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

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  • ElvenshaeElvenshae Registered User regular
    edited October 2017
    What is politics, anyway?

    Elvenshae on
  • Mojo_JojoMojo_Jojo We are only now beginning to understand the full power and ramifications of sexual intercourse Registered User regular
    Remember there's a seven card hand limit. We all seem to have collected quite a few but not played many

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  • BrodyBrody The Watch The First ShoreRegistered User regular
    Does the hand limit trigger immediately, or at the end of a phase?

    "I will write your name in the ruin of them. I will paint you across history in the color of their blood."

    The Monster Baru Cormorant - Seth Dickinson

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  • Mojo_JojoMojo_Jojo We are only now beginning to understand the full power and ramifications of sexual intercourse Registered User regular
    edited October 2017
    Immediately, it's in section 2.4:
    Each player can have a maximum of seven action cards in his hand at any time. If a player ever has more than seven action cards, he must choose which seven cards he wishes to keep and discard the rest.

    Mojo_Jojo on
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  • HedgethornHedgethorn Associate Professor of Historical Hobby Horses In the Lions' DenRegistered User regular
    Mojo_Jojo wrote: »
    Immediately, it's in section 2.4:
    Each player can have a maximum of seven action cards in his hand at any time. If a player ever has more than seven action cards, he must choose which seven cards he wishes to keep and discard the rest.

    Well shit.

  • MrBodyMrBody Registered User regular
    Mojo_Jojo wrote: »
    @Mrbody - The Arborec's ceasefire note should be mine but it's sitting on his player board, I've only just noticed

    Take the secondary
    Exhaust Meer and Arinam for 6 influence
    One in tactics, one in fleet

    fixed

  • MrBodyMrBody Registered User regular
    I haven't dealt any action cards yet. Does @Hedgethorn wish to delay playing Politics for now?

  • HedgethornHedgethorn Associate Professor of Historical Hobby Horses In the Lions' DenRegistered User regular
    MrBody wrote: »
    I haven't dealt any action cards yet. Does @Hedgethorn wish to delay playing Politics for now?

    If that's an option, @MrBody, I'd really appreciate it. I hadn't seen and/or had forgotten the hand limit rule.

    Different action forthcoming soon.

  • BrodyBrody The Watch The First ShoreRegistered User regular
    Edited my post to reflect the change of events.

    "I will write your name in the ruin of them. I will paint you across history in the color of their blood."

    The Monster Baru Cormorant - Seth Dickinson

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  • MrBodyMrBody Registered User regular
    edited October 2017
    Yeah go ahead if you want to do something else.

    MrBody on
  • HedgethornHedgethorn Associate Professor of Historical Hobby Horses In the Lions' DenRegistered User regular
    Give Jol-Nar one commodity in exchange for one commodity.
    Activate the Centauri-Gral system.
    Play "Upgrade" action card to replace Cruiser there with a Dreadnought.
    Exhaust Oucen'n for one resource.
    Build two infantry, one on Centauri and one on Gral.


    @MrBlarney to play his action next.

  • BrodyBrody The Watch The First ShoreRegistered User regular
    @Preda I'd like you to seriously consider using the Technology action this turn.

    "I will write your name in the ruin of them. I will paint you across history in the color of their blood."

    The Monster Baru Cormorant - Seth Dickinson

    Steam: Korvalain
  • MrBodyMrBody Registered User regular
    Please post full card text when playing them.
    Upgrade- Play after you activate a system. Replace one of your cruisers there with a dreadnaught from your reserve.

    Open to sabotages but we can continue playing turns.

  • ElvenshaeElvenshae Registered User regular
    No sabotage on @Hedgethorn 's Upgrade.

    ... and I'm miffed about not being able to play politics. :(;)

  • Mojo_JojoMojo_Jojo We are only now beginning to understand the full power and ramifications of sexual intercourse Registered User regular

    No sabotage



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  • MrBlarneyMrBlarney Registered User regular
    No sabotage play.

    Since Hedgethorn's action shouldn't affect my play:

    Play the primary ability of the (4) Production Strategy Card, placing a Space Dock and PDS on Bereg.

    All other players (@Elvenshae, @Mojo_Jojo, @Hedgethorn, @Brody, @Preda) to play or pass on the secondary, and declare or decline sabotage on the Arborec action card play, if it has not already been completed.

