Homeworlds:
Andy vs. Russell
PBEM Game 1, Report #7, 3/11/4
Moves 40 - 48
[Previous Report] [Next Report]
Russell: Russell:
The vast Cookie Delivery Vessel arced across the sky, heading
for Cobalt, site of one of the earlier ecological disasters. However,
the Peace-Full medium GreenPeace vessel there had been stationed
for many months, slowly repairing the worst of the damages, so
things weren't as bleak as they might have been. Also, CDV carried
vital supplies and much needed entertainment - especially the
latest meditation and enlightenment toys. Those hardworking eco-crews
would really enjoy these diversions from their daily toils.
Andy: Seeing as how 2 large warships now threaten our
Homeworld, we've decided to build another warship, small though
it might be, at Paradise.
Russell: What? We're not threatening you! Our weapons
are mostly disabled. These ships primarily bake Cookies, although
they do have some very *minor* defensive capabilities.
Andy: We are moving a small red ship from our Homeworld
to our new outpost at Shade. We have no further comment at this
time.
Russell: Our engineers worked through out the nights,
burning candles at all three ends, developing this new Transgalactic
Teleportation Recycling Device (the TTRD). It is all very technical,
but the way it works is, we put something in the chute on one
planet, and something else comes out the recycler on another planet.
We played with this for weeks, testing it, and finally decided
to test it out by maneuvering an entire medium ship into the input
chute. Imagine our surprise when we found two new large ships,
at two different planets, waiting for our initiation codes to
crank up the engines!
Andy: The small yellow ship at Paradise has left the
Homeworld, on another mission of discovery! They've come upon
a medium green world, which they are naming Springtime, in honor
of the beautiful spring weather they experienced on the day of
first discovery. It was so nice out, the crew of the landing craft
had all their windows opened!
Russell: Arggh!! Why do you get to discover all of the
cool systems? My citizens are starting to think that we're all
dolts! And now, to discover that your space ships have opening
windows? Why didn't we think of that? We love fresh breezes. Our
ships all need a good airing out. I'm sending the requisitions
to have all of our vessels refitted with opening windows. Do you
have window screens, too? Ah ha! We'll have screens on our windows!
Just try to keep up with our windowing-fresh-breezing technology!
With their differences resolved, the Tribunal dissolved, and
Cookie delivers proceeding with nor further embargoes or harassment,
the peoples of Peace and Paradise are finally at, well, peace.
The Paradise Interstitial Galactic Scouts (the PIGS) have once
again discovered another beautiful planet! Citizens of Paradise
have begun wondering why Peace can't discover any cool new planets,
and are demanding their own scouts, as well as tourist trips,
to find strange new worlds to explore and on which to spend their
vacation dollars.
In the tech news, the Transgalactic Teleportation Recycling
Device (the TTRD) has proven to be a very chaotic technology.
After the first recycling experiment, our fleets have continued
to feel ripple effects as the galaxy warps to handle the influx
of raw recycled energies. A floating energy cloud enveloped a
Medium Cookie Delivery Vessel around Garden last evening, and
when that vessel disappeared, two vessels were suddenly transformed,
one in orbit around the same planet, another around Garden, far
away from the experiments. Our scientists are gravely concerned
about the fates of the personnel aboard the missing vessel, but
searches have been hampered by fears of more unexpected phenomena.
Andy: Despite cookie-monger propaganda about "peace"
and rumors about the Tribunal being "dissolved", the
Tribunal has given orders for a small red ship to be built at
the colony called Shade.
Russell: This will cause no end to potential problems!
According to the Paradise Peace Treaty (subtitled The Abolition
of Embargo Against Cookie Delivering Star Ships), signed 14/42/3057.1,
the Tribunal was to be dissolved, and the peoples of Paradise
were to be given a period of time to reorganize, and to choose
their own form of government. Apparently, the Tribunal has moved
their planning operations to Shade, and are working on building
weapon systems of mass destruction, despite the promises of the
treaty's signatories.
