Golden Shepherd

Agricola

Action Board

Major Improvements

Round 1

Hunt plays the Reeve occupation, gaining 4 wood.

Geggus spends 1 food to play the Berry Picker occupation.

Scharf collects 4 wood from the 4 wood space.

Hooton collects 3 clay from the 3 clay space.

York collects 1 reed, 1 stone, and 1 wood.
Hunt plows a field.
Geggus collects 3 wood and 1 food from the 3 wood space.
Scharf becomes starting player and spends 1 wood for a Builders' Trowel.
Hooton spends 2 clay for a Fireplace.
York collects 1 sheep and 1 food.

Round 2

Scharf plays the Reed Collector occupation.
Hooton spends 1 food to play the Hut Builder occupation.
York collects 4 wood from the 4 wood space.
Hunt collects 1 reed, 1 wood, and 1 stone.
Geggus becomes starting player and spends 2 wood for a Ladder.
Scharf collects 2 reeds.
Hooton collects 3 clay from the 3 clay space.
York plows a field.
Hunt collects 1 grain.
Geggus collects 2 clay from the 1 clay space.

Round 3

Scharf gains 1 reed from the Reed Collector.
Geggus spends 1 food to play the Fisherman occupation.
Scharf spends 1 food to play the Woodcutter occupation.
Hooton collects 6 wood from the 3 wood space.
York becomes starting player and spends 3 wood and 1 stone for a Wood-fired Oven.
Hunt collects 1 reed, 1 stone, and 1 wood.
Geggus goes Fishing, gaining 6 food.
Scharf collects 5 wood from the 4 wood space.
Hooton visits the Traveling Players, gaining 3 food.
York collects 3 clay from the 3 clay space.
Hunt plows a field.

Round 4

Scharf gains 1 reed from the Reed Collector.
York plays the Outrider occupation.
Hunt spends 1 food to play the Well Builder occupation.
Geggus becomes starting player and spends 1 clay for a Simple Fireplace.
Scharf becomes a Day Laborer, gaining 2 food.
Hooton collects 2 reeds.
York sows a grain gained from the Outrider.
Hunt collects 1 sheep and 1 food.
Geggus collects 1 reed, 1 wood, 1 stone, and 1 food.
Scharf spends 5 wood and 2 reeds to add a room to his wooden hut.
Hooton spends 5 wood and 2 reeds to add a room to his wooden hut.

Harvest Phase 1

Field Phase

York harvests 1 grain.

Feeding the Family

Hunt converts 1 grain to 1 food, consumes 3 food, and accepts 1 Begging card.

Geggus consumes 4 food.

Scharf consumes 4 food.

Hooton consumes 4 food.

York consumes 4 food.

Breeding

No animal pairs.

Round 5

Scharf gains 1 reed from the Reed Collector.
Geggus collects 8 wood and 1 food from the 4 wood space.
Scharf collects 7 wood from the 6 wood space.
Hooton grows his family.
York becomes starting player and play Acreage.
Hunt spends 1 wood and 1 stone to build a Well.
Geggus spends 5 wood and 1 reed to add a room to his wooden hut and 2 wood for a stable.
Scharf collects 6 clay from the 3 clay space.
Hooton collects 3 sheep, cooking 2 into 4 food.
York goes Fishing, gaining 2 food.
Hunt collects 1 grain.

Round 6

Hunt gains 1 food from the Well.
Scharf gains 1 reed from the Reed Collector.
York spends 1 food to play the Serf occupation.
Hunt visits the Traveling Players, gaining 3 food.
Geggus grows his family.
Scharf collects 2 stone.
Hooton collects 2 reeds, 1 stone, and 1 wood.
York remains as starting player and spends 2 wood for a Sack Cart.
Hunt spends 5 wood and 2 reeds to add a room to his wooden hut.
Geggus collects 4 wood and 1 food from the 4 wood space.
Scharf collects 1 sheep and 1 food.
Hooton collects 4 clay from the 1 clay space.
Hooton collects 3 wood from the 3 wood space.

