# Homeland PBF recruitment and game 1 **URL:** \ **Category:** Play by Post\ **Created:** [17 August 2022 11:32 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/homeland-pbf-recruitment-and-game-1/4354 "2022-08-17T11:32:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RogerBW](https://discussion.tekeli.li/user_avatar/discussion.tekeli.li/rogerbw/32/3_2.png) [@RogerBW](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/RogerBW)\ **Post date:** [17 August 2022 11:32 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/homeland-pbf-recruitment-and-game-1/4354/1 "2022-08-17T11:32:27Z")
This is based on the first season of the show (which I haven’t seen), and designed by the classic GF9 triumvirate of Aaron Dill, John Kovaleski and the late Sean Sweigart. It’s a semi-coop social-deduction game in which it can be all too easy to find that you’ve spent too much time on political point-scoring to beat the actual terrorists. ![image](https://discussion.tekeli.li/uploads/default/original/3X/2/9/29925e712aace244c6dc75f408ce6f2aae99592a.jpeg) “3-6 players; BGG best at: 5” [official rules from GF9](http://flamesofwar.com/Portals/0/all_images/GF9/Homeland/Rulebooks/Homeland_Rulebook_v1.pdf) [Roger’s rules document](https://discussion.tekeli.li/uploads/short-url/yxFConGTkFqXD9V1XvbsytFtODi.pdf) (62.5 KB) [Space-Biff review](https://spacebiff.com/2015/03/14/homeland/) Players welcome! > **Game log** > > Round 1: > > - RossM > discard Sleeper -5 for 3 rep > recruit an Asset, discarding Elizabeth Chu > add a soldier to Severe-1 Political Splinter Group, not looking at or adding intel > add an agent to Guarded-1 Political Splinter Group, looking at back of Plot card > claim Low-1 / Radicalized Local Militia and play to it > - DJCT > discard Misleading Subterfuge -1 for 1 rep > recruit an asset, discarding Aileen Morgan > claim Severe-1 / Political Splinter Group and play to it > play to Low-1 / Radicalized Local Militia > - Assussanni > add an agent to Guarded-1 Political Splinter Group, looking at back of Plot card > recruit an agent > claim Guarded-1 Political Splinter Group and play to it > play to Low-1 / Radicalized Local Militia > - Chewy77 > Claim Guarded-2 Sectarian Insurgents > Play intel to Guarded-2 Sectarian Insurgents > Play intel to Severe-1 Political Splinter Group > Discard Misleading Subterfuge -1 for 1 Rep > Recruit an agent > Play an agent to Severe-1, and look at the Plot > > Round 2: > > - DJCT > Play a soldier to Imminent-1 Political Splinter Group, viewing intel > Claim Severe-1 Abu Nazir > Play intel to Severe-1 Abu Nazir > Play intel to Elevated-2 Sectarian Insurgents > Recruit a soldier > - Assussanni > Play a soldier to Imminent-2 Abu Nazir, look at intel cards > Claim Low-1 Militant Separatists > Play intel to Elevated-1 Political Splinter Group > Play intel to Severe-1 Abu Nazir > Recruit an Agent > - Chewy77 > Claim Guarded-2 Military Separatists > Play intel to Guarded-2 Military Separatists > Play intel to Imminent-2 Abu Nazir > Recruit a Soldier > Play soldier to Imminent-2 Abu Nazir, not looking at cards > Discard Blown Cover for 2 Rep > - RossM > Discard Compromised Intel for 1 Clout, 1 Rep > Spend to recruit an Asset, discarding Virgil > Claim Imminent-2 Abu Nazir > Play a card to Imminent-1 Political Splinter Group > Play a card to Guarded-1 Radicalized Local Militia > Reveal David Estes > Drone Strike Imminent-1 Political Splinter Group and Imminent-2 Abu Nazir > > Round 3: > > - Chewy77 > Claim Imminent-2 Religious Extremists > Play intel to Imminent-2 Religious Extremists > Play intel to Guarded-1 Militant Separatists > Discard Dangerous Rabbit Hole for no tokens > Spend to recruit an Asset, discarding Max > Play agent to Severe-2 Sectarian Insurgents > - RossM > Recruit an Agent (David Estes makes it 2) > Reveal Carrie Mathison > Play agent to Elevated-1 Radicalized Local Militia (Carrie inspects all intel) > Play intel to Elevated-1 Radicalized Local Militia > Play intel to Imminent-2 Religious Extremists > Discard Misleading Subterfuge for 1 Rep > Claim Guarded-2 Political Splinter Group > - DJCT > Claim Elevated-3 General Danesh Akbari > Play intel to Elevated-3 General Danesh Akbari > Play intel to Elevated-2 Militant Separatists > Recruit a Soldier > - Assussanni > Claim remaining case Elevated-4 Religious Extremists > Play Intel Elevated-4 Religious Extremists > Play Intel