collective: Place Lodor system at 3-12.
The Naalu Collective: Place Primor system at 3-1.
The Nekro Virus: Place Garbozia at 3-3.
Current Map
Final Placements:
The Embers of Muaat: discrider
The Yssaril Tribes: El Skid
The Mentak Coalition: jakobagger
The Xxcha Kingdom: GrimmyTOA
@GrimmyTOA
The south end looks pretty appetizing at the moment. If Yssaril is given room to expand things will go well for the goblins.
Yeah someone should do something about that...
I'm a mercenary though - I work for trade goods, not the common good.
This Nebula shall be known as "The Great Flatulence"
The Embers of Muaat: Place empty system "Vegnash's Disapproval" at 3-11.
The Yssaril Tribes: Place Nebula system "The Great Flatulence" at 3-7.
The Mentak Coalition: Place Supernova system "Muspelheim" at 3-2.
The Xxcha Kingdom: Place Ion Storm system "Veil of Peace" at 3-11.
Current Map
Current Technologies
Victory Points and Objectives
The Nekro Virus: 0 VP
The Embers of Muaat: 0 VP
The Yssaril Tribes: 0 VP
The Mentak Coalition: 0 VP
The Xxcha Kingdom: 0 VP
Public Objectives
[1 VP] I now spend 10 resources or 10 influence.:
Public Objective Deck: 5 Stage I Objectives, 5 Stage II Objectives
Secret Objectives
The Naalu Collective: 1 Secret Objective
The Nekro Virus: 1 Secret Objective
The Embers of Muaat: 1 Secret Objective
The Yssaril Tribes: 1 Secret Objective
The Mentak Coalition: 1 Secret Objective
The Xxcha Kingdom: 1 Secret Objective
The Naalu Collective: faintpremonition
Action Cards: 0
Political Cards: 2
Strategy Allocation: 2
Fleet Supply: 3
Command Pool: 3
Trade Contracts:(Naalu [1], Naalu [2])
Technology: Antimass Deflectors, Enviro Compensator
Worlds:
R - Maaluuk (0R, 2I)
R - Druaa (3R, 1I)
Action Cards: 0
Political Cards: 2
Strategy Allocation: 2
Fleet Supply: 3
Command Pool: 3
Trade Contracts: (Nekro [1], Nekro [2])
Technology: Hylar V Assault Laser, Gen Synthesis, Dacxive Animators
Worlds:
R - Mordai II (4R, 0I)
Action Cards: 0
Political Cards: 2
Strategy Allocation: 2
Fleet Supply: 3
Command Pool: 3
Trade Contracts: (Muaat [2], Muaat [2])
Technology: Enviro Compensator, Sarween Tools, War Sun
Worlds:
R - Muaat (4R, 1I)
Action Cards: 0
Political Cards: 2
Strategy Allocation: 2
Fleet Supply: 3
Command Pool: 3
Trade Contracts: (Yssaril [1], Yssaril [2])
Technology: Antimass Deflectors, XRD Transporter
Worlds:
R - Retillion (2R, 3I)
R - Shalloq (1R, 2I)
Action Cards: 0
Political Cards: 2
Strategy Allocation: 2
Fleet Supply: 4
Command Pool: 3
Trade Contracts: (Mentak [1], Mentak [1])
Technology: Hylar V Assault Laser, Enviro Compensator
Worlds:
R - Moll Primus (4R, 1I)
Action Cards: 0
Political Cards: 2
Strategy Allocation: 2
Fleet Supply: 3
Command Pool: 3
Trade Contracts: (Xxcha [2], Xxcha [2])
Technology: Antimass Deflectors, Enviro Compensator
Worlds:
R - Archon Ren (2R, 3I)
R - Archon Tau (1R, 1I)
Neutral Worlds
N - Arcturus (1R, 1I)
N - Arinam (1R, 2I, B)
N - Bellatrix (0R, 1I, R)
N - Dal Bootha (0R, 2I, R)
N - Garbozia (2R, 1I, G)
N - Hercalor (1R, 0I, Y)
N - Industrex (2R, 0I, R (x2))
N - Lazar (1R, 0I)
N - Lisis (2R, 2I)
N - Lodor (3R, 1I, G)
N - Mallice (0R, 3I)
N - Meer (0R, 4I)
N - Mellon (0R, 2I)
N - Perimiter (2R, 2I)
N - Primor (2R, 1I, GF (x2))
N - Quann (2R, 1I, G)
N - Sakulag (2R, 1I)
N - Saudor (2R, 2I)
N - Sumerian (2R, 2I, TG (x2))
N - Tequ'ran (2R, 0I, R)
N - Thibah (1R, 1I)
N - Tiamat (1R, 2I, Y)
N - Torkan (0R, 3I, B)
N - Tsion (2R, 2I, TG (x2))
N - Vega Major (2R, 1I)
N - Vega Minor (1R, 2I, B)
N - Velnor (2R, 0I, R)
N - Xxehan (1R, 1I, G)
N - Zohbat (3R, 1I, B)
Order of Play
The Naalu Collective:
The Nekro Virus:
The Embers of Muaat:
The Yssaril Tribes:
The Mentak Coalition:
The Xxcha Kingdom:
Starting units have been placed in starting systems and Custodians of Mecatol Rex tokens have been placed at Mecatol Rex. The top card of the Public Objective deck has been flipped: [1 VP] I now spend 10 resources or 10 influence. 5 Stage I Objectives and 5 Stage II Objectives remain in the deck.
Starting from the Naalu, each player may now select a Strategy Card. As this is the first round, there are no bonus counters.
Anyway, we're so planet-poor up in my end of the galaxy that I'm going to be totally uncompetitive without Saudor. If you take it, I'll have to do everything I can to get it back. You'll either lose it to me, or have to massively overspend to keep it. We both end up weaker fighting over a pretty marginal planet.
Leave it to me and I'll consider that the limit of my southwesterly ambitions for the duration of the game.
I believe I should have a cruiser on my homesystem as well.
In this instance though I guess I can see your point. As long as we agree that Tequ'ran/Torkan and Perimeter are mine.
Agreed.