Round 7

Hunt gains 1 food from the Well.
York spends 1 food to play the Potter occupation.
Hunt grows his family and plays a Shepherd's Pipe.
Geggus collects 1 reed, 1 stone, 1 wood, and 1 food.
Scharf spends 4 clay for a Cooking Hearth.
Hooton spends 2 food to play the Social Climber occupation.
York sows, gaining 1 grain from the Serf, sows 1 grain on Acreage, and bakes 1 grain into 3 food.
Hunt collects 4 wood from the 4 wood space.
Geggus spends 5 wood and 1 reed to add a room to his wooden hut.
Scharf collects 2 sheep and cooks them into 4 food.
Hooton becomes starting player and returns the Fireplace to play a Cooking Hearth.
Geggus collects 1 sheep and 1 food.
Hooton goes Fishing, gaining 2 food.

Harvest Phase 2

Field Phase

York harvests 2 grain.

Feeding the Family

Hunt consumes 5 food.

Geggus consumes 6 food.

Scharf consumes 4 food.

Hooton cooks 1 sheep into 2 food and consumes 6 food.

York uses the Potter to convert 1 clay into 2 food and consumes 4 food.

Breeding

No animal pairs.

Round 8

Hunt gains 1 food from the Well.
York gains 1 grain from the Sack Cart.
Hooton spends 3 clay and 1 reed to renovate his wooden hut into a clay hut, gaining 3 stone, then spends 2 clay and 2 stone for a Slaughterhouse.
York spends 1 food to play the Stonecutter occupation.
Hunt sows a grain.
Geggus grows his family and spends 2 wood for a Stone Cart.
Scharf grows his family.
Hooton spends 2 clay and 2 stone for Pottery.
York becomes first player and plays the Millstone.
Hunt collects 6 wood from the 3 wood space.
Geggus collects 4 wood and 1 food from the 4 wood space.
Scharf collects 9 clay from the 3 clay space.
Hooton collects a vegetable.
Hunt collects 1 reed, 1 stone, and 1 wood.
Geggus collects a wild boar.

Round 9

Hunt gains 1 food from the Well.
York sows 1 grain and bakes 2 grain into 8 food.
Hunt collects 5 reeds.
Geggus collects 1 reed, 1 stone, 1 wood, and 1 food.
Scharf collects 2 sheep, then cooks 3 sheep into 6 food.  Hooton gains 1 food.
Hooton spends 1 food to play the Animal Breeder occupation.
York remains as starting player and plays Swan Lake.
Hunt visits the Traveling Players, gaining 3 food.
Geggus goes Fishing, gaining 4 food.
Scharf collects 3 stone.
Hooton spends 4 wood for Fences, cooks a vegetable for 3 food, and spends 3 food for 2 cattle.
Hunt becomes a Day Laborer, gaining 2 food.
Geggus spends 5 wood and 1 reed to add a room to his wooden hut.
Scharf collect 5 wood from the 4 wood space.
Hooton collects a vegetable.
Geggus grows his family.

Harvest Phase 3

Field Phase

Hunt harvests 1 grain.  York harvests 3 grain.

Feeding the Family

Hunt consumes 6 food.

Geggus consumes 9 food.

Scharf consumes 6 food.

Hooton cooks uses Potter to convert 1 clay into 2 food, cooks a vegetable into 3 food, and consumes 6 food.

York consumes 4 food.

Breeding

Hooton gains a cattle.

Round 10

Hunt gains 1 food from the Well.
Geggus gains 1 stone from the Stone Cart.
York gains 1 food from Swan Lake.
York collects 6 wood from the 3 wood space.
Hunt spends 1 food to play the Tinsmith occupation.
Geggus collects 4 wood and 1 food from the 4 wood space.
Scharf spends 10 wood for Fences.
Hooton collects 6 clay from the 3 clay space.
York remains as first player and plays a Lettuce Patch.
Hunt spends 5 wood and 2 reeds to add a room to his wooden hut and 4 wood for 2 stables.
Geggus exchanges his Simple Fireplace for a Cooking Hearth.
Scharf collects 2 wild boar.
Hooton cooks a cattle into 4 food and spends 2 food to play the Land Agent occupation, gaining a vegetable.
Hunt grows his family and spends 2 stone for a Dovecote.
Geggus collects 4 clay from the 1 clay space.
Scharf collects a vegetable.
Hooton collects 1 reed, 1 stone, and 1 wood.
Geggus spends 5 clay to renovate to a clay hut and 2 wood for a Harrow.
Geggus collects a grain.