to Imminent-1 Abu Nazir > Discard Intel card (Cooked Intel, -3) for 2 Rep > Deploy an Agent to Elevated-4 Religous Extremists and look at its Plot card > Recruit a Soldier > > Round 4: > > - Assussanni > Claim Imminent-3 case (which I assume we are drone striking), > Assign a Soldier to Imminent-3 (don’t look at Intel). @Chewy77 if you could also put a soldier here and call in your drones that would be lovely, > Play Intel to my Severe-4 case, > Play Intel to DJCT’s Severe-3 case, > Discard Dangerous Rabbit Hole (-2) > - Chewy77 > Claim Severe-5 Lone Wolf > place 1 point Intel on Imminent-1 Political Splinter Group > Place 3 point intel under Imminent-2 Sectarian Insurgents > Recruit a soldier > Place a soldier on Imminent-3 Tom Walker > Discard my (0) Authority Rescinded card. > Use Drone Strike on Imminent-3 Tom Walker > - RossM > recruit an asset, discarding Mansour al-Zahrani and revealing Lynne Reed. > place agent on Imminent-1 Political Splinter Group > play intel to Imminent-1 Political Splinter Group > claim Guarded-1 Guerrilla Dissidents > play intel to Guarded-1 Guerrilla Dissidents > - DJCT > claim Severe-6 Majid Javadi > play intel to Severe-6 Majid Javadi > play intel to Severe-2 Militant Separatists > add soldier to Severe-2 Militant Separatists > recruit a soldier > > Round 5: > > - Chewy77 > claim Severe-3 Radicalized Local Militia > play intel to Severe-3 Radicalized Local Militia > play intel to Elevated-1 Guerrilla Dissidents > discard Agent Roster Leak for tokens > recruit a soldier > - RossM > Recruit an asset, discarding Scott Ryan > play intel to Imminent-1 > play intel to Imminent-2 > Discard Suicide Bombing for 1 rep > Claim Guarded-1 > - DJCT > claim Guarded-2 > Play intel to Imminent-2 > Play intel to Imminent-6 > Place 2 soldiers on Imminent-4 > Discard Compromised Intel for 1 clout 1 rep > - Assussanni > Recruit an asset, discarding Special Agent Hall > discard Media Attention (-1) for 1 Rep, > claim the remaining case, Low-1, > place an Intel card under Imminent-2, > place an Intel card under Imminent-4. It doesn’t matter which goes where, because: > activate Asset: William Walden / Vice President of the United States / 2 VP / Once per Terrorist Turn, you may discard a Soldier to lower the Impact of a Threat by 1 / Drone Strike, > drone strike Imminent-2 and Imminent-4. > > Round 6: > > - DJCT > Claim imminent-4. > Put Interagency Cooperation / (2) / 1 Clout on imminent-4 > Put Search Warrant / (2) / 1 Clout on imminent-3 > Recruit a soldier. > Place soldier on imminent-2 > - Assussanni > recruit a soldier > play intel to Imminent-4 > claim Elevated-3 > play intel to Elevated-3 > turn up Elizabeth Gaines > - Chewy77 > discard Cooked Intel (-3) > recruit an asset (reveal Saul Berenson, discard Judge Jeffery Turner) > claim Guarded-2 Guerrilla Dissidents and play > play intel to Elevated-2 Sectarian Insurgents > deploy 2 soldiers to Imminent-4 Political Splinter Group > - RossM > recruit an asset (discard Nicholas Brody) > discard Jihad > deploy soldier to Imminent-2, looking at intel > play to Imminent-2 and Imminent-4 > drone strike Imminent-2 and Imminent-4 ---
**Author:** ![Chewy77](https://discussion.tekeli.li/user_avatar/discussion.tekeli.li/chewy77/32/1035_2.png) [@Chewy77](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/Chewy77)\ **Post date:** [17 August 2022 22:26 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/homeland-pbf-recruitment-and-game-1/4354/2 "2022-08-17T22:26:22Z")
If the game is anything like that first season, it will be good, very good. ---
**Author:** ![RogerBW](https://discussion.tekeli.li/user_avatar/discussion.tekeli.li/rogerbw/32/3_2.png) [@RogerBW](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/RogerBW)\ **Post date:** [17 August 2022 22:35 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/homeland-pbf-recruitment-and-game-1/4354/3 "2022-08-17T22:35:00Z")
Well, I enjoy it, but it looks as if people aren’t feeling enthused. ---
**Author:** ![Chewy77](https://discussion.tekeli.li/user_avatar/discussion.tekeli.li/chewy77/32/1035_2.png) [@Chewy77](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/Chewy77)\ **Post date:** [17 August 2022 22:42 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/homeland-pbf-recruitment-and-game-1/4354/4 "2022-08-17T22:42:24Z")
I am happy to join, I haven’t got much on PBF - wise. But I will have to read the rules later tonight ---
