Miniature Pinscher

Age of Renaissance

Initial Bidding and Country Selection

Initial Token Purchases

Round 1

Phase 1: Draw Cards

Done.

Phase 2:  Buy Cards

None eligible.

Phase 3:  Play Cards

Paris plays Dionysus Exiguus (20: N).

Venice passes.

Barcelona passes.

Genoa plays Armor.

Played Leaders

Dionysus Exiguus (20: N) -- Paris only.

Phase 4:  Puchases

Paris buys Written Record (N, 20 discount from Dionysus Exiguus, $10 spent) and stabilization ($3).

Venice buys Caravan (I, $20 spent).  Misery increases to 10 due to lack of stabilization.

Barcelona buys Caravan (I, $20 spent).  Misery increases to 10 due to lack of stabilization.

Genoa buys Caravan (I, $20 spent).  Misery increases to 10 due to lack of stabilization.

Phase 5:  Expansion

Paris expands to Bordeaux (4), Dijon (3), Strassburg (3), and St. Malo (2).

Venice expands to Belgrade (2), Lyon (4), Milan (3), Nuremberg (3), St. Gali (1), and Salzburg (1).

Barcelona expands to Basque (2), Toledo (3), Montpelier (2), Valencia (2), Grenada (2), Lisbon (3), Seville (3), Leon (1), and Toulouse (1).

Genoa expands to Lyon (7, vs. Venice; dr = 2, 3, 2; wins), Florence (4), Marseilles (5), and Rome (4).

Barcelona gains the expansion bonus.

Phase 6: Collect Income

Surplus of Timber (Paris loses $1).  Surplus of Timber (Paris loses $1).

Phase 7: Token Purchases

Round 2

Phase 1: Draw Cards

Done.

Phase 2:  Buy Cards

None eligible.  Paris does not buy off a surplus.

Phase 3:  Play Cards

Paris plays Stone (Paris gains $4, Barcelona, Genoa, and Venice each gain $1).

Genoa plays Civil War on Barcelona.  Barcelona Misery increases to 20, the city of Barcelona is reduced to a token and Barcelona loses $15.

Venice plays Metal (Barcelona, Genoa, and Venice each gain $6) and Stone (Paris gains $4, Barcelona, Genoa, and Venice each gain $1).

Barcelona plays Rebellion on Rome, Stirrups, and War! on Genoa (Bardelona dr = 3+1, Genoa dr = 4; War continues to next turn).  Barcelona Misery increases to 30 and Genoa Misery increases to 20.  Barcelona plays Spice.

Phase 4:  Puchases

Paris buys Printed Word (O, 30 credit from Communications, $30 spent) and stabilization ($3).

Genoa buys a ship upgrade ($10) and stabilization ($3).

Venice buys stabilization ($3).

Barcelona buys a ship upgrade ($10) and stabilization ($1).

Phase 5:  Expansion

Paris expands to Cologne (4), Amsterdam (1), and Loire (3).

Genoa expands to Montpelier (6, vs. Barcelona; dr = 5, 6, 1; wins), Rome (3), and buys a card (3).

Venice expands to Bessel (3), Breslau (1), Corfu (1), Prague (2), Salonika (2), and Lyon (8, vs. Genoa; dr = 4, 4, 5; loses).

Barcelona expands to Barcelona (2), Fez (2), Montpelier (3, vs. Genoa; dr = 3, 4, 6, loses), Montpelier (3, vs. Genoa; dr = 4, 5, 3; wins), Lyons (7, vs. Genoa; dr = 2, 4, 5; loses), Palma (1).

Venice gains the expansion bonus.

Phase 6: Collect Income

Phase 7: Token Purchases

Round 3

Phase 1: Draw Cards

Done.

Phase 2:  Buy Cards

Phase 3:  Play Cards

Barcelona resolves the ongoing War!  Barcelona dr = 2, Genoa dr = 3.  Barcelona cedes Basque to Genoa and increases its Misery to 50.  Genoa Misery increases to 30.  Barcelona then plays Cloth/Wine as Wine (Barcelona and Paris each gain $20, Genoa gains $5).

Venice plays Ivory/Gold as Gold, Enlightened Ruler, and Revolutionary Uprisings (Misery increases:  Genoa to 40, Barcelona to 60, Paris to 10).

Paris plays Rasheed ad Din (10: N, R; gains $10 rebate).

Genoa plays Wool (Barcelona and Genoa each gain $2), Wool (Barcelona and Genoa each gain $2), and The Crusades in Acre (Misery increases to 50).

Played Leaders

Rashid ad Din (10: N, R) -- Paris only.

Phase 4:  Puchases

Barcelona buys a ship upgrade ($10), Holy Indulgence (F, $60 spent, Misery increases to 70), and stabilization ($1).

