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Why not?

[Awaclus]

He got unlucky earlier in the game and then this. This has got to be the most painful way to lose an Innovation game: you can't draw, or you lose the game; you can't activate a dogma, or you will share, and draw a card as a bonus from the sharing, and lose the game; the only thing to do is to meaninglessly meld your cards, but the game just doesn't end.

You should have activated Banking meaninglessly twice on two turns to force him to lose the game when he draws.

That doesn't work

Yup, that's the point. The Banking doesn't work so I could've just wasted my actions on it, eventually forcing him to either draw a card or activate a dogma. The thought actually did cross my mind at that time, but I decided not to be a dickhead.

[popsofctown]

He has publications and 8's in hand.  I can't see everything, but its conceivable he could win.

[Awaclus]

He has publications and 8's in hand.  I can't see everything, but its conceivable he could win.

He can't activate Publications though, or he would share and attempt to draw a [11]. I didn't check the log to see what was in his hand (and because I don't remember all the cards yet, I only keep track of the important ones), but since he didn't meld anything useful on his turn 15, probably there was nothing useful in his hand.

[popsofctown]

He has publications and 8's in hand.  I can't see everything, but its conceivable he could win.

He can't activate Publications though, or he would share and attempt to draw a [11]. I didn't check the log to see what was in his hand (and because I don't remember all the cards yet, I only keep track of the important ones), but since he didn't meld anything useful on his turn 15, probably there was nothing useful in his hand.

That might be giving him too much credit, you're talking about the same guy who managed to find his way into such a dismal board state..

[Awaclus]

He has publications and 8's in hand.  I can't see everything, but its conceivable he could win.

He can't activate Publications though, or he would share and attempt to draw a [11]. I didn't check the log to see what was in his hand (and because I don't remember all the cards yet, I only keep track of the important ones), but since he didn't meld anything useful on his turn 15, probably there was nothing useful in his hand.

That might be giving him too much credit, you're talking about the same guy who managed to find his way into such a dismal board state..

He indeed was on a lower level than me, but I don't think he was *that* bad (also I don't think I'm that good). Knowing what to do when you don't have a clear goal and there are lots of options is difficult, but when there's only one thing you can possibly do, it isn't that difficult to tell whether or not you can do it or not*. Also, he Math'd into a Printing Press with an empty score pile earlier, which was partly bad play (not being prepared for a possible PP) but mostly bad luck.

*EDIT: Well, that was one funny sentence. I'll just leave it like that.

EDIT 2: Checked the log. Cards in his hand were Quantum Theory and Mass Media. I had a Sailing in my hand so both cards would've caused him to draw a card.