My group played the game for the first time yesterday, and had a blast. The first game we were pounced by 3 Cylon attacks in a row... we didn't shuffle the initial cards well enough, so it was a very short game with every Cylon ship represented on the board. ;-)

The second game, with better-shuffled cards, went much better, and we started to pick up speed and begin to understand some of the nuances of the game.

One question that came up is one which didn't have a clear-cut answer in the rulebook or FAQ, so I thought I'd pose it to the forum and see what the general consensus is:

A few of the crisis cards pose a choice for the president; either do one option and lose a bunch of resources, or the current player loses 3 cards and the president loses 2. What happens if the current player only has 1 card in their hand, but the president has 2 (or more)? Can this option be chosen, since the current player will be left without cards (and, potentially, the president too) which seems to run with the theme of the crisis card, or do both players have to have exactly those number of cards to engage that second option?

I'm trying to remember the crisis card's text from memory, so I may have it wrong, but you get the gist...

Thanks in advance!

The rule book states that you can always choose either option. (I think there are a couple that specifically state if you dont something happens)

See the third bullet under Card clarifications on page 30

aammondd said:

Got that-- but we're trying to figure out that if the card indicates that the president "has to discard 2 skill cards", means those numbers have to be met exactly, or if it means that the president has to discard 2 or their entire hand if they only have 1 card remaining.

We realize that we can choose either option, but the humans were desperately trying not to lose that resource.

My understanding is they discard all their cards if they have less than 2. Our last game the President was the current player and chose to discard 5 of his cards, emptying his hand.

the FAQ I think states that you discard any that you have if you have insufficient.

Its been answered elsewhere Im sure but really shure where.