Fact sheet — Game 2, turn 3

Generated from the game log and the replayed engine state; nothing here is interpreted. Lines marked ENGINE TRUTH hold information the seats could not see.

The game

• seating ["alice","bob"].
• Roles: alice = operationsExpert, bob = dispatcher. Config: {"epidemicCount":4,"handVisibility":"open","rolePool":["dispatcher","operationsExpert"]}.
• Model: openai/gpt-6-luna; reasoning "medium"; message budget 5; per-seat runtime "not recorded".
• Flags on: composites, spatial, eventLines, stationReach, capabilityEdges, airliftEdge, dispatchEdge, dispatchRelocate, segmentGen, dispatchHandoff, deckPipeline, frontier, plan, leanPrompt, spareCount, threatRank, eventPrice, epidemicCard.
• Final phase: {"tag":"playerActions","remaining":1}.

The key lines

bob's pin — #24 by bob

Beijing is now cleared, so the previous Beijing emergency assignment is complete. This turn Bob prioritizes the Mexico City yellow handoff: travel to Mexico City, bring Alice there via Dispatcher, and take her Mexico City card; continue collecting blue/yellow/red and retain cure cards. Alice owns black collection; preserve Tehran, Mumbai, and Delhi (do not use Delhi as fuel), build a Beijing station next turn if possible, and cure black there once she has 5 black cards. Reassess fires each turn: Bob/Dispatcher covers Buenos Aires and other reachable hotspots; Alice covers Madrid/Europe or Beijing-side threats based on position. Plan the San Francisco blue transfer when it materially advances Bob's blue set and does not leave an urgent fire uncovered.

bob's proposal — #25 by bob

Beijing cleared—great. The live frontier now favors bringing your Mexico City yellow card to me; I’ll travel there, jump you in, and take it, preserving all cure cards. Updated plan: please keep all three black cards (especially Delhi) for your black set and aim to build at Beijing/cure once ready.

alice's decline — #26 by alice

Please defer the Mexico City handoff for now: if Dispatcher moves me there, it pulls me off Beijing before I can build its station, delaying the black set I’m holding. Keep me at Beijing through my next turn; then we can reassess yellow transfer against the cure pipeline.

bob's concession — #27 by bob

Conflict: my pinned plan and the frontier nominate the Mexico City handoff, but that would pull you from Beijing and delay your station/black cure. I’ll honor your explicit request and defer it; instead I plan to go to Madrid (the station) and treat its 2 blue cubes, preserving all cure cards. We can revisit the yellow share after you build/cure black.

bob's new pin — #28 by bob

Defer the Mexico City yellow handoff until after Alice's Beijing station/black-cure turn; do not Dispatcher-move Alice off Beijing before she can build there. Alice retains Tehran, Mumbai, and Delhi for black and builds the Beijing station, then cures black if she reaches 5. Bob retains all cure cards; this turn move Buenos Aires→Sao Paulo→Madrid, use the Madrid station and treat the 2 blue cubes while positioning to cure blue if Bob draws enough blue cards. Reassess all threats after the draw/epidemic; Alice covers Beijing/black, Bob covers Madrid/other reachable hotspots. Revisit yellow transfer and San Francisco blue share only when they do not delay an imminent cure or leave a hot city uncovered.

alice's reply — #29 by alice

Agreed—Madrid is a good split target while I stay in Beijing. From Buenos Aires it’s two drives via Sao Paulo, leaving two actions to remove both blue cubes; thanks for deferring the yellow handoff.

The log, #23 to #44 (alice's report to the end of her next turn)

