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

Brody · January 2018

Elvenshae · January 2018

Please continue; no sabotage.

Though it puzzles me.

MrBody · January 2018

Veto goes through. New agenda.

Research Team: Propulsion

Elect Industrial planet

Attach this card to the planet. When the owner of this planet researches technology, they may exhaust this card to ignore 1 blue prerequisite.

MrBlarney · January 2018

Well, this is a bit more benign than the vetoed agenda. Even though it's late game, it's still got potential for whomever wins it. Light/Wave Deflector can be scary with a high-movement fleet, which seems to be the case for everyone with Gravity Drive. And even for Hedgethorn and Preda, getting blitz pushes with Fleet Logistics can also be game-changing. I'm feeling pretty willing to sell my votes for a couple of Trade Goods, though. Not so into it to try and go for it myself, plus voting first is quite disadvantageous.

Mojo_Jojo · January 2018

I'll vote for Preda's Zombat if nobody pays me otherwise

Preda · January 2018

Mojo_Jojo wrote: »

I'll vote for Preda's Zombat if nobody pays me otherwise

I surely will not!

Brody · January 2018

I'm fine with Preda, unless someone wants to buy it.

MrBlarney · January 2018

I was thinking of voting for Wellon, currently under Jol-Nar control, to neutralize any impact of the Agenda.

Mojo_Jojo · January 2018

I don't like the use of that currently.

Brody · January 2018

That certainly makes more sense.

Brody · January 2018

Actually, looking at the map again, Zohbat is not a valid target. However, Thibah is, and is already a blue specialty planet. This means it won't have any real effect at all. Unless someone wants to buy my vote, thats where it will be going.

Mojo_Jojo · January 2018

No it would have an effect

To use a tech speciality you exhaust the planet
To use this you exhaust the card

discrider · January 2018

See: Winnu's War Suns in our game

Elvenshae · January 2018

I’ll have to look more into this when I get back after business dinner tonight.

MrBlarney · January 2018

The reason why I want to vote for Wellon, again, is because it is under Jol-Nar control and thus not any use for them. For anyone else, it's essentially a free jump in the tech tree, which I don't really want to give to anyone without a proper negotiation compensation. (Of course, I also won't fight it if anyone wants to freely put their votes on Saudor or Tar'mann...)

Brody · January 2018

I had forgot what Jol-Narr's racial ability was.

Elvenshae · January 2018

@MrBlarney

I'm willing to vote for Saudor; what are you willing to pay?

MrBlarney · January 2018

As stated, I will allow you to put votes on Saudor... for free!

Elvenshae · January 2018

I'm not doing it for free; that'd be silly! I'll otherwise vote for one of my own planets.

@MrBlarney

MrBlarney · January 2018

That was a joke, you know? I hope that it's clear that my leadoff position in the voting order has firmly put me in the 'sell' position with my votes, choosing to put my votes towards Wellon if there are no takers.

Elvenshae · January 2018

Of course! I'm still willing to sell you my votes, if you want them.

@MrBlarney

Mojo_Jojo · January 2018

I think we're good to start voting then.

beetfarmer · January 2018

@Brody @MrBody

In November 2017 Brody posted:

Brody wrote: »

Imperial, gain 1 VP

I'd @ everyone, but it's hard from the phone.

Did Brody ever receive his VP for activating the Imperial Strategy card while controlling MR in round 4? I don't see any record of it on the Victory Track.

MrBlarney · January 2018

If you take the difference between the total VPs and the listed sources, the value is 1, which should be the Imperial Primary VP. It seems like special VPs like that are currently implied, but not explicitly tracked, and I think MrBody said that he was looking into how to change documentation at the top of the previous page.

If it's time to vote, I'll put 10 votes on Wellon. @Elvenshae is next up to vote.

Elvenshae · January 2018

7 votes on Wellon.

@Mojo_Jojo

Mojo_Jojo · January 2018

6 votes on Preda's Thibah

@Hedgethorn to vote

Brody · January 2018

Actually, I think he's right. I have claimed 3 (1) point public objectives, 1 (1) point secret objective, and I got 1 (1) pt Imperial VP.

Sorry, I probably should have payed more attention, and gotten that cleared up sooner. I think I kept forgetting I claimed the Trade Goods VP, because I was not anticipating having the TG's to buy it.

Hedgethorn · January 2018

Arborec continues to offer support to Winnu's claim to the throne.
16 votes for Thibah.

@Brody

Brody · January 2018

8 votes for Thibah.

@MrBody for next phase.

MrBlarney · January 2018

Brody wrote: »

Actually, I think he's right. I have claimed 3 (1) point public objectives, 1 (1) point secret objective, and I got 1 (1) pt Imperial VP.

Sorry, I probably should have payed more attention, and gotten that cleared up sooner. I think I kept forgetting I claimed the Trade Goods VP, because I was not anticipating having the TG's to buy it.

Yeah, that was my miscount, I missed one of the public objective marks. It's also really hard to remember what's happened with a game that takes this long to play.

Also, looks like I've gotta get ready for Winnu's upcoming speed-up for the coming round. Those ships have got to go somewhere and I feel like I'm in the way.

