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Title: Menagerie hype general
Post by: Awaclus on March 03, 2020, 04:16:39 pm
Post your fun Menagerie preview games here.

I'll start with this Procession/Fortress/Supplies/Kiln game in which I gained 9 Kilns, 4 Processions, a Fortress and a Province on turn 9:

Turn 9 - Awaclus
A starts their turn.
A gets +$1.
A plays a Procession.
A plays a Horse.
A draws a Procession and an Amulet.
A gets +1 Action.
A returns a Horse to the Horse pile.
Procession can no longer move Horse (it already moved).
A plays a Horse again.
A draws 2 Supplies.
A gets +1 Action.
A gains a Procession.
A plays a Procession.
A plays a Horse.
A draws a Copper and a Supplies.
A gets +1 Action.
A returns a Horse to the Horse pile.
Procession can no longer move Horse (it already moved).
A plays a Horse again.
A draws 2 Processions.
A gets +1 Action.
A gains a Procession.
A plays a Procession.
A plays a Procession.
A plays a Horse.
A shuffles their deck.
A draws 2 Processions.
A gets +1 Action.
A returns a Horse to the Horse pile.
Procession can no longer move Horse (it already moved).
A plays a Horse again.
A gets +1 Action.
A gains a Procession.
A plays a Procession again.
A plays a Procession.
A plays a Procession.
A plays a Fortress.
A shuffles their deck.
A draws a Procession.
A gets +2 Actions.
A plays a Fortress again.
A gets +2 Actions.
A trashes a Fortress.
A puts a Fortress into their hand.
A gains a Kiln.
A plays a Procession again.
A plays a Procession.
A plays a Fortress.
A shuffles their deck.
A draws a Kiln.
A gets +2 Actions.
A plays a Fortress again.
A gets +2 Actions.
A trashes a Fortress.
A puts a Fortress into their hand.
A gains a Kiln.
A plays a Procession again.
A plays a Kiln.
A gets +$2.
A plays a Kiln again.
A gains a Kiln.
A gets +$2.
A trashes a Kiln.
A trashes a Procession.
A gains a Kiln.
A trashes a Procession.
A gains a Kiln.
A plays a Procession again.
A gains a Procession.
A plays a Fortress.
A shuffles their deck.
A draws a Kiln.
A gets +2 Actions.
A plays a Fortress again.
A draws a Kiln.
A gets +2 Actions.
A trashes a Fortress.
A puts a Fortress into their hand.
A gains a Kiln.
A trashes a Procession.
A gains a Kiln.
A trashes a Procession.
A gains a Kiln.
A plays a Kiln.
A gets +$2.
A plays a Kiln.
A gains a Kiln.
A gets +$2.
A plays a Fortress.
A gains a Fortress.
A draws a Kiln.
A gets +2 Actions.
A plays a Kiln.
A gets +$2.
A plays an Amulet.
A trashes a Copper.
A plays a Supplies.
A gains a Horse.
A plays a Supplies.
A gains a Horse.
A plays a Supplies.
A gains a Horse.
A buys and gains a Province.
A draws a Procession, a Kiln and 3 Horses.

Too bad Triumph wasn't in the set.
Title: Re: Menagerie hype general
Post by: markusin on March 03, 2020, 08:58:53 pm
I had a great time with Procession/Fortress/Livery vs. the rat. I failed to notice Wall was there, but hey you can have all your horses run off on the last turn. Just be careful to not play all your liverys on the last turn in a wall game.
Title: Re: Menagerie hype general
Post by: Awaclus on March 05, 2020, 12:24:16 pm
Commerce and Livery have a funny interaction. Livery gains Horses which is an extra card for Commerce to count, and then Commerce gains a lot of Golds which means you gain a gorillion Horses.
Title: Re: Menagerie hype general
Post by: 4est on March 05, 2020, 03:43:48 pm
Same with Livery and Populate.  With a few Liveries in play, it's not hard to gain nearly 40 cards with one click. 
Title: Re: Menagerie hype general
Post by: hhelibebcnofnena on March 05, 2020, 06:53:34 pm
a gorillion

Is that more or less than a gazillion?
Title: Re: Menagerie hype general
Post by: Awaclus on March 06, 2020, 03:18:02 am
a gorillion

Is that more or less than a gazillion?