Venice buys Improved Agriculture (J, 10 credit for Commerce, $30 spent, Misery reduced to 0) and stabilization ($1).

Paris buys Overland East (R, 10 discount for Rashid ad Din, $30 spent), Caravan (I, $20 spent), and stabilization ($3).

Genoa buys a ship upgrade ($10), Urban Ascendancy (V, $20 spent), and stabilization ($1).

Phase 5:  Expansion

Holy Indulgence:  Barcelona gains 6 tokens; Genoa, Venice, and Paris each lose 2 tokens.

Barcelona expands to Algiers (2), Sicily (2), Basque (4, vs. Genoa; dr = 1, 5, 3; wins), Tunis (4), Tripoli (2), Oran (1).

Venice expands to Dubrovnik (3), Durazzo (1), Esseg (1), Gallipoli (1), Dijon (6, vs. Paris; dr = 4, 4, 6; wins).

Paris expands to Toulouse (2, vs. Barcelona; dr = 3, 6, 6; loses), Toulouse (2, vs. Barcelona; dr = 4, 3, 3; loses), Toulouse (2, vs. Barcelona; dr = 6, 3, 1; wins, trades a card with Barcelona), St. Gali (2, vs. Venice; dr = 2, 6, 3; wins, trades a card with Venice), Dijon (6, vs. Venice; dr = 1, 5, 2; wins), and Bourges (4).

Genoa buys a card (3) and expands to Aleppo (4), Cyprus (3), Suez (3), Sicily (4, vs. Barcelona; dr = 5, 5, 1; wins), Cairo (4), Bari (1), Levant (1), and Adalia (1).

Genoa gains the expansion bonus.

Phase 6: Collect Income

Phase 7: Token Purchases

Round 4

Phase 1: Draw Cards

Done.

Phase 2:  Buy Cards

Phase 3:  Play Cards

Paris plays Timber (Paris, Barcelona, and Venice each gain $3).

Barcelona plays St. Benedict (10: E, N).

Genoa plays Fur (Venice gains $7), Timber (Paris, Barcelona, and Venice each gain $3), Walter the Penniless (20: R), and Alchemist's Gold on Barcelona.  Barcelona loses $26.

Venice plays Silk (Genoa, Venice, and Barcelona each gain $8).

Played Leaders

St. Benedict (10: E, N) -- Barcelona only.

Walter the Penniless (20: R) -- Genoa and one other.

Phase 4:  Puchases

Paris buys Improved Agriculture (J, 10 credit for Commerce, $30 spent, Misery reduced to 0) and stabilization ($3).

Barcelona buys a ship upgrade ($10), Patronage (E, 20 credit for Religion, 10 discount for St. Benedict, $0 spent, Misery increases to 80), and Overland East (R, 20 discount for Walter the Penniless, $20 spent), and stabilization ($1).

Genoa buys Overland East (R, 20 discount for Walter the Penniless, $20 spent), Written Record (N, $30 spent), and stabilization ($1).

Venice buys Overland East (R, $40 spent) and stabilization ($3).

Phase 5:  Expansion

Holy Indulgence:  Barcelona gains 6 tokens; Genoa, Venice, and Paris each lose 2 tokens.

Paris expands to Montpelier (4, vs. Barcelona; dr = 3, 4, 5; wins) and Basque (5, vs. Barcelona; dr = 2, 2, 2; wins).

Barcelona expands to Alexandria (5), Naples (5), Toulouse (2, vs. Paris; dr = 2, 6, 1; wins), Basque (4, vs. Paris; dr = 3, 2, 6; wins), Bari (2, vs. Genoa; dr = 1, 5, 6; loses).

Genoa expands to Varna (2), Crete (3), Libya (1), Treibizond (4), and buys a card (3).  Epoch 2 begins.

Venice expands to Varna (4, vs. Genoa; dr = 1, 4, 4; loses), Varna (4, vs. Genoa; dr = 3, 4, 6; loses), Varna (4, vs. Genoa; dr = 4, 6, 5; wins), Kaffa (1), Vienna (4), Athens (1).

Barcelona gains the expansion bonus.

Phase 6: Collect Income

Phase 7: Token Purchases

Round 5

Phase 1: Draw Cards

Done.

Phase 2:  Buy Cards

Phase 3:  Play Cards

Venice plays Papal Decree, forbidding the purchase of Exploration advances, and Black Death in Area VI.

Barcelona plays Timber (Barcelona, Paris, and Venice each gain $3) and Fur (Venice gains $7, surplus removed).

Genoa plays Charlemagne (20: W), Long Bow, and Stone (Paris gains $9, Venice gains $4, Barcelona and Genoa each gain $1).

Paris plays Famine (Misery increases:  Genoa to 80, Venice to 20, Barcelona to 125, Paris to 20) and The Crusades in Acre (Misery increases to 30).

