Cosmic Encounter - PBP: Deep Space Water

i really dont care what the results are. this is a kingmaker situation so in my eyes everyone has won, despite what granola wanted.

but let it be known that i have a lizard flare to back up the reactor's reinforcements.

Your only real choice is between Voyager and the Laser. Do you punish CB for his treacherous kumbayah attempt, or me for rejecting the notion to begin with?

You should invite me along too so that I can use my super flare against whoever you select as the defense and not risk having me zap your best card.

I select the yin-yang system as the defence.
I'm going to move the cruiseship home and load one ship into it from C.

You know I have to guilt trip you for picking the one player who's played straight the whole game, forsook their own shot at a solo victory to join an alliance win, and has been at the ass end of 3 of the last 5 encounters.

Voyager, you could always join my side and help me win as the defense. ;)

You know I have to guilt trip you for picking the one player who's played straight the whole game, forsook their own shot at a solo victory to join an alliance win, and has been at the ass end of 3 of the last 5 encounters.

If it makes you feel better I'd have picked anyone who had the Reactor flare in their hand, but there's only one Reactor flare.

Well, I mean, you're the one that needs a way to feel better, I'm gonna join the defense on this one #TeamSpoiler

That's good because I was a bit worried people would feel that this was a bit anticlimactic but now there are at least some stakes.

Cruise ship moved! Time for launch.

you should launch towards YYB for even more stakes

A ship each from Tourist A, B, C, and D, directed towards Yin-Yang B.

HYPERSPACE GATE
Offense: 4
Defense YingyangB(8)

Time to invite!

i'll invite everyone again.

Invitation order

1. Tourist
2. Yin-yang (queued everyone)

I will also invite everyone. Let's do this.

1 from VoyA 3 from YYA to assist the Yin-Yang

Four Laser ships join the Tourists, from home planets B, C, D, and E.

We activate the Super Laser flare, targeting the Yin-Yang.

2 from Reactor B, and 2 from Reactor D, to join the Tourists.


We.
Have.
Pretzels.

This is the part where someone reveals a zap so these 3 days of turn stretching don't end here with an autowin...

Yin-yang gets blinded to 8 cards! They still have one unblinded encounter card in their hand, so the round continues.

HYPERSPACE GATE
Offense: 4 + allies: 4+ 4 = 12
Defense YingyangB(8) + offense: 4 = 12

Time for The Cards.

Wow, an equal number of ships.

So I'd like to point out that due to the blinding YinYang won't be able to access their Reactor Flare if they win this fight. Just want you to realize it's okay to throw and win with me next turn if you want a more climactic or less cowardly final battle.

I will admit, I completely forgot about the laser flare and its ability to potentially disable the Reactor flare.

Tourist reveals 08!
Yin-yang reveals 08!

Defense wins ties.

However, anything to declare?