**Author:** ![RossM](https://discussion.tekeli.li/user_avatar/discussion.tekeli.li/rossm/32/1021_2.png) [@RossM](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/RossM)\ **Post date:** [17 August 2022 23:37 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/homeland-pbf-recruitment-and-game-1/4354/5 "2022-08-17T23:37:15Z")
Happy to, but I am on holibobs for a week. ---
**Author:** ![COMaestro](https://discussion.tekeli.li/user_avatar/discussion.tekeli.li/comaestro/32/1030_2.png) [@COMaestro](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/COMaestro)\ **Post date:** [18 August 2022 02:48 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/homeland-pbf-recruitment-and-game-1/4354/6 "2022-08-18T02:48:44Z")
Sadly, just haven’t been feeling up for PBF gaming lately. Haven’t been gaming on TTS of late either. Just feels like too much effort. ---
**Author:** ![Assussanni](https://discussion.tekeli.li/user_avatar/discussion.tekeli.li/assussanni/32/11057_2.png) [@Assussanni](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/Assussanni)\ **Post date:** [18 August 2022 07:38 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/homeland-pbf-recruitment-and-game-1/4354/7 "2022-08-18T07:38:28Z")
I’m up for it. I’ve never watched the show, but the type of game looks like it’s right in my wheelhouse. ---
**Author:** ![DJCT](https://discussion.tekeli.li/user_avatar/discussion.tekeli.li/djct/32/21700_2.png) [@DJCT](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/DJCT)\ **Post date:** [18 August 2022 07:42 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/homeland-pbf-recruitment-and-game-1/4354/8 "2022-08-18T07:42:23Z")
I’ll play; the social deduction bit was making me wary. Love IRL - did not get on with in forum BOTC. ---
**Author:** ![RogerBW](https://discussion.tekeli.li/user_avatar/discussion.tekeli.li/rogerbw/32/3_2.png) [@RogerBW](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/RogerBW)\ **Post date:** [18 August 2022 08:11 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/homeland-pbf-recruitment-and-game-1/4354/9 "2022-08-18T08:11:59Z")
@COMaestro - please feel no pressure from me! @RossM, let me know when you’re back and I’ll kick things off. I’ve played with four and it works well. Two more slots if anyone fancies them. ---
**Author:** ![COMaestro](https://discussion.tekeli.li/user_avatar/discussion.tekeli.li/comaestro/32/1030_2.png) [@COMaestro](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/COMaestro)\ **Post date:** [18 August 2022 15:45 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/homeland-pbf-recruitment-and-game-1/4354/10 "2022-08-18T15:45:32Z")
Oh, not at all. Really, this should be right up my alley, just not feeling it lately. ---
**Author:** ![RossM](https://discussion.tekeli.li/user_avatar/discussion.tekeli.li/rossm/32/1021_2.png) [@RossM](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/RossM)\ **Post date:** [27 August 2022 08:47 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/homeland-pbf-recruitment-and-game-1/4354/11 "2022-08-27T08:47:38Z")
I’m back. Read the rules, watched some play throughs. Only question. Does is cost anything to recruit an agent or soldier? ---
**Author:** ![RogerBW](https://discussion.tekeli.li/user_avatar/discussion.tekeli.li/rogerbw/32/3_2.png) [@RogerBW](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/RogerBW)\ **Post date:** [27 August 2022 14:32 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/homeland-pbf-recruitment-and-game-1/4354/12 "2022-08-27T14:32:43Z")
> [@RossM](#): > > Only question. Does is cost anything to recruit an agent or soldier? Only opportunity cost. In each turn you may do just one of: - recruit an asset (3 tokens); - recruit a soldier; - recruit an agent. ---
**Author:** ![RossM](https://discussion.tekeli.li/user_avatar/discussion.tekeli.li/rossm/32/1021_2.png) [@RossM](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/RossM)\ **Post date:** [27 August 2022 14:39 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/homeland-pbf-recruitment-and-game-1/4354/13 "2022-08-27T14:39:50Z")
Ok. That clicks. To me it was a no brainer to just recruit them all each turn. ---