Played Leaders

Charlemagne (20: W) -- Genoa only.

Phase 4:  Puchases

Venice buys Holy Indulgence (F, $60 spent, Misery increases to 30).

Barcelona buys The Heavens (A, $30 spent), Urban Ascendancy (V, $20 spent), and stabilization ($1).

Genoa buys a ship upgrade ($10), Nationalism (W, 20 credit from Civics, 20 discount from Charlemagne, $20 spent), and stabilization ($1).

Paris buys a ship upgrade ($10), The Heavens (A, $30 spent), and stabilization ($1).

Phase 5:  Expansion

Holy Indulgence:  Barcelona and Venice each gain 4 tokens; Genoa and Paris each lose 4 tokens.

Genoa has Long Bow in play.

Venice expands to Budapest (4), Kiev (2), Tana (2), Kamishin (1), Abgasia (1), buys a card (3), and St. Gali (2, vs. Paris; dr = 5, 2, 2; wins).

Barcelona expands to West Africa (2), Alexandira (4), Suez (5, vs. Genoa; dr = 2, 2, 2; loses), Cairo (6, vs. Genoa; dr = 1, 3, 5; loses), Barca (1).

Genoa expands to Aleppo (3), Cyprus (2), Suez (2), Smyrna (2), Poti (2), and Cairo (3).

Paris expands to Bessel (6, vs. Venice; dr = 1, 3, 4; loses), Suez (7, vs. Genoa; dr = 5, 5, 6; loses), Levant (1), and Adalia (1).

Genoa gains the Expansion bonus.

Phase 6: Collect Income

Phase 7: Token Purchases

Round 6

Phase 1: Draw Cards

Done.

Phase 2:  Buy Cards

Phase 3:  Play Cards

Paris plays Pirates/Vikings, reducing Genoa and Rome.

Barcelona plays Spice (Barcelona, Genoa, and Paris each gain $9) and Alchemist's Gold on Genoa (Genoa loses $30).

Venice passes.

Genoa plays Ivory/Gold as Gold (Genoa and Venice each gain $10) and Johann Gutenberg (30: O).

Played Leaders

Johann Gutenberg (30: O) -- Genoa only.

Phase 4:  Puchases

Paris buys Seaworthy Vessels (S, 20 credit from Exploration, $60 spent) and stabilization ($1).

Barcelona buys Nationalism (W, 20 credit for Civics, $40 spent), Written Record (N, $30 spent), and stabilization ($1).

Venice buys Seaworthy Vessels (S, 20 credit from Exploration, $60 spent) and stabilization ($3).

Gempa buys Printed Word (O, 30 credit from Communication, 30 discount from Johann Gutenberg, $0 spent), The Heavens (A, $30 spent), and stabilization ($3).

Phase 5:  Expansion

Holy Indulgence:  Barcelona and Venice each gain 4 tokens; Genoa loses 4 tokens, and Paris loses $4 due to lack of tokens.

Paris has no tokens.

Barcelona expands to Montpelier (4, vs. Paris; dr = 2, 5; 3; wins), Suez (6, vs. Genoa; dr = 4, 3, 6; wins), St. Malo (4, vs. Paris; dr = 6, 2; 1; wins), and Libya (1).

Venice expands to Angora (2), Constantinople (4), Erzerum (3), Sarai (2), buys a card (3), and Tarsus (1).

Genoa expands to Suez (6, vs. Barcelona; dr = 6, 6, 1; wins), Oran (2, vs. Barcelona; dr = 6, 3, 1; wins), Fez (4, vs. Barcelona; dr = 4, 6, 3; wins), Algiers (4, vs. Barcelona; dr = 5, 5, 3; wins), Grenada (4, vs. Barcelona; dr = 1, 6, 4; wins), Levant (2, vs. Paris; dr = 2, 6, 3; wins), Jerusalem (1), Cagliari (1).

Venice gains the expansion bonus.

Phase 6: Collect Income

Phase 7: Token Purchases

Round 7

Phase 1: Draw Cards

Done.

Phase 2:  Buy Cards

Phase 3:  Play Cards

Venice plays Wool (Barcelona and Genoa each gain $8, Venice gains $2) and Wool (Barcelona and Genoa each gain $8, Venice gains $2).

Barcelona plays Silk (Venice gains $32, Barcelona and Genoa each gain $8).

Paris passes.

Genoa plays Cloth/Wine as Wine (Genoa gains $80, Barcelona and Paris each gain $45, shortage removed), Metal (Genoa and Venice each gain $24), and Timber (Genoa gains $12, Paris and Venice each gain $3).

Phase 4:  Puchases

Venice buys The Heavens (A, $30), Ocean Navigation (T, 40 credit for Exploration, $80 spent), Wind/Watermill (K, 20 credit for Commerce, $30 spent), and stabilization ($10).