— turn 3 (bob's turn) —

• #23 alice says: Beijing is fully cleared; Madrid station is built. I now have 3/5 black cards (Tehran, Mumbai, Delhi); Delhi is also a 2-cube threat, so please don’t rely on me discarding it as flight fuel. I’ll build a free Beijing station next turn to cut black cure travel, then cure there once I draw two more black.
• #24 bob pins [BOB'S PIN]: Beijing is now cleared, so the previous Beijing emergency assignment is complete. This turn Bob prioritizes the Mexico City yellow handoff: travel to Mexico City, bring Alice there via Dispatcher, and take her Mexico City card; continue collecting blue/yellow/red and retain cure cards. Alice owns black collection; preserve Tehran, Mumbai, and Delhi (do not use Delhi as fuel), build a Beijing station next turn if possible, and cure black there once she has 5 black cards. Reassess fires each turn: Bob/Dispatcher covers Buenos Aires and other reachable hotspots; Alice covers Madrid/Europe or Beijing-side threats based on position. Plan the San Francisco blue transfer when it materially advances Bob's blue set and does not leave an urgent fire uncovered.
• #25 bob says [BOB'S PROPOSAL]: Beijing cleared—great. The live frontier now favors bringing your Mexico City yellow card to me; I’ll travel there, jump you in, and take it, preserving all cure cards. Updated plan: please keep all three black cards (especially Delhi) for your black set and aim to build at Beijing/cure once ready.
• #26 alice says [ALICE'S DECLINE]: Please defer the Mexico City handoff for now: if Dispatcher moves me there, it pulls me off Beijing before I can build its station, delaying the black set I’m holding. Keep me at Beijing through my next turn; then we can reassess yellow transfer against the cure pipeline.
• #27 bob says [BOB'S CONCESSION]: Conflict: my pinned plan and the frontier nominate the Mexico City handoff, but that would pull you from Beijing and delay your station/black cure. I’ll honor your explicit request and defer it; instead I plan to go to Madrid (the station) and treat its 2 blue cubes, preserving all cure cards. We can revisit the yellow share after you build/cure black.
• #28 bob pins [BOB'S NEW PIN]: Defer the Mexico City yellow handoff until after Alice's Beijing station/black-cure turn; do not Dispatcher-move Alice off Beijing before she can build there. Alice retains Tehran, Mumbai, and Delhi for black and builds the Beijing station, then cures black if she reaches 5. Bob retains all cure cards; this turn move Buenos Aires→Sao Paulo→Madrid, use the Madrid station and treat the 2 blue cubes while positioning to cure blue if Bob draws enough blue cards. Reassess all threats after the draw/epidemic; Alice covers Beijing/black, Bob covers Madrid/other reachable hotspots. Revisit yellow transfer and San Francisco blue share only when they do not delay an imminent cure or leave a hot city uncovered.
• #29 alice says [ALICE'S REPLY]: Agreed—Madrid is a good split target while I stay in Beijing. From Buenos Aires it’s two drives via Sao Paulo, leaving two actions to remove both blue cubes; thanks for deferring the yellow handoff.
• #30 bob: {"tag":"driveFerry","to":"Sao Paulo"}
• #31 bob: {"tag":"driveFerry","to":"Madrid"}
• #32 bob: {"tag":"treatDisease","color":"blue"}
• #33 bob: {"tag":"treatDisease","color":"blue"}

— turn 4 (alice's turn) —

• #34 alice says: The board changed sharply: Los Angeles and Lagos are now 3 yellow (14 supply, 10 cubes on board), and Delhi is 3 black; this conflicts with the pinned Madrid/Beijing plan. My read: I should build Beijing station, Ops Expert-move to Los Angeles (discard Paris rather than black/Mexico City), and treat yellow twice; you’re closest to Lagos and should take it next turn. Can you cover Lagos rather than Madrid? Delhi remains 3, but I’ll retain its card for black cure.
• #35 alice pins: Collectors: Bob keeps/collects blue, yellow, red; Alice keeps all black cards (currently 3/5) and aims to cure black at the new Beijing station. Containment assignments: Alice handles Los Angeles this turn (Ops Expert move, reduce yellow) while preserving black/Mexico City; Bob handles Lagos next turn (nearest responder, yellow supply is pressured at 14 with 10 cubes on board). Alice owns Delhi after LA if still 3 black, without discarding Delhi; Bob reassesses Madrid, Buenos Aires, and other 2-cube cities after Lagos. Do not move Alice off Beijing before she builds the Beijing station; defer Mexico City handoff until an imminent cure/share is worthwhile. Update owners immediately if a new 3-cube city appears or supply becomes critical.
• #36 alice: {"tag":"playEvent","play":{"event":"forecast","order":["Bogota","Taipei","Moscow","Madrid","Bangkok","Lagos"]}}
• #37 alice: {"tag":"buildStation"}
• #38 bob says: Yes—I’ll take Lagos next turn from Madrid via Sao Paulo, then treat yellow; I won’t spend Bogota/blue cure cards. Your LA plan pays down the tagged yellow supply this round. Delhi at 3 black is still a separate armed threat; after LA, please reassess who can clear Delhi promptly (without discarding its black card) before the next reshuffle.
• #39 alice: {"tag":"operationsExpertMove","to":"Los Angeles","discard":"Paris"}
• #40 alice: {"tag":"treatDisease","color":"yellow"}
• #41 alice: {"tag":"buildStation"}

— turn 5 (bob's turn) —

• #42 alice says: Important draw update: I drew Moscow black, now 4/5 black, and LA is a station where I can cure if I draw one more black next turn. My hand is 7, so I’ll protect the four black cards and discard lower-priority non-black cards. Delhi remains 3 black/armed; after curing I can Ops Expert-move from LA to Delhi (discard a non-black) and treat it down. Please keep Lagos as your next-turn target; I can cover Delhi after cure.
• #43 alice pins: Collectors: Alice holds Tehran, Mumbai, Delhi, Moscow (4/5 black) and cures black at the Los Angeles station immediately if her next draw gives one more black; otherwise preserve the four and collect the fifth. Bob collects blue/yellow/red; do not move Alice away before that cure attempt. Containment: Bob owns Lagos on his current turn (3 yellow, supply 14 / 10 cubes on board); Alice owns Delhi next turn (3 black, use Ops Expert move from LA station, preserve Delhi card, treat as actions allow), unless she cures black first and reassesses. Alice next treats residual Los Angeles yellow if it remains hot; Bob then owns the Buenos Aires–Bogota 2-cube yellow cluster and other reachable 2-cube fires. Reassess after draw/epidemic and assign any new 3-cube city immediately.
• #44 alice says: I also updated the pinned plan for the new 4/5 black status and reassigned Delhi to me after the cure attempt. Your immediate move remains Lagos; the LA station lets me reach Delhi without burning its card.

