English Springer Spaniel
Dominion - Base (v1), Seaside, Plunder
Pre-Game Card
Elimination
The Market is closed and the Search is ended. The Siren is
silenced and the Outpost is abandoned. Finally, the Woodcutter is
axed. The Fortune Hunter is Fated and the Laboratory is Inspired.
Bill
reveals 3 Copper and buys a Silver.
Dave reveals 5 Copper and buys a Laboratory.
Kevin reveals 3 Copper and buys a Silver.
Chris reveals 4 Copper and buys a Maroon.
Christopher reveals 3 Copper and buys a Silver.
Bill
reveals 4 Copper and buys a Silver. Deck is reshuffled.
Dave reveals 2 Copper and buys a Pearl Diver. Deck is reshuffled.
Kevin reveals 4 Copper and buys a Pearl Diver. Deck is reshuffled.
Chris reveals 3 Copper and buys a Silver. Deck is reshuffled.
Christopher reveals 4 Copper and buys a Cutpurse. Deck is reshuffled.
Bill
reveals 3 Copper and a Silver and buys a Laboratory.
Dave reveals 5 Copper and buys a Silver Mine.
Kevin reveals 3 Copper and buys a Silver.
Chris reveals 4 Copper and buys a Fortune Hunter.
Christopher plays a Cutpurse. All other players discard a
Copper. Christopher reveals 1 Copper and 1 Silver and buys a
Laboratory.
Bill
reveals 2 Copper and a Silver and buys a Cutpurse. Deck is reshuffled after 2 draws.
Dave
plays a Laboratory, drawing 2 cards, then plays a Pearl Diver,
reshuffling his deck and drawing a card and looking at the bottom card,
leaving it in place, reveals 2 Copper, and buys a Pearl Diver.
Kevin reveals 3 Copper and buys a Silver. Deck is reshuffled after the first draw.
Chris reveals 1 Copper and 1 Silver and buys a Silver. Deck is reshuffled after 2 draws.
Christopher reveals 3 Copper and buys a Silver. Deck is reshuffled after 2 draws.
Bill
plays a Cutpurse. Dave, Kevin, Chris, and Christopher each
discard a Copper. Bill reveals 3 Copper and buys a Laboratory.
Dave plays a Silver Mine, gaining a Silver to his hand, reveals 3 Copper and 1 Silver, and buys a Laboratory.
Kevin plays a Pearl Diver, drawing a card and looking at the bottom
card of his deck, which he leaves on bottom, reveals a Copper and a
Silver, and buys a Silver.
Chris plays a Maroon, trashing a Copper and drawing 2 cards, reveals 2 Copper and 2 Silver and buys a Gold.
Christopher plays a Laboratory, drawing 2 cards, reveals 1 Copper and 2 Silver, and buys a Silver Mine.
Bill
reveals 3 Copper and 1 Silver and buys a Silver Mine. Deck is reshuffled after the fourth draw.
Dave plays a Pearl Diver, drawing a card, looking at the bottom card of
his deck, leaving it there, plays a Laboratory, drawing 2 cards, plays
a Silver Mine, gaining a Silver to his hand, reveals 2 Copper and 2
Silver, and buys a Gold.
Kevin reveals 1 Copper and 2 Silver and buys a Laboratory. Deck is reshuffled after the fourth draw.
Chris plays a Fortune Hunter, looking at 3 cards from his deck (deck
was reshuffled after the second), reveals 1 Copper, and buys a Silver.
Christopher reveals 3 Copper and buys a Silver. Deck reshuffled after second draw.
Bill plays a Laboratory, drawing 2 cards, reveals 4 Copper and 1 Silver, and buys a Gold.
Dave plays a Pearl Diver, drawing a card, reshuffling his deck, and
looking at the bottom card of his deck, leaving it there, reveals 4
Copper and buys a Cutpurse.
Kevin reveals 1 Copper and 2 Silver and buys a Silver Mine.
Chris reveals 3 Copper, 1 Silver, and 1 Gold and buys a Province. Deck is reshuffled after 3 draws.
Christopher plays a Laboratory, drawing 2 cards, and a Cutpurse.
All other players discard 1 Copper. Reveals 5 Copper and buys a
Wharf.
