Rhodesian Ridgeback

Bill plays an Architect, moves his land colonist between Chalcis and Oreos, and spends 1 brick, 1 tool, and 3 sestertii for a house in Oreos.
Dave plays a Diplomat, copying Bill's Architect, moves his sea colonist between Kythera and Melos, spends 1 brick, 1 tool, and 3 sestertii for a house in Kythera and 1 food and 1 sestertus for a house in Melos.
Kevin plays a Diplomat, copyig Bill's Architect, moves his sea colonist between Karystos and Naxos, and spends 1 brick, 1 food, and 2 sestertii for a house in Karystos.
Bill plays a Magister, replying his Architect, moves the land colonist between Demetrias and Delphi, and spends 1 food and 1 sestertus for a house in Demetrias.
Dave plays a Prefect in the Cyclades, gaining a brick and a tool.
Kevin pays a Mercator, gains 3 sestertii, sells 1 cloth for 7 sestertii, and buys 2 brick for 6 sestertii.
Bill plays a Prefect in Thalassalia, gaining 1 brick and 1 tool.
Dave plays a Senator, spending 1 brick and 1 tool for the Smith and 1 food and 1 wine for a Mercator.
Kevin plays an Architect, moves his land colonist between Conrinthus and Argos, and spends 1 brick, 1 tool, and 3 sestertii for a house in Naxos.
Bill plays a Prefect in Euboea, gaining 1 cloth and 1 tool.  Kevin gains 1 food.
Dave plays a Prefect in Argolis, gaining 1 cloth.
Kevin plays a Magister, replaying his Archtect, moves the land colonist between Megalopolis and Patrae, spends 1 food and 1 sestertus for a house in Megalopolis, and 1 brick, 1 wine, and 4 sestertii for a house in Patrae.
Bill plays a Mercator, gains 3 sestertii, sells 1 cloth for 7 sestertii, and buys 1 food for 4 sestertii.
Dave plays a Magister, replaying his Prefect in Laconia, gaining 2 tools.
Kevin plays a Prefect, resetting the provinces and gaining 8 sestertii.
Bill plays a Senator, spending tools for a Diplomat and tools and wine for an Architect.
Dave plays a Mercator, gaining 5 setstertii, selling 2 cloth for 14 sestertii, and buying 2 brick for 6 sestertii.
Kevin plays a Prefect in Achaia, gaining 3 wine and 1 brick.  The Praefectus Magnus is passed to Dave.
Bill plays an Architect, moving his land colonist between Thermos and Delphi and his sea colonist between Athens and Melos, spending 1 brick, 1 food, and 2 sestertii for a house in Delphi and 1 food and 2 sestertii for a house in Melos.
Dave plays a Mercator, gaining 3 sestertii, selling 1 tool for 5 sestertii, and buying 2 food for 8 sestertii.
Kevin plays a Tribune, resetting his hand and gaining 4 sestertii.
Bill plays a Diplomat, copying Dave's Mercator, gains 3 sestertii and buys 1 brick for 3 sestrertii.
Dave plays an Architect, moving his land colonist between Athens and Thebae, his sea colonist between Kythera and Methone, spends 1 food, 1 brick, and 2 sestertii for a house in Thebae, and 1 tool, 1 brick, and 3 sestertii for a house in Methone.
Kevin plays a Diplomat, copying Dave's Architect, moving his sea colonist between Karystos and Psyra, his land colonist between Megalopolis and Sparts, spends 1 food and 1 sestertus for a house in Sparta, and 1 brick, 1 wine, and 4 sestertii for a house in Psyra.
Bill plays a Tribune, resetting his hand and gaining 6 sestertii.
Dave plays a Smith, gaining 2 tools.
Kevin plays a Senator, spending wine to gain a Prefect.
Bill plays a Prefect in Locris, gaining food and wine.
Dave plays a Tribune, resetting his hand, gaining 7 sestertii, and spending 1 food and 1 tool for a sea colonist in Athenae.
Kevin plays a Prefect in Laconia, gaining 1 tool and 1 brick.  Dave gains 2 tools.
Bill plays a Diplomat, copying Kevin's Prefect in Thessalia, gaining 1 brick and 1 tool.
Dave plays a Prefect in Attica, gaining 2 wine and 1 food.  The Praefectus Magnus is passed to Bill.
Kevin plays a Prefect in the Cyclades, gaining 1 food and 1 cloth.  Bill gains a tool.
Bill plays a Diplomat, copying Dave's Prefect, resetting the commotidies and gaining 11 sestertii.