ENGINE TRUTH: the top six of the infection deck at the first decision after each key line

Hidden from the seats unless a Forecast was played; listed so a claim about the deck can be checked.

• After the bob's pin #24, before command #30: Baghdad, New York, Kinshasa, Seoul, Algiers, Tokyo (top first).
• After the bob's proposal #25, before command #30: Baghdad, New York, Kinshasa, Seoul, Algiers, Tokyo (top first).
• After the alice's decline #26, before command #30: Baghdad, New York, Kinshasa, Seoul, Algiers, Tokyo (top first).
• After the bob's concession #27, before command #30: Baghdad, New York, Kinshasa, Seoul, Algiers, Tokyo (top first).
• After the bob's new pin #28, before command #30: Baghdad, New York, Kinshasa, Seoul, Algiers, Tokyo (top first).
• After the alice's reply #29, before command #30: Baghdad, New York, Kinshasa, Seoul, Algiers, Tokyo (top first).

The boards the episode states

Before #30

• Before command #30 by bob; phase {"tag":"playerActions","remaining":4}; turn owner bob.
• alice (operationsExpert) at Beijing; hand 7: event:forecast, Tehran, San Francisco, Mumbai, Mexico City, Delhi, Paris
• bob (dispatcher) at Buenos Aires; hand 6: Madrid, St. Petersburg, Bangkok, Bogota, Jakarta, Essen
• Stations: Atlanta, Madrid.
• Cures: blue none, yellow none, black none, red none. Outbreaks 0/8; infection rate index 0.
• Cube supply: blue 19, yellow 18, black 20, red 20.
• Cities with 2 or more cubes: Madrid blue×2; Buenos Aires yellow×2; Los Angeles yellow×2; Bangkok red×2; Delhi black×2.
• Every city with a cube (alphabetical): Atlanta blue×1; Bangkok red×2; Bogota yellow×1; Buenos Aires yellow×2; Chennai black×1; Chicago blue×1; Delhi black×2; Jakarta red×1; Khartoum yellow×1; Los Angeles yellow×2; Madrid blue×2; Milan blue×1; Moscow black×1; Taipei red×1.
• Player deck 43 (epidemics left: 4); infection deck 33, discard 15.
• Infection discard (public), oldest first: Madrid, Beijing, Buenos Aires, Los Angeles, Bangkok, Delhi, Chicago, Chennai, Khartoum, Taipei, Jakarta, Moscow, Milan, Bogota, Atlanta.
• ENGINE TRUTH, hidden from the seats unless a Forecast was played: top of the infection deck, top first: Baghdad, New York, Kinshasa, Seoul, Algiers, Tokyo.
• ENGINE TRUTH, infect-phase preview (exact only if the draw before it puts no epidemic in play (4 left in the player deck)): the next infect phase would draw Baghdad, New York (rate 2, top first); outbreaks 0 → 0.

Before #37

• Before command #37 by alice; phase {"tag":"playerActions","remaining":4}; turn owner alice.
• alice (operationsExpert) at Beijing; hand 6: Tehran, San Francisco, Mumbai, Mexico City, Delhi, Paris
• bob (dispatcher) at Madrid; hand 7: Madrid, St. Petersburg, Bangkok, Bogota, Jakarta, Essen, Los Angeles
• Stations: Atlanta, Madrid.
• Cures: blue none, yellow none, black none, red none. Outbreaks 0/8; infection rate index 1.
• Cube supply: blue 21, yellow 14, black 19, red 20.
• Cities with 2 or more cubes: Buenos Aires yellow×2; Los Angeles yellow×3; Bangkok red×2; Delhi black×3; Lagos yellow×3.
• Every city with a cube (alphabetical): Atlanta blue×1; Bangkok red×2; Bogota yellow×1; Buenos Aires yellow×2; Chennai black×1; Chicago blue×1; Delhi black×3; Jakarta red×1; Khartoum yellow×1; Lagos yellow×3; Los Angeles yellow×3; Milan blue×1; Moscow black×1; Taipei red×1.
• Player deck 41 (epidemics left: 3); infection deck 46, discard 2.
• Infection discard (public), oldest first: Delhi, Los Angeles.
• ENGINE TRUTH, hidden from the seats unless a Forecast was played: top of the infection deck, top first: Bogota, Taipei, Moscow, Madrid, Bangkok, Lagos.
• ENGINE TRUTH, infect-phase preview (exact only if the draw before it puts no epidemic in play (3 left in the player deck)): the next infect phase would draw Bogota, Taipei (rate 2, top first); outbreaks 0 → 0.

ENGINE TRUTH marks hidden state, such as the infection deck order.

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