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Norsehound @norsehound.bsky.social · 2h

Had to edit this post...

Fly through the last turn as a kiddo is talking in their room. We have a transporter malfunction hiccup to run over before finding out what the heezd trees are about. I end the game with a score of 17!

Now to pack up...

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Norsehound @norsehound.bsky.social · 4h

The next though I had is just how much my legendary officers (Uhura, bones) defined my game. While that's perhaps how it should be, they are famous after all, the abilities of my other officers didn't really compete.

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Norsehound @norsehound.bsky.social · 4h

Now whether others will find that compelling, feel a lack of agency as they play, resent the game isn't sure if a challenge or whatever ... That's why others need to try it. And I think it's in a decent spot intention wise.

So I need to finish the rules .. but also give the cards another once over.

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Norsehound @norsehound.bsky.social · 4h

My first parting thought here is that, while I did fail a lot of my tasks or have problems, I had to go to lengths to prevent those failures, and doing so generated a lot of points for story. Ultimately that's what Captains is, a story generator.

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Norsehound @norsehound.bsky.social · 4h

We speed down a shuttle to support Uhura in a stretcher while McCoy walks in to talk to the obstinate aliens. Somehow he walks out with a treaty signed in the blood of the leading council. Score mission!

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Norsehound @norsehound.bsky.social · 4h

While no healing might be considered a big, I think this is fine. Constraints and complications are part of the job, and this is one of them.

Crap .. are the kids getting up?

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Norsehound @norsehound.bsky.social · 4h

We fight off the concerned parents, but during the fighting Uhura is injured, meaning she can't help the check. Currently the game doesn't have heal checks (condensing that portion to end-phase operations). If I wait that squeezes time out of my last turns. Bones is gonna forget ahead.

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Norsehound @norsehound.bsky.social · 4h

Seems like the anti-hippy movement didn't like that, and were attacked almost immediately!

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Norsehound @norsehound.bsky.social · 4h

Wow. Bones affects his best Spock impersonation, and between him and Uhura tell the youth they reach and they're one and Dr. servin's ears are most fascinating. After singing at us, they leave.

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Norsehound @norsehound.bsky.social · 4h

Missions will sometimes list challenges as part of the tasks even if you didn't fail, so we gotta run the gauntlet. Bones, Uhura, and Lydia beam down.

After the alien youth ask us this colorful question, bones has to fill Uhura in on the season 3 episode she missed

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Norsehound @norsehound.bsky.social · 4h

Welp, this is fun. Two simultaneous timer 3 missions in different parts of the sector. There's a bug on the text of diplomatic visit (ie waiting room: the mission). Still that one is easier and closer so I'll knock that one out first.

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Norsehound @norsehound.bsky.social · 4h

Uhura 's voice is tired from all that target skill dropping this turn, but with Arnold's expertise in warp power we finally find the outlet. Akella's or ital station has light again and no body thanks us. Oh well. Score mission!

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Norsehound @norsehound.bsky.social · 4h

Remembering I had Legendary, I use one to allow Uhura to sweet talk the hosts into the grave importance of our critical maintenance mission, lead by our VIP Leonard McCoy. After an apology, we return to trying to find the outlet in the dark

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