Dave plays a Mercator, gaining 5 sestertii, selling 2 tools for 10 sestertii, and buying 4 brick for 12 sestertii.
Kevin plays a Magister, replaying his Prefect in Achaia, gaining 2 wine and 1 brick.
Bill plays a Senator, spending food, brick, and tools for the Farmer and wine and tools for the Prefect/Architect.
Dave plays a Senator, spending food for a Colonist and wine and brick for a Prefect.
Kevin plays a Mercator, gaining 3 sestertii, selling 2 wine for 12 sestertii, and buying 2 bricks for 6 sestertii.
Bill plays a Prefect in Euboea, gaining 2 cloth and 1 tool.  The Praefectus Magnus is passed to Kevin.
Dave plays a Prefect in Attica, gaining 1 wine and 1 food.
Kevin plays an Architect, moves his land colonist between Argos and Corinthus, spends 1 brick, 1 cloth, and 5 sestertii for a house in Argos, and 1 brick, 1 wine, and 4 sestertii for a house in Corinthus.
Bill plays a Mercator, gains 3 sestertii, sells 2 cloth for 14 sestertii, and buys 2 food for 8 sestertii.
Dave plays a Diplomat, copying Kevin's Architect, moves the land colonist between Thebae and Delphi and a sea colonist between Karystos and Naxos, spends 1 brick, 1 wine, and 4 sestertii for a house in Delphi, 1 brick, 1 tool, and 6 sestertii for a house in Nexos, and 1 brick, 1 food, and 4 sestertii for a house in Karystos.
Kevin plays a Prefect in Argolis, gaining 3 cloth.  The Praefectus Magnus is passed to Dave.
Bill plays an Architect, moves the land colonist between Thremos and Nicopolis, the sea colonist between Melos and Thera, spends 1 brick, 1 food, and 2 sestertii for a house in Nicopolis, and 1 food and 1 sestertus for a house in Thera.
Dave plays the Smith, gaining 3 tools.
Kevin plays a Tribune, resetting his hand, spending 1 food and 1 tool for a sea colonist in Athenae, and gaining 6 sestertii.
Bill plays the Prefect/Architect as a Prefect in the Cyclades, gaining 1 tool and 2 bricks.  Dave and Kevin each receive 1 tool.
Dave plays the Magister, replaying his Smith and gaining 3 tools.
Kevin plays a Prefect in the Sporades, gaining 2 wine.
Bill plays a Magister, replaying the Prefect/Architect as a Prefect in Epirus, gaining 1 food and 1 cloth.
Dave plays a Mercator, gaining 3 sestertii, selling 4 tools for 20 sestertii, and buying 4 food for 16 sestertii.
Kevin plays a Mercator, gaining 3 sestertii, selling 2 cloth for 14 sestertii, and buying 2 food for 8 sestertii.
Bill plays an Architect, moves his sea colonist between Hermione and Kythera, spends 1 brick, 1 food, and 2 sestertii for a house in Hermione, and 1 brick, 1 tool, and 6 sestertii for a house in Keythera.
Dave plays a Colonist, spending 3 tools and 3 food for a sea colonist in Karystos, a land colonist in Methone, and a land colonist in Delphi.
Kevin plays a Diplomat, copying Bill's Architect, moves a sea colonist between Corinthus and Delphi, the land colonist between Corinthus and Thebae, spends 1 brick, 1 wine, and 8 sestertii for a house in Delphi, and 1 brick, 1 food, and 4 sestertii for a house in Thebae.
Bill plays the Farmer, gaining 3 food.
Dave plays a Prefect, resetting the provinces and gaining 11 sestertii.
Kevin plays a Prefect in Argolis, gaining 2 cloth.  Bill gains 1 food.
Bill plays a Tribune, resetting his hand, spending 1 food and 1 tool for a sea colonist in Athenae, and gaining 9 sestertii.
Dave plays an Architect, moving a land colonist between Thermos and Metropolis, a land colonist between Chalcis and Oreos, a sea colonist between Kephallenia and Zakhynthos, and spends 1 food and 1 sestertus for a house in Zakhynthos.
Kevin plays a Prefect in Achaia, gaining 2 wine and 1 brick.
Bill plays a Senator, spending 1 food for a Mason and 2 cloth for a Consul.
Dave plays a Tribune, resetting his hand and gaining 9 sestertii.
Kevin plays a Senator, spends 2 wine for a Mercator, and 1 brick, 1 wine, and 1 cloth for a Vintner.
Bill plays the Mason, gaining 3 brick.
Dave plays a Prefect in Epirus, gaining 2 cloth and 1 brick.  Bill gains a food.  The Praefectus Magnus is passed to Bill.
