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« on: April 19, 2013, 09:27:11 am »
5P IRL game. In the kingdom:
Caravan, Develop, Duke, Highway, Ironmonger, King's Court, Peddler, Tactician, Throne Room, Wharf
Jerry and Julia both took early Provinces, and when they did I told them, "I don't know about that. This is clearly a megaturn game, you want all your green at once. One Province now will just make it harder for to take 7 later." Spoiler alert: You see where this is going.
The turn that made people start declaring me the inevitable winner I drew for Tactician, played KC-Wharf, bought the last 2 KC and the last 3 Peddlers.
The next turn I played Highway x2, KC-KC-Ironmonger($, $, card)-Peddler-Peddler, Peddler. Now my deck was completely drawn and the only action remaining was the Tac. As I considered playing it, I counted aloud my coin from actions, my buys, and my discount. Then I bought Highway, Highway, Wharf.
And as I was shuffling and Bret was starting his turn, I suddenly went, "Wait. I didn't play my treasure? I was holding another $11, I had another buy, I totally would have taken that last Highway." Followed by, "And if I didn't play the treasure, why didn't I play the Tac?" But that was my fault, no take-backs, too late, too bad. Put it in Greatest Misclicks, I guess.
So Bret took the Highway instead.
I usually want to know What Might Have Been, so I checked after the fact. With Tac in play, my next turn was easily Highway x4, KC-KC-Wharf-Wharf-KC-Peddler-Peddler-Peddler. $20 with treasure, 8 buys, buy 5 Provinces and the last 3 Caravans, win. Without Tac, good but not as good. Either way, it never happened.
Jerry had $8, 2 buys, 2 Highways. He considered Province-Caravan, realized there were only 2 more Wharfs, bought them. Won with 15 points.
Whoops.