Bill
plays a Cutpurse. Kevin and Christopher discard a Copper, and
Dave and Chris reveal hands containing no Copper. Bill reveals 1
Copper and 1 Silver and buys a Laboratory. Deck reshuffled after
4 draws.
Dave plays a Laboratory, drawing a card, reshuffling his deck, and
drawing another card, plays a Silver Mine, gaining a Silver to his
hand, reveals 1 Copper, 2 Silver, and 1 Gold, and buys a Province.
Kevin plays a Laboratory, drawing 2 cards, a Pearl Diver, drawing a
card and looking at the bottom card of his deck and leaving it there,
reveals 2 Copper and 1 Silver and buys a Cutpurse. Deck is
reshuffled after third draw.
Chris plays a Maroon, trashing an Estate, drawing 2 cards, reveals 1 Copper and 2 Silver, and buys a Laboratory.
Christopher plays a Silver Mine, gaining a Silver to his hand, reveals
a Silver, and buys a Pearl Diver. Deck reshuffled after fourth
draw.
Bill
plays a Laboratory, drawing 2 cards, plays a Silver Mine, gaining a
Silver to his hand, reveals 2 Copper and 2 Silver, and buys a Gold.
Dave plays a Laboratory, drawing 2 cards, and a Cutpurse as its
Inspriation action. Bill, Kevin, and Chris all discard a
Copper. Christopher reveals a hand containing no Copper.
Dave plays a Pearl Diver, drawing a card and looking at the bottom card
of his deck, which he leaves in place, plays a Pearl Diver, drawing a
card, reveals 3 Copper, and buys a Laboratory. Deck reshuffled
after the fourth draw.
Kevin reveals 1 Copper and 2 Silver and buys a Laboratory.
Chris reveals 1 Copper and 1 Silver and buys a Silver. Deck is reshuffled after 4 draws.
Christopher plays a Pearl Diver, drawing a card, looking at the bottom
card in his deck, moving it to the top, reveals 3 Silver, and buys a
Gold.
Bill
plays a Laboratory, drawing 2 cards, a Laboratory, drawing 2 cards, and
a Cutpurse. All other players discard a Copper. Reveals 1
Copper, 1 Silver, and 1 Gold, and buys a Province. Deck
reshuffled after 2 draws.
Dave reveals 2 Copper and 1 Silver and buys a Maroon.
Kevin plays a Pearl Diver, drawing a card and looking at the bottom
card of his deck, which he places on top, and plays a Cutpurse.
Bill, Chris, and Christopher discard a Copper while Dave reveals a hand
without Copper. Reveals 1 Copper and buys a Silver.
Chris reveals a Silver and a Gold and buys a Silver Mine.
Christopher plays a Laboratory, drawing 2 cards, and a Wharf as its
Inspiration action, draws 2 more cards, plays a Silver Mine, gaining a
Silver to his hand, reveals 3 Copper and 1 Silver, and buys a Silver
Mine. Deck is reshuffled after the fourth draw.
Bill
plays a Cutpurse. Kevin, Chris, and Christopher each discard a
Copper, Dave reveals a hand without Copper. Bill reveals 2 Copper
and buys a Maroon.
Dave plays a Pearl Diver, drawing a card, looking at the bottom card in
his deck, and putting it on top, plays a Laboratory, drawing 2 cards,
and plays a Cutpurse. Bill, Kevin, Chris, and Christopher each
discard a Copper. Dave reveals 2 Silver and 1 Gold, and buys a
Province.
Kevin plays a Laboratory, drawing 2 cards, a
Silver Mine, gaining a Silver to his hand, reveals 3 Silver, and buys a
Wealthy Village, gaining a Loot card (Jewels). Deck is reshuffled before
the first draw.
Chris plays a Maroon, trashing a Copper and drawing 2 cards, reveals a Copper and a Silver, and buys a Silver.
Christopher draws 2 cards with the Wharf, and plays a Cutpurse.
Bill and Dave each discard a Copper while Kevin and Chris reveal hands
with no Copper. Christopher reveals 2 Copper and 2 Silver and
buys a Province.
Bill reveals a Silver and buys a Pearl Diver.
