# Leaving Earth (Base Game and Mercury) Pbf **URL:** \ **Category:** Play by Post\ **Created:** [19 September 2020 10:14 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/leaving-earth-base-game-and-mercury-pbf/1661 "2020-09-19T10:14:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**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:** [25 September 2020 08:51 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/leaving-earth-base-game-and-mercury-pbf/1661/81 "2020-09-25T08:51:32Z")
(What I would suggest is that to save effort I only comment on techs with neither 0 or 3 cards on them.) ---
**Author:** ![yashima](https://discussion.tekeli.li/user_avatar/discussion.tekeli.li/yashima/32/21481_2.png) [@yashima](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/yashima)\ **Post date:** [25 September 2020 08:57 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/leaving-earth-base-game-and-mercury-pbf/1661/82 "2020-09-25T08:57:07Z")
- I’ll hand my 3 probes to @RogerBW in return for sharing my Rendezvous testing results with him. ---
**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:** [25 September 2020 18:21 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/leaving-earth-base-game-and-mercury-pbf/1661/83 "2020-09-25T18:21:12Z")
@RogerBW > **3.2.1...** > > ![image](https://discussion.tekeli.li/uploads/default/original/2X/8/84b1566f07d28f16a67e892d1ad4c56ef517a4b2.jpeg) A major failure. ---
**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:** [25 September 2020 19:12 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/leaving-earth-base-game-and-mercury-pbf/1661/84 "2020-09-25T19:12:39Z")
OK. I’ll buy that off (leaving me ¤20 and a Saturn, plus one card on the advancement, I believe?) @Yashima do you want to try this again? ---
**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:** [25 September 2020 19:14 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/leaving-earth-base-game-and-mercury-pbf/1661/85 "2020-09-25T19:14:08Z")
(That is correct.) ---
**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:** [25 September 2020 19:20 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/leaving-earth-base-game-and-mercury-pbf/1661/86 "2020-09-25T19:20:03Z")
OK, I’ll end my _turn_ here. 5 payload space to LEO on my other 1-card Saturn is potentially up for grabs; @Yashima gets first refusal. I’ll probably launch on my next turn this year even if nobody wants the capacity. ---
**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:** [25 September 2020 19:22 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/leaving-earth-base-game-and-mercury-pbf/1661/87 "2020-09-25T19:22:20Z")
@pillbox is next. (I’m interested in any unused payload space.) ---
**Author:** ![pillbox](https://discussion.tekeli.li/user_avatar/discussion.tekeli.li/pillbox/32/1031_2.png) [@pillbox](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/pillbox)\ **Post date:** [25 September 2020 19:24 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/leaving-earth-base-game-and-mercury-pbf/1661/88 "2020-09-25T19:24:21Z")
First Part of First Turn: Buy Soyuz for $8 and test launch it. Remainder of my turn depends on the outcome. ---
**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:** [25 September 2020 22:08 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/leaving-earth-base-game-and-mercury-pbf/1661/89 "2020-09-25T22:08:18Z")
The Soyez launches successfully! ---
**Author:** ![pillbox](https://discussion.tekeli.li/user_avatar/discussion.tekeli.li/pillbox/32/1031_2.png) [@pillbox](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/pillbox)\ **Post date:** [25 September 2020 22:10 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/leaving-earth-base-game-and-mercury-pbf/1661/90 "2020-09-25T22:10:39Z")
🤔 Spend $10 to discard the Success. Buy a Probe ($2) and an Atlas ($5) That concludes NASA’s planned actions for 1958 unless someone would like to contribute funding to NASA’s budget for further testing/launches. ---
**Author:** ![yashima](https://discussion.tekeli.li/user_avatar/discussion.tekeli.li/yashima/32/21481_2.png) [@yashima](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/yashima)\ **Post date:** [25 September 2020 22:26 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/leaving-earth-base-game-and-mercury-pbf/1661/91 "2020-09-25T22:26:02Z")
Oops, too bad. When my turn comes around again, repeat my previous thingy: buy 3 probes and hand to @RogerBW Ps i should have spent 12 of my 25 megabucks now. ---
**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:** [25 September 2020 22:31 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/leaving-earth-base-game-and-mercury-pbf/1661/92 "2020-09-25T22:31:19Z")
And I’ll do the same as before, launching the Saturn with 3-probe constellation. (I would offer two more payload, but I think they would become part of the single craft I hand over to yashima - at least until we have working rendezvous tech.) ---
**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:** [25 September 2020 22:44 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/leaving-earth-base-game-and-mercury-pbf/1661/93 "2020-09-25T22:44:02Z")
French turn. Launch a Juno into orbit on a two stage atlas. Purchase rendezvous for $10. Attempt to rendezvous juno and probe… ---
**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:** [25 September 2020 22:45 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/leaving-earth-base-game-and-mercury-pbf/1661/94 "2020-09-25T22:45:47Z")
Minor failure. Juno is damaged pay $5 to remove. ---
**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:** [25 September 2020 22:49 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/leaving-earth-base-game-and-mercury-pbf/1661/95 "2020-09-25T22:49:51Z")
Pay $10 to research Ion thrusters. ---
**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:** [25 September 2020 22:55 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/leaving-earth-base-game-and-mercury-pbf/1661/96 "2020-09-25T22:55:24Z")
@RogerBW ![ah](https://discussion.tekeli.li/uploads/default/original/2X/0/046413f9557cca9d8fa532151889879a1a608e86.png) [![](https://discussion.tekeli.li/uploads/default/original/2X/d/d8ec550f79b207abec40a4bf6740598fe9e4efc5.jpeg "Oooh nasty!") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EH1-VPzGZuw) ---
**Author:** ![yashima](https://discussion.tekeli.li/user_avatar/discussion.tekeli.li/yashima/32/21481_2.png) [@yashima](https://discussion.tekeli.li/u/yashima)\ **Post date:** [25 September 2020 22:57 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/leaving-earth-base-game-and-mercury-pbf/1661/97 "2020-09-25T22:57:58Z")
What was that? Not the next Saturn surely? Btw I think I am a cylon. I don’t have a plan. And also: good night (1am over in MET) ---
**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:** [26 September 2020 07:15 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/leaving-earth-base-game-and-mercury-pbf/1661/98 "2020-09-26T07:15:31Z")
Yes the next Saturn. Unfortunately. On the plus side I am sure that all future Saturn’s will be 100% successful. Also, if you are a cyclon, I have a floppy haired scientist with access to both ion technology and fully researched surveying who might let you peek at our mainframe in exchange for your own tech. ---
**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:** [26 September 2020 08:16 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/leaving-earth-base-game-and-mercury-pbf/1661/99 "2020-09-26T08:16:33Z")
OK. So. That wasn’t ideal. What are the odds? (1/27, actually.) ¤5 to remove the outcome, obviously. That leaves me ¤15. “The first one fizzled, and the other two exploded. We now have a human-rated launch system!” Buy one more Saturn, end turn, probably end year. ---
**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:** [26 September 2020 08:44 UTC](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/leaving-earth-base-game-and-mercury-pbf/1661/100 "2020-09-26T08:44:09Z")
I know @yashima has more actions for this year. [Previous page](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/leaving-earth-base-game-and-mercury-pbf/1661.md?page=4) [Next page](https://discussion.tekeli.li/t/leaving-earth-base-game-and-mercury-pbf/1661.md?page=6)