Barcelona buys Institutional Research (X, 50 credit for Civics, $50 spent), Human Body (B, 20 credit for Science, 10 discount for Institutional Research, $30 spent, Misery reduced to 100), Printed Word (O, 30 credit for Communications, 10 discount for Institutional Research, $20 spent), and stabilization ($3).

Paris buys Holy Indulgence (F, $60 spent, Misery increased to 40) and stabilization ($3).

Genoa buys a ship upgrade ($10), Holy Indulgence (F, $60 spent, Misery increased to 90), Institutional Research (X, 50 credit for Civics, $50 spent), Human Body (B, 20 credit for Science, 10 discount for Institutional Research, $30 spent, Misery reduced to 80), Master Art (P, 50 credit for Communication, 10 discount for Institutional Research, $30 spent, discards Stone), and stabilization ($1).

Phase 5:  Expansion

Venice buys a card (3), Poti (4, vs. Genoa; dr = 2, 3, 5; wins), and Smyrna (4, vs. Genoa; dr = 6, 6, 2; wins).

Barcelona expands to Grenada (4, vs. Genoa; dr = 5, 1, 4; wins), Oran (2, vs. Genoa; dr = 6, 2, 6; wins), Fez (4 vs. Genoa; dr = 5, 1, 1; wins), Algiers (4, vs. Genoa; dr = 2, 6, 5; wins), Rome (6, vs. Genoa; dr = 2, 2, 6; loses), Bari (3, vs. Genoa; dr = 1, 6, 6; loses).

Paris expands to Palma (3, vs. Barcelona; dr = 1, 3, 2; wins), Valencia (5, vs. Barcelona; dr = 5, 6, 3; wins), Levant (2, vs. Genoa; dr = 5, 3, 2; wins), Aleppo (8, vs. Genoa; dr = 3, 4, 6; loses), Aleppo (8, vs. Genoa; dr = 3, 2, 5; loses), and Kaffa (2, vs. Venice; dr = 5, 5, 5; wins).

Genoa expands to Genoa (4), Rome (3), Valencia (4, vs. Barcelona; dr = 4, 4, 5; loses), Valencia (vs. Paris; dr = 4, 6, 2; wins), Grenada (4, vs. Barcelona; dr = 3, 3, 2; wins), Angora (4, vs. Venice; dr = 1, 6, 2; wins), and buys a card (6).

Genoa gains the expansion bonus.

Phase 6: Collect Income

Phase 7: Token Purchases

Round 8

Phase 1: Draw Cards

Done.

Phase 2:  Buy Cards

Phase 3:  Play Cards

Barcelona plays Rebellion on Cairo.

Venice plays Cloth (Genoa, Paris, and Venice each gain $20, Barcelona gains $5) and Civil War on Paris (Paris reduced to a token, loses $13, and Misery increases to 50, and will be moved to last place during Expansion).

Paris passes.

Genoa plays Revolutionary Uprisings (Misery increases:  Genoa to 90, Venice to 50, Barcelona to 125, and Paris to 70), Gunpowder, Mongol Armies (gains $10, The Crusades is now an unplayable Misery burden, and Marco Polo is now worth the higher value), and Desiderius Erasmus (20: O, Q; gains $20 rebate).

Played Leaders

Desiderius Erasmus (20: O, Q) -- Genoa only.

Phase 4:  Puchases

Barcelona buys Master Art (P, 50 credit from Communications, 10 discount from Institutional Research, $30 spent, discards Religious Strife), Improved Agriculture (J, 10 credit from Commerce, 10 discount from Institutional Research, $20 spent, Misery reduced to 100), and stabilization ($3).  Misery Relief reduces Misery to 90.

Venice buys a ship upgrade ($10), Written Record (N, $30 spent), Urban Ascendancy (V, $20 spent), and stabilization ($10).

Paris buys Urban Ascendancy (V, $20 spent) and stabilization ($6).

Genoa buys Laws of Matter (C, 40 credit for Science, 10 discount for Institutional Research, $40 spent), Renaissance (Q, 60 credit for Communications, 10 discount for Institutional Research, 20 discount for Desiderius Erasmus, $30 spent), Improved Agriculture (J, 10 credit for Commerce, 10 discount for Institutional Research, $20 spent, Misery reduced to 80), and stabilization ($1).  Misery Relief reduced Misery to 70.

Phase 5:  Expansion

Paris moved to last place due to Civil War.  Genoa uses Renaissance to exchange places with Venice.  Genoa has Gunpowder in effect.

Barcelona expands to Valencia (4, vs. Genoa; dr = 4, 3, 2; wins), Cairo (6, vs. Genoa; dr = 6, 2, 3; wins), Palma (1, vs. Paris; dr = 4, 5, 4; wins).