Dave plays a Laboratory, drawing 2 cards, a Laboratory, drawing 2
cards, a Pearl Diver, reshuffling his deck, drawing 1 card, looking at
the bottom card and places it on top, and plays a Cutpurse. Bill
and Christopher each discard a Copper and Kevin and Chris reveal hands
containing no Copper. Dave plays a Silver Mine, gaining a Silver
into his hand, reveals 2 Copper and a Silver, and buys a Wealthy
Village, gaining a Loot (Doubloons), which gives him a Gold.
Kevin plays a Pearl Diver, drawing a card, looking
at the bottom card in his deck and leaving it there, plays a Silver
Mine, gaining a Silver to his hand, reveals 1 Copper, 3 Silver, and
Jewels, and buys a Province and a Pearl Diver.
Chris plays a Laboratory, reshuffles his deck, draws 2 cards, plays a
Fortune Hunter as Inspiration, drawing 3 cards, taking 1 and putting
the other two back, reveals 3 Silver, and buys a Province.
Christopher plays a Silver Mine, gaining a Silver to his hand, reveals a Silver and a Gold, and buys Gardens.
Bill
plays a Laboratory, drawing 2 cards, reveals 1 Silver and 2 Gold, and
buys a Province. Deck is reshuffled after the fourth draw.
Dave plays a Pearl Diver, drawing 1 card, looking at the bottom of the
deck and placing it on top, plays a Maroon, trashing a Copper and
drawing 2 cards, reveals 1 Copper, 2 Silver, and 1 Gold, and buys a
Province.
Kevin places Jewels on the bottom of his deck and plays a Laboratory,
drawing 2 cards, and a Wealthy Village as the Inspiration, drawing a
card, plays a Laboratory, drawing 2 cards, reveals 2 Copper and 3
Silver, and buys a Province.
Chris plays a Maroon, trashing a Copper and
drawing 2 cards, reveals 3 Copper, 1 Silver, and 1 Gold, and buys a
Province. Deck is reshuffled after the third draw.
Christopher plays a Pearl Diver, drawing a card, looking at the bottom
card in his deck, and putting it on top, plays a Laboratory, drawing 2
cards, plays a Silver Mine, gaining a Silver to his hand, reveals 2
Copper and 2 Silver, and buys a Wealthy Village and gains a Spell Scroll from the Loot pile. Deck is reshuffled
before the first draw.
Bill plays a Silver Mine, gaining a Silver to his hand, reveals 2 Copper and 2 Silver, and buys a Gold.
Dave plays a Laboratory, drawing 2 cards, reveals a Copper and a
Silver, and buys a Silver. Deck is reshuffled before the first
draw.
Kevin plays a Cutpurse. Bill, Chris, and Christopher each discard
a Copper while Dave reaveals a hand containing no Copper. Kevin
reveals 1 Copper and 1 Silver and buys an Explorer. Deck is
reshuffled after the third draw.
Chris plays a Fortune Hunter, looking at the top
three cards of his deck, playing a Silver and putting the others back,
plays a Silver Mine, gaining a Silver to his hand, reveals a Gold, and
buys a Province.
Christopher plays a Cutpurse. Bill and Kevin each discard a
Copper and Dave and Chris reveal hands that contain no Copper.
Christopher reveals a Silver and buys Gardens.
Bill plays a Pearl Diver, drawing a card, looking at the bottom card in his deck, moving it to the top, and passes.
Dave plays a Laboratory, drawing 2 cards, a Laboratory, drawing 2
cards, plays a Wealthy Village as an Inspiration action, draws a card,
plays a Pearl Diver, drawing a card and looking at the bottom card of
his deck, putting it on top, plays a Maroon, trashing an Estate and
drawing 2 cards, plays a Silver Mine, gaining a Silver to his hand,
reveals 3 Silver and Doubloons, and buys a Province.
Kevin reveals 2 Copper and Jewels and buys a Wharf.
Chris plays a Maroon, trashing an Estate and drawing 2 cards, reveals 3 Silver, and buys a Duchy.
Christopher plays a Wharf, drawing 2 cards, plays a Silver Mine,
gaining a Silver to his hand, reveals 2 Copper, 2 Silver, and 1 Gold,
and buys 2 Gardens.
Bill
plays a Laboratory, drawing 2 cards, plays Cutpurse as an Inspiration
card. Dave, Chris, and Christopher each discard a Copper, and
Kevin reveals a hand containing no Copper. Bill plays a
Laboratory, drawing 2 cards, plays a Laboratory, drawing 2 cards,
reveals 2 Copper and 2 Silver and buys a Province. Deck is
reshuffled after 2 draws.
