Normally, you do it in order. but this is the first crisis that requires cards. After we all put in cards, two mystery cards are added from the destiny deck. They could be any color or number. If you want to make sure you pass a check, always put in extra cards to cover the destiny deck.
Order of play isn't particularly meaningful unless there are revealed cylons around. You have the right to know how many cards the players before you have played, but since there is a reason to doubt someone that info isn't so important. On the other side, info could always be taken from any play. I played only a small card because the turn player has 12 cards in hand, so should play at least 2 and probably more. Admiral has a lot of card too and has to play just before last. But I could have other reason to play low...
At the end is a host choice how mutch to enforce order of play. In a F2F game I would enforce it strictly, info are much more important there, in a P2P it might be skipped to hasten the game flow and the chance to see all the history of the players move still give more information if someone want to dig for it.
I'm fine with contribution being out of order in order to keep things at a reasonable pace. As @Preda mentioned, turn order might become important later wrt interactions between Humans & Cylons.
@MrBody , the Destiny number is the 2_card contribution from the Destiny Deck.
Receive Skills Step: 1 Tactics, 2 Piloting, 1 Leadership, 1 Politics
(Per PM) Movement Step: To President's Office, discarding Tactics 1 - Launch Scout Action Step: Play Leadership 1 - Executive Order on Admiral Felix Gaeta (MrBody) Action 1: Activate Captain's Cabin for Leadership. Action 2: Activate Captain's Cabin for Leadership. Forward Thinker: Activate President's Office, draw color=darkorange]2 Politics[/color]. Crisis Step: Unexpected Reunion Activate Cylon Ships Step: Activate Raiders Prepare for Jump Step: -
From mere viper pilot on an aging, to be decommissioned battlestar to President of the survivors of the Twelve Colonies, the battlefield remains the same. But now instead of protecting the lives of humanity on the frontlines, he protects their memories of home, life as it used to be...and their hopes, their dreams, their freedoms.
From his office on Colonial One, Lee directs resources to the military and orders the Admiral to take further action.
As Gaeta distributes supplies to the fleet, Lee works his connections to gather political capital for what's to come...but is he truly prepared when a face he thought long gone pays him a visit in his office?
Unexpected Reunion
[8] Politics + Leadership + Tactics
Pass: No effect.
Fail: -1 Morale, and the current player discards his hand of Skill Cards.
I think the forum consensus from past games is to ask if they'll help a little or a lot. 'Medium', especially on single cards, can give away a bit too much on card strength.
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I think the forum consensus from past games is to ask if they'll help a little or a lot. 'Medium', especially on single cards, can give away a bit too much on card strength.
The official rules/FAQ also say that you can say "a little" or "a lot", but nothing else.
I think the forum consensus from past games is to ask if they'll help a little or a lot. 'Medium', especially on single cards, can give away a bit too much on card strength.
I think the forum consensus from past games is to ask if they'll help a little or a lot. 'Medium', especially on single cards, can give away a bit too much on card strength.
The official rules/FAQ also say that you can say "a little" or "a lot", but nothing else.
I think the forum consensus from past games is to ask if they'll help a little or a lot. 'Medium', especially on single cards, can give away a bit too much on card strength.
The official rules/FAQ also say that you can say "a little" or "a lot", but nothing else.
"A medium amount" is acceptable if you contribute multiple cards
Are '0' value cards supposed to be shitty? Like I would figure the printed effect would at least be good, but they actually seem like an outright hindrance. Are they meant to be Cylon tools?
Receive Skills Step: 1 Tactics, 2 Piloting, 1 Leadership, 1 Politics
(Per PM) Movement Step: To President's Office, discarding Tactics 1 - Launch Scout Action Step: Play Leadership 1 - Executive Order on Admiral Felix Gaeta (MrBody) Action 1: Activate Captain's Cabin for Leadership. Action 2: Activate Captain's Cabin for Leadership. Forward Thinker: Activate President's Office, draw color=darkorange]2 Politics[/color]. Crisis Step: Unexpected Reunion Activate Cylon Ships Step: Activate Raiders Prepare for Jump Step: -
From mere viper pilot on an aging, to be decommissioned battlestar to President of the survivors of the Twelve Colonies, the battlefield remains the same. But now instead of protecting the lives of humanity on the frontlines, he protects their memories of home, life as it used to be...and their hopes, their dreams, their freedoms.