**Author:** ![Chewy77](https://discussion.tekeli.li/user_avatar/discussion.tekeli.li/chewy77/32/1035_2.png) [@Chewy77](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/Chewy77)\ **Post date:** [29 August 2022 00:16 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/homeland-pbf-recruitment-and-game-1/4354/14 "2022-08-29T00:16:55Z")
Ouch, I had completely forgotten about this. I will read the rules tonight 🤦‍♂️ ---
**Author:** ![RogerBW](https://discussion.tekeli.li/user_avatar/discussion.tekeli.li/rogerbw/32/3_2.png) [@RogerBW](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/RogerBW)\ **Post date:** [29 August 2022 07:36 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/homeland-pbf-recruitment-and-game-1/4354/15 "2022-08-29T07:36:43Z")
I’m still 8+ hours’ drive from home. ---
**Author:** ![Assussanni](https://discussion.tekeli.li/user_avatar/discussion.tekeli.li/assussanni/32/11057_2.png) [@Assussanni](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/Assussanni)\ **Post date:** [29 August 2022 14:46 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/homeland-pbf-recruitment-and-game-1/4354/16 "2022-08-29T14:46:45Z")
I’ve read through the rules and everything makes sense. That may change the moment we start playing… ---
**Author:** ![RogerBW](https://discussion.tekeli.li/user_avatar/discussion.tekeli.li/rogerbw/32/3_2.png) [@RogerBW](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/RogerBW)\ **Post date:** [29 August 2022 19:20 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/homeland-pbf-recruitment-and-game-1/4354/17 "2022-08-29T19:20:52Z")
Home again. OK, we have round the table (randomly ordered): - @Chewy77 - @RossM - @DJCT - @Assussanni and I’ve just PMed you your secret information. The pool of loyalty cards for this 4-player game is: 3 Loyal Agent 1 Political Opportunist 1 Terrorist Mole Round 1 begins. Play order this round: - RossM - DJCT - Assussanni - Chewy77 No threats to resolve now. Threat board: | | 1 | 2 | | --- | --- | --- | | Imminent | | | | Severe | Political Splinter Group / Soph 2 / Impact 2 / Adv 1 Clout, 1 Soldier / Lead UNCLAIMED | | | Elevated | | | | Guarded | Political Splinter Group / Soph 2 / Impact 3 / Adv 1 Soldier, 1 Clout / Lead UNCLAIMED | Sectarian Insurgents / Soph 1 / Impact 1 / Adv 1 Agent / Lead UNCLAIMED | | Low | Radicalized Local Militia / Soph 0 / Impact 1 / Adv 2 Intel / Lead UNCLAIMED | | (This presentation will change over time, I’m writing the software as I go. Requests welcome.) So RossM is first to play. As a reminder, you MUST: - claim an unclaimed case - play a face-down Intel card onto each of two claimed cases, of which at least one cannot be yours. (In this special situation where there will be only one claimed case, Ross should play only onto that.) You MAY: - recruit an Agent, Soldier or Asset - deploy one or more Soldiers to a case - deploy one or more Agents to a case - turn any of your Assets face-up - use the powers of face-up Assets Each of these things happens at most once in your turn, but you can do them in any order. ---
**Author:** ![RossM](https://discussion.tekeli.li/user_avatar/discussion.tekeli.li/rossm/32/1021_2.png) [@RossM](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/RossM)\ **Post date:** [29 August 2022 19:30 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/homeland-pbf-recruitment-and-game-1/4354/18 "2022-08-29T19:30:01Z")
Hey everyone! I’m certainly not a werewolf. Discard a sleeper (-5) for 3 rep. Recruit an asset for 1 clout and 2 rep. ---
**Author:** ![RossM](https://discussion.tekeli.li/user_avatar/discussion.tekeli.li/rossm/32/1021_2.png) [@RossM](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/RossM)\ **Post date:** [29 August 2022 19:46 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/homeland-pbf-recruitment-and-game-1/4354/19 "2022-08-29T19:46:57Z")
Ok. Drop a soldier on the severe threat and a spy on the other political splinter group. ---
**Author:** ![RogerBW](https://discussion.tekeli.li/user_avatar/discussion.tekeli.li/rogerbw/32/3_2.png) [@RogerBW](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/RogerBW)\ **Post date:** [29 August 2022 19:59 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/homeland-pbf-recruitment-and-game-1/4354/20 "2022-08-29T19:59:45Z")
Discard: Elizabeth Chu / Agency Analyst / 3 VP / +2 to all Guerrilla Dissident Threats / Draw 2 Intel cards when a Guerrilla Dissident Threat is Neutralized [Next page](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/homeland-pbf-recruitment-and-game-1/4354.md?page=2)