We've heard so much
about this planet, Paradise - but we've never been given a single
invitation to visit. Oh, wait - what's this in the mail? Pretty
envelope....
{History}
First Move of the Game
Andy:1:Homeworld (LGSB, lr)
Russell:2:Homeworld (MYSB, lg) Name (MYSB, "Peace")
Andy:3:Construct (LGSB, sr)
Russell:4:Construct (Peace, sg)
Andy:5:Trade (MYSB,sr,sg) Name (MYSB, "Paradise")
Russell:6:Trade (Peace, sg,sb)
Andy:7:Construct (Paradise, sr)
Russell:8:Construct (Peace, sg
Andy:9:Trade (MYSB,sr,sy)
Russell:10:Construct (Peace, mb)
Andy:11:Discover (Paradise, sg, MB) Name (MB, "Cobalt")
Russell:12:Discover (Peace, mb, LG) Name (LG, "Loverly")
Andy:13:Construct (Paradise, sr)
Russell:14:Construct(Loverly,mb)
Andy:15:Trade (Paradise,lr,lb)
Russell:16:Trade (Loverly,mb,my)
Andy:17:Construct (Paradise, sy)
Russell:18:Sacrifice (Peace, lg): Construct (Loverly, mb); Construct
(Loverly, lb); Construct (Peace, lb) Andy:19:Discover (Paradise,
sy, MG) Name (MG, "Garden")
Russell:20:Sacrifice (Loverly, mb): Trade (Loverly, lb,lr); Trade
(Peace, lb, lg)
Andy:21:Construct (Garden, sy)
Russell:22:Move (Loverly, lr, Garden)
Andy:23:Construct (Garden, my)
Russell:24:Move (Loverly, my, Garden); Catastrophe
Andy:25:Construct (Cobalt, sg)
Russell:26:Sacrifice (Peace, lg): Construct (Loverly, mb); Construct
(Loverly, lb); Construct (Peace, lb) Andy:27:Trade (Paradise,
lb, lg)
Russell:28:Sacrifice (Loverly, lb): Trade (Loverly, mb, mg); Trade
(Loverly, mb, my); Trade (Peace, lb, lr) Andy:29: Trade (Cobalt,
sg,sy)
Russell:30: Construct (Peace, mb)
Andy:31:Construct (Cobalt, sy)
Russell:32:Move (Loverly, mg, Cobalt)
Andy:33:Sacrifice (Paradise, lg): Construct (Cobalt, my); Construct
(Paradise, ly); Construct (Paradise, ly) Russell:34:Move (Peace,
mb, Loverly)
Andy:35:Sacrifice (Cobalt, my): Discover (Cobalt, sy, LG) Name
(LG, "Jolly"); Move (Cobalt, sy, Jolly) Russell:36:Move
(Peace, lr, Jolly)
Andy:37:Sacrifice (Jolly, sy): Discover (Cobalt, sg, LB) Name
(LB, "Freedom")
Russell:38:Attack (Jolly, lr, sy)
Andy:39:Discover (Paradise, ly, MG) Name (MG, "Shade")
Russell:40:Move (Jolly, lr, Cobalt)
Andy:41:Construct (Paradise, sr)
Russell:42:Construct (Loverly, mb)
Andy:43:Move(Paradise, sr, Shade)
Russell:44:Sacrifice (Cobalt, mg): Construct (Loverly, lb); Construct
(Peace, lb)
Andy:45:Discover (Paradise, sy, MG) Name (MG, "Springtime")
Russell:46:Sacrifice (Loverly, mb): Trade (Loverly, lb, lr); Trade
(Garden, lr, lb)
Andy:47:Construct (Shade, sr)
Russell:48:Sacrifice (Loverly, my): Move (Cobalt, lr, Paradise);
Move (Garden, lb, Paradise)
Copyright © 2004 by Andrew
Looney.