From his office on Colonial One, Lee directs resources to the military and orders the Admiral to take further action.
As Gaeta distributes supplies to the fleet, Lee works his connections to gather political capital for what's to come...but is he truly prepared when a face he thought long gone pays him a visit in his office?
Unexpected Reunion
[8] Politics + Leadership + Tactics
Pass: No effect.
Fail: -1 Morale, and the current player discards his hand of Skill Cards.
Treachery - Bait found in Skill Check, 1_civilian ship placed behind Galactica.
The visitor is led away from Lee's office without too much time wasted.
A civilian ship in need of resupply approaches the Galactica. Elsewhere, Cylon Raiders form up into attack formations.
Humanity's brief respite may soon be coming to an end. The good doctor knows first hand just how tenacious and persistent the enemy is. But, what to do about it?
Galactica: No damage, no boarding parties. Pegasus: No damage.
Nuke Tokens: 2 remain. Quorum Cards: 1 in hand.
Ship Reserves: 4 Viper Mk II, 4 Raptors, 1 Assault Raptor available. 4 Viper Mk VIIs damaged.
Characters: Admiral Felix Gaeta (MrBody) in Captain's Cabin President Lee Adama (Doctorstrongbad) in President's Office
Gaius Balta (Daemonis) in Admiral's Quarters
Louanna “Kat” Katraine (Preda) in Hangar Deck
Louis Hoshi (Hedgethorn) in Communications CAG Kara “Starbuck” Thrace (Phyphor) in Hangar Deck
I don't think there's really much of a difference there. Shooting at basestars is a low percentage move, even with the assault raptor's bonus. It can still escort and shoot raiders like normal
edit: the real bonus is it keeps me in space forever, which is exactly where I want to be
It's been a while since I played. Don't manned vipers get 2 activations per turn? So it could escort civilians twice as fast?
The Daybreak rulebook says this:
"Assault raptors are treated as vipers, not raptors, for all game effects. When a game effect instructs players to choose a viper to launch, damage, destroy, place, or activate, the player taking an action at that time may choose a viper or an assault raptor to use for that game effect."
I've never played Daybreak, but my understanding is that manned assault raptors function exactly like manned vipers in every way, except that they don't have to return to the ship upon FTL jump and they can't be damaged.
Humanity's brief respite may soon be coming to an end. The good doctor knows first hand just how tenacious and persistent the enemy is. But, what to do about it?
Baltar assembles civilian volunteers to do heavy lifting in the hangar bay, allowing Starbuck to focus on getting combat patrol flying again. Launching in the sole Assault Raptor, a Viper soon joins her as she begins escorting civilain ships to safety.
Receive Skills Step: 2 Politics, 2 Leadership, 1 Engineering Movement Step: - Action Step: Leadership 1 - Executive Order on Phyphor [Action 1: Hangar Deck - Launch Port Quarter in Assault Raptor. Hangar Action: Move Aft. CAG Action: Launch a viper Port Bow. [/b]Action 2[/b]: Escort a Civilian Ship. Crisis Step: Water Sabotaged
Water Sabotaged
Current player (@Daemonis ) must choose:
A) Skill Check [13] Politics + Leadership + Tactics
Pass: No effect.
Fail: -2 Food OR -1 Food
After Crisis: Activate Raiders, Advance Jump Preparation
A civilian worker from the hangar comes to Baltar with dire news. "Someone's contaminated the water, dumped used oil and coolant into the storage tanks!
Humanity's brief respite may soon be coming to an end. The good doctor knows first hand just how tenacious and persistent the enemy is. But, what to do about it?
Baltar assembles civilian volunteers to do heavy lifting in the hangar bay, allowing Starbuck to focus on getting combat patrol flying again. Launching in the sole Assault Raptor, a Viper soon joins her as she begins escorting civilain ships to safety.
Receive Skills Step: 2 Politics, 2 Leadership, 1 Engineering Movement Step: - Action Step: Leadership 1 - Executive Order on Phyphor [Action 1: Hangar Deck - Launch Port Quarter in Assault Raptor. Hangar Action: Move Aft. CAG Action: Launch a viper Port Bow. [/b]Action 2[/b]: Escort a Civilian Ship. Crisis Step: Water Sabotaged
Water Sabotaged
Current player (@Daemonis ) must choose: A) Skill Check [13] Politics + Leadership + Tactics
Pass: No effect.
