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[Avis-Mergulus]

I accept the trade.

[Squeegy]

Cpt. Avis-Mergulus plays Lock On twice. He fires both lasers at the Bistromath, hitting the shield. A Gas Missile impacts the Space Whale's hull, flooding the ship with its deadly contents.
Lt-Cmdr. Comrade Shamrock moves to the left hull and plays Repair Level 3.
Cmdr. ShadowHammer moves to the teleport chamber, plays a Nano-Heal Injector and a Repair Bot, and trades his Escape Pod for Cpt. Avis-Mergulus's Plasma Grenade.

Turn 7 - Space Whale

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Spoiler: Bistromath (ship 1) (click to show/hide)

Captain: 10ebbor10
Health: 3
Redshirts: 3
Location: Bridge

Commander: darkpaladin109
Health: 3
Redshirts: 2
Location: Left hull

Lieutenant-Commander: NAV
Health: 3
Redshirts: 2
Location: Space Whale's teleport chamber

10ebbor10's Security Bot #1
Health: 2
Location: Space Whale's left hull

Spoiler: Marshal Rokossovsky (ship 2) (click to show/hide)

Sensor Virus!
Turns remaining: 2 (Deathsword's)

Captain: Avis-Mergulus
Health: 3
Redshirts: 2
Location: Bridge

Commander: ShadowHammer (XO)
Health: 5
Redshirts: 1
Location: Teleport chamber

Lieutenant-Commander: Comrade Shamrock
Health: 3
Redshirts: 3
Location: Left hull

ShadowHammer's Repair Bot #1
Health: 1
Location: Teleport chamber

ShadowHammer's Anti-Personnel Mine
Location: Teleport chamber

ShadowHammer's Force Field
Health: 2
Location: Teleport chamber

Spoiler: Space Whale (ship 3) (click to show/hide)

Gas Missile!
Turns remaining: 3

Captain: Deathsword
Health: 3
Redshirts: 3
Location: Bridge

Commander: 4maskwolf
Health: 3
Redshirts: 2
Location: Engineering

Lieutenant-Commander: Playergamer
Health: 3
Redshirts: 2
Location: Engineering

Intruder alert!
10ebbor10's Security Bot #1
Health: 2
Location: Left hull

Lieutenant-Commander: NAV
Health: 3
Redshirts: 2
Location: Teleport chamber

Spoiler: Stardust Hopper (ship 4) (click to show/hide)

Captain: BlitzDungeoneer
Health: 3
Redshirts: 3
Location: Bridge

Commander: Varee
Health: 3
Redshirts: 0
Location: Teleport chamber

Lieutenant-Commander: Salsacookies
Health: 3
Redshirts: 2
Location: Right strut

Varee's Anti-Personnel Mine
Location: Teleport chamber

[Teneb]

I'll play overcharge, fire my lasers at the Marshal, then play Evasive Manouvers and Ramming Speed! on, once again, the Marshal.

[10ebbor10]

How can two 1 damage shots take a full (3) health shield offline?

[4maskwolf]

Move to whatever is adjacent to the teleport chamber, play fire brigade and redshirt, and attack NAV with my phaser.

[Squeegy]

How can two 1 damage shots take a full (3) health shield offline?

Sorry, I was stuck in Missile Barrage mode.

[10ebbor10]

On a side note, is it now to late to mention that I think that the rule that says that you can't do anything after teleporting is a stupid rule.

It makes boarding operations silly dangerous, and thus limits the amount of things the crew can do.

[Squeegy]

Yes, it is too late. The rule was put in place to prevent people saying "and then I do x and y if I can otherwise I do z" and so on, programming whole algorithms for how they will respond to the situation depending on which room they were randomly placed in. Boarding operations should be dangerous.

[10ebbor10]

Yes, but now there's a significant chance that you die if you dare to board. It basically prevents boarding as a useful strategy, making it boring for other players.

[Squeegy]

It's pretty hard to make someone take 5 damage in a single turn, so no, there isn't a significant chance that you die.

[Teneb]

What if you could perform a single action (be it moving, firing or playing a card) after boarding? It would get rid of the whole action algorithms.

This is a suggestion for future games, of course.

[10ebbor10]

It's pretty hard to make someone take 5 damage in a single turn, so no, there isn't a significant chance that you die.

Not a single turn. Remember, the boarder is entering an unshielded ship. Besides, unless you happen to teleport to the teleporter room, the enemy can cut you off, sealing your fate. And since firing your phaser ends your turn, that means that a boarder needs to stay at least 2 turns if he wants to shoot back.

I suggest that boarding is a multi-turn process, with the boarder arriving on his next turn, being told his destination together with his cards.

On a side note, as my shields were still up, the boarding operation against my ship should have failed.

[Squeegy]

What if you could perform a single action (be it moving, firing or playing a card) after boarding? It would get rid of the whole action algorithms.

This is a suggestion for future games, of course.

"If I can shoot someone, I do, otherwise I move to <x>."

It's pretty hard to make someone take 5 damage in a single turn, so no, there isn't a significant chance that you die.

Not a single turn. Remember, the boarder is entering an unshielded ship. Besides, unless you happen to teleport to the teleporter room, the enemy can cut you off, sealing your fate.

On a side note, as my shields were still up, the boarding operation against my ship should have failed.

That's what Short-Range Teleport is for (plus you can draw Boarding). There's no way to cut off an opponent, even if you use a force field, it can be broken, you can take damage.

[10ebbor10]

That's what Short-Range Teleport is for (plus you can draw Boarding). There's no way to cut off an opponent, even if you use a force field, it can be broken, you can take damage.

You can no longer move after firing your phaser. So a single shield prevents people from getting out. A single player standing in the teleporter room can prevent people from getting out.

It's just plain unbalancing that a ship that the defender has a defensive advantage. Boarding requires the captain to give up a crewmember, and take a risk, after having done the troubling job of having taken the shields down.

[Squeegy]

You could never move after firing your phaser. If your boarding strategy is to run away when threatened, then yes, you shouldn't be boarding. And yes, attempting to enter an otherwise undamaged and fully crewed ship on your own with no tricks up your sleeve is not a good idea.