Genoa buys a card (3), West Africa (3, vs. Baracelona; dr = 2, 5, 3; wins), Seville (5, vs. Barcelona; dr = 5, 5, 6; wins), Oran (1, vs. Barcelona; dr = 6, 5, 2; wins), Fez (3, vs. Barcelona; dr = 3, 6, 1; wins), Erzerum (5, vs. Venice; dr = 3, 2, 4; wins), Smyrna (3, vs. Venice; dr = 4, 1, 6; wins), Cairo (7, vs. Barcelona; dr = 4, 6, 1; wins), and Toulouse (1, vs. Barcelona; dr = 2, 5, 2; wins).

Venice expands to China (5), Erzerum (7, vs. Genoa; dr = 1, 3, 6; loses), Adalia (2, vs. Paris; dr = 1, 6, 5; wins), Levant (2, vs. Paris; dr = 4, 6, 2; wins).

Paris exapnds to Seville (7, vs. Genoa; dr = 1, 2, 3; loses), Bari (4, vs. Genoa; dr = 4, 2, 3; loses), Bari (4, vs. Genoa; dr = 4, 3, 2; wins), Sicily (6, vs. Genoa; dr = 5, 5, 5; loses), Algiers (4, vs. Barcelona; dr = 5, 3, 5; loses), Montpelier (4, vs. Barcelona; dr = 1, 6, 1; wins), and Paris (1).

Genoa gains the expansion bonus.

Phase 6: Collect Income

Phase 7: Token Purchases

Round 9

Phase 1: Draw Cards

Done.  Epoch 3 begins after Venice's draw.

Phase 2:  Buy Cards

Phase 3:  Play Cards

Paris passes.

Venice plays Fur (Venice gains $112, shortage removed) and William Caxton (20: O).

Genoa plays Spice (Genoa, Venice, Barcelona, and Paris each gain $9), Grain (Genoa and Venice each gain $16, Paris gains $4), Metal (Genoa and Venice each gain $24), and Alchemist's Gold on Venice (Venice loses $51).

Barcelona plays Galileo Galilei (20: A, Q; gains $20 rebate for A), Enlightened Ruler, and Religious Strife (Misery increases:  Genoa to 80, Venice to 60, and Paris to 80; Papal Decree is now an unplayable Misery burden).

Played Leaders

William Caxton (20: O) -- Venice only.

Galileo Galilei (20: A, Q) -- Barcelona and one other.

Phase 4:  Puchases

Paris buys Master Art (P, 50 credit for Communication, $40 spent, discards Metal) and stabilization ($6).

Venice buys a ship upgrade ($10), Printed Word (O, 30 credit for Communications, $30 spent), Interest & Profit (L, 30 credit for Commerce, $50 spent), Human Body (B, 20 credit for Science, $40 spent, Misery reduced to 50), and stabilization ($15).  Misery Relief reduces Misery to 40.

Genoa buys Cosmopolitan (Y, 90 credit for Civics, $60 spent), Wind/Watermill (K, 20 credit for Commerce, 10 discount for Institutional Research, $20 spent), Patronage (E, 20 credit for Religion, $10 spent, Misery increases to 90), and stabilization ($1).  Misery Relief reduces Misery to 70.

Barcelona buys Renaissance (Q, 60 credit for Communication, 20 discount for Galileo Galilei, 10 discount for Institutional Research, $30 spent) and Wind/Watermill (K, 20 credit for Commerce, 10 discount for Institutional Research, $20 spent).

Phase 5:  Expansion

Genoa uses Renaissance to exchange places with Venice.  Barcelona uses Renaissance to exchange places with Venice.

Paris expands to Paris (2) and buys a card (3).

Genoa buys a card (6) and expands to Abasgia (2, vs. Venice; dr = 3, 5, 2; wins), Poti (4, vs. Venice; dr = 4, 4, 2; wins), Algiers (3, vs. Barcelona; dr = 3, 4, 2; wins), Gallipoli (2, vs. Venice; dr = 4, 3, 3; wins), Constantinople (8, vs. Venice; dr = 5, 4, 1; wins), Tarsus (2, vs. Venice; dr = 5, 1, 1; wins).

Barcelona expands to Grenada (4, vs. Genoa; dr = 1, 6, 5; wins), West Africa (4, vs. Genoa; dr = 2, 1, 2; loses), Sicily (5, vs. Genoa; dr = 6, 2, 2; wins), Fez (5, vs. Genoa; dr = 4, 6, 5; wins), Montpelier (4, vs. Paris; dr = 3, 5, 1; wins), Smyrna (4, vs. Genoa; dr = 3, 5, 5; loses), Toulouse (2, vs. Genoa; dr = 2, 2, 6; loses).

