Samoyed

Round 9

Hunt receives 1 food.

Geggus draws 1 sheep and 1 cattle from the Veterinarian. Both are returned.

Hunt grows his family.

Geggus collects 6 wood from the 2 wood space.

Hooton moves a sheep from his house to the Wildlife Reserve, then collects 2 wild boar, placing 1 in his house and 1 in the Wildlife Reserve.

York spends 1 food to play the Undergardener occupation, using the Bread Paddle to bake 1 grain into 2 food.

Hunt collects 1 stone, 1 reed, and 1 food, plus an additional food from the Fish Trap.

Geggus spends 9 wood and 6 reeds to build 3 rooms, plus 2 wood for 1 stable.

Hooton becomes first player and plays a Shepherd's Pipe.

York does Day Labor, gaining 2 food, 1 grain from the Seasonal Worker, and 1 vegetable from the Undergardener.

Hunt collects 3 stone.

Hooton visits the Traveling Players, gaining 4 food, then uses the Acrobat to collect 1 grain.

Harvest Phase 3

The Field Phase

York harvests 1 grain.

Feeding the Family

Hooton slaughters 1 sheep, gaining 2 food with the Meat-Seller, then uses 6 food.

York uses 4 food.

Hunt uses the Stone Carver to convert 1 stone into 3 food, then uses 7 food.

Geggus uses 4 food.

Breeding Phase

Hooton gains 1 wild boar.

Round 10

Hunt receives 1 food.

Geggus draws 2 sheep the Veterinarian, keeping 1 and returning the other.

Hooton grows his family.

York collects 6 wood from the 3 wood space.

Hunt collects 6 clay from the 2 clay space.

Geggus becomes first player and pays 1 wood for a Stable (card goes to Hooton), and using the Businessman, spends 1 reed for a Lasso.

Hooton slaughters and cooks a wild boar for 3 food, then collects 2 sheep.

York sows 1 grain and 1 vegetable and bakes 1 grain into bread for 2 food.

Hunt collects 1 stone, 1 reed, and 1 food, plus another food from the Fish Trap.

Geggus spends 1 food to play the Tennant Farmer occupation, receiving 1 sheep, 1 wild boar, and 1 cattle. The sheep and cattle are slaughtered for 6 food.

Hooton collects 2 reeds.

Hunt collects 3 wood from the 1 wood space.

Hunt spends 5 clay and 2 reeds to build a room, and 2 wood to build a stable.

Round 11

Hunt receives 1 food.

Geggus draws 1 sheep and 1 wild board from the Veterinarian, returning both.

Geggus grows his family and spends 2 wood for an Animal Pen.

Hooton collects 4 wood from the 2 wood space.

York spends 14 wood to build fences.

Hunt collects 1 stone, 1 reed, and 1 food, plus another food from the Fish Trap.

Geggus collects a vegetable.

Hooton becomes first player and spends 1 wood for a Spindle.

York collects 2 wild boars.

Hunt spends 5 stone and 1 reed to renovate to a stone house.

Hooton collects 3 wood from the 3 wood space.

Hunt gains 2 food from the Patron and spends 1 food to play the Manservent occupation, gaining 3 food on each remaining round space.

Hooton spends 2 wood and 2 reeds to add a room to his hut, then spends 2 wood for a stable.

Harvest Phase 4

The Field Phase

York harvests 1 grain and 1 vegetable. Hooton gains 1 food from the Spindle.

Feeding the Family

Hooton slaughters 2 sheep, gaining 4 food with the Meat-Seller, then uses 8 food.

York uses 4 food.

Hunt uses the Stone Carver to convert 1 stone into 3 food, then uses 8 food.

Geggus uses 5 food.

Breeding Phase

Hooton and York each gain 1 wild boar.

Round 12

Hunt receives 4 food.

Geggus receives 2 food and draws 1 sheep and 1 cattle from the Veterinarian, returning both.

Hooton grows his family and spends 1 wood for a Wooden Strongbox.

York collects 2 cattle, cooking 1 for 3 food.

Hunt collects 3 wood from the 3 wood space.

Geggus plows a field and plants a vegetable on it.

Hooton collects 2 reeds.

York collects 1 reed, 1 stone, and 1 food.

Hunt collects 2 wood from the 1 wood space.

Geggus collects 4 clay from the 2 clay space.

Hooton converts 1 wild boar to 3 food, then spends 1 food to play the Hobby Farmer occupation, immediately sowing the vegetable received.

Hunt collects 1 grain.

Geggus becomes first player.

Hooton collects 2 sheep.

Hunt plows a field.

Round 13

Hunt receives 4 food.

