Makes me want to do a long Bob Dylan song, but I've got to find the right one.
Hmmm. "Tangled Up in Blue", about buying too many Reaction cards with nothing to react to? "The Times They Are A'Changin'" about Second Edition cards? "Hurricane" about I'm not sure what, but I'd really love to hear it?
Ha! I had the same thought re: Tangled up in Blue, but the song is so damn sprawling it was too intimidating.
Visions of Dame Anna?
Challenge accepted. The thing about Bob Dylan is his style kind of wanders so much that you don't have to really adhere to a super strict syllable count and you can kind of tweak the delivery to make it flow however you want to fit the meter so it's not quite as hard as it seems at first.
Having said that, here's Tangled Up In Blue: A comedy of errors starring your favorite reaction cards.
Early one game I played a witch
He revealed me a moat
Left me looking like a fool
Left him happy to gloat
They said those attacking fives
Would sure make things insane
They never did tell me that little guy
Was a universal bane
I was hoping for some silver and gold
As two cards came my way
But I got colliding terminals
I could not even play
What I just drew
Tangled up in blue
He had 5 cards ready to go
I thought that needed to change
Played my militia but then lo
He started to do something strange
Picked up a pair to give him more
And then discarded down
That diplomat had something in store
Acts like a shanty town
He had actions, buys and draw
And somehow drew his deck
My attack be came a flaw
I knew I’d soon be wrecked
GG to you
Tangled up in blue
I saw a beggar gardens board
I thought it might be slick
To try a little variation of
A well known base set trick
So I stacked my deck as well I could
To get it all nice and fat
But I never did noticed what I should,
There were colonies and plats
And all the while my gardens grew
As they were easy to feed
I gained a lot of coppers
But I never gained the lead
Should’ve thought this through
Tangled up in blue
He opened up a lucky 5/2
And went with fool’s gold, mint
At first impression I hadn’t a clue
But I started to take the hint
And later on as his deck got thin
I kinda got the gist of his game
He was surely bound to win
If I didn’t start to do the same
I gathered all my hard earned cash
Fools gold covered the cost
Bought my mint but then the gold got trashed
This game was all but lost
I’m just screwed
Tangled up in blue
I was looking at junk dealer
And market squares in my hand
Looking for a game sealer,
A megaturn was planned
I got me a copper good to trash
And discarded all the squares
I couldn’t resist the flood of gold
My economy was unfair
Well later on after several draws
I found myself in a bind
I got myself to 20 yes
But I only had one buy
Now this is true
Tangled up in blue
We were playing an ugly board
A long and nasty slog
Neither of us had hardly scored
It wasn’t a pretty log
Horse traders was my best bet
To boost me up and get to five
The game was not decided yet
My hope was still alive
Next turn when the horses came out
They came with no support
There was no benefit of the doubt
Even when I’m going for some sort
Of duchy/duke
Tangled up in blue
So now I’m gonna get him good
Gonna hit him with mountebank
A copper and a curse there should
Make sure his ship has sank
Some might call it lucky
Some may call it cheap
Me I call it getting even
Trying to avoid the sweep
I handed him the pair of junk
And then he smiled at me
His watchtower meant my plan stunk
And he even gained 2 VP
From Tomb
Tangled up in bluuuuuuue