Game 44714I started this game with a plan of Fishing Village - Salvager into Wharves and probably some Peddlers with my extra buys. Then on turn 8, as my Wharf engine began to get rolling, I had a hand with both Salvager and Peddler. Which, during the action phase, costs 8. This realization made me feel clever.
After I did this twice, my opponent noticed and bought Salvagers to do the same, but at that point I had already pulled too far ahead. I Salvaged one last Peddler to buy the last 2 Provinces and win.
The final deck composition is also odd:
#1 Auroch: 37 points (6 Provinces and an Estate); 11 turns
opening: Fishing Village / Salvager
[30 cards] 4 Fishing Villages, 4 Wharves, 2 Caravans, 2 Peddlers, 2 Salvagers, 9 Coppers, 1 Estate, 6 Provinces
#2 Barvo Johson: 15 points (2 Provinces and 3 Estates); 10 turns
opening: Caravan / Fishing Village
[29 cards] 6 Wharves, 3 Caravans, 3 Peddlers, 2 Fishing Villages, 2 Salvagers, 7 Coppers, 1 Silver, 3 Estates, 2 Provinces
Over the course of the game, only 1 Silver and 0 Gold were purchased.