Yes.
Title: Re: Menagerie hype general
Post by: mxdata on March 06, 2020, 04:05:40 pm
Same with Livery and Populate.  With a few Liveries in play, it's not hard to gain nearly 40 cards with one click.
Just think of what you could so with Commerce, Populate, and Livery.  Play (at least) three liveries.  Have $15 to spend and two buys.  Buy populate.  All the kingdom cards happen to be Action cards costing $4 or more.  Get 30 Horses (3x10) emptying the pile.  Buy Commerce.  You've gained 11 differently-named cards (the 10 cards Populate gave you + Horses).  Gain 11 Golds

You've just gained 51 cards in one turn with just two buys!
Title: Re: Menagerie hype general
Post by: Awaclus on March 06, 2020, 04:23:37 pm
Mastermind+Bridge is pretty crazy, it's way easier to line up than KC/Bridge. Just emptied Provinces in 11 turns without any crazy engine.
Title: Re: Menagerie hype general
Post by: mxdata on March 06, 2020, 04:23:52 pm
Same with Livery and Populate.  With a few Liveries in play, it's not hard to gain nearly 40 cards with one click.
Just think of what you could so with Commerce, Populate, and Livery.  Play (at least) three liveries.  Have $15 to spend and two buys.  Buy populate.  All the kingdom cards happen to be Action cards costing $4 or more.  Get 30 Horses (3x10) emptying the pile.  Buy Commerce.  You've gained 11 differently-named cards (the 10 cards Populate gave you + Horses).  Gain 11 Golds

You've just gained 51 cards in one turn with just two buys!

One way that would be possible: Kingdom is all Action cards, with at least 8 being $4 or more, plus Snowy Village.  You play Snowy Village + 4 Liveries, with a Gold in hand.  4 Liveries = $3 each * 4 cards = $12.  Snowy Village gives you an extra buy, and the Gold gives you an extra $3, so you now have $15 and two buys.  Then Populate gives you 10 cards, 8 or 9 of which trigger Livery's bonus.  Since there's only a total of 30 Horses, it doesn't actually matter whether it's 8 or 9 that are $4 or more.  You can't actually gain the 32 or 36 that the math would give you
Title: Re: Menagerie hype general
Post by: Wizard_Amul on March 06, 2020, 04:25:08 pm
Same with Livery and Populate.  With a few Liveries in play, it's not hard to gain nearly 40 cards with one click.
Just think of what you could so with Commerce, Populate, and Livery.  Play (at least) three liveries.  Have $15 to spend and two buys.  Buy populate.  All the kingdom cards happen to be Action cards costing $4 or more.  Get 30 Horses (3x10) emptying the pile.  Buy Commerce.  You've gained 11 differently-named cards (the 10 cards Populate gave you + Horses).  Gain 11 Golds

You've just gained 51 cards in one turn with just two buys!

Now I want to see this game with Tower and Triumph also in the kingdom.
Title: Re: Menagerie hype general
Post by: mxdata on March 06, 2020, 06:15:00 pm
Same with Livery and Populate.  With a few Liveries in play, it's not hard to gain nearly 40 cards with one click.
Just think of what you could so with Commerce, Populate, and Livery.  Play (at least) three liveries.  Have $15 to spend and two buys.  Buy populate.  All the kingdom cards happen to be Action cards costing $4 or more.  Get 30 Horses (3x10) emptying the pile.  Buy Commerce.  You've gained 11 differently-named cards (the 10 cards Populate gave you + Horses).  Gain 11 Golds

You've just gained 51 cards in one turn with just two buys!

Now I want to see this game with Tower and Triumph also in the kingdom.

Or Tomb with a Watchtower in hand
Title: Re: Menagerie hype general
Post by: mxdata on March 06, 2020, 09:13:31 pm
Mastermind + Livery is a nice combination that came up in a game I just played.  +$9 gives you enough for a Province even without any other money!  PLUS at least three horses - more if you have a source of extra buys, although there weren't any in that particular game