Cluster card, and keep the energy from the flare.
Oh, I guess Iāll activate the silver tower for five points of momentum.
And Iāll spend 3 energy for 3 momentum from that.
14 cards left, one of them being the final solar flare! Letās go fishing.
For my turn, I will choose to MOVE. With my seven points of speed, Iāll HURL five sundivers into the core, drawing one card for each and earning two points of momentum for each (three if I draw a flare).
Then I will FLY the sundiver in outer orbit two spaces inward to my blue foundry in the convective layer. Then my moseyship mothers forward one space, assuming the sun hasnāt exploded.
-Tom
Haha I hated that movie too. Wait, thatās from Sunshine right?
This is you guys:
Iāll always remember you as the burning embers of your civilizations light the way for my people to take to the stars and find a new home! Weāll never forget you! There was baby scissors guy, and green pointy ship guy, and funky purple tentacle ship, and the weird black ship that wouldnāt stop following me. Youāll all live on in our hearts as weā¦oh, gotta run, weāre having shuffleboard on the promenade. Ta-ta!
-Tom
Huge thanks to @Dave_Perkins for going above and beyond with all the pictures. Man, you really know how to spoil a guy so heāll never want to use Tabletop Simulator or Vassal or even Boardgame Arena!
And thanks to all of you for playing what I presume was a learning game. Itās a simple economy, but since itās built from the ground up every game, itās hard to anticipate until youāve seen it in action. I definitely had an unfair advantage, so apologies if I came across a showoff. I think Iām constitutionally unable to hold back when Iām playing a game, even when I know I should probably not be such a tryhard. :)
So thanks to all of you, especially if the game wasnāt working for you. You were all great virtual table partners!
-Tom
I learned that I should not do anything that I did do. I am ready for another!
I liked my first play and am looking forward to learning how to play well. It seems like a simple game on the surface, but I have no doubt that a game filled with non-new players will be a knife fight. We were just goofing around trying to learn the rules, I think.
I actually love games where the person who has played a few times just destroys me. It seems like a signal that the game has depth and will reward future plays.
And the seven cards really add to the longevity!
Imagine a game with one or more of the red cards. So much elbow throwing!
-Tom
Great game all, and @tomchick you should never hold back! The best way to learn a game is to get my butt whooped. I really enjoyed this one and would happily play it again. Thanks @Dave_Perkins for organizing and posting images. Youāre awesome as always! Congrats to the blue dudes of interstellar space! May your journey be long.
Yes, thanks for running it, Dave!
Good game, well played.
Iām out, see yāall later.
Go play Dune Imperium, hater!