Fail: -2 Food OR -1 Food
After Crisis: Activate Raiders, Advance Jump Preparation
A civilian worker from the hangar comes to Baltar with dire news. "Someone's contaminated the water, dumped used oil and coolant into the storage tanks!
Baltar directs them to save what they can. 1 tank is sufficiently filtered to recover the water, but the other is spiked beyond saving and has to be dumped to the vacuum of space.[/quote]
Cylons from without and within, the machines and their not quite entirely flesh creators direct work their unknown machinations to end humanity once and for all.
Galactica: No damage, no boarding parties. Pegasus: No damage.
Nuke Tokens: 2 remain. Quorum Cards: 1 in hand.
Ship Reserves: 4 Viper Mk II, 4 Raptors, 1 Assault Raptor available. 4 Viper Mk VIIs damaged.
Characters: Admiral Felix Gaeta (MrBody) in Captain's Cabin President Lee Adama (Doctorstrongbad) in President's Office
Gaius Balta (Daemonis) in Admiral's Quarters
Louanna “Kat” Katraine (Preda) in Assault Raptor, Aft
Louis Hoshi (Hedgethorn) in Communications CAG Kara “Starbuck” Thrace (Phyphor) in Hangar Deck
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It's the first number to the right of the character names on the board, right under the red square.
and what does the destiny number at the end of a crises mean?
At the end is a host choice how mutch to enforce order of play. In a F2F game I would enforce it strictly, info are much more important there, in a P2P it might be skipped to hasten the game flow and the chance to see all the history of the players move still give more information if someone want to dig for it.
@MrBody , the Destiny number is the 2_card contribution from the Destiny Deck.
President's Office activated to draw 2 Politics.
Turn 2: President Lee Adama (@Doctorstrongbad)
Receive Skills Step: 1 Tactics, 2 Piloting, 1 Leadership, 1 Politics
(Per PM)
Movement Step: To President's Office, discarding Tactics 1 - Launch Scout
Action Step: Play Leadership 1 - Executive Order on Admiral Felix Gaeta (MrBody)
Action 1: Activate Captain's Cabin for Leadership.
Action 2: Activate Captain's Cabin for Leadership.
Forward Thinker: Activate President's Office, draw color=darkorange]2 Politics[/color].
Crisis Step: Unexpected Reunion
Activate Cylon Ships Step: Activate Raiders
Prepare for Jump Step: -
From mere viper pilot on an aging, to be decommissioned battlestar to President of the survivors of the Twelve Colonies, the battlefield remains the same. But now instead of protecting the lives of humanity on the frontlines, he protects their memories of home, life as it used to be...and their hopes, their dreams, their freedoms.
From his office on Colonial One, Lee directs resources to the military and orders the Admiral to take further action.
As Gaeta distributes supplies to the fleet, Lee works his connections to gather political capital for what's to come...but is he truly prepared when a face he thought long gone pays him a visit in his office?
Unexpected Reunion
[8] Politics + Leadership + Tactics
Pass: No effect.
Fail: -1 Morale, and the current player discards his hand of Skill Cards.
After Crisis: Activate Raiders
Destiny: 2
Gaius Baltar (@Daemonis ): 1
Louanna “Kat” Katraine (@Preda ): 1
Louis Hoshi (@Hedgethorn ): 1
Kara “Starbuck” Thrace (@Phyphor ):
Felix Gaeta (@MrBody ): 1
Lee Adama (@Doctorstrongbad ):
I think the forum consensus from past games is to ask if they'll help a little or a lot. 'Medium', especially on single cards, can give away a bit too much on card strength.
The official rules/FAQ also say that you can say "a little" or "a lot", but nothing else.
Ah okay.
No problem, just trying to get extra info.
"A medium amount" is acceptable if you contribute multiple cards
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In face to face games, it's pretty obviously "medium" when the person hesitates to answer on the amount.
President's Office activated to draw 2 Politics.
Turn 2: President Lee Adama (@Doctorstrongbad)
Receive Skills Step: 1 Tactics, 2 Piloting, 1 Leadership, 1 Politics
(Per PM)
Movement Step: To President's Office, discarding Tactics 1 - Launch Scout
Action Step: Play Leadership 1 - Executive Order on Admiral Felix Gaeta (MrBody)
Action 1: Activate Captain's Cabin for Leadership.
Action 2: Activate Captain's Cabin for Leadership.
