{"id":541,"date":"2011-12-15T07:29:06","date_gmt":"2011-12-15T12:29:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.harrowedhalls.com\/wordpress\/?p=541"},"modified":"2011-12-15T07:29:06","modified_gmt":"2011-12-15T12:29:06","slug":"twilight-imperium-part-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.harrowedhalls.com\/wordpress\/?p=541","title":{"rendered":"Twilight Imperium Part I"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week was the first of our two-part 4-player Twilight Imperium<\/em> game. We usually have six players, so with just four, we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re hoping we can get the game done in just two weeknight sessions. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m cautiously optimistic.<\/p>\n

As usual setup took forever. It started well before 5:00 and ended well after 5:00. I got what we call \u00e2\u20ac\u0153the War Sun race\u00e2\u20ac\u009d. I started with a war sun. Mike had the race that copies technology from other races and was sitting right next to me. Can you see where this is going? And rightly so Mike\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s race\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s name ended in \u00e2\u20ac\u0153virus\u00e2\u20ac\u009d. So basically Mike is a virus scourge upon the universe. (Just like in real life.) Owen was the worm race. I mean the worm hole<\/em> race. (Not sure how an entire race develops from a worm\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s hole, but hey, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m not a game developer.) Ben\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s race did something special too. Something about a bunch of ground forces living together in tight quarters, I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t remember the details.<\/p>\n

At about one hour and thirty minutes into the game, Owen scored the first victory point. I was supposes to note the time of the first attack (by Ben) by failed to do so. I did happen after Owen\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s first point though. And he did attack Owen. Unprovoked. Ben mumbled something about a victory point.<\/p>\n

Next round Owen was prepared to strike back at Ben\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s home world. Ben was completely blind to this until Mike pointed it out and ruined Owen\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s chances. Owen and I gave Mike “the stare”. Mike made a lightning strike at Mecatol Rex and\u00c2\u00a0was able to put\u00c2\u00a0a small occupational force on it. Ben was salivating, wanting to attack, but could not muster the meager forces to do it.<\/p>\n

Owen and I eyed Mecaltol Rex too. The difference was we had fleets in striking distance. Mike\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s luck in this game continued to hold as one of the 2 or 3 Action cards in his hand was exactly what he needed to keep Owen and I from attacking Mecatol Rex. But I needed to attack Mike this round because it would earn me a victory point from my preliminary secret object. (You get a preliminary secret objective at the beginning of the game. Once you complete that you get your real<\/em> secret objective.) I sent a single cruiser again his race\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s super battlercruise and two destroyers. I missed on the first round, but so did Mike. (Apparently viruses are lousy shots.) I tried to retreat, but that was too costly. Mike eventually destroyed my cruiser, but I got my victory point.<\/p>\n

We ended the night\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s fun at 9:00 after the end of the third turn.<\/p>\n

I think everyone would agree that during the entire game I played awful. I screwed up the strategy cards I was given and I missed obvious opportunities. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m hoping that next week is better.<\/p>\n

I don’t recall everyone’s victory point level when we ended. Maybe one of the guys can note that in the comments.<\/p>\n

Chaos Steve<\/p>\n

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