Twilight Imperium: 4th edition - Game #1: And they're off!

Mojo_Jojo

Play Maneuvering jets

Assign the one remaining hit to my destroyer

Maneuvering Jets- Before you assign hits from another player's space cannon, cancel 1 hit.

@Elvenshae to distribute two hits to non fighter units, and then assign his wormhole hit to me

Elvenshae

@Mojo_Jojo

How many cards do you have left in-hand?

Mojo_Jojo

I've played two, so I have five

Elvenshae

Thanks.

Assign one hit to each Dreadnought.

I generate and assign one hit to your carrier, @Mojo_Jojo, which kills it reduces your transport capacity to 1 (+3 local fighters from the Spacedock).

Combat rolls?

Mojo_Jojo

Do I lose the fighters then? Or is that technically part of actual combat?

Brody

Its "At the start of combat" so I would assume its part of the combat phase.

Ketar

Mojo_Jojo wrote: »

Do I lose the fighters then? Or is that technically part of actual combat?

I don't think you lose the fighters until the end of combat. The Rules Reference is explicit about losing units that exceed capacity at the end of the Space Combat section. It includes no such instructions in the Space Cannon section. Also, in Capacity section 16.3 it states:
"• A player’s fighters and ground forces can exceed capacity during combat. At the end of combat, he must destroy the excess units."

It is somewhat vague though, since Space Cannon usage technically happens at the end of Movement rather than during Space Combat.

Elvenshae

No, sorry - it’s defitiely part of combat, so you don’t lose them immediately. It’s important if there’s a retreat order / card, however.

Brody

Ketar wrote: »

Mojo_Jojo wrote: »

Do I lose the fighters then? Or is that technically part of actual combat?

I don't think you lose the fighters until the end of combat. The Rules Reference is explicit about losing units that exceed capacity at the end of the Space Combat section. It includes no such instructions in the Space Cannon section. Also, in Capacity section 16.3 it states:
"• A player’s fighters and ground forces can exceed capacity during combat. At the end of combat, he must destroy the excess units."

It is somewhat vague though, since Space Cannon usage technically happens at the end of Movement rather than during Space Combat.

Right, but he this hit didn't come from the Space Cannon, its based on Creuss special abilities. Which states "At the start of combat, (conditional), create and assign 1 hit." So I would assume this means combat has already started.

Mojo_Jojo

Elvenshae wrote: »

No, sorry - it’s defitiely part of combat, so you don’t lose them immediately. It’s important if there’s a retreat order / card, however.

Me? Run? Ha.


Play Fighter Prototype.

Fighter Prototype- Your fighters receive +2 to their combat roll for one combat round.

@Elvenshae I'm on mobile, so if you could roll my first round combat dice for me that would be great

Brody

Apparently last rounds combat's was just everyone warming up.

Elvenshae

Okay. I play Morale Boost - Player at the start of a round of combat you are participating in. Gain +1 to all rolls for that round.

So, forces (that matter) in-system are ...

Creuss
Hil Colish (CV 5)
Dreadnought (damaged) (CV 5)
Dreadnought (damaged) (CV 5)
3x Fighters (CV 9)

Jol-Nar
Dreadnought (CV6)
5x Fighters (CV 10)

My forces all get +1 to their rolls; Mojo's fighters get +2.

Geth, roll 3d10t4 for Cruess capitals
Geth, roll 3d10t8 for Cruess fighters

Geth, roll 1d10t6 for Jol-Nar capital
Geth, roll 5d10t8 for Jol-Nar fighters

Cruess capitals:

3d10t4 2 [3d10t4=5, 10, 3]

Cruess fighters:

3d10t8 1 [3d10t8=6, 4, 10]

Jol-Nar capital:

1d10t6 1 [1d10t6=10]

Jol-Nar fighters:

5d10t8 0 [5d10t8=1, 7, 5, 6, 1]

Elvenshae

Jol-Nar to assign 3 hits; Cruess to assign 1. I kill 1 fighter.

@Mojo_Jojo

Mojo_Jojo

Ta

1 to the dreadnaught, 2 to fighters

Then play emergency repairs

Emergency Repairs- At the start or end of a combat round, repair all your ships in a system that have Sustain Damage.

Elvenshae

Also, @brody, @Preda , @MrBlarney , @Hedgethorn

You're welcome for soaking up all these defensive Jol-Nar cards. I'll accept payment in hard currency and strategically important votes.

Elvenshae

Okay, round 2.