Geggus receives 2 food and draws 2 sheep from the Veterinarian, keeping 1 and converting it into 2 food, and returning 1.

Geggus grows his family.

Hooton collects 4 wood from the 2 wood space.

York collects 1 stone, 1 reed, and 1 food.

Hunt grows his family.

Geggus collects 5 clay from the 1 clay space.

Hooton spends 2 wood and 2 reeds to add a room, then spends 2 wood for a stable.

York goes fishing, gaining 6 food.

Hunt plows a field and sows 1 grain.

Geggus spends 5 clay and 1 reed to renovate his hut to clay.

Hooton collects 2 wild boar.

Hunt collects 3 wood from the 3 wood space.

Hooton spends 1 food to play the Wooden Hut Builder occupation.

Hunt spends 8 wood to build fences.

Hooton becomes first player and pays 1 wood to play the Stable card, which goes to York.

Harvest Phase 5

The Field Phase

Hooton harvests 1 vegetable and gains 1 food from the Spindle.

York harvests 1 grain and 1 vegetable.

Hunt harvests 1 grain.

Geggus harvests 1 vegetable.

Feeding the Family

Hooton slaughters 2 wild boar and 1 sheep for 8 food using the Meat-Seller and uses 10 food.

York uses 4 food.

Hunt uses 9 food.

Geggus uses 7 food.

Breeding Phase

Hooton gains 1 wild boar and 1 sheep and York gains 1 wild boar.

Round 14

Hunt receives 4 food.

Geggus receives 2 food and draws 2 wild boar from the Veterinarian, keeping 1 and converting it into 3 food, and returning 1.

Hooton plows a field and sows a vegetable.

York spends 5 wood and 2 reeds to add a room to his hut, then spends 2 wood for a stable.

Hunt collects 3 wood from the 3 wood space.

Geggus collects 5 stone.

Hooton collects 2 cattle.

York grows his family and plays Madonna Statue, removing the Bread Paddle and Fireplace.

Hunt spends 3 wood to build fences.

Geggus collects 2 reeds.

Hooton plows a field.

Hunt collects 2 sheep.

Geggus grows his family.

Hooton collects 1 wild boar.

Hunt takes a vegetable.

Geggus spends 5 stone and 1 reed to renovate to a stone house, then spends 3 clay and 1 stone for a clay oven.

Hooton visits the Traveling Players, gaining 5 food.

Hunt sows a grain and a vegetable.

Hooton uses the Acrobat to move from the Traveling Players to gain a grain.

Harvest Phase 6

The Field Phase

Hooton harvests 2 vegetables and gains 1 food from the Spindle.

York harvests 1 grain.

Hunt harvests 2 grain and 1 vegetable.

Geggus harvests 1 vegetable.

Feeding the Family

Hooton slaughters 1 wild boar and 1 sheep for 5 food using the Meat-Seller and uses 10 food.

York uses 5 food.

Hunt uses 10 food.

Geggus uses 9 food.

Breeding Phase

Hooton gains 1 cattle, 1 wild boar, and 1 sheep and slaughters a cattle for 4 food.

York gains 1 wild boar.

Hunt gains 1 sheep.

Players

Victory Points

Congratulations to Dave Hooton on his victory!

End of Game Statements

Andy York: Congrats to Dave on a fine win. I ended up about where I usually do - at the bottom. This is another game I don't really have a good handle on, and here it really shows. Thanks, as always, to Chris H. for his amazing GMing effort.

Christopher Hunt: Congratulations to Dave for his victory. Many thanks to Chris H. Brought a fireplace and never used it! High score due to Yeoman Farmer.

Chris Geggus: Never in the hunt. Congrats to both Dave and Christopher for leaving the rest of us well behind. Thanks to Chris as ever. I was always one turn too late on everything, except food. Needed wood - gone, needed growth - gone, needed start player - gone, needed everything – gone!

Dave Hooton: Thanks to Chris H. for running the game, and an honorable mention to Christopher who had the game almost won before my accountants stepped in.

With Wood Hut Builder, Wooden Strongbox, and Axe, my strategy wrote itself. One who suffered from my strategy was Andy sitting behind me, because until the end I never left two reed on the reed space.

However, my entire game almost came crashing down at the end of the second year. Andy took first player on Turn 4 and again on Turn 5, leaving me last player at a crucial time much like last time. As I fell behind schedule, it looked like I might not have enough food if I tried to accomplish some necessary tasks. For a similar situation, see the hilarious and informative "Hitler gets a begging card" video on YouTube.com.

However, a miracle took place on Turn 5 when people stayed out of my way, I got first player, and was able to make up much of the lost ground on Turn 6.