Twilight Imperium 4e - Game 4: Round 7 - Action Phase / Game End

discrider · June 9

But yeah, waiting on @Mojo_Jojo to decide whether he'd trade me the 0 token in exchange for the speaker token, as then I may pick Politics.
Otherwise I'll pick Leadership or some such.

discrider · June 9

@MrBody @MrBlarney Are there one or two Beta wormhole tokens on the board?

Ketar · June 9

Well, I like the idea of Naalu as speaker. It's what would have happened if I had taken Politics, since I couldn't actually make myself speaker again. Remembered that way too late.

Ketar · June 9

discrider wrote: »

Ketar wrote: »

Ketar wrote: »

Imperial

Not good for it go to N'orr or Mentak either, frankly.

I think if you hadn't done that and you were saying you weren't going to, barring the Creuss fleet bearing down on a leader, then Tech wouldn't be picked because it could give whoever had picked Imperial between us a good shot at winning this round.

It seemed like MrBody was going to pick Tech regardless, and then potentially had the action card needed to try to stop you from taking Imperial. If you don't actually have a sabotage.

I would have stuck with Politics if MrBody wanted me to though. I don't believe I've broken my word in any of our forum games, and I'd prefer not to start now. I'd also not like to lose due to sticking to a poorly thought out offer though, so it was at least worth broaching a change with MrBody.

Ketar · June 9

discrider wrote: »

@MrBody @MrBlarney Are there one or two Beta wormhole tokens on the board?

There's only one token.

discrider · June 9

I thought they were doublesided and there were two

Ketar · June 9

discrider wrote: »

I thought they were doublesided and there were two

Nah, they're single-sided. One alpha and one beta.

I actually went down to the basement and checked my copy of the game after you posted that

Mojo_Jojo · June 9

@discrider that's not even close to the value of my note. Especially when you're in the position to use it for a shot at a game win and there's no chance you'd accidentally waste it.

discrider · June 9

Mojo_Jojo wrote: »

@discrider that's not even close to the value of my note. Especially when you're in the position to use it for a shot at a game win and there's no chance you'd accidentally waste it.

Eh.
I figure someone's going to win next round, what with everyone getting 2 VP this round, so you might as well have speaker this round in order to stop it.
And if not, then I'm in a better position to win.
But up to you @Mojo_Jojo

Mojo_Jojo · June 9

We can move on unless you have an offer that nets me a better position

discrider · June 9

Ok, fair enough.

Let's lose this then.
Leadership
Hail hydra

@Preda

Preda · June 9

Construction.
@Hedgethorn

Hedgethorn · June 9

Politics.

@Mojo_Jojo

Mojo_Jojo · June 9

Warfare

(I'm probably unlikely to be posting until later this evening/tomorrow morning)

Preda · June 9

Hedgethorn wrote: »

Politics.

@Mojo_Jojo

Ketar already choose that, @Hedgethorn

No, I'm an idiot, go on...

discrider · June 9

Preda wrote: »

Hedgethorn wrote: »

Politics.

@Mojo_Jojo

Ketar already choose that, @Hedgethorn

No, I'm an idiot, go on...

<~<

MrBlarney · June 9

Round 6: Start of Action Phase

The Barony of Letnev: Select the (8) Imperial Strategy Card.
The Ghosts of Creuss: Select the (7) Technology Strategy Card.
The Winnu: Select the (1) Leadersnip Strategy Card.
Sardakk N'orr: Select the (4) Construction Strategy Card.
The Mentak Coalition: Select the (3) Politics Strategy Card.
The Naalu Collective: Select the (6) Warfare Strategy Card.

Trade Goods are placed on the (2) Diplomacy and (5) Trade Strategy Cards.

Order of Play
The Naalu Collective (Mojo_Jojo): (0) Warfare
The Winnu (discrider): (1) Leadership
The Mentak Coalition (Hedgethorn): (3) Politics
Sardakk N'orr (Preda): (4) Construction
The Ghosts of Creuss (MrBody): (7) Technology
The Barony of Letnev (Ketar): (8) Imperial

Mojo_Jojo · June 10

Activate Lodor
Move in:
four fighters from my homeworld
The carrier, two fighters and two infantry from Rarron/Qucen'n

@Hedgethorn for any card plays or to do his pre fire

Hedgethorn · June 10

No card play. @MrBlarney to resolve combat. (Don't forget my cruisers get Ambush to start.)

(Also, conditional order made, and I get a TG from Salvage Operations whether I win or lose this combat.)

discrider · June 10

But not if someone Skilled Retreats

MrBlarney · June 10

Out for the day, so my rolling will have to wait until late tonight.

MrBlarney · June 11

Round 6 - Battle at Lodor

Start of Space Combat

Naalu has 6 Hybrid Crystal Fighter IIs and 1 Carrier (carrying 2 Infantry)
Mentak has 3 Cruiser IIs and 1 Fighter (carrying 1 Infantry)

Metnak uses racial ability "Ambush" at the start of combat, rolling 1 die for one of their Cruiser IIs.

