Topic: Cosmic Encounter I - The First Encounter - Game over, Pacifist wins! (Read 41042 times)

Axxle · « **Reply #325 on:** August 24, 2012, 01:46:08 am »

The offense plays a rift, face down.

Main players choose their encounter cards.

Merchant hires 4 cardships

The offense reveals an Attack 18 (R) with a x2 kicker
The defense reveals an Attack 23

Totals:
Offense - 49
Defense - 34

Lightning plays Reinforcement +3
Totals:
Offense - 49
Defense - 37

Lightning plays Reinforcement +4
Totals:
Offense - 49
Defense - 41

Lightning plays Reinforcement +8
Totals:
Offense - 49
Defense - 49

Defense is winning.

Lekkit · « **Reply #326 on:** August 24, 2012, 01:49:19 am »

TASTE REINFORCEMENTS!

Axxle · « **Reply #327 on:** August 24, 2012, 11:51:57 am »

Pacifist says: "NO YOU"
Pacifist plays Reinforcement +4 (R)
Totals:
Offense - 53
Defense - 49

Offense is winning.

Galzria · « **Reply #328 on:** August 24, 2012, 11:52:54 am »

Damn. Pacifist is beast.

Lekkit · « **Reply #329 on:** August 24, 2012, 12:50:43 pm »

Halp, gaiz!

Kuildeous · « **Reply #330 on:** August 24, 2012, 01:04:09 pm »

Quote from: Lekkit on August 24, 2012, 12:50:43 pm

Halp, gaiz!

I have done all I could do with hiring my ships. I'm spent.

This turned out a little bit differently than I had hoped.

Axxle · « **Reply #331 on:** August 24, 2012, 08:33:07 pm »

Offense wins!

Defensive ships go to the warp.
Merchant's cardships (Attack 04, Attack 08, Attack 08, Negotiate) are discarded.

Offensive ships land on Lightning A.

Unce-unce-unce-unce-unce-unce-unce-unce-unce-unce-unce-unce-unce-unce!
Animal throws a party! All offensive players draw a card from the Deck.
Mercenary gets paid for his successful alliance, two ships from the warp.

Encounter, kicker, and reinforcement cards in play are discarded.

Galzria · « **Reply #332 on:** August 25, 2012, 01:32:00 pm »

Mmmmite!

Axxle · « **Reply #333 on:** August 25, 2012, 02:05:54 pm »

Pacifist's second turn starts.

Lightning attempts to collect another token.

Pacifist plays Cosmic Zap (R) on Lightning.

Lekkit · « **Reply #334 on:** August 25, 2012, 02:09:54 pm »

D: Look what you have done now!

Grujah · « **Reply #335 on:** August 25, 2012, 02:15:24 pm »

Thats good! He used Zap on token collection! Now, stop him from having second encounter!

Axxle · « **Reply #336 on:** August 25, 2012, 02:18:45 pm »

Quote from: Grujah on August 25, 2012, 02:15:24 pm

Thats good! He used Zap on token collection! Now, stop him from having second encounter!

You can't use your power for the rest of the encounter after you've been Zapped. And for Lightning, the only Zappable part of his power is the token collection. You can only zap uses of powers.

Lekkit · « **Reply #337 on:** August 25, 2012, 02:28:25 pm »

So I can still end his encounter? If that's the case, I obviously do.

Galzria · « **Reply #338 on:** August 25, 2012, 02:30:47 pm »

No, your entire power is shot for the Encounter, although the Cosmic Zap could still be Card Zapped, or Pacifist's power could be Cosmic Zapped if he tries to win with a Negotiate.

Kuildeous · « **Reply #339 on:** August 25, 2012, 03:08:11 pm »

Quote from: Galzria on August 25, 2012, 02:30:47 pm

Pacifist's power could be Cosmic Zapped if he tries to win with a Negotiate.

No worries there. I figured out that Pacifist didn't have a Negotiate in his hand in the last challenge. We can prevent him from winning the game with good old-fashioned numbers.

Galzria · « **Reply #340 on:** August 25, 2012, 03:17:40 pm »

Quote from: Kuildeous on August 25, 2012, 03:08:11 pm

Quote from: Galzria on August 25, 2012, 02:30:47 pm
Pacifist's power could be Cosmic Zapped if he tries to win with a Negotiate.