Venice expands to India (5), Gallipoli (2, vs. Genoa; dr = 1, 3, 6; loses), Gallipoli (2, vs. Genoa; dr = 4, 4, 1; wins).

Barcelona gains the expansion bonus.

Phase 6: Collect Income

Interest & Profit:  Venice gains $58.

Phase 7: Token Purchases

Round 10

Phase 1: Draw Cards

Phase 2:  Buy Cards

Phase 3:  Play Cards

Paris plays Silk (Genoa and Venice each gain $8, surplus removed), Grain (Venice gains $16, Barcelona, Genoa, and Paris each gain $4), and Ibn Majid (20: T, Y).

Venice plays Nicolas Copernicus (20: A, X; gains $20 rebate), Prince Henry (20: T, X; gains $20 rebate), and Papal Decree, forbidding the purchase of Exploration advances.

Barcelona plays Rebellion in Smyrna, Stone (Barcelona gains $9, Venice gains $4, Genoa and Paris each gain $1), and Wool (Barcelona and Genoa each gain $8).

Genoa plays Timber (All players gain $12, shortage removed), Timber (All players gain $3), and War! on Venice (Genoa dr = 5 +1 = 6.  Venice dr = 3.  Genoa wins, Venice cedes Varna, Milan, and Belgrade to Genoa.  Genoa Misery increases to 80, Venice to 60).

Played Leaders

Ibn Majid (20: T, Y) -- Paris only.

Nicolaus Copernicus (20: A, X) -- Venice and one other.

Prince Henry (20: T, X) -- Venice and two others.

Phase 4:  Puchases

Paris buys Institutional Research (X, 20 credit for Civics, 20 discount for Nicolaus Copernicus, 20 discount for Prince Henry, $40 spent), Wind/Watermill (K, 20 credit for Commerce, 10 discount for Institutional Research, $20 spent), and stabilizaiton ($1).

Venice buys a Ship upgrade ($10), Master Art (P, 50 credit for Communications, $40 spent), Renaissance (Q, 50 credit for Communications, $70 spent), Nationalism (W, 20 credit for Civics, $40 spent), and stabilization ($10).

Barcelona buys Proselytism (G, 30 credit for Religion, $60 spent, Misery increases to 100).

Genoa buys Interest & Profit (L, 30 credit for Commerce, 10 discount for Institutional Research, $40 spent), Enlightenment (D, 60 credit for Science, 10 discount for Institutional Research, $50 spent), and stabilization ($1).

Phase 5:  Expansion

Venice uses Renaissance to exchange places with Paris.  Barcelona uses Renaissance to exchange places with Paris.  Genoa uses Renaissance to exchange places with Paris.

Venice buys a card (3) and expands to East Indies (5), Crete (6, vs. Genoa; dr = 4, 3, 5; wins), Abasgia (2, vs. Genoa; dr = 2, 4, 5; wins).

Barcelona expands to Smyrna (3, vs. Genoa; dr = 3, 2, 5; wins), West Africa (4, vs. Genoa; dr = 1, 3, 5; loses), Belgrade (4, vs. Genoa; dr = 5, 1, 6; wins), Algiers (5, vs. Genoa; dr = 4, 1, 5; wins), Seville (6, vs. Genoa; dr = 4, 6, 4; wins), Oran (2, vs. Genoa; dr = 4, 1, 2; wins).

Genoa buys a card (6) and expands to Sicily (3, vs. Barcelona; dr = 1, 5, 4; wins), Belgrade (3, vs. Barcelona; dr = 3, 1, 4; loses), Algiers (4, vs. Barcelona; dr = 3, 6, 2; wins), Smyrna (4, vs. Barcelona; dr = 1, 2, 6; loses), Grenada (4, vs. Barcelona; dr = 5, 6, 6; wins), and Montpelier (3, vs. Barcelona; dr = 1, 2, 3; loses).

Paris expands to St. Gali (2, vs. Venice; dr = 1, 6, 1; wins).

Barcelona gains the expansion bonus.

Phase 6: Collect Income

Interest & Profit:  Genoa gains $25 and Venice gains $75.  Enlightenment:  Genoa Misery reduced to 70.

Phase 7: Token Purchases

Round 11

Phase 1: Draw Cards

Phase 2:  Buy Cards

Phase 3:  Play Cards

Venice plays Religious Strife (Misery increases:  Genoa to 90, Venice to 70, Barcelona to 175, Paris to 90) and Christopher Columbus (30: T, U; gains $30 in rebates).

Barcelona plays Andreas Vesalius (20: B, D; gains $20 rebate), Revolutionary Uprisings (Misery increases:  Genoa to 175, Venice to 125, Barcelona to 250, Paris to 150), and Stone (Barcelona gains $9, Genoa gains $4, Paris and Venice each gain $1).