Kevin plays the Vintner, gaining 4 wine.
Bill plays a Prefect in Thesssalia, gaining 2 tools and 1 brick.  The Praefectus Magnus is passed to Kevin.
Dave plays a Smith, gaining 3 tools.
Kevin plays a Mercator, gaining 5 sestertii, selling 3 wine for 18 sestertii, and buying 3 brick for 9 sestertii.
Bill plays an Architect, moves a sea colonist between Karystos and Skyros, a land colonist between Nicopolis and Metropolis, spends 1 brick, 1 food, and 2 sestertii for a house in Skyros, 1 brick, 1 food, and 6 sestertii for a house in Karystos, and 1 brick, 1 tool, and 3 sestertii for a hosue in Metropolis.
Dave plays the Magister, replaying his Smith and gaining 3 tools.
Kevin plays an Architect, moving a sea colonist between Patre and Kephallenia, a land colonist between Thebae and Chalcis, spends 1 brick, 1 cloth, and 5 sestertii for a house in Kephallenia, and 1 brick, 1 cloth, and 5 sestertii for a house in Chalcis.
Bill plays a Prefect in Euboea, gaining 1 food, 1 tool, and 1 cloth.  Dave gains 1 food.  Kevin gains 1 food and 1 cloth.
Dave plays a Mercator, gaining 5 sestertii, selling 3 tools for 15 sestertii, and buying 4 bricks for 12 sestertii.
Kevin plays a Tribune, resetting his hand, spending 1 food and 1 tool for a land colonist in Athenae, and gaining 7 sestertii.
Bill plays a Consul and spends 1 brick and 1 cloth for the Weaver.
Dave plays a Senator, spends 1 tool for an Architect, and 1 brick and 1 food for a Colonist.
Kevin plays a Diplomat, copying Dave's Senator, spends 1 brick and 1 wine for a Mercator, and 1 food and 1 cloth for a Colonist.
Bill plays a Prefect in the Cyclades, gaining 1 tool and 2 brick.  Dave gains 1 brick and 1 tool.  Kevin gains 1 tool.
Dave plays an Architect, moves a sea colonist between Naxos and Psyra, a land colonist between Sparta and Argos, spends 1 brick, 1 tool, and 6 sestertii for a house in Oreos, 1 brick 1 tool, and 6 sestertii for a house in Metropolis, 1 brick, 1 wine, and 8 sestertii for a house in Psyra, 1 brick, 1 cloth, and 10 sestertii for a house in Argos, and 1 brick, 1 cloth, and 10 sestertii for a house in Kephallenia.
Kevin plays a Prefect in Attica, gaining 3 wine and 1 food.  Dave gains 1 food.  The Praefectus Magnus is passed to Dave.
Bill plays a Diplomat, copying Dave's Architect, moves a land colonist between Nicopolis and Thermos, a sea colonist between Methone and Olympia, spends 1 food and 1 sestertus for a house in Olympia, and 1 brick, 1 tool, and 6 sestertii for a house in Methone.
Dave
plays a Colonist, gaining 11 sestertii.
Kevin plays a Prefect in Laconia, gaining 1 tool and 1 brick.  Bill and Dave each gain 2 tools.
Bill plays a Magister, replaying his Diplomat, copying Kevin's Prefect and resetting the provinces, gaining 13 sestertii.
Dave plays a Mercator, gaining 3 sestertii, selling 3 tools for 15 sestertii, and buying 2 bricks for 6 sestertii.
Kevin plays a Prefect in Achaia, gaining 2 wine and 1 brick.  Bill gains a brick.
Bill plays a Mercator, gains 3 sestertii, sells 3 tools for 15 sestertii, and buys 3 food for 12 sestertii.
Dave plays a Prefect in Attica, gaining 2 wine and 1 food.  The Praefectus Magnus is passed to Bill.
Kevin plays a Senator, spends 1 tool and 1 wine for an Architect, and 2 wine for a Prefect.
Bill plays an Archtiect, moves the land colonist between Delphi and Thebae, a sea colonist between Zakhynthos and Olympia, spends 1 brick, 1 food, and 6 sestertii for a house in Thebae, and 1 food and 2 sestertii for a house in Zakhynthos, using all of his houses and gaining the Concordia card.  All other players get one more turn.
Dave plays an Architect, moves a land colonist between Thermos and Patrae, spends 1 brick, 1 wine, and 8 sestertii for a house in Patrae, and 1 brick, 1 food, and 4 sestertii for a house in Thermos.
Kevin plays an Architect, moves a land colonist between Thermos and Metropolis, spends 1 brick 1 food, and 6 sestertii for a house in Thermos, and 1 brick, 1 tool, and 9 sestertii for a house in Metropolis.