Round 11

Hunt gains 1 food from the Dovecote.
Hooton adds a room to his clay hut with the Hut Builder.
York gains 1 food from Swan Lake and 1 grain from the Sack Cart.
York spends 6 wood for 3 stables.
Hunt collects 2 stone from the Stage 2 stone space.
Geggus spends 1 food to play the Quarryman occupation.
Scharf spends 5 wood and 2 reeds to add a room to his wooden hut.
Hooton grows his family and spends 2 wood for a Drinking Trough.
York plows a field.
Hunt becomes first player and spends 2 wood and 2 reeds for a Corn Storehouse.
Geggus goes Fishing, gaining 4 food.
Scharf spends 4 clay and 1 reed to renovate to a clay hut, and 1 clay and 3 stone for a Stone Oven.
Hooton collects a vegetable and a grain.
Hunt becomes a Day Laborer, gaining 2 food.
Geggus collects 4 wood and 1 food from the 4 wood space.
Scharf cooks 2 wild boar for 6 food.  Hooton gains 1 food.  Scharf then collects a cattle.
Hooton spends 3 clay and 1 stone for a Clay Oven, baking 1 grain into 5 food.
Hunt collects a sheep and a food.
Geggus collects 3 wood and 1 food.
Geggus collects 2 sheep and cooks them into 4 food.  Hooton gains 1 food.

Harvest Phase 4

Field Phase

Hunt harvests 1 grain.  York harvests 2 grain.

Feeding the Family

Hunt converts 2 grain into 2 food, consumes 7 food, and accepts a Begging card.

Geggus consumes 10 food.

Scharf consumes 6 food.

Hooton consumes 7 food.

York consumes 4 food.

Breeding

Hunt gains a sheep.  Hooton gains a cattle.

Round 12

Hunt gains 1 food from the Dovecote.
Geggus gains a stone from the Stone Cart.
York gains 1 food from Swan Lake.
Hunt spends 2 stone and 2 reeds for a Basketmaker's Workshop.
Geggus uses the Harrow to plow 2 fields and sows 1 grain.
Scharf collects 5 wood from the 4 wood space.
Hooton collects 6 clay from the 3 clay space.
York collects 2 wild boar.
Hunt collects 2 reed, 1 stone, and 1 wood.
Geggus becomes starting player and plays a Clay Deposit.
Scharf collects 3 reeds.
Hooton spends 5 clay and 2 reeds to add a room to his clay hut.
York plows a field.
Hunt spends 1 food to play the Wooden Hut Builder.
Geggus collects a vegetable.
Scharf spends 5 wood for Fences.
Hooton collects 3 wood from the 3 wood space.
Hunt visits the Traveling Players, gaining 3 food.
Geggus collects 3 stone from the Stage 4 stone space.
Hooton grows his family and plays a Horse.
Geggus cooks a wild boar for 3 food.  Hooton gains 1 food.  Geggus collects a cattle.

Round 13

Hunt gains 1 food from the Dovecote.
York gains 1 food from Swan Lake.
Geggus plows a field and sows a vegetable.
Scharf collects a cattle.
Hooton spends 3 wood for Fences and 2 food for 2 wild boar.
York spends 1 food to collect a cattle.
Hunt grows his family without the need for a room.
Geggus collects 4 wood and 1 food from the 4 wood space.
Scharf collects 2 sheep.
Hooton collects a vegetable and a grain.
York sows, gaining a grain from the Serf, using the Serf to convert a grain to a vegetable, sowing 4 grain and 1 vegetable.
Hunt collects a grain.
Geggus spends 1 food to play the Sycophant occupation.
Scharf collects and cooks a wild boar for 3 food.  Hooton gains 1 food.
Hooton collects 3 wood from the 3 wood space.
Hunt plows a field.
Geggus goes Fishing, gaining 4 food.
Hooton spends 2 food to play the Braggart occupation.
Hunt collects 1 reed, 1 stone, and 1 wood.
Geggus collects 2 stone from the Stage 2 stone space.
Hooton becomes starting player and spends 2 wood for a Copse.