Paris passes.

Genoa plays Pirates/Vikings, reducing Tunis, Tripoli, and Alexandria, Metal (Genoa gains $96, Venice gains $24, shortage removed), Ivory/Gold as Ivory (Genoa gains $40), and Henry Oldenburg (30: D; gains $30 rebate).

Played Leaders

Christopher Columbus (30: T, U) -- Venice only.

Andreas Vesalius (20: B, D) -- Barcelona and one other.

Henry Oldenburg (30: D) -- Genoa and two others.

Phase 4:  Puchases

Venice buys Institutional Research (X, 50 credit for Civics, $50 spent), New World (U, 60 credit for Exploration, 10 discount for Institutional Research, 30 discount for Christopher Columbus, $60 spent), Laws of Matter (C, 40 credit for Science, 10 discount for Institutional Research, $40 spent), Industry (M, 40 credit for Commerce, 10 discount for Institutional Research, $50 spent), and stabilization ($6).  Misery Relief reduces Misery to 90.

Barcelona buys a ship upgrade ($10), Enlightenment (D, 40 credit for Science, 10 discount for Institutional Research, 20 discount for Andreas Vesalius, 30 discount for Henry Oldenburg, $20 spent), and Interest & Profit (L, 30 credit for Commerce, 10 discount for Institutional Research, $40 spent).  Misery Relief reduces Misery to 200.

Paris buys Patronage (E, 20 credit for Religion, $10 spent, Misery increased to 175), Human Body (B, 20 credit for Science, 10 discount for Institutional Research, 20 discount for Andreas Vesalius, $10 spent, Misery reduced to 150), and stabilization ($3).  MIsery Relief reduces Misery to 125.

Genoa buys Proselytism (G, 30 credit for Religion, $60 spent, Misery increases to 200), Industry (M, 40 credit for Commerce, 10 discount for Industrial Research, $60 spent), Seaworthy Vessels (S, 20 credit for Exploration, 10 discount for Institutional Research, $50 spent), and Middle Class (Z, 140 credit for Civics, $30 spent).  Misery Relief reduces Misery to 125.

Phase 5:  Expansion

Genoa uses Renaissance to exchange places with Paris.

Venice buys a card (3) and expands to North America (6), Belgrade (3, vs. Barcelona; dr = 4, 1, 3; wins), Poti (4, vs. Genoa; dr = 5, 2, 2; wins), and Bari (1, vs. Paris; dr = 4, 1, 4; wins).

Barcelona expands to Tripoli (1), Tunis (3), Grenada (4, vs. Genoa; dr = 1, 3, 4; loses), Grenada (4, vs. Genoa; dr = 2, 4, 6; wins), Sicily (5, vs. Genoa; dr = 1, 2, 2; loses), Alexandria (1).

Genoa buys a card (6) and expands to Grenada (4, vs. Barcelona; dr = 1, 2, 5; loses), Oran (2, vs. Barcelona; dr = 2, 2, 6; loses), Alexandria (7, vs. Genoa; dr = 4, 3, 2; wins), Valencia (6, vs. Barcelona; dr = 2, 4, 3; wins), Montpelier (2, vs. Barcelona; dr = 4, 3, 2; wins).

Paris expands to Seville (6, vs. Barcelona; dr = 2, 3, 5; loses), Seville (6, vs. Barcelona; dr = 5, 6, 2; wins), Kiev (4, vs. Venice; dr = 5, 2, 1; wins), and Sicily (5, vs. Genoa; dr = 4, 4, 6; loses).

Venice gains the expansion bonus.

Phase 6: Collect Income

Interest & Profit:  Genoa gains $77, Venice gains $55, and Barcelona gains $22.  Enlightenment:  Genoa Misery reduced to 100, Barcelona to 175.

Phase 7: Token Purchases

Round 12

Phase 1: Draw Cards

Phase 2:  Buy Cards

Phase 3:  Play Cards

Venice plays Black Death in area VI, Marco Polo (40: Y, R; gaining $40 rebate), Sir Isaac Newton (20: C, D; gaining $20 rebate), Cloth (Venice gains $80, Genoa gains $45, Paris gains $20, Barcelona gains $5), Cloth(Venice gains $80, Genoa gains $45, Paris gains $20, Barcelona gains $5), Cloth/Wine as Cloth ( Venice gains $80, Genoa gains $45, Paris gains $20, Barcelona gains $5), Wine (Genoa, Barcelona, Paris, and Venice each gain $20), Spice (Venice gains $144, Genoa gains $36), and Silk (Venice gains $128 and Genoa gain $72).

Paris plays Civil War on Genoa (Genoa loses 6 tokens, and Genoa reduced to a token) and Famine (Misery increases:  Barcelona to 250, Genoa to 150, Venice to 100).