No worries there. I figured out that Pacifist didn't have a Negotiate in his hand in the last challenge. We can prevent him from winning the game with good old-fashioned numbers.

He would've held it for this Encounter I'd imagine, since it's his winner if he is successful. He wouldn't want to rely on numbers to win this.

Galzria · « **Reply #341 on:** August 25, 2012, 03:18:32 pm »

Quote from: Galzria on August 25, 2012, 03:17:40 pm

Quote from: Kuildeous on August 25, 2012, 03:08:11 pm
Quote from: Galzria on August 25, 2012, 02:30:47 pm
Pacifist's power could be Cosmic Zapped if he tries to win with a Negotiate.

No worries there. I figured out that Pacifist didn't have a Negotiate in his hand in the last challenge. We can prevent him from winning the game with good old-fashioned numbers.

He would've held it for this Encounter I'd imagine, since it's his winner if he is successful. He wouldn't want to rely on numbers to win this.

Obviously that's speculation - you could be right and he might be dry. I just don't know that I would count on it.

Kuildeous · « **Reply #342 on:** August 25, 2012, 03:55:54 pm »

Quote from: Galzria on August 25, 2012, 03:18:32 pm

Obviously that's speculation - you could be right and he might be dry. I just don't know that I would count on it.

I would. If you generate a risk table, then it's likelier that he'll continue the numbers route.

If Pacifist plays a Negotiate and the defender plays a number, then we all lose. Odds of this happening are actually low (especially when you consider that the last encounter suggests that he doesn't have a Negotiate).
If Pacifist plays a number and the defender plays a Negotiate, then we all lose. This is actually likelier than the previous scenario.
And, well, if both play numbers then it depends on what they play, but odds are highly in the defender's favor since everyone would back him.

Galzria · « **Reply #343 on:** August 25, 2012, 04:31:58 pm »

I just don't see how the last Encounter suggests that he doesn't have a Negotiate. I think it's the opposite actually. He laid out a Kicker and Reinforcements to win - He can't have anything huge back to attempt a second encounter on. And if he were going to choose 1 Encounter to try and win on a Negotiate and 1 to win on a number, it would make sense to win on a number in the first Encounter when you CAN get people to support your attack. In his second Encounter he has to plan on winning himself - so holding an "instant-win" for the second encounter makes MUCH more sense.

Kuildeous · « **Reply #344 on:** August 25, 2012, 04:40:03 pm »

I knew he didn't have a Negotiate well before he laid out the Kicker and Reinforcements.

I wish I could send private messages, but I can't.

That's why I backed Lightning. What I was less certain on was the value of the numbers. Unfortunately, knowing that Pacifist doesn't have a Negotiate doesn't matter in light of good old-fashioned butt-kicking.

Axxle · « **Reply #345 on:** August 25, 2012, 04:51:03 pm »

Pacifist draws a Red destiny.
Pacifist will encounter Merchant.

Send ships to a planet, and invite allies por please.

Grujah · « **Reply #346 on:** August 25, 2012, 04:52:33 pm »

Ok, this is good. I hope he knows what to do.

Kuildeous · « **Reply #347 on:** August 25, 2012, 05:13:02 pm »

Quote from: Axxle on August 25, 2012, 04:51:03 pm

Pacifist draws a Red destiny.
Pacifist will encounter Merchant.

Send ships to a planet, and invite allies por please.

Merchant checks the destiny deck for tampering.

I guess the bright side to this is that there should soon come a point where people stop invading me.

zxcvbn2 · « **Reply #348 on:** August 25, 2012, 05:35:27 pm »

I'll send four ships, three from Lightning's A and one from my C, to attack Merchant's A.

I'll invite animal so that it doesn't use its ability. Otherwise, I don't think anyone wants to let me win, so you're not invited. So there.

Kuildeous · « **Reply #349 on:** August 25, 2012, 05:41:57 pm »

Quote from: zxcvbn2 on August 25, 2012, 05:35:27 pm

I'll invite animal so that it doesn't use its ability. Otherwise, I don't think anyone wants to let me win, so you're not invited. So there.

Aw man, I totally would have joined you in that. Heh.

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