Century Spice Road
Turn 1
Bill spends 1 turmeric to acquire the second Merchant card.
Kevin acquires the first Merchant card including 1 turmeric.
Christopher spends 1 turmeric to acquire the second Merchant card.
Chris acquires the first Merchant
card including 1 turmeric.
Turn 2
Bill plays a Merchant card to gain 2 turmeric.
Kevin plays a Merchant card to
upgrade 2 turmeric to 2 saffron.
Turn 3
Bill spends 3 turmeric to acquire the fourth Merchant card.
Kevin spends 1 turmeric to acquire the second Merchant card, gaining 1 turmeric.
Turn 4
Bill plays a Merchant card, gaining 1 cardamom.
Kevin plays a Merchant card, exchanging 2 saffron for 2 turmeric and 1 cinnamon.
Turn 5
Bill plays a Merchant card, gaining 1 cinnamon.
Kevin spends 1 turmeric to acquire the second Merchant card.
Turn 6
Bill plays a Merchant card, upgrading 1 turmeric to 1 cardamom.
Kevin plays a Merchant card, exchanging 3 turmeric for 1 saffron and 1 cardamom.
Turn 7
Bill rests.
Kevin plays a Merchant card, gaining 2 turmeric.
Turn 8
Bill plays a Merchant card, gaining 2 turmeric.
Kevin rests.
Turn 9
Bill plays a Merchant card, gaining 1 cinnamon.
Kevin spends 2 turmeric to acquire the third Merchant card.
Turn 10
Bill plays a Merchant card, upgrading a turmeric to a saffron and a caradamom to a cinnamon.
Kevin plays a Merchant card, gaining 2 turmeric.
Turn 11
Bill plays a Merchant card, gaining 1 cardamom.
Kevin acquires the first Merchant card.
Turn 12
Bill acquires the first Merchant card.
Kevin plays a Merchant card, upgrading 2 turmeric to 2 saffron.
Turn 13
Bill spends 1 turmeric, 1 saffron, 1 cardamom, and 3 cinnamon to buy the first VP card, gaining a gold token.
Kevin spends 1 turmeric, 3 saffron, 1 cardamom, and 1 connamon to buy the fourth VP card.
Turn 14
Bill rests.
Kevin rests.
Turn 15
Bill plays a Merchant card, gaining 2 turmeric.
Kevin plays a Merchant card, gaining 2 turmeric.
Turn 16
Bill plays a Merchant card, gaining 1 cinnamon.
Kevin acquires the first Merchant card, gaining 1 turmeric.
Turn 17
Bill spends 2 turmeric to acquire the third Merchant card.
Kevin plays a Merchant card, gaining 2 saffron.
Turn 18
Bill plays a Merchant card, gaining 3 turmeric.
Kevin plays a Merchant card, exchanging 2 saffron for 2 turmeric and 1 cinnamon.
Turn 19
Bill plays a Merchant card, gaining 1 cardamom.
Kevin plays a Merchant card, exchanging 3 turmeric for 1 cinnamon.
Turn 20
Bill plays a Merchant card, upgrading 2 turmeric to 2 saffron.
Kevin plays a Merchant card, exchanging 2 cinnamon for 1 turmeric, 1 saffron, and 3 cardamom.
Turn 21
Bill rests.
Kevin plays a Merchant card, exchanging 2 cardamom for 2 turmeric, 1 saffron, and 1 cinnamon.
Turn 22
Bill plays a Merchant card, gaining 1 cinnamon.
Kevin plays a Merchant card, exchanging 3 turmeric for 1 saffron and 1 cardamom.
Turn 23
Bill plays a Merchant card, upgrading 1 turmeric to 1 saffron and 1 cardamom to 1 cinnamon.
Kevin rests.
Turn 24
Bill spends 2 saffron and 3 cinnamon to buy the first VP card, gaining a gold token.
Kevin spends 1 turmeric, 2 cardamom, and 1 cinnamon for the third VP card.
