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Dominion => Puzzles and Challenges => Topic started by: kazztawdal on June 14, 2011, 01:21:29 pm

Title: Potential Puzzle: Buying every card
Post by: kazztawdal on June 14, 2011, 01:21:29 pm

In a solitaire game using the stardard pile-size of a non-Colony 2-player game, what is the quickest way to buy (or gain) all but one of each Kingdom card, Treasure card, Victory card, and Curse?  You can, of course, determine the Kingdom cards, and assume perfect draw luck.

I don't think we necessarily need a solution to get people's contributions for legal answers.  In fact, it might be fun to share solutions outright and see if people can improve on them.  Up to you guys.

I'll submit something after work.

Title: Re: Potential Puzzle: Buying every card
Post by: Kuildeous on June 14, 2011, 02:01:32 pm

Do you have to buy them, or does gaining cards qualify?

Title: Re: Potential Puzzle: Buying every card
Post by: Thisisnotasmile on June 14, 2011, 02:07:57 pm

Do they have to remain in your deck, or can you trash them? If the latter, I see watchtower being in every suggested solution.

Title: Re: Potential Puzzle: Buying every card
Post by: kazztawdal on June 14, 2011, 02:48:03 pm

Quote from: Kuildeous on June 14, 2011, 02:01:32 pm

Do you have to buy them, or does gaining cards qualify?

Ah, sorry, yeah.  "Gaining" them is fine.

Quote from: Thisisnotasmile on June 14, 2011, 02:07:57 pm

Do they have to remain in your deck, or can you trash them? If the latter, I see watchtower being in every suggested solution.

Great point... as it's just for fun anyway, I suppose people could write a solution either way.

Title: Re: Potential Puzzle: Buying every card
Post by: david707 on June 14, 2011, 07:39:26 pm

18 turns without perfect shuffle: http://dominion.isotropic.org/gamelog/201106/14/game-20110614-163806-d5902dda.html

Title: Re: Potential Puzzle: Buying every card
Post by: Saucery on June 14, 2011, 08:16:46 pm

I'm willing to bet most new puzzles are solvable using the ironworks/kc/bridge/nobles solution from puzzle 1.

Title: Re: Potential Puzzle: Buying every card
Post by: Nimmy on June 15, 2011, 03:38:25 am

It feels good to have all these red crosses... (I did this a long time ago and didn't try to optimize it, you can do way better)

(http://ejeandel.free.fr/dominion.jpg)

Title: Re: Potential Puzzle: Buying every card
Post by: Geronimoo on June 15, 2011, 08:50:36 am

+1000 points in 10 turns and almost the entire board gone (some curses and coppers left). No perfect shuffle!

http://dominion.isotropic.org/gamelog/201106/15/game-20110615-054436-3324db68.html

Obviously not a solution to this puzzle, but this was fun ;D

Title: Re: Potential Puzzle: Buying every card
Post by: kazztawdal on June 15, 2011, 10:04:55 am

lol, amazing

Title: Re: Potential Puzzle: Buying every card
Post by: Mean Mr Mustard on June 17, 2011, 02:48:21 pm

You broke Dominion.  Nice job, Geronimoo ;)

Title: Re: Potential Puzzle: Buying every card
Post by: Randal FTW on June 17, 2011, 10:51:49 pm

Quote from: Geronimoo on June 15, 2011, 08:50:36 am

+1000 points in 10 turns and almost the entire board gone (some curses and coppers left). No perfect shuffle!

http://dominion.isotropic.org/gamelog/201106/15/game-20110615-054436-3324db68.html

Obviously not a solution to this puzzle, but this was fun ;D

(http://www.up-urs.net/files/1308365492notworthy.gif)