OK, the 5 hits they got are enough to take control. 1 Klingon ship lost.
Klingons did ask me to recall the TA with the Federation, and of course their Fed TA is also returned.
Card 4: Federation (@RossM)
I really need to stop ending up next to @Lordof1 .
I believe a single research project is seized?
@RogerBW asked for a die roll:
Correct: number d3: 2
Multicultural Collaboration.
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Let’s upgrade shields and put one research into transwarp.
Remove the Klingon trade agreement. (Obvs)
Buy an ascendancy….
I think the popluace of Earth agree that this was the best possible development.
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Ok, there’s a note about not murdering all the whales. It’s super important.
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Looks up nervously from a plate of whalemeat… “Um…what?”
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Just FYI, @RossM gets to choose which of their active research projects to give to the Klingons (rule 14.1.2.1).
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mmmhhh… wait a minute:
By a rapid reading of the rules, you need to occupy a system before invading it (i.e. be the only player with ships in orbit).
There was a Ferengi ship around Earth…
EDIT: forget the last part
So, according to the rulebook I have, in section 10 (opening blurb) it says ‘If there are any Rival ships in the system, you must attack the ships before invading the system’ - the Ferenghi aren’t rival ships. The Federation would have been because invading their planet automatically revokes the trade agreement.
It’s possible I need the Ferenghi permission before I invade though?
You do. It is in the Trade Agreements section rather than the Invasions section, rule 13.2.2.
Okay. @Canadian_Errant Do I have permission to invade Earth? Or would you like to lose my Trade Agreement and your ship in fairly short order? If you agree, you lose nothing.
(Being just made aware of this, @RogerBW , I’d like to postpone the poking Paulson Nebula until my very last command, to free up a command for a space battle, if that’s required and possible. Apologies to retrofit but I’m hoping this seems fair as I actually would have done this if I was aware of this rule; if the Ferenghi agree I have no need to use the command on starting a space battle with their ship, and can poke the nebula as before. If the Feregnhi don’t agree, I’m happy to reroll everything of course).
Extra command not needed. It is all one battle. The Ferengi ship is part of the Defense.
Edit: Disregard. I forgot, ship battle + Invasion.
Yes, Ferengi would need to give permission. Canadian_Errant is away from decent internet access at the moment. If he said no, the options would be to do something else or attack his ships, but since it’s the last command of the turn that would make a difference.
I’ll hold off the Ascendancy purchase until that’s confirmed one way or the other. (The Federation TA held by the Klingons was returned automatically by the attack.)
I think the smart business decision is to let the Klingons do their thing
Thanks!
@RossM please choose which project is lost to the Klingons (Transwarp Drive, Multicultural Collaboration, Starfleet Command) – then continue with your turn.
Another rule I never knew.
Multicultural cultural is fine
Every day’s a Star Trek school day.
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