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Just played two Alt-VP games
« on: December 04, 2012, 02:28:46 pm »
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For many reasons, I'm a fan of Alt-VP.  Finding when it is right, or making it work, are some of the most satisfying Dominion moments for me.

I just played two such games.


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In the first, I played a similarly-ranked opponent, and won in 17 turns with:
5 Harems
6 Islands
7 Silk Roads [23 Victory Cards]
4 Estates
1 Province
= 67 points

Against my opponent's:
3 Harems
2 Islands
1 Silk Road [17 Victory Cards]
3 Estates
2 Duchies
6 Provinces
= 59 points

Harems, Islands, and Silk Roads were all gone.

Now, 17 turns may seem like long, but I wasn't racing Provinces, and forcing him to get more than 4 gave me the time I needed to drain the three piles for the win.  There were none of the traditional Silk Road gainers on the board (if there were, I would have been using them instead).  The only non-VP action card in my deck was a single Margrave.  Essentially, I played BM+X for Alt-VP instead of Provs.  And Villages were on the board (Bazaar).  Very fun!

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In the second game, against a lower-ranked opponent, the exact kingdom was:

Colony/Platinum

Counting House
Rabble
Tactician
Tribute
Walled Village
Shanty Town
Warehouse
Pawn
Transmute
Vineyard

I opened Potion/Silver.  On first $5, I bought a Tactician.  On first P, I bought a Transmute.  Buying as many actions as I could to fuel a Rabble-draw engine.  Pawn for the +Buy.  The only treasure I bought after the initial two turns was two Platina.

The key component was the Transmutes.  I used them to gain two Gold from Estate-trashing, but after that, I trashed all of my Coppers so as to gain extra Transmutes!  Essentially, I was going for both Vineyards AND Colonies.

I won with:
4 Colonies
6 Vineyards [18 Action cards]
2 Provinces
1 Duchy
= 91 points

Against my opponent's:
4 Colonies
1 Vineyards [9 Action cards]
2 Provinces
3 Estates
= 58 points

Ended on Colonies in 25 turns.  I was amazed at how going for both Vineyards and Colonies worked out for me.  It was pretty fun to see it work.

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Granted, both of these games could have been played better.  I'm not claiming that they were perfect, nor that my opponents played perfectly and that I out-strategized them.  Luck may have been a significant factor.  But Alt-VP is still fun.  ;D
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