8/7/2019 Battlestar Galactica - Rules - Quickstart

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MYSTICVALUE

YouropponentchallengeswithBilly

Keikeyaandyouhavenodefender.Afteryouboth

passconsecutively,thechallengeresolveswithyourinfluencereducedbyBillyspowerof1,puttingyouat7.

Bothplayerspasstoendtheexecutionphase.

CYLON PHASE

TheCylonthreatvalueis8,whichmeansitsclimbing,butstillnotenoughtoproduceaCylonattack.

TURN FOUR

READYPHASE

Bothplayersreadythecardsintheirreserveareasbymovingthemtotheiralertareas,restorethestacksintheirresourceareas,anddrawtwocards.

Yourinfluencetotalis7and youropponentsis8.Thatmeansthatyougofirstinthereadyphase.

YouplaytheshipcardRaptor563facedownbeneathStarbuck

inyourresourceareaasasupplycard.

YouropponentplaysthepersonnelcardHelo,KarlAgathonfacedownbeneaththeColonial Shuttleinherresourceareaasasupplycard.Thatendsthereadyphase.

EXECUTION PHASE

YouexhaustallyourresourcestackstoplaythepersonnelcardWilliamAdama,PatrioticSoldier,toyourreservearea.

YouropponentchallengeswithLauraRoslin,andyoucantdefend.Afterbothplayerspass,yourinfluenceisreducedbyherpowerof 3,puttingyouat4.

YouchallengewithColonialViper113,andyouropponenthasnoshiptodefend.Afterbothplayerspass,youropponentsinfluenceisreducedbyitspowerof2,puttingherat6.

YouropponentplaystheshipcardRaptor342toherreservearea,exhaustingherColonial Shuttletopayitscostof2persuasion.

AquickcheckoftheCylonthreatvaluesinplayshowsthattheyexceedthefleetdefensevalueof11,whichmeansthere

Toreveala mysticvalue,flipoverthe

topcardofyourdeckandnotethebluenumberthatisthe

mysticvalueof thatcard,in thelowerrightcorner ofthecards image.Thenputthatcardintoyourdiscardpile.

YourevealStarbuck,Sharpshooter(mysticvalue2),andsherevealsHelo,KarlAgathon(mysticvalue1).Lookonlyatthemysticvaluesofthesecards.Othercharacteristicsareignoredwhenyourevealacardforitsmysticvalue.Addingthosenumberstothepowersoftheshipsinvolvedmakesyourshippower3andhershippower2.Thecardsrevealedformysticvaluearethenputintotheirownersdiscardpiles.Youwinthechallenge

3to2,soLuxuryLinerisdefeatedandputintoyouropponents

discardpile.Raptor227iscommittedandputinto

yourreservearea,

andthechallengeends.Youropponentplays

thepersonnelcardLauraRoslin,MadamePresidenttoherreservearea,exhaustingallherresourcestackstopaythe4persuasioncost. Galactica,yourbase,hasgametextthatcanbeusedduringtheexecutionphase.Whenyouexhaustabasecardtouse itsability,itcantgenerateanyresources.Eachturn,youhavetomakeachoicewhethertouseyourbasesabilityortouseit togenerateresourcestoputanothercardintoplay.Youchoosetoexhaustyourbaseandtargetyouropponent,sosheloses1influence,puttingherat8. Whenitsyourturntoactintheexecutionphase,inadditiontoplayingcards,youcanalsochoosetoplayanabilityprintedona cardyoucontrol.Anabilityingametextthatbeginswithawordanda colon(likeCommit:orExhaust:)canbeplayedatsuchatime.Thewordbeforethecolonreferstothecarditsprintedon(committhatcard,exhaustthatcard,andsoon).