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  • Mojo_JojoMojo_Jojo We are only now beginning to understand the full power and ramifications of sexual intercourse Registered User regular
    Take construction secondary: Pay a strategy token for a PDS on Abyz

    (I should have 2 left in strategy now)

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  • ElvenshaeElvenshae Registered User regular
    Taking the Construction secondary; PDS on Mecatol Rex.

  • PredaPreda Registered User regular
    No sabotage, play secondary, build space dock on Zohbat.

    @Brody I was planning to use it next turn, not this one. What will it will be worth to play it now?

  • HedgethornHedgethorn Associate Professor of Historical Hobby Horses In the Lions' DenRegistered User regular
    Pay a strategy token to build a PDS on Rarron.

  • BrodyBrody The Watch The First ShoreRegistered User regular
    Use a strategy token to place a PDS on New Albion.

    @Preda I would be willing to give you one Trade Good, or the Trade Agreement promissory note.

    "I will write your name in the ruin of them. I will paint you across history in the color of their blood."

    The Monster Baru Cormorant - Seth Dickinson

    Steam: Korvalain
  • Mojo_JojoMojo_Jojo We are only now beginning to understand the full power and ramifications of sexual intercourse Registered User regular
    I make that my turn


    Activate my homeworld (paying 1 tactics token)
    Build two fighters and two ground forces (one on each planet, please)
    Exhaust Jol to pay


    (Cost is 2, -1 from saween tools)

    @Mr Blarney, are you planning on running down your strategy tokens this turn? I'm not in urgent need of using your racial card and I'm happy to time it when you've got no strategy tokens to use. If that works, then I'd ask that you give it back to me next chance you get. Thoughts?

    @Elvenshae you're up

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  • MrBlarneyMrBlarney Registered User regular
    Mojo_Jojo wrote: »
    MrBlarney, are you planning on running down your strategy tokens this turn? I'm not in urgent need of using your racial card and I'm happy to time it when you've got no strategy tokens to use. If that works, then I'd ask that you give it back to me next chance you get. Thoughts?

    I wasn't thinking about running them down to zero, no; I've been playing conservative in the case that you really needed to play the Cybernetic Enhancements (although you have plenty of tokens). It's possible that I end up spending them for the objective instead, depending on how much I feel like I need to do this and next turn. When you say "give it back to me", do you mean me giving you Cybernetic Enhancements, or me using your Research Agreement? I still haven't decided if it will be the right time for me to use it this round. It might be better for us to just hold off on using each others' racial promissory notes until next round.

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  • Mojo_JojoMojo_Jojo We are only now beginning to understand the full power and ramifications of sexual intercourse Registered User regular
    Well, I meant you giving me back Cybernetic Enhancements next chance you get (probably in the agenda round unless something major happens). The idea being that if I avoid depriving you of a token then you'd kindly see the original trade as worth me having two uses of it

    As for my card, I'd prefer you to use it this turn, but that's just because I get more value from selling it again as soon as possible.

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  • ElvenshaeElvenshae Registered User regular
    Activate Lazar / Sakulag system.

    Move in 1 Dreadnought, 1 Carrier, 3 Fighters, 2 Infantry.


    Next up is @Preda, with Technology.

  • MrBodyMrBody Registered User regular
    @Mojo_Jojo both infantry must be built on Nar where your space dock is. Arborec could spread it out since their infantry can produce other infantry.

  • MrBodyMrBody Registered User regular
    Event log:

    Leadership
    Letnev +3 TP, +1 SP, exhaust Mehar Xull
    Arborec +1 TP, +1 SP, +1 FS, exhaust Rarror, Centauri, Gral, Corneeo
    Creuss +3 SP, exhaust Mecatol Rex, Arnor, Lor
    Jol-Nar +1 TP, +1 FS, exhaust Meer, Arinam
    L1z1x +1 SP, exhaust Dal Bootha, Xxehan
    Winnu +1 SP, +1 FS, exhaust Torkan, Mellon, Thibah

    Arborec & Jol-Nar exchange 1 commodity each
    Arborec activate Centauri-Gral, -1 TP, exhaust Oucen, build 1 infantry on each planet, play Upgrade to replace cruiser with Dreadnought

    Construction
    L1z1x space dock & PDS on Bereg
    Jol-Nar -1 SP, PDS on Abyz
    Creuss -1 SP, PDS on Mecatol Rex
    Winnu -1 SP, space dock on Zohbat
    Arborec -1 SP, PDS on Rarron
    Letnev -1 SP, PDS on New Albion

    Jol-Nar activate home system, -1 TP, exhaust Jol, build 2 fighters & 2 infantry on Nar
    Creuss activate Lazar system, -1 TP, move in 1 dread, 1 carrier, 3 fighters, 2 infantry.