Forward Thinker: Activate President's Office, draw color=darkorange]2 Politics[/color].
Crisis Step: Unexpected Reunion
Activate Cylon Ships Step: Activate Raiders
Prepare for Jump Step: -
From mere viper pilot on an aging, to be decommissioned battlestar to President of the survivors of the Twelve Colonies, the battlefield remains the same. But now instead of protecting the lives of humanity on the frontlines, he protects their memories of home, life as it used to be...and their hopes, their dreams, their freedoms.
From his office on Colonial One, Lee directs resources to the military and orders the Admiral to take further action.
As Gaeta distributes supplies to the fleet, Lee works his connections to gather political capital for what's to come...but is he truly prepared when a face he thought long gone pays him a visit in his office?
Unexpected Reunion
[8] Politics + Leadership + Tactics
Pass: No effect.
Fail: -1 Morale, and the current player discards his hand of Skill Cards.
After Crisis: Activate Raiders
Destiny: 2
Gaius Baltar (@Daemonis ): 1
Louanna “Kat” Katraine (@Preda ): 1
Louis Hoshi (@Hedgethorn ): 1
Kara “Starbuck” Thrace (@Phyphor ): 1
Felix Gaeta (@MrBody ): 1
Lee Adama (@Doctorstrongbad ): 2
Politics 1 - Consolidate Power
Politics 4 - Popular Influence
Politics 5 - Negotiation
Leadership 0 - Iron Will
Leadership 2 - Executive Order
Tactics 1 - Launch Scout
Tactics 2 - Launch Scout
Tactics 4 - Critical Situation
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Treachery 0 - Bait
~
10 + 2 + 7 - 0 = 19, Pass!
Treachery - Bait found in Skill Check, 1_civilian ship placed behind Galactica.
The visitor is led away from Lee's office without too much time wasted.
A civilian ship in need of resupply approaches the Galactica.
Elsewhere, Cylon Raiders form up into attack formations.
Activate Raiders: Raiders move Fore → Starboard-Bow.
Receive Skills Step: 2 Politics, 2 Leadership, 1 Engineering
Humanity's brief respite may soon be coming to an end. The good doctor knows first hand just how tenacious and persistent the enemy is. But, what to do about it?
~
Current Situation:
Jump Preparation: Level 1 - Jump unavailable.
Pursuit Track: Level 1.
Distance Covered: 0
Galactica: No damage, no boarding parties.
Pegasus: No damage.
Nuke Tokens: 2 remain.
Quorum Cards: 1 in hand.
Ship Reserves: 4 Viper Mk II, 4 Raptors, 1 Assault Raptor available. 4 Viper Mk VIIs damaged.
Characters:
Admiral Felix Gaeta (MrBody) in Captain's Cabin
President Lee Adama (Doctorstrongbad) in President's Office
Gaius Balta (Daemonis) in Admiral's Quarters
Louanna “Kat” Katraine (Preda) in Hangar Deck
Louis Hoshi (Hedgethorn) in Communications
CAG Kara “Starbuck” Thrace (Phyphor) in Hangar Deck
Galactica Space:
Fore (9 o'clock) - 1 Basestar.
Starboard-bow (11 o'clock) - 6 Raiders.
Starboard-quarter (1 o'clock) - None.
Aft (3 o'clock) - 3 Civilian Ships.
Port-quarter (5 o'clock) - None.
Port-bow (7 o'clock) - None.
Cylon Space:
Fore (9 o'clock) - None.
Starboard-bow (11 o'clock) - None.
Starboard-quarter (1 o'clock) - None.
Aft (3 o'clock) - None.
Port-quarter (5 o'clock) - None.
Port-bow (7 o'clock) - None.
@Phyphor
edit: the real bonus is it keeps me in space forever, which is exactly where I want to be
The Daybreak rulebook says this:
"Assault raptors are treated as vipers, not raptors, for all game effects. When a game effect instructs players to choose a viper to launch, damage, destroy, place, or activate, the player taking an action at that time may choose a viper or an assault raptor to use for that game effect."
I've never played Daybreak, but my understanding is that manned assault raptors function exactly like manned vipers in every way, except that they don't have to return to the ship upon FTL jump and they can't be damaged.
Nothing wrong with that. Stay is space and be a good pilot.