Barcelona plays Bartolome de las Casas (30: Y).

Genoa plays Leonardo da Vinci (20: P, B, Q; gains $60 in rebates) and Silk (Venice gains $128 and Genoa gain $72).

Played Leaders

Marco Polo (40: Y, R) -- Venice only.

Sir Isaac Newton (20: C, D) -- Venice and one other.

Bartolome de las Casas (30: Y) -- Barcelona and two others.

Leonardo da Vinci (20: P, B, Q) -- All players.

Phase 4:  Puchases

Venice buys Enlightenment (D, 60 credit for Science, 10 discount for Institutional Research, 20 discount for Sir Isaac Newton, $30 spent), Patronage (E, 20 credit for Religion, $10 spent, Misery increases to 125), Proselytism (G, 20 credit for Religion, $70 spent, Misery increases to 150), Cathedral (H, 20 credit for Religion, $100 spent, Misery increases to 175), Cosmopolitan (Y, 90 credit for Civics, 40 discount for Marco Polo, 30 discount for Bartolome de las Casas, $0 spent), Middle Class (Z, 90 credit for Civics, $80 spent).  Misery Relief reduces Misery to 100.

Paris buys Laws of Matter (C, 40 credit for Science, 10 discount for Institutional Research, 20 discount for Sir Isaac Newton, $20 spent), Nationalism (W, 60 credit from Civics, $0 spent), Renaissance (Q, 60 credit for Communications, 10 discount for Institutional Research, 20 discount for Leonardo da Vinci, $30 spent), Cosmopolitan (Y, 60 credit for Civics, 30 discount for Bartolome de las Casas, $60 spent), and stabilization ($1).  Misery Relief reduces Misery to 90.

Barcelona buys Cosmopolitan (Y, 90 credit for Civics, 30 discount for Bartolome de las Casas, $30 spent), Laws of Matter (C, 60 credit for Science, 10 discount for Institutional Research, $20 spent), and Cathedral (H, 60 credit for Religion, $60 spent, Misery increases to 275). 

Genoa buys Cathedral (H, 60 credit for Religion, $60 spent, Misery increases to 175), Ocean Navigation (T, 40 credit for Exploration, 10 discount for Institutional Resarch, $70 spent), and New World (U, 40 credit for Exploration, 10 discount for Institutional Research, $110 spent).

Phase 5:  Expansion

Venice has no tokens.

Paris has no tokens.

Barcelona expands to Valencia (2, vs. Genoa; dr = 3, 1, 5; loses), Algiers (3, vs. Genoa; dr = 6, 1, 2; wins), Suez (2), Libya (1).

Genoa expands to Genoa (4) and Cyprus (2).

Phase 6: Collect Income

Interest & Profit:  Genoa gains $93, Venice gains $93, and Barcelona gains $24.  Enlightenment:  Genoa Misery reduced to 125, Venice to 90, Barcelona to 250.

Shortage of Spice.  Shortage of Ivory and Gold.

Final Card Play

Paris plays Timber (Venice gains $27, Barcelona and Paris each gain $3).

The Players

Players are listed in tie breaking order.

Commodity Log

Surplus, Shortage

Final Victory Points

Congratulations to Christopher Hunt on his win!

End of Game Statements

Dave Hooton (Paris):  Thanks, Chris, for running the game. Also congratulations to Christopher for the win. For a while, it looked like Bill would win.

As for me, bad mistakes and bad dice.

Chris Geggus (Barcelona):  Well played Christopher. 4 Players makes for very different mechanics. I assumed 2 distinct fights for the duration, but Christopher seemed to be able to go his own way with little interference. I was blocked by Genoa early on and took the fight to him. However my die rolling was awful throughout (even drawing and losing my war with a military bonus), so I was behind in the race from the beginning. And it didn't get any better. Surprised at the quiet game from Dave - not your usual punchy self in this one Dave! It looks to me that Barcelona is not a good choice in a four-hander. I had to go east, but everyone could see me coming and react accordingly. Not enough distraction from other directions. Interesting however. Thanks Chris H. who, as usual, spent a lot of his time correcting my maths.

Bill Scharf (Genoa):  Great game! Barcelona and Genoa were in the lead mid-game, and we basically took each other out of the running. Since turn seven, Barcelona attacks against cities were all against me (except ONE)! Hard to beat that kind of dedication. As a result, I couldn’t put much pressure against Venice at all. Oh well, such is the fate of Genoa, squashed between the two other Mediterranean powers. I got within 5 percent of the leader, that’s not too bad in this game!

Christopher Hunt (Venice):  Thanks to Chris H for running the game so well and worlking out the maths for me.   Was not attacked much. Little expansion after first few moves.  Lucky to win. In second place until the last move when I got so much money.