  • MrBodyMrBody Registered User regular
    edited October 2017
    Round 3 - Action Phase

    Map
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    full map

    (unit visual reference)
    (max component restrictions per player: 8 destroyers, 8 cruisers, 4 carriers, 5 dreadnoughts, 2 war suns, 5 PDS, 3 space docks)

    Objectives
    I - Lead from the Front - Spend a total of 3 tokens from your strategy and/or tactics pool. 1 VP Jol-Nar
    I - Diversify Research - Own 2 technologies in each of 2 colors. 1 VP
    I- Develop Weaponry - Own 2 unit upgrade technologies. 1 VP
    I- Negotiate Trade Routes - Spend 5 trade goods. 1 VP
    I- ???
    II- ???
    II- ???
    II- ???
    II- ???
    II - ???

    Victory Track
    MrBlarney - 0
    Elvenshae - 2
    Mojo - 1
    Hedgethorn - 1
    Brody - 1
    Preda - 1
    Technologies
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    Promissory notes (any player may give these to another. "Black player" is just the example; insert your own color)
    Race specific promissory notes (only the stated race may give these)

    Player mats

    MrBlarney
    5 action cards
    1 secret objective
    Jol-Nar promissory note: Research Agreement- After the Jol-Nar player researches a non-faction technology, gain that technology. Then return this card to the Jol-nar player.
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    Elvenshae
    2 action cards
    1 secret objective
    Letnev promissory note: Support from the throne. Gain 1 victory point. If you activate a system containing Letnev's units, lose 1 victory point and return this card to the Letnev player.
    L1z1x promissory note: Trade Agreement- When the L1z1x player replenishes commodities: the L1z1x player gives you all of his commodities. Then return this card to the L1z1x player.
    Arborec promissory note: Trade Agreement- When the Arborec player replenishes commodities: the L1z1x player gives you all of his commodities. Then return this card to the Arborec player.
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    Mojo
    5 action cards
    1 secret objective
    L1z1x promissory note: Cybernetic Enhancements- Play at the start of your turn, Remove 1 token from the L1z1x player's strategy pool and return it to his reinforcements. Then, place 1 command token from your reinforcements in your strategy pool. Then return this card to the L1z1x player.
    Arborec promissory: Cease Fire- After the Arborec player activates a system containing your units: The Arborec player cannot move units into that system. Then, return this note to the Arborec player
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    Hedgethorn
    6 action cards
    2 secret objectives
    Winnu promissory note: Support from the throne. Gain 1 victory point. If you activate a system containing Winnu's units, lose 1 victory point and return this card to the Winnu player.
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    Brody **Speaker**
    7 action cards
    1 secret objective
    Cruess promissory note: Support from the throne. Gain 1 victory point. If you activate a system containing Cruess' units, lose 1 victory point and return this card to the Cruess player.
    Winnu promissory: Cease Fire- After the Winnu player activates a system containing your units: The Winnu player cannot move units into that system. Then, return this note to the Winnu player
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    Preda
    7 action cards
    2 secret objectives
    Letnev promissory: Cease Fire- After the Letnev player activates a system containing your units: The Letnev player cannot move units into that system. Then, return this note to the Letnev player
    Arborec promissory note: Support from the throne. Gain 1 victory point. If you activate a system containing Arborec's units, lose 1 victory point and return this card to the Arborec player.
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    Brody - Leadership 1 **Speaker**
    Hedgethorn - Politics 3
    MrBlarney - Construction 4
    Mojo - Trade 5
    Elvenshae - Warfare 6
    Preda - Technology 7

    @Preda

    MrBody on
  • Mojo_JojoMojo_Jojo We are only now beginning to understand the full power and ramifications of sexual intercourse Registered User regular
    MrBody wrote: »
    Mojo_Jojo both infantry must be built on Nar where your space dock is. Arborec could spread it out since their infantry can produce other infantry.