Geth roll 1d10t6 for Mentak

Mentak:

1d10t6 1 [1d10t6=9]

MrBlarney · June 11

Mentak scores 1 hit, destroying 1 Naalu Fighter II.

Combat Round 1

Naalu has 1 Carrier and 5 Hybrid Crystal Fighter IIs (carrying 2 Infantry)
Mentak has 3 Cruiser IIs and 1 Fighter (carrying 1 Infantry)

Geth roll 1d10t9+5d10t7 for Naalu
Geth roll 3d10t6+1d10t9 for Mentak

Naalu:

1d10t9+5d10t7 3 [1d10t9=1] [5d10t7=6, 7, 8, 4, 7]

Mentak:

3d10t6+1d10t9 0 [3d10t6=2, 5, 1] [1d10t9=2]

MrBlarney · June 11

Naalu scores 3 hits, how will the hits be assigned, @Hedgethorn ?

discrider · June 11

@MrBlarney isn't it (up to) two dice for Ambush?

Hedgethorn · June 11

I do get a second Ambush roll, @MrBlarney. Not sure if we need to reroll the whole first round depending on the outcome of that roll?

discrider · June 11

Hedgethorn wrote: »

I do get a second Ambush roll, @MrBlarney. Not sure if we need to reroll the whole first round depending on the outcome of that roll?

What will probably happen is, if your second Ambush roll hits, then a fighter will die and you will be hit once less in the first round of combat, as a die is removed from the right hand side of the Naalu's fighter roll.

MrBlarney · June 11

Oh, whoops: I misread the ability, even though it's no different than the equivalent TI3e ability. (For some reason, I thought it was 1 die per 2 Destroyers/Cruisers. I blame being dead out of energy last night.)

If there is a hit on the second roll, then it will be as discrider said: rolls will be taken from left to right, and one fewer hit will be registered by Naalu.

Geth roll 1d10t6 for Ambush Part 2

Ambush Part 2:

1d10t6 1 [1d10t6=10]

MrBlarney · June 11

The result is a hit. One Naalu Fighter is destroyed, Mentak has 2 hits to assign, and plays Action Card "Shields Holding" to cancel them:

Shields Holding
Before you assign hits to your ships during a space combat: Cancel up to 2 hits.

Any responses, @Mojo_Jojo?

Mojo_Jojo · June 11

That's the problem with pirate shields. It's just shoddy workmanship

Play sabotage

Hedgethorn · June 11

Lose fighter and one cruiser. No other card play.

@MrBlarney to proceed.

MrBlarney · June 11

Combat Round 2

Naalu has 1 Carrier and 4 Hybrid Crystal Fighter IIs (carrying 2 Infantry)
Mentak has 2 Cruiser IIs (carrying 1 Infantry)

Geth roll 1d10t9+4d10t7 for Naalu
Geth roll 2d10t6 for Mentak

Naalu:

1d10t9+4d10t7 2 [1d10t9=7] [4d10t7=8, 10, 4, 6]

Mentak:

2d10t6 2 [2d10t6=6, 10]

MrBlarney · June 11

2 hits registered on both sides. Mentak loses 2 Cruiser IIs and Naalu loses 2 Hybrid Crystal Fighter IIs; combat resolves in favor of Naalu.

Anything else on your action, @Mojo_Jojo?

Mojo_Jojo · June 11

Yes. Yes there is

Drop the infantry on the planet
Claim a secret objective: Spark a rebellion

Spark a Rebellion (Action Phase, 1 VP): Win a combat against a player who has the most victory points

Hedgethorn · June 11

I take my trade good and slink away.

MrBlarney · June 11

Right-o. Action is on @discrider.

discrider · June 11

Mojo_Jojo wrote: »

Yes. Yes there is

Drop the infantry on the planet
Claim a secret objective: Spark a rebellion

Spark a Rebellion (Action Phase, 1 VP): Win a combat against a player who has the most victory points

Thank goodness.
Was expecting my lost Cruiser to give Hedgethorn or Preda this SO.

discrider · June 11

As for our action, I don't believe I have a choice.
Play Leadership.
Exhaust MR to gain 5 tokens.
5/3/3 T/F/S
@Hedgethorn @Preda @Mojo_Jojo @MrBody @Ketar for secondary.

Hedgethorn · June 11

Exhaust Arinam, Lor, and spend 1 TG for 6 influence. 1 to tactics, 1 to fleet.
T/F/S: 3/4/2
C/T/A: 0/4/4

Preda · June 11

Exaust Mellon Veefut and Quann and spend 1TG for 2 tokens, 1 in Fleet, 1 in strategy.

T/F/S: 1/4/2
C/T/A: 0/0/6

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