Harvest Phase 5

Field Phase

Hunt harvests 1 grain.  Geggus harvests 1 grain and 1 vegetable.  York harvests 5 grain and 1 vegetable.

Feeding the Family

Hunt converts 1 reed to 3 food with the Baskemaker's Workshop, converts 2 grain into 2 food, and consumes 9 food.

Geggus uses the Quarryman to convert 2 stone into 4 food food and consumes 10 food.

Scharf cooks a sheep for 2 more food and consumes 6 food.  Hooton gains 1 food.

Hooton uses Pottery convert 1 clay into 2 food, and cooks a cattle and a vegetable for 7 more food, and consumes 10 food.

York converts 1 clay to 2 food with the Potter and consumes 4 food.

Breeding

Hunt gains a sheep.  Scharf gains a cattle.  Hooton gains a cattle and a wild boar.  York gains a wild boar and discards it.

Round 14

Hunt gains 1 food from the Dovecote.
Geggus gains 1 stone from the Stone Cart.
York gains 1 food from Swan Lake and 1 grain from the Sack Cart.
Hooton plows a field and sows a vegetable.
York plows a field.
Hunt collects a cattle.
Geggus spends 5 stone to renovate to a stone house and 14 wood for fences.
Scharf collects a wild boar.
Hooton collects 4 wood from the 4 wood space.
Andy sows and bakes bread, using the Serf to exchange 1 grain for 1 vegetable, sows a vegetable, and bakes 1 grain into 5 food.
Hunt becomes starting player and spends 1 wood for a Yoke, plowing 1 field.
Geggus collects a wild boar.
Scharf collects a vegetable.
Hooton cooks 1 cattle for 4 food, spends 5 wood for Fences, and spends 3 food to gain 2 cattle.
Hunt visits the Traveling Players, gaining 2 food.
Geggus spends 1 food to play the Brush Maker occupation.
Scharf collects a sheep.
Hooton cooks a cattle for 4 food and spends 2 food to play the Academic occupation.
Hunt becomes a Day Laborer, gaining 2 food.
Geggus collects 3 wood and 1 food.
Hooton pays 1 food to Geggus to collect 5 clay from the Clay Deposit.
Hunt goes Fishing, gaining 1 food.
Geggus spends 2 wood and 2 stone for Joinery.

Harvest Phase 6

Field Phase

Geggus harvests 1 grain and 1 vegetable.  Hooton harvests a vegetable.  York harvests 4 grain and 2 vegetables.

Feeding the Family

Hunt converts 1 reed to 3 food with the Baskemaker's Workshop, consumes 9 food, and accepts 1 Begging card.

Geggus uses the Quarryman to convert 2 stone into 4 food, Joinery to convert 1 wood into 2 food, converts 2 grain into 2 food, and consumes 10 food.

Scharf cooks a sheep for 2 food, a cattle for 4 food, and consumes 6 food.  Hooton gains 1 food.

Hooton and cooks a cattle and a wild boar for 7 food, and consumes 10 food.

York consumes 4 food.

Breeding

Hunt gains a sheep and discards it.  Scharf gains a cattle.  Hooton gains a cattle and a wild boar.  York gains a wild boar and discards it.