    Good catch. Did this change from third edition or have I been playing it wrong there too?

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  • MrBodyMrBody Registered User regular
    Mojo_Jojo wrote: »
    MrBody wrote: »
    Mojo_Jojo both infantry must be built on Nar where your space dock is. Arborec could spread it out since their infantry can produce other infantry.

    Good catch. Did this change from third edition or have I been playing it wrong there too?

    Page 19 of rules reference
    When a player produces ground forces, he must place those units on planets that contain a unit that used its production ability.

  • MrBlarneyMrBlarney Registered User regular
    edited October 2017
    Yeah, ground units have always only been able to be produced on the planet with the producing Space Dock. The exception (in TI3e) is if the producing player has the Integrated Economy technology, in which Ground Forces (and PDS) could be built in adjacent systems, if they were already activated.

    EDIT: This can be observed in the third column of page 26 of the original TI3e rulebook:
    Ground Force and PDS units are always built and placed on the planet containing the Space Dock. Ground Force and PDS units cannot move to another planet (including other planets in the same system) unless transported by a Carrier or War Sun.

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  • Mojo_JojoMojo_Jojo We are only now beginning to understand the full power and ramifications of sexual intercourse Registered User regular
    Well I've been getting that wrong for a decade or so then. Oops

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  • PredaPreda Registered User regular
    edited October 2017
    Brody wrote: »
    Use a strategy token to place a PDS on New Albion.

    @Preda I would be willing to give you one Trade Good, or the Trade Agreement promissory note.

    Nope, not good enough. I'll go for Lodor first.

    Activate Lodor/@. Move in Carrier, both Fighter and the Teq'Ran GF from Teq'Ran/Torkan. Settle Lodor with the GF.

    @Brody , assuming @Mojo_Jojo will let me refresh for 1 commodity, I'm willing to give you my 2 remaing ones for one of yours (or one of your TG), in addition to an excange of Trade agreement immediately after if you're intersted to soften the Lodor blow. But I really need that extra production.

    Preda on
  • Mojo_JojoMojo_Jojo We are only now beginning to understand the full power and ramifications of sexual intercourse Registered User regular
    My current thinking on the cost of refreshes is 1TG per currently held VP but I'm open to counter-offers (prior to me actually playing the card), including if anybody wants to pay to deny somebody else a free refresh.

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  • BrodyBrody The Watch The First ShoreRegistered User regular
    @Preda it's all good, I'm not super worried about it.

    "I will write your name in the ruin of them. I will paint you across history in the color of their blood."

    The Monster Baru Cormorant - Seth Dickinson

    Steam: Korvalain
  • Mojo_JojoMojo_Jojo We are only now beginning to understand the full power and ramifications of sexual intercourse Registered User regular
    @Brody you're up now (you may have realised. Better safe than sorry)

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  • BrodyBrody The Watch The First ShoreRegistered User regular
    Play the action card Industrial Initiative.

    Industrial Initiative: Action- Gain 1 trade good for every planet you control.


    Thanks, I actually had missed that.

    "I will write your name in the ruin of them. I will paint you across history in the color of their blood."

    The Monster Baru Cormorant - Seth Dickinson

    Steam: Korvalain
  • PredaPreda Registered User regular
    No sabotage

    @Mojo_Jojo , if you're ok than we could pre-approve the free refresh for 1 tg at first occasion agreement.

  • Mojo_JojoMojo_Jojo We are only now beginning to understand the full power and ramifications of sexual intercourse Registered User regular
    edited October 2017
    No sabotage

    Man, there are some absolutely outstanding action cards in that deck.

    @Preda I'll hold on until I play the card and let people accept/reject the deal at that point as part of them choosing whether to take the secondary. It seems the simplest option and allows for people to make me counter-offers now.

    @Hedgethorn you're up (Unless you need to hold off to ensure whether sabotage happens)

    Mojo_Jojo on
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  • MrBlarneyMrBlarney Registered User regular
    No sabotage.

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