Creuss
Hil Colish (CV 5)
Dreadnought (damaged) (CV 5)
Dreadnought (damaged) (CV 5)
2x Fighters (CV 9)

Jol-Nar
Dreadnought (CV6)
3x Fighters (CV 10)

Geth, roll 3d10t5 for Cruess capitals
Geth, roll 2d10t9 for Cruess fighters

Geth, roll 1d10t6 for Jol-Nar capital
Geth, roll 3d10t10 for Jol-Nar fighters

Cruess capitals:

3d10t5 2 [3d10t5=4, 7, 9]

Cruess fighters:

2d10t9 0 [2d10t9=1, 8]

Jol-Nar capital:

1d10t6 0 [1d10t6=2]

Jol-Nar fighters:

3d10t10 1 [3d10t10=9, 10, 9]

Elvenshae

Jol-Nar to assign 2 hits; Cruess to assign 1. I kill 1 fighter.

@Mojo_Jojo

Mojo_Jojo

These rolls are cursed!

1 to the dreadnaught
1 to a fighter

Elvenshae

Okay, round 3.

Creuss
Hil Colish (CV 5)
Dreadnought (damaged) (CV 5)
Dreadnought (damaged) (CV 5)
1x Fighters (CV 9)

Jol-Nar
Dreadnought (damaged) (CV6)
2x Fighters (CV 10)

Geth, roll 3d10t5 for Cruess capitals
Geth, roll 1d10t9 for Cruess fighters

Geth, roll 1d10t6 for Jol-Nar capital
Geth, roll 2d10t10 for Jol-Nar fighters

Cruess capitals:

3d10t5 3 [3d10t5=9, 6, 10]

Cruess fighters:

1d10t9 0 [1d10t9=1]

Jol-Nar capital:

1d10t6 1 [1d10t6=9]

Jol-Nar fighters:

2d10t10 1 [2d10t10=4, 10]

Mojo_Jojo

That blows up my fleet. I blame the lack of fingers for our crap piloting


Bombardment time

Elvenshae

3 hits destroys all remaining Jol-Nar forces. @Mojo_Jojo

Mojo_Jojo

The question is whether you think I've got a direct hit saved for your flagship

Elvenshae

Yeah. Why not?

Hil Colish sustains damage.

Elvenshae

@Mojo_Jojo

Mojo_Jojo

Brave, but correct
Time to bombard

Elvenshae

Mojo_Jojo wrote: »

Brave, but correct
Time to bombard

I mean, it totally would have been in-character for this combat for you to have exactly the right card to hose that play. I figured you'd've run the odds and realized that a Direct Hit on a Dreadnought to start the combat would've probably swung things in your favor from the get-go.

Besides, I needed all of the bombardment guns for the next step.

I missed an important rule and blew this great roll.

Geth, roll 3d10t5 for Bombarding Lazar

Bombarding Lazar:

3d10t5 3 [3d10t5=10, 7, 5]

Elvenshae

Bad rolls.

Infantry 2:

3d10t6 1 [3d10t6=10, 4, 4]

Elvenshae

ignore me.

Bombarding Sakulag:

3d10t5 1 [3d10t5=2, 2, 9]

Elvenshae

Also wrong.

Infantry 2:

1d10t6 1 [1d10t6=9]

Mojo_Jojo

How have you double bombarded?

Elvenshae

Didn’t actually happen this way.

Creuss Infantry:

1d10t8 0 [1d10t8=3]

Jol-Nar Infantry:

2d10t8 0 [2d10t8=3, 5]

Elvenshae

Error error.

Creuss Infantry:

1d10t8 0 [1d10t8=3]

Jol-Nar Infantry:

2d10t8 1 [2d10t8=8, 7]

Elvenshae

Errored our.

Elvenshae

@Mojo_Jojo

That look correct?

Mojo_Jojo

@Elvenshae no, how did you bombard both planets with all three ships?

Elvenshae

DAMMIT.

I looked at the ground combat section, which doesn't specify assigning bombardment on a per-unit basis, just that you can bombard without landing a ground troop. Just. Fuck.

Elvenshae

... In that case, I would've bombarded Sakulag first with everything, since that's the one I actually want to capture most.

How do you want to handle that, @Mojo_Jojo ?

Elvenshae

Be back in probably a couple hours, BTW.

Mojo_Jojo

Probably best to just scrap those rolls and start again?

Elvenshae

Bombarding Sakulag only, all available guns.

Geth, roll 3d10t5 for Dreadnoughts and Scoring

Dreadnoughts and Scoring:

3d10t5 1 [3d10t5=9, 1, 1]