Objectives:
Looks like the following do score:
@Captbnut you can only choose 1. Either Expand Borders, or Make History. Which do you choose?
@GeeBizzle if you turn in 5 trade goods you could score Negotiate.
@COMaestro scores Make History
@GabrielH scores Expand
@Marx scores Make History.
Make history please
So on to the Action Cards and Agenda phase, @Delwayne ?
All action cards handed out. Be sure to check and make note of the ones that you can use for this upcoming Agenda Phase.
The new goal card is: (sorry, but I gotta find graphic of the card. Here is the text)
| Sway the council |
|---|
| Spend 8 influence. |
Here is the first Agenda Card
In player order. (To the left of the speaker will cast first votes)
That means @COMaestro is first to vote
Vote count according to planets: (DON’T FORGET YOUR ACTION CARDS)
Yssaril @COMaestro 2+2+0+2+1+0+2+3+0=12
Winnu @MIGHTYSploosh 4+1+1+2+4+1+0=13
Ghost @GabrielH 1+2+3+3+2+6=17
Mentak @GeeBizzle 2+4+1+1+1=9 (+3card & Red Political card)
Xxcha @Captbnut 2+1+1+2+1+3+1=11
Titans @Marx 3+2+0+1+1+2+2=11
Technically, I have 12 votes (I assume you missed a Terraforming… there are a lot of them on my cards).
Anyway! I recommend a vote for either the Xxcha or the Winnu, since they are in last place… and both have relatively substantial fleets able to hold onto the Shard.
In self-interest, I would recommend a vote for the Winnu… I think they’re easier for any of us to attack (the Xxcha are notoriously powerful on defence), but for that same reason we should probably vote for @Captbnut and the Xxcha. Sure, it’ll be harder for me to get (not least because the Xxcha Kingdom are wise and powerful and friendly with the Titans), but it will be harder for all of you evil, back-stabbing, manipulative evil-evil-evil doers to get as well.
cough
I mean… in the name of enlightened galactic peace, I recommend we vote for the Xxcha. But I vote last, so…
The Titans make good points
However, I’m going to play ‘Construction Rider’ and predict that the Winnu are going to be chosen so I shall not be voting on this agenda.
Choose wisely
Before going any further, I am playing Diplomatic Pressure:
I choose the Mentak. @GeeBizzle, please give me a promissory note of your choice.
After I see what I get, I will decide on my next course of action
If you promise me your vote this round @comaestro I’ll give you the pillage proof serum?
Sure, I’ll vote for you on this Law, in return for you choosing to give me Promise of Protection.
Throw in a TG that you don’t Pillage from me before the Protection kicks in, and I’ll use all 12 of my votes.
It’s a deal I won’t add a trade good but I will choose not to pillage from you from now until the card is returned.
In that case, 4 votes for the Mentak player, @GeeBizzle, to obtain the Shard of the Throne.
Next is @MIGHTYSploosh, I believe.
I’ll pass on this vote.
I’ll put 8 votes towards the Mentak. It’ll be a good incentive for anyone who might want to kick them out of Atlas 
(Also, my total votes is 20 (2+1+2+3+3+6+3) including Mallice)
To @GeeBizzle to vote.
I’ll put 5 votes in and spend all my trade goods. I think that unlocks the VP?
In order to complete most Victory Points, you have to spend the resources on that Victory Point and nothing else.
So it’s not about spending 8 Resources (for example) at some point during your turn: it’s about not spending 8 Resources at any point during your turn such that during the “score victory points” step you can spend 8 Resources at that moment, to earn you the point.
DItto for Trade Goods, Influence, etc. Those are resources you spend at that moment of scoring.
So spending 5 Trade Goods here will actually prevent you from scoring that Victory Point later (next turn), unless you accumulate 5 more Trade Goods.
Ok understood. Scrap that then.
I’ll just go all in on my votes here instead.
