Are you man or machine? Group Let's Play of Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game!

We are doin' this skill check, people. Everyone think of a good reason for me to have been in the Press Room!

You decided to give up to the Cylons, clearly.

One tiny card added in, since the president can do nothing.

You're jealous of President Baltar's good looks and everyone should strive to be as intelligent as him.

You are composing a speech to the fleet telling them of your surrender to the Cylons.

Chief contributes one card.

EDIT: Dammit, this photo I'm trying to upload doesn't work.

Cylons are hacking the network!

Nothing to contribute

Four cards in. And since we know Baltar has zero, that's everyone.

Admiral Grilled
Check of 9, Yellow and Green (Pol & Lea)

Positive
Pol - Consolidate Power 1
Pol - Consolidate Power 2
Pol - Investigative Committee 4
Lea - Executive Order 1
Lea - Executive Order 2

Negative
Eng - Repair 1
Eng - Repair 2
Eng - Scientific Research 5

10 - 8 = 2, a Fail! -1 Morale, and Helo ditches his last two cards, which were both Tac - Launch Scout 2.

Raiders do nuthin, but the fleet Auto-Jumps! Board is clear, and Destination cards are being sent to the Admiral.

Ugh, these are both terrible. And they've gotta be, if this one seems like the better choice:

Desolate Moon
Lose 3 fuel
Distance 3

The fleet has made it to the Kobol Sector, and they need to make one more jump to survive and win the game! Note they don't actually need to go anywhere, they just need to complete the jump without dropping a resource down to 0. FTL Control losses will still count.


Turn 48, President Baltar

Character Locations and Current Hand Size
Destiny Deck: 4 cards
Boomer: Hanger Deck, 6 cards
Admiral Helo: Press Room, 0 cards, 1 Nuke
President Baltar: Command, 4 cards, 4 Quorum Cards
Apollo: Caprica, 2 cards
Chief: Caprica, 2 cards, 1 Super Crisis

Board Status
Galactica: 5/6, Armory out
Colonial One: Rocking
Civilian Ships: 12/12, 0 in play
Raptors: 2/4
Vipers: 8/8 (0 in play, 7 in reserves, 1 damaged, 0 destroyed)
Resource Dials: Fuel, Food, Morale, Population: 2, 2, 3, 4
Jump Prep: [start] [X] [X] [-3] [-1] [auto]
Boarding Party: nonexistent
Distance: 9

Ship locations
Bow of Galactica: Clear
Port-Bow: Clear
Port-Aft: Clear
Aft: Clear
Starboard-Aft: Clear
Starboard-Bow: Clear

Baltar, by your command?

Is there anything I can do to help us survive?

Surrender to the Cylons like President Baltar is supposed to do?

Well, can you raise our morale or find us some food, or something? I don't think you've played a Quorum card yet.

Otherwise, I'd suggest you go card fishing at one of the spaces that let you do that. We need everything we can muster. Or you could launch a Scout and head off the next Crisis if it's a really bad one.

Discarding Consolidate Power 1 and flying to the President's room to draw a Quorum card.

With the cameras all trained on him and with the broadcast hopefully reaching the Cylons, Baltar pulls out a pair of drumsticks and drops them on the ground.

I play Inspirational Speech

Random.org says 9!

"What up now, Cylons?"

Your "enthusiasm", or "reality distortion field" is on overdrive. We're playing with a d8, so please reroll using those parameters.

Dammit, I knew something was wrong. Sorry, gang, I got a 3

Video of Baltar and 6 airs instead. People think Baltar is one weird dude.

Query: Am I allowed to make a suggestion of what skill cards my fellow Cylon draws?

If so, I suggest Apollo wait at the beginning of his turn for some advice.

I would allow it. It's no different than the Humans recommending someone Launch Scouts or Repair stuff.

Crisis Step

Mr. President, we're receiving some "interesting" chatter, mostly regarding the XO's missing wife and her extramarital escapades. Should we send someone to investigate, maybe send her to your office? We've heard how you like to give "hands on" support in special instances...

Send Survey Team

Check of 15, Purple, Red, and Blue (Tac, Pil, Eng)

Current Player Chooses:

Pass: No Effect,
Fail: Current player is sent to Sickbay and destroy 1 raptor

OR

Roll a die, on a 5 or less -1 fuel

Activate Raiders
Jump Prep: Yes

Baltar, what will your Crisis Draw be? And your decision?


Contribution Order

Destiny: 2 cards
Apollo: 0 cards
Chief: 0 cards
Boomer: 0 cards
Helo: 0 cards
Baltar: 0 cards

Tactics card.

So what do the humans think? I really don't know how much help I can be with this skill check.

Take the first option. Sickbay hurts a bit, but we can afford a Raptor much more than a fuel after that last jump. We are on the edge in every resource right now.

I'm all for taking suggestions. If you have the super crisis I think you have, then I'm more than willing to help.

I choose you, Skill Check!

Skill Check is open for service! Will Ellen Tigh find her way back to the fleet, and Baltar's bunk?

You know, you humans are going to have to hit a high mark to pass this.

I'm not going to help, I don't think. Zero cards thrown in.

Sadly, I too will have to decline to put any cards into this skill challenge.

Enjoy yourselves, humans!

I don't think it's worth trying to pass this one — better to lose the Raptor, let Baltar play "doctor" in sickbay and save our cards for the next crisis. Resources are the priority — and Boomer, you've still got that OPG power in reserve, right?

I didn't know if this was a viable tactic so I wasn't going to suggest it. But I don't mind us saving our cards for future checks.

If Magic Emperor Vice President Boomer doesn't object, Baltar will head straight to sick bay due to the imaginary itching and burning he got from Number Six.

I don't know that you necessarily want that though. I mean, don't you only draw one card when you get out of Sickbay?

I imagine that'll be quite the detriment after a number of crisis events! But that could just be me.