MrBody · January 2018

Round 6 - Strategy Phase

Map

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

Public
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 Creuss
I- Develop Weaponry - Own 2 unit upgrade technologies. 1 VP Creuss Letnev L1z1x
I- Negotiate Trade Routes - Spend 5 trade goods. 1 VP Jol-Nar Letnev Winnu
I- Erect a Monument - Spend 8 resources. 1 VP Letnev Jol-Nar Arborec L1z1x
II- Manipulate Galactic Law- Spend 16 influence. 2 VP Jol-Nar
II- Form Galactic Brain Trust- Control 5 planets with technology specialties. 2 VP
II- ???
II- ???
II - ???

Secret
Letnev Spark a rebellion - Win a combat against a player who has the most victory points. 1 VP
Winnu Gather a Mighty Fleet - Have 5 dreadnoughts on the board. 1 VP
L1z1x - Secrets of the Cosmos Have one or more ships in 3 systems that are each adjacent to an anomaly. 1 VP.
Arborec Become the gatekeeper - Have at least 1 ship in a system containing an alpha wormhole and at least 1 ship in a system containing a beta wormhole. 1 VP

Other
Creuss- Imperial Rider 1 VP, Imperial strategy- 2 VP, Letnev Support from the throne 1 VP
Letnev- Imperial strategy 1 VP
Arborec- Imperial strategy 1 VP, Crown of Emphidia 1 VP, Winnu Support for the Throne 1 VP
Winnu- Arborec Support for the throne 1VP

Victory Track

MrBlarney - 3
Elvenshae - 6
Mojo - 5
Hedgethorn - 5
Brody - 5
Preda - 3

Technologies

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)

Laws

Research Team: Propulsion (Thibah)
When the owner of this planet researches technology, they may exhaust this card to ignore 1 blue prerequisite.

Deep Core Mining (Bereg)
+2 resources on this planet

(Sakulag)
+1 resources +1 influence

Minister of Commerce (Letnev)
After the owner of this card replenishes commodities, he gains 1 trade good for each player who is his neighbor.

The Crown of Emphidia (Arborec)
The elected player gains this card and 1 victory point.
A player gains this card and 1 victory point if they capture a planet in the owner's home system. Then the previous owner loses 1 victory point.

Player mats

MrBlarney

7 action cards
2 secret objectives
1 claimed- Secrets of the Cosmos Have one or more ships in 3 systems that are each adjacent to an anomaly. 1 VP.
Creuss promissory: Cease Fire- After the Creuss player activates a system containing your units: The Creuss player cannot move units into that system. Then, return this note to the Creuss player

Elvenshae

5 action cards
2 secret objectives
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: Cease Fire- After the L1z1x player activates a system containing your units: The L1z1x player cannot move units into that system. Then, return this note to the L1z1x player
Jol-Naw promissory: Research agreement- After the Jol-Nar player researches a technology, you may research the same technology. Then, return this note to the Jol-Nar player

Mojo

5 action cards
2 secret objectives
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
Arborec promissory note: Trade Agreement- When the Arborec player replenishes commodities: the Arborec player gives you all of his commodities. Then return this card to the Arborec player.
Letnev promissory note: Political Secret- When an agenda is revealed: The Letnev player cannot vote, use action cards, or use faction abilities until after the agenda has been resolved. Then return this card to the Letnev player.

Hedgethorn

4 action cards
2 secret objectives
(1 claimed) Become the gatekeeper - Have at least 1 ship in a system containing an alpha wormhole and at least 1 ship in a system containing a beta wormhole. 1 VP
Crown of Emphidia - Law - A player gains this card and 1 victory point if they capture a planet in the owner's home system. Then the previous owner loses 1 victory point.
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.

Brody

3 action cards
0 secret objectives
1 claimed secret objective- Spark a rebellion - Win a combat against a player who has the most victory points. 1 VP
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
Minister of Commerce- After the owner of this card replenishes commodities, he gains 1 trade good for each player who is his neighbor.

Preda **Speaker**

4 action cards
2 secret objectives
1 claimed- Gather a Mighty Fleet - Have 5 dreadnoughts on the board. 1 VP
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.

Choose strategy cards

Cards (Construction has 1 TG, Warfare 2 TG)

Brody · January 2018

@MrBody I should be at 5 VP. 3 Public objectives claimed, 1 Secret objective, and 1 Imperial (Strategy) VP.

MrBody · January 2018

@Preda

Preda · January 2018

Technology
@MrBlarney

MrBlarney · January 2018

I need to catch up, regardless of Mecatol Rex control. Select the (8) Imperial Strategy Card.

@Elvenshae has the next selection.

Elvenshae · January 2018

Leadership.

@Mojo_Jojo

Mojo_Jojo · January 2018

Politics

@Hedgethorn

Elvenshae · January 2018

I play Public Disgrace.

You have to pick a different one, @Mojo_Jojo

@Hedgethorn to wait for the new pick.

Elvenshae · January 2018

Public Disgrace- Play when another player chooses a strategy card during the strategy phase. They must choose a different strategy card, if able.

Mojo_Jojo · January 2018

That is a peculiar move, that action card feels like one that could win the game. The rest of your hand must be solid gold if you can throw that one away

Anyhow:

No sabotage, choose Warfare instead

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