Galactic Overlord - Game Thread

[Jamski]

Yes, because it reduces the chance of getting the sharp end of the scissors-paper-stone in every round to a mere 1 in 81. I can live with that.

-Jam

[DrSpike]

Originally posted by Jamski
Hey, no stress Doc, just the traditional complaing about those that post and don't vote (send orders etc)
-Jam

Hehe, then allow me to post and infuriate you further.

[Spaced Cowboy]

Originally posted by Jamski
Yes, because it reduces the chance of getting the sharp end of the scissors-paper-stone in every round to a mere 1 in 81. I can live with that.

-Jam

I agree, but the question of changing it now or waiting until next game should be your call.

[J Bytheway]

Originally posted by Jamski
Yes, because it reduces the chance of getting the sharp end of the scissors-paper-stone in every round to a mere 1 in 81. I can live with that.

I think you mean 1 in 36...

Not that I'm playing, but I'd prefer 3x to 2x - comebacks from players who looked certainly doomed are great fun, and should be easier than 2x would allow.

[Ljube]

Orders sent, waiting on Doc.

[DrSpike]

Sent.

[Jamski]

I'm doing it now. Can I just say that you lot are a bunch of backstabbing evil gits. This is a complicated one. Come on, own up - who really trusted their allies?

-Jam

[Ljube]

I trust my allies wholeheartedly.

I guess I'm going to get it.

Ah lessons learned.

[:) Smiley]

Ditto here.

[Skanky Burns]

If the combat system does change, please post the final rules with a big bold heading so we don't miss these changes.

[DrSpike]

Originally posted by Jamski
I'm doing it now. Can I just say that you lot are a bunch of backstabbing evil gits. This is a complicated one. Come on, own up - who really trusted their allies?

-Jam

[Jamski]

Round 5

Round 5
(Diplomacy at Work : part 41)

The Battle of Mallard

DrSpike's agents had done their work well - too well perhaps. He'd caused so much confusion to Duke's fleets that they had still not managed to moblise and head out to rendevous with those of his allies. Thus Doc's attacking captains were pretty surpised to come up against the full force of Duke's fleets in orbit around the battlestation of Mallard.

DrSpike : Lasers->Fighters->Torpedoes

5 Torpedotitans, 3 Lasertitans & 4 Fightertitans

Duke o'York : Fighters->Torpedoes->Lasers

2 Laserfrigates, 2 Fighterfrigates, 2 Torpedofrigates, 1 Laserbattleship, 1 Fighterbattleship, 1 Torpedobattleship, 1 Laserdreadnought, 1 Fighterdreadnought, 1 Torpedodreadnought, 2 Lasertitans, 2 Fightertitans & 2 Torpedotitans.

Doc outmanovoured his confused opponents easily, destroying the whole of Duke's armarda without taking a single hit.

DrSpike      Duke
15 Lasers    19 Fighters   Duke takes 15 Hits 
20 Fighters  19 Torpedoes  Duke takes 20 Hits
25 Torpedoes 19 Lasers     Duke takes 25 Hits

Duke loses all his ships, and DrSpike takes control of his bases. Skanky gets the half-base he was sharing with Duke. Duke o'York is eliminated.

The Battle of :dance:

Ljcvetko sensed that Smiley was weakened by his recent losses and offered an alliance, his ships to meet with Smiley's at the Overlord's bases, to follow a plan of attack devised by Smiley. However Smiley was wrong to have trusted Ljcvekto. Very wrong.

Ljcvetko : Torpedoes->Lasers->Fighters

1 Torpedofrigate, 2 Fighterbattleships, 1 Torpedobattleship, 3 Laserdreadnoughts, 1 Fighterdreadnought, 2 Torpedodreadnoughts, 4 Lasertitans, 4 Fightertitans & 2 Torpedotitans.

Smiley : Lasers-Fighters-Torpedoes

4 Laserbattleships, 10 Fighterbattleships, 3 Lasertitans, 5 Torpedotitans.

Smiley had attempted to send his fleets off on an attacking mission, but Vlad had tried to stop his orders getting through. Luckily for Smiley, not only did his counterespionage operations vs Vlad prevent this happening, but the fact that Skanky too was disrupting his communications meant that his whole fleet was ready to face Ljcvetko's attack. This was small comfort as Ljcvetko's ambassadors had just returned from Smiley's HQ with the full OoB Smiley would be using in the joint attack he was meant to be making with Ljcvetko against his enemies.

Ljcvetko     Smiley
22 Torpedoes 27 Lasers     Smiley takes 22 Hits 
32 Lasers    30 Fighters   Smiley takes 32 Hits
30 Fighters  25 Torpedoes  Smiley takes 30 Hits

Smiley takes 84 Hits and his whole fleet is destroyed while in dock by the evil traitorous attack of his "ally" Ljcvetko, who claims all of his bases. Smiley is eliminated. Owch.

Skanky's and Vlad's fleets could only look on in dismay as the enemy they expected to attack was already part of Overlord Ljcvetko's spreading empire. Without orders from HQ to attack him, the fleets returned to their homes. Spaced's fleets were too confused by spy activies to do anything this round.

Phew! What a round. Everyone was on the go, spying like crazy, breaking alliances and basically ganging up on Smiley. Pure evilness was the victor though. Be careful who you give your OoB to in future...

-Jam

[Spaced Cowboy]

Originally posted by Jamski
I'm doing it now. Can I just say that you lot are a bunch of backstabbing evil gits. This is a complicated one. Come on, own up - who really trusted their allies?

-Jam

Just enough to give a different OOB for my defensive ships.

[Jamski]

Player Name

Bases

BPs
Total
Ships

Frigates(1)

Cruisers(2)

Battleships(3)

Dreadnaughts(4)

Titans(5)





Las

Fig

Torp

Las
Fig
Torp
Las
Fig
Torp
Las
Fig
Torp
Las
Fig
Torp




Skanky
Burns

6(1)

34

26

1

1

2

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

7

7

7





Trokair

5

25

15

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5

5

5





Spaced
Cowboy

6(1)

33

19

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

6

7

6





Ljcvetko

5(13)

51

20

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

2

1

3

1

2

4

4

2





DrSpike

5(5)

37

12

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3

4

5





Vlad
Antlerkov

6

107

13

1

3

2

-

2

-

1

-

1

1

-

-

-

1

1

The fleet lists. Down to 6 potential Galactic Overlords now.

-Jam

[Ljube]

Well, it didn't go exactly as planned. Damn spies!