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NoMoreFun:
Challenge 1: Find the highest possible score from Plateau Shepherds.

Challenge 2: Receive over 100 points from Plateau Shepherds in the fewest turns

Challenge 3: Receive over 200 points from Plateau Shepherds in the fewest turns

Rules:
* No Black Market
* You can assume perfect shuffle luck for hypotheticals (or try this challenge for yourself)
* No removed 1E cards (No Ambassador)

Holger:
In multiplayer games, I get the highest number for challenge 1 with the following kingdom:

Card                   Number of $2 cards (including starting cards)
Imp gainer          13
Pixie                   11
Tracker               11
Bauble                10 (+any number of Favors)
6 other $2 cards: 60
Estates:              15
                         -------------
                         120 $2 cards, for 240 VP

infangthief:

--- Quote from: Holger on June 14, 2022, 08:11:25 am ---In multiplayer games, I get the highest number for challenge 1 with the following kingdom:

Card                   Number of $2 cards (including starting cards)
Imp gainer          13
Pixie                   11
Tracker               11
Bauble                10 (+any number of Favors)
6 other $2 cards: 60
Estates:              15
                         -------------
                         120 $2 cards, for 240 VP

--- End quote ---
With Inheritance and Lurker (as one of the $2 cards) you can gain everyone else's Estates out of the trash, for another 9.

IlstrawberrySeed:
lurker can get you another 15 in 6 player games, rather than just 9 from 4 player games.

Additionally, black market can add some. There are 53 2-cost cards, but 6 are events or heirlooms, so 47. With the 1 imp gainer, you have 39 2-cost cards eligible for BM, making black market an increase of 29 cards or 58vp.

Masquerade is another way to get the estates from another player, and get the 3 heirlooms. loosing the 9 from lurker (one into the BM deck), that gives an additional 6 cards or 12 vp. Of course, linked cards in the BM deck.

Why are pixie and tracker 11 in the math? Assuming that’s right, 164 cards and 328vp.

Holger:

--- Quote from: IlstrawberrySeed on October 01, 2022, 06:29:59 pm ---lurker can get you another 15 in 6 player games, rather than just 9 from 4 player games.

Additionally, black market can add some. There are 53 2-cost cards, but 6 are events or heirlooms, so 47. With the 1 imp gainer, you have 39 2-cost cards eligible for BM, making black market an increase of 29 cards or 58vp.

Masquerade is another way to get the estates from another player, and get the 3 heirlooms. loosing the 9 from lurker (one into the BM deck), that gives an additional 6 cards or 12 vp. Of course, linked cards in the BM deck.

Why are pixie and tracker 11 in the math? Assuming that’s right, 164 cards and 328vp.

--- End quote ---

Black Market is not allowed according to the OP. ;-)

Both Pixie and Tracker are a pile of 10 $2 kingdom cards plus a $2 heirloom, so 11 $2 cards each.

Masquerade could indeed give you another 5 Pouches and Goats each in 6p-games, but without BM you lose a 10-card $2 pile, so it doesn't change the total VP you can get.

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