Turn 25
Bill plays a Merchant card, gaining 3 turmeric.
Kevin plays a Merchant card, gaining 2 saffron.
Turn 26
Bill plays a Merchant card, gaining 1 cardamom.
Kevin plays a Merchant card, exchanging 2 saffron for 1 cinnamon and 2 turmeric.
Turn 27
Bill rests.
Kevin plays a Merchant card, exchanging 3 turmeric for 1 saffron and 1 cardamom.
Turn 28
Bill plays a Merchant card, gaining 1 cinnamon.
Kevin plays a Merchant card, upgrading 2 saffron to 2 cardamom.
Turn 29
Bill plays a Merchant card, upgrading 1 saffron to 1 cinnamon.
Kevin plays a Merchant card, exchanging 2 cardamom for 1 cinnamon, 1 saffron, and 2 turmeric.
Turn 30
Bill spends 2 turmeric, 2 cardamom, and 2 cinnamon to buy the second VP card, gaining a silver token.
Kevin spends 2 saffron and 2 cinnamon to buy the second VP card, gaining a silver token.
Turn 31
Bill plays a Merchant card, gaining 2 turmeric.
Kevin rests.
Turn 32
Bill plays a Merchant card, gaining 1 cardamom.
Kevin plays a Merchant card, gaining 2 saffron.
Turn 33
Bill plays a Merchant card, gaining 3 turmeric.
Kevin plays a Merchant card, upgrading a turmeric to a cardamom.
Final Score
| Bill |
Kevin |
Christopher |
Chris |
|
| VP Cards |
53 |
40 |
39 |
47 |
| Gold Tokens (x3) |
6 |
0 |
9 |
6 |
| Silver Tokens |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| Total |
60 |
41 |
48 |
55 |
End of Game Statements
Chris Geggus: Well played Bill. I wasn't keeping count, so hoped I may have pinched it at the end, but just off. An interesting game and happy to play again, but maybe next time I will actually watch what other players are doing. Felt my only hope on this one was getting numbers on the board and end it quickly. Perhaps it should have been bigger numbers on the board! Thanks to Chris once again.
Bill Scharf: Chris and the other players,
Interesting game, played pretty fast. It was a two step process to keep
track of points….he bought the third victory card, what was that again?
It’s not until you see he paid three saffron, a cardamon, and a tumeric
that you figure he bought a 10 point card.
I didn’t realize this until another player (who crushed me by the way)
mentioned each cinnamon on the victory card added four to it’s value,
each cardamon added three and so on…. So you can keep track.
Buying a lot of cheap cards is a good way to win, if you can get three
cards while the others are still setting up their engines, it can be
impossible to make up that difference in points. Of course, as Chris G
pointed out, your cheap cards are occasionally too cheap…lol.
Christopher Hunt: Thanks to Chris for his help in keeping track my cards. Congratulations to Bill on his win. Very enjoyable. Like many of the games we play I was too busy enjoying the game to look at the victory conditions.
Kevin Wilson:
I struggle at times with engine building games but still play many of
them for the style/theme of the game and/or the other mechanics and
routes included. But, this one just didn’t punch any of those buttons
for me. Perhaps I missed something. I’ll give it one more try but
suspect it’s not long for my playlist. So much so, my copy I picked up
in a recent math trade to jump in here is on offer in the current math
trade (if anyone is interested).
Congrats to Bill on the win and thanks the others for letting me learn
another new game. And, as always, a big thanks to Chris for running the
game and answering my questions.
Players
| Name |
Cards in Hand |
Discards |
Turmeric |
Saffron | Cardamom |
Cinnamon | VP Cards |
| Bill Scharf |
1 |
5 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
0 | 3 |
| Kevin Wilson |
6 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
0 | 3 |
| Christopher
Hunt |
13 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 | 3 |
| Chris Geggus |
8 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 | 5 |
Bill
Kevin
Christopher
Chris
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