End of Game

Vesta

Bill has 16 points in goods and 20 sestertii for 3VP.  Dave has 10 points in goods and 11 sestertii for 2VP.  Kevin has 12 points in goods and 7 sestertii for 1VP.

Jupiter

Bill has 10 houses in non-brick cities and 4 Jupiter cards for 40VP.  Dave has 13 houses in non-brick cities and 3 Jupiter cards for 39VP.  Kevin has 12 houses in non-brick cities and 3 Jupiter cards for 36VP.

Saturn

Bill has houses in 10 provinces and 3 Saturn cards for 30VP.  Dave has houses in 10 provinces and 3 Saturn cards for 30VP.  Kevin has houses in 10 provinces and 4 Saturn cards for 40VP.

Mercury

Bill produces 3 types of goods and has 1 Mercury card for 6VP.  Dave produces 5 types of goods and has 2 Mercury cards for 20VP.  Kevin produces  5 types of goods and has 3 Mercury cards for 30VP.

Mars

Bill has 3 colonists on the board and 1 Mars card for 6VP.  Dave has 6 colonists on the board and 3 Mars cards for 36VP.  Kevin has 4 colonists on the board and 2 Mars cards for 16VP.

Venus

Bill has at least 2 houses in 5 provinces and 2 Venus cards for 20VP.  Dave has at least 2 houses in 5 provinces and 1 Venus card for 20VP.  Kevin has at least 2 houses in 4 provices and 1 Venus card for 8VP.

Minerva

Mason:  Bill has houses in 5 brick cities for 15VP.

Farmer:  Bill has houses in 6 food cities for 18VP.

Smith:  Dave has houses in 5 tool cities for 15VP.

Vintner:  Kevin has houses in 4 wine cities for 16VP.

Weaver:  Bill has houses in 0 cloth cities for 0VP.

Victory Points


Bill
Dave
Kevin
Concordia
7
0
0
Vesta
3
2
1
Jupiter
40
39
36
Saturn
30
30
40
Mercury
6
20
30
Mars
6
36
16
Venus
20
10
8
Minerva
33
15
16
Total
145
152
147
Congratulations to Dave on his victory!

End of Game Statements

Kevin Wilson:  Close one! I just needed a bit more reach or 1 more resource for my last house and maybe, just maybe….

That 5 house builds 2 or 3 rounds ago was killer! Well done.  Congrats to Dave and thanks to Chris for running the game. Fun as always.

I tried something a bit different this time going with my first Tribune early to get off cycle with the others. My thought was it may open a few more options and allow me to go for some other cards besides Mercators and Architects. But Bill gobble up all those producer cards and that last house was critical, I missed it a lot.

Bill Scharf:  Good game, I got closer to winning than most. I wasn’t in a winning position, but if I didn’t trigger end game someone else would have, and I could use those seven points so… haven’t played Greece before, interesting board. My one defense move was picking up the weaver, it wouldn’t help me, but those that could use it left it there. Game note, don’t do that in future games I’m in please, if I’m out of the running for first I’ll take it. Thanks Chris for running the game, and congratulations to David on his win.

Dave Hooton:  Like Kevin said, it was a close one.

The Venus expansion allowed me to do a 3-tool Smith/Magister/Mercator(3 tools for 3 food)/Colonist sequence that maxed out my colonists, which later allowed me to do the 5-house Architect build which made up for the lost time.

I had my eye on Bill and didn't realize that Kevin was doing even better.

The Players

Player Name

Color

Colonists

Brick

Food

Tools

Wine

Cloth

Houses

Sestertii
Cards in Hand
Last Card Played
Bill Scharf Black
2 land, 1 sea 1
3
1


0
20
4
Architect
Dave Hooton Red


1

1

0
11
4
Architect
Kevin Wilson
Green
1 land, 1 sea



2

1
7
9
Architect


Board
Bill
Dave
Kevin