Star Trek Ascendancy game 1

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@RogerBW asked for a die roll:
Build phase:

  • one Research into Militarized Industry
  • one Ship round Zeta Boötis III, 1 Culture, to Colonise it.
  • ditto Rura Penthe.
  • one Production, 2 Research, to make a Research Node on Goralis
  • one Production, 2 Culture, to make a Culture Node on Zeta Boötis III
  • one Production to build a ship at Kronos

Command phase:

  • C1 bring the ship at Rura Penthe out of warp, let’s see what’s out there.

Warp lane length d3+1: 4
Destination: Terra Nova
Exploration: Gamma Quadrant Artifact Dealer

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@RogerBW asked for a die roll:
Artifact Dealer gets Klingons some free culture on a 2+: d6: 4

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@RogerBW asked for a die roll:
C2: put ship at Kronos into warp
C3: bring it out again for the fourth lane

Warp lane length d3+1: 2
Destination Deneb V
Exploration Where No One Has Gone Before

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C4: put ship at Deneb V into warp
C5: commission starbase at Rura Penthe

  • Nobody has an Ascendancy (A 5), Supremacy (own 3 homeworlds), or Agenda (Vulcans not in play) victory.
  • Nobody is Exterminated.
  • Nodes produce: Federation RCPPP, Klingons RRCCPP, Romulans RCPPP
  • No Trade Agreements
  • No Resources from Advancements
  • Command tokens are reset
  • 3 ships at warp get another Warp token
  • no empty Phenomena, no Research tokens
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Round 4

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Romulan

Player: Marx

Resource Count
Ascendancy 1
Command 6
Production 3
Research 5
Culture 5
  • Romulan Cloaking Device

Klingon

Player: RogerBW

Resource Count
Ascendancy 1
Command 6
Production 2
Research 3
Culture 3
  • Disruptor Technology

Federation

Player: RossM

Resource Count
Ascendancy 2
Command 7
Production 3
Research 4
Culture 3
  • Universal Translator
  • Long Range Sensor Arrays
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@RogerBW asked for a die roll:
Turn order:
d3: 2 1=F 2=K 3=R
d2: 2

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  1. Klingon
  2. Romulan
  3. Federation
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@RogerBW asked for a die roll:
Klingon turn

Build phase:

  • 1 Research to project

Command phase:

  • C1 ship in warp at Deneb V explores.

Warp lane length d3+1: 4
Destination system: Sigma Draconis
Ship is lost on a 6: d6: 4

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@RogerBW asked for a die roll:
Exploration card for Sigma Draconis: Iconian Ruins

Iconian Ruins (STA): You may Exhaust any unused
Command tokens to take a Research token per Command
token Exhausted.

C2 burn one Command for a Research.

  • C3-4 ship at Terra Nova cycles in and out of warp.

Warp lane length d3+1: 2
Destination system: McAllister Nebula
Ship is lost on a 6: d6: 5

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We grab the research token and apply it immediately to complete Militarized Industry.

  • C5 Commence Research: Forward Munition Depots
  • C6 Ship at Sigma Draconis enters warp

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Romulan

Player: Marx

Resource Count
Ascendancy 1
Command 6
Production 3
Research 5
Culture 5
  • Romulan Cloaking Device

Klingon

Player: RogerBW

Resource Count
Ascendancy 1
Command 6
Production 2
Research 3
Culture 3
  • Disruptor Technology
  • Militarized Industry

Federation

Player: RossM

Resource Count
Ascendancy 2
Command 7
Production 3
Research 4
Culture 3
  • Universal Translator
  • Long Range Sensor Arrays

@Marx to play.

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@Marx asked for a die roll:
Excellent. Going to be a short turn this turn done in a series of steps due to hazards surrounding Romulus. Let’s see how it goes!

Build Phase

  • 1 Production and 2 Science to build a Science Node on Sherman’s Planet
  • 1 Science on Imperial Science Academy to finish it, gaining me +1 Culture
  • 5 Culture to gain 1 Ascendancy
  • 1 Production to build a new ship on Sherman’s Planet
  • 1 Production to build a new ship on Romulus

Command Phase

  • Ship at Pulsar exits warp at Rog
    –Destroyed on a 5-6, d6: 6
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@Marx asked for a die roll:
Of course it is.

  • Command 2: Ship at Romulus enters Warp
  • Command 3: Ship at Romulus exits Warp at Rog
    – Destroyed on a 5-6, d6: 3
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Hey, that’s an improvement! Okay, moving on.

  • Command 4: Ship at Sherman’s Planet enters Warp
  • Command 5: Start Research Project “Tal Diann Security Forces”
  • Command 6: Start Research Project “Continuing Committee”

C’est toute.

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Romulan

Player: Marx

Resource Count
Ascendancy 2
Command 6
Production 0
Research 2
Culture 1
  • Romulan Cloaking Device
  • Imperial Science Initiative

Klingon

Player: RogerBW

Resource Count
Ascendancy 1
Command 6
Production 2
Research 3
Culture 3
  • Disruptor Technology
  • Militarized Industry

Federation

Player: RossM

Resource Count
Ascendancy 2
Command 7
Production 3
Research 4
Culture 3
  • Universal Translator
  • Long Range Sensor Arrays
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Wow. Lots of options for once.

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Spend a ship and a culture to colonise Capella

Build a production node on Capella for two production.

Build a ship at Izar.

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Drop ship in warp out of warp at Izar. 1 Command
Form Fleet Battle Group (Klingon Trade Delegation) at Izar (1 Command)
Warp Klingon Trade Delegation to Capella (2 Command)
Warp ship at earth in and out of Warp, to try and squeeze a system into the north of my home planet (2 command)

1 command left.

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@RogerBW asked for a die roll:
Warp lane length d3+1: 3
System choice:
coridan_iii
son-a_prime

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(Yes, I can fit it in above the Eagle Nebula.)