Players

Player

Color

Family Members

Hut Type

Occupations

Minor Improvements

Major Improvements

Begging Cards
Christopher Hunt
 Green
 5
 Wood
 Reeve, Well Builder, Tinsmith, Wooden Hut Builder, 3 unplayed Shepherd's Pipe, Dovecote, Corn Storehouse, Yoke, 3 unplayed Well, Basketmaker's Workshop
 3

Chris Geggus

Yellow

5

 Stone Berry Picker, Fisherman, Quarryman, Sycophant, Brush Maker, 2 unplayed
 Ladder, Stone Cart, Harrow, Clay Deposit, 2 unplayed Cooking Hearth, Joinery
 0

Bill Scharf

Purple

3

 Clay Reed Collector, Woodcutter, 5 unplayed Builders' Trowel, 6 unplayed Cooking Hearth, Stone Oven
 0

Dave Hooton

Red

5

 Clay Hut Builder, Social Climber, Animal Breeder, Land Agent, Braggart, Academic, 1 unplayed Cooking Hearth, Slaughterhouse, Drinking Trough, Horse, Copse, 2 unplayed Pottery, Clay Oven
 0

Andy York

Blue

2

 Wood
 Outrider, Serf, Potter, Stonecutter, 3 unplayed Wood-fired Oven, Acreage, Sack Cart, Millstone, Swan Lake, Lettuce Patch, 1 unplayed
0
Player in bold is current starting player.

Player

Wood

Clay

Stone

Reeds

Grain

Vegetables

Sheep

Boar

Cattle

Food

 VP

Christopher Hunt

1
2
 1

4
1
 6
Chris Geggus





(1)
 2
 1
 1
 1
 0

Bill Scharf
6
 2
 4
2
 1
 1
 3
 0

Dave Hooton
8

1
 3 (1)
3
 3
 0

Andy York
1
1
 6 (8)
 1 (3)
 1
 2
 1
 3


Victory Points

Bonus Points:  Hunt gains 4 points from the Wooden Hut Builder.  Hooton gains 5 points from the Braggart, 3 points from Pottery, 3 points from the Reeve, and 2 points from the Horse.


 Hunt
 Geggus
 Scharf
 Hooton
 York
Fields
 3
 2
 -1
 -1
 3
Pastures
 -1
 3
 2
 4
 -1
Grain
 -1
 1
 -1
 1
 4
Vegetables
 -1
 2
 2
 4
 4
Sheep
 2
 1
 1
 -1
 1
Wild Boar
 -1
 1
 1
 2
 1
Cattle
 1
 1
 2
 2
 1
Unused Farm Spaces
 -5
 -1
 -1
 -6
 -6
Fenced Stables
 0
 1
 0
 0
 0
House
 0
 10
 4
 5
 0
Family
 15
 15
 9
 15
 6
Cards
 0
 3
 4
 9
 5
Bonus
 4
 0
 0
 13
 0
Total
 16
 39
 21
 47
 18

Congratulations to Dave Hooton on his victory!

End of Game Statements

Dave Hooton:  This was a fun game in that I did much that I don't normally do:

Instead of trying to find synergies in my cards, this time I went for a diverse portfolio.

I was able to hang back a bit in the family expansion race thanks to the Hut Builder.

I did a pastoral strategy, which helped me with my food machine, thanks to the Animal Breeder. The Slaughter House was also supposed to be a major part of my food machine, but as soon as I played it, most everyone went vegan.

Thanks, Chris, for running the game.

Christopher Hunt:  Well done to Dave on his win and thanks to Chris for his management.  Lost track of time before the first harvest due to my well building fixed idea.

Chris Geggus:  Good game all and nice work by Dave. I could see all his bonus points racking up, but couldn't do anything about them. Just had to hope to outscore him somewhere else. I don't know about everyone going vegan, but when it came to plowing fields my Harrow was a waste of space as well. I suspect that not everyone sees the whole tableaux when playing online. Sitting around a table it would have been mentioned (mostly by me) a number of times and, I suspect, used more often. Thanks to Chris. Always enjoyable.

Bill Scharf:  That was close, thanks Chris for running the game and to Dave for winning it. I was concerned of finishing with a negative score, but I powered through and successfully got a positive score, yesss!

Andy York:  Well, trying a field and food centric strategy didn't work any better for me (though I may have overdone the Grain production a bit). I do think being 5th in a 5 player game is definitely a disadvantage in the early turn(s), as others have noted.

Great job in getting a solid win to Dave! And, thanks to Chris for steering the game forward.


Hunt
Geggus
Scharf

Hooton

York