Dachshund

Turn 4, Phase 3 through Turn 6, Phase 3.

Turn 4

Phase 3: Play Cards

Barcelona plays Spice (Barcelona gains $9, Genoa gains $9).

Venice plays Stone (Genoa, Venice, and Paris each gain $4), Stone (Genoa, Venice, and Paris each gain $4), Timber (Paris, Venice, and Barcelona each gain $3), Ivory/Gold as Gold (Venice and Barcelona each gain $10), and Revolutionary Uprisings (Paris Misery increases to 50 and Barcelona Misery increases to 50).

Genoa plays Charlemagne (20: W)

Paris plays Pirates/Vikings on Aleppo and Tunis, Rebellion in Budapest, Silk (Barcelona and Genoa each gain $8), and Cloth/Wine as Cloth (with Shortage, Venice gains $20, Paris gains $125, shortage removed).

Phase 4: Purchases

Barcelona buys Holy Indulgence (F, $50, 10 credit from Religion, Misery increases to 60), upgrades to Galley 6 ($10) and buys Stabilization ($10).

Venice buys Holy Indulgence (F, $60, Misery increases to 30) and stabilization ($1).

Genoa buys Nationalism (W, $40, 20 credit from Charlemagne) and Overland East (R, $40). No stabilization means Misery increases to 50.

Paris buys The Heavens (A, $30), Holy Indulgence (F, $50, 10 credit from Religion, Misery increases to 60), Urban Ascendancy (V, $20), Overland East (R, $40), and upgrades to Galley 4 ($10).

Phase 5: Expansion

Due to Holy Indulgence, Genoa loses 6 tokens and Barcelona, Venice, and Paris each gain 2.

Barcelona expands to Aleppo (5, vs. Genoa, dr = 1, 4, 5; loses), Tunis (3), Jerusalem (1), Algiers (4, vs. Genoa, dr = 2, 5, 1; wins).

Venice expands to Durazzo (1), Budapest (2), buys a card (3), Belgrade (5, vs. Genoa, dr = 4, 6, 1; wins), Lyons (8, vs. Paris, dr = 1, 3, 4; loses), St. Gali (2, vs. Paris, dr = 1, 5, 6; loses).

Genoa expands to Varna (2), Tana (2), Angora (2), Poti (2), Erzerum (3), and Aleppo (3).

Paris expands to Paris (3), Prague (4, vs. Venice, dr = 5, 6, 5; wins), Belgrade (4, vs. Venice, dr = 2, 3, 3; loses), Algiers (4, vs. Barcelona, dr = 1, 1, 5; loses), Valencia (4, vs. Barcelona, dr = 1, 5, 1; wins), Basque (5, vs. Barcelona, dr = 4, 1, 6; loses), Fez (4, vs. Barcelona, dr = 1, 2, 5; loses), Bari (1)

Genoa gains the expansion bonus.

Phase 6: Income

Barcelona gains $63

Venice gains $39

Genoa gains $83

Paris gains $75

Shortage of Spice (no card awarded), shortage of Grain (no card awarded).

Phase 7: Purchase Tokens

Paris buys 19 tokens. Venice buys 16 tokens. Genoa buys 21 tokens. Barcelona buys 20 tokens.

Turn 5

Phase 1: Draw Cards

Done. Venice does not remove a shortage.

Phase 2: Buy Cards

Paris buys a card.

Phase 3: Play Cards

Venice plays Grain (each player gains $16, shortage removed) and Alchemists' Gold on Paris (Paris loses $40).

Paris plays Civil War on Genoa (Genoa loses 11 tokens, Dominance in Genoa reduced to token).

Barcelona plays Metal (Paris gains $24, Barcelona and Genoa gain $6 each) and Papal Decree (no Religion advances may be purchased).

Genoa plays War! on Paris (Genoa dr = 2+1 for Nationalism, Paris dr = 2; Genoa wins, Genoa Misery increases to Paris Misery increases to 80, Paris cedes St. Malo to Genoa), Nicolaus Copernicus (protected), Fur (Genoa gains $28, Paris gains $7).

Phase 4: Purchases

Venice buys Caravan (I, $20) and stabilization ($1).

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

Barcelona buys Overland East (R, $40), a ship upgrade to Galley 8 ($10), Improved Agriculture (J, $30, 10 credit from Commerce, Misery reduced to 50). Lack of stabilization increases Misery to 60.

Genoa buys Urban Ascendancy (V, free, 30 credit from Civics), Institutional Research (X, $50, 30 credit from Civics, 20 discount from Copernicus), Seaworthy Vessels (S, $50, 20 credit from Exploration, 10 discount from Institutional Research), The Heavens (A, free, 20 discount from Copernicus, 10 discount from Institutional Research), Caravan (I, $10, 10 discount from Institutional Research). Lack of stabilization increases Misery to 70.

Phase 5: Expansion

Because of Civil War, Genoa is moved to the last spot in the turn order. Because of Holy Indulgence, Genoa loses 6 tokens and Paris, Venice, and Barcelona each gain 2.

Venice expands to Florence (8, vs. Paris, dr = 6, 2, 1; wins), Salonika (4, vs. Genoa, dr = 5, 5, 6; wins), buys a card (3), Esseg (1), Athens (1), Gallipoli (1)

Paris expands to West Africa (2), Genoa (4), Trebizond (4), Angorra (4, vs. Genoa, dr = 5, 2, 1; wins), Tana (4, vs. Genoa, dr = 4, 6, 4; wins), Palma (1), Kaffa (1), Levant (1)

Barcelona expands to Kaffa (2, vs. Paris, dr = 6, 3, 1; wins), Tana (4, vs. Paris, dr = 3, 3, 5; loses), Valencis (4, vs. Paris, dr = 3, 4, 4; loses), Toulouse (2, vs. Paris, dr = 4, 5, 3; wins), Montpellier (4, vs. Paris, dr = 3, 3, 3; loses), Palma (2, vs. Paris, dr = 3, 6, 1; wins), Tana (4, vs. Paris, dr = 3, 4, 5; loses).

Genoa expands to Fez (4, vs. Barcelona, dr = 6, 4, 2; wins).

Paris gains the bonus card.

Phase 6: Income

Venice gains $47

Paris gains $83

Barcelona gains $59

Genoa gains $79

Surplus of Cloth (no penalty), Surplus of Silk (no penalty)

Phase 7: Buy Tokens

Paris buys 28 tokens. Barcelona buys 10 tokens. Genoa buys 12 tokens. Venice buys 15 tokens.

Turn 6

Phase 1: Draw Cards

Done. Barcelona declines to buy off a surplus.

Phase 2: Buy Cards

Paris buys a card.

Phase 3: Play Cards

Barcelona plays Marco Polo (20: Y, R, Barcelona only).

Genoa plays Enlightened Ruler and Timer (Chris and Michael each gain $3 and Martin gains $12).

Venice plays Johan Gutenberg (30: O, Venice and one other).

Paris plays The Crusades (Acre, Misery increases to 90), Long Bow, and William Caxton (20: O, Paris and two others).

Phase 4: Purchases

Barcelona buys Nationalism (W, $40, 20 credit from Civics) and stabilization ($6)

Notes

Michael Lowrey has replaced Jack McHugh as Venice.

The Players

Players are listed in reverse tie breaking order.

Commodity Log

Surplus, Shortage