Yup. Normal raptors are only used in crisis cards/destinations/launch scout
Humanity's brief respite may soon be coming to an end. The good doctor knows first hand just how tenacious and persistent the enemy is. But, what to do about it?
Baltar assembles civilian volunteers to do heavy lifting in the hangar bay, allowing Starbuck to focus on getting combat patrol flying again. Launching in the sole Assault Raptor, a Viper soon joins her as she begins escorting civilain ships to safety.
Receive Skills Step: 2 Politics, 2 Leadership, 1 Engineering
Movement Step: -
Action Step: Leadership 1 - Executive Order on Phyphor [Action 1: Hangar Deck - Launch Port Quarter in Assault Raptor. Hangar Action: Move Aft. CAG Action: Launch a viper Port Bow. [/b]Action 2[/b]: Escort a Civilian Ship.
Crisis Step: Water Sabotaged
Water Sabotaged
Current player (@Daemonis ) must choose:
A) Skill Check [13] Politics + Leadership + Tactics
Pass: No effect.
Fail: -2 Food
OR
After Crisis: Activate Raiders, Advance Jump Preparation
A civilian worker from the hangar comes to Baltar with dire news. "Someone's contaminated the water, dumped used oil and coolant into the storage tanks!
@Korsakovia
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Humanity's brief respite may soon be coming to an end. The good doctor knows first hand just how tenacious and persistent the enemy is. But, what to do about it?
Baltar assembles civilian volunteers to do heavy lifting in the hangar bay, allowing Starbuck to focus on getting combat patrol flying again. Launching in the sole Assault Raptor, a Viper soon joins her as she begins escorting civilain ships to safety.
Receive Skills Step: 2 Politics, 2 Leadership, 1 Engineering
Movement Step: -
Action Step: Leadership 1 - Executive Order on Phyphor [Action 1: Hangar Deck - Launch Port Quarter in Assault Raptor. Hangar Action: Move Aft. CAG Action: Launch a viper Port Bow. [/b]Action 2[/b]: Escort a Civilian Ship.
Crisis Step: Water Sabotaged
Water Sabotaged
Current player (@Daemonis ) must choose:
A) Skill Check [13] Politics + Leadership + Tactics
Pass: No effect.
Fail: -2 Food
OR
After Crisis: Activate Raiders, Advance Jump Preparation
A civilian worker from the hangar comes to Baltar with dire news. "Someone's contaminated the water, dumped used oil and coolant into the storage tanks!
Baltar directs them to save what they can. 1 tank is sufficiently filtered to recover the water, but the other is spiked beyond saving and has to be dumped to the vacuum of space.[/quote]
Activate Raiders: Raiders Starboard-Bow move Starboard-Quarter.
Advance Jump Preparation: Jump Track advances 1 (no jump possible).
Receive Skills Step: 1 Leadership, 2 Tactics, 2 Piloting
Cylons from without and within, the machines and their not quite entirely flesh creators direct work their unknown machinations to end humanity once and for all.
~
Current Situation:
Jump Preparation: Level 2 - Jump unavailable.
Pursuit Track: Level 1.
Distance Covered: 0
Galactica: No damage, no boarding parties.
Pegasus: No damage.
Nuke Tokens: 2 remain.
Quorum Cards: 1 in hand.
Ship Reserves: 4 Viper Mk II, 4 Raptors, 1 Assault Raptor available. 4 Viper Mk VIIs damaged.
Characters:
Admiral Felix Gaeta (MrBody) in Captain's Cabin
President Lee Adama (Doctorstrongbad) in President's Office
Gaius Balta (Daemonis) in Admiral's Quarters
Louanna “Kat” Katraine (Preda) in Assault Raptor, Aft
Louis Hoshi (Hedgethorn) in Communications
CAG Kara “Starbuck” Thrace (Phyphor) in Hangar Deck
Galactica Space:
Fore (9 o'clock) - 1 Basestar.
Starboard-bow (11 o'clock) - None.
Starboard-quarter (1 o'clock) - 6 Raiders.
Aft (3 o'clock) - 1 Assault Raptor, 2 Civilian Ships.
Port-quarter (5 o'clock) - None.
Port-bow (7 o'clock) - None.
Cylon Space:
Fore (9 o'clock) - None.
Starboard-bow (11 o'clock) - None.
Starboard-quarter (1 o'clock) - None.
Aft (3 o'clock) - None.
Port-quarter (5 o'clock) - None.
Port-bow (7 o'clock) - None.