Puzzling is all the rage these days, so here’s one more. It’s fiendishly difficult, but should be a doozy if you’re smart, eager and young, which is likely because you’re reading this forum!
Here’s the situation: Ken0 (good friend of mine and a level 10-ish) and I have started a 2-player game on isotropic using the default card selection. The game is very friendly and we engage in some inane chatter.
Ken0: I just beat theory two games in a row
Geronimoo: wow, good job!
Geronimoo: he must have been pissed
Ken0: yeah, I’m too now
Ken0: cebelerating with my good fiernd Jack Daniesl
Geronimoo:
Ken0: stupid kebyaord
Amazingly Ken won against the bane of 5000 players, but I doubt he’ll be able to beat me in his current state. I manage to accumulate 5 Provinces and feeling pretty good about myself. Ken’s only green in sight is the little goblin dancing in front of his eyes, but he’s still able to win this game.
Here ‘s what’s left of the board at the start of my turn:
10 kingdoms:
1 City, 9 Bridge, 8 Gardens, 10 Ironworks, 9 Woodcutter, 9 Fishing Village, 8 Wharves, 9 Laboratory, 7 Pawns, 10 King’s Court
The other cards:3 Provinces, 8 Duchies, 8 Estates, 10 Curses, 6 Golds are gone, 10 Silvers are gone, some Coppers are gone (Ken0 bought a few due to misclicks)
I buy the last City with my $5. The puzzle starts at Ken0’s turn. You wouldn’t believe it , but Ken0 (curse him!) will still win. However, he needs your help!
Make Ken win before he passes out, so be quick! Really, really quick! No, actually much quicker than that!
Use as few turns as possible!Apart from the 5 Provinces I’m not going to tell you the rest of my deck’s contents, nor Ken’s. You can figure that out for yourselves.
You may assume perfect shuffle luck for Ken0 and awful luck for Geronimoo…
No spoilers, there are hints built into the puzzle