Dave plays a Cutpurse. Bill and Chris each discard a Copper and
Kevin and Christopher reveal hands with no Copper. Dave reveals 1
Copper, 1 Silver, and 1 Gold and buys a Province.
Kevin places Jewels on the bottom of his deck,
plays a Wealthy Village, drawing a card, a Laboratory, drawing 2 cards,
reveals 3 Silver, and buys a Duchy.
Chris reveals a Silver and buys a Pearl Diver. Deck is reshuffled after 2 draws.
Christopher draws 2 cards with the Wharf, plays a Silver Mine, gaining
a Silver to his hand, reveals 4 Silver, and buys 2 Gardens.
Bill
plays a Cutpurse. Dave, Kevin, Chris, and Christopher each
discard a Copper. Bill reveals 2 Gold and buys the last Province,
ending the game.
As the Province pile now empty, this ends the game.
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Estates (x1)
|
3
|
2
|
3
|
1
| 3
|
Duchies (x3)
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0
|
0
|
3
|
3
| 0
|
Provinces (x6)
|
24
|
30
|
12
|
24
| 6
|
Gardens (x3)
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
18
|
Total
|
27
|
32
|
18
|
28
| 27
|
Congratulation to Dave Hooton on his victory!
Dave Hooton: The
Laboratories with the Trait were the obvious choice for those with 5
coin. However, my second 5-coin purchase was a Silver Mine. An early
Silver Mine really enriches a hand in the long run, and also results in
two of the three treasures for getting a Loot with the Wealthy Village.
However, the best cards can be ineffective if they come out in a
perverse order. For once, that didn't happen to me in this game.
Thanks, Chris, for running the game.
Christopher Hunt: Thanks
to Chris for running the game so well. Totally misplayed the
game. Brought silver mine did not realise the silver entered the
hand immediately. Surprised I got so close. Never used the
laboratory's taint nor my loot.
Chris Hibbert: Chris did a great job of GMing as usual. Thanks for that.
The Traits made for an interesting variation. Laboratory and Fortune Hunter got more valuable.
I clearly saw from the start that Silver Mine -> Wealthy Village
would be a powerful combination, but I got very few opportunities to
buy 5 point cards. I ended up with one Maroon, one Laboratory, and one
Silver Mine (which I bought fairly late). As a result, I had few action
cards at all. The combinations worked fairly well, except that rounds
15 and 16 were pretty much duds. I wondered whether I should have
turned down my first opportunity to buy a Province on Round 7 as being
too early and gotten gold instead. I also didn't buy cutpurse, which I
don't think was a mistake.
Well played Dave! I enjoyed the game. Thanks everyone.
Kevin Wilson: Well, I
keep learning. I’m still bringing up the rear, but I’m still
learning. Despite the lackluster finishes I really like this
game. But, it sounds like I need more FTF experience to truly get the
feel for the cards. Too many times I don’t see the links for the rapid
VPs until it’s too late or I come up 1 treasure card shy of what I
need. But, I will keep trying and will top this table eventually.
Congrats to Dave on a tough but impressive win. Kudos to
Christopher getting those Gardens to pay off. I completely failed to
make the connection with the value of that card. Thanks to all for
playing and, as always, to Chris for running the game. I look forward
to the next.
Bill Scharf: Congratulations to Dave on his win, and thanks to Chris for running it. A good game that plays fast, what’s not to like?
Players
Bill Scharf
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5
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Dave Hooton
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4
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Kevin Wilson
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4
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Chris Hibbert
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4
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Christopher
Hunt
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4
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Supply
Copper
|
85
|
Silver
|
51
|
Gold
|
53
|
Estate
|
9
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Duchy
|
10
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Province
|
0
|
Curse
|
40
|
Explorer
|
9
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Laboratory (Inspiring)
|
0
|
Silver Mine
|
4
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Wealthy Village
|
7
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Wharf
|
8
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Forune Hunter (Fated)
|
9
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Cutpurse
|
6
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Gardens
|
6
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Maroon
|
7
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Pearl Diver
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4
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In the Trash: Copper, Estate, Copper, Copper, Copper, Estate, Estate
