I almost won a game where I was down 1 Province to 5 Provinces, with no alt-VP, and with Trusty Steed as the only +Actions card in the kingdom.
Copy-pasted the log but I don't think it's very readable. The key idea: I was down 4 Alchemists to 6, and with the limited +Actions that put a hard cap on my handsize. So to catch up, I bought a Mint to trash all my treasure except 1 Gold, 1 Counterfeit, and 2 Potions. That let me play Torturer or Followers every turn (unfortunately I never drew both in the right order), and I was catching up 1 Duchy at a time, which I gained through Artificer/Tournament to avoid having to add any treasure to my deck. It was actually very, very close. I made a mistake on my last turn but it wouldn't have mattered, on my last turn I could at best tie in VP while going 1st, which would have been a loss.
If I had managed to pick up just 1 more Estate on an earlier turn, it would have been the best comeback I've ever done. But I didn't get there, so it's just a loss.
T
starts with 7 Coppers
and 3 Estates
.
T
shuffles their deck.
T
draws 3 Coppers
and 2 Estates
.
E
starts with 7 Coppers
and 3 Estates
.
E
shuffles their deck.
E
draws 3 Coppers
and 2 Estates
.
Turn 1 - Titandrake
T
plays 3 Coppers
.
T
buys and gains a Silver
.
T
draws 4 Coppers
and an Estate
.
Turn 1 - Emeric
E
plays 3 Coppers
.
E
buys and gains a Silver
.
E
draws 4 Coppers
and an Estate
.
Turn 2 - Titandrake
T
plays 4 Coppers
.
T
buys and gains a Potion
.
T
shuffles their deck.
T
draws 3 Coppers
and 2 Estates
.
Turn 2 - Emeric
E
plays 4 Coppers
.
E
buys and gains a Potion
.
E
shuffles their deck.
E
draws 2 Coppers
, a Silver
and 2 Estates
.
Turn 3 - Titandrake
T
plays 3 Coppers
.
T
buys and gains a Market Square
.
T
draws 3 Coppers
, a Silver
and a Potion
.
Turn 3 - Emeric
E
plays a Silver
and a Copper
.
E
buys and gains a Market Square
.
E
draws 4 Coppers
and a Potion
.
Turn 4 - Titandrake
T
plays a Silver
, a Potion
and 3 Coppers
.
T
buys and gains an Alchemist
.
T
shuffles their deck.
T
draws 3 Coppers
and 2 Estates
.
Turn 4 - Emeric
E
plays a Potion
and 3 Coppers
.
E
buys and gains an Alchemist
.
E
shuffles their deck.
E
draws 3 Coppers
and 2 Estates
.
Turn 5 - Titandrake
T
plays 3 Coppers
.
T
buys and gains a Market Square
.
T
draws 2 Coppers
, a Silver
, a Potion
and a Market Square
.
Turn 5 - Emeric
E
plays 3 Coppers
.
E
buys and gains a Market Square
.
E
draws 2 Coppers
, a Silver
, an Estate
and a Market Square
.
Turn 6 - Titandrake
T
plays a Market Square
.
T
draws an Alchemist
.
T
plays an Alchemist
.
T
draws 2 Coppers
.
T
plays a Silver
, a Potion
and 4 Coppers
.
T
buys and gains an Alchemist
and a Market Square
.
T
topdecks an Alchemist
.
T
shuffles their deck.
T
draws 2 Coppers
, a Silver
, an Estate
and an Alchemist
.
Turn 6 - Emeric
E
plays a Market Square
.
E
draws a Potion
.
E
plays a Silver
, a Potion
and a Copper
.
E
buys and gains an Alchemist
.
E
shuffles their deck.
E
draws 3 Coppers
, a Silver
and an Alchemist
.
Turn 7 - Titandrake
T
plays an Alchemist
.
T
draws an Estate
and a Market Square
.
T
plays a Market Square
.
T
draws a Copper
.
T
plays a Silver
and 3 Coppers
.
T
buys and gains a Tournament
.
T
draws 3 Coppers
, an Estate
and a Market Square
.
Turn 7 - Emeric
E
plays an Alchemist
.
E
draws a Copper
and an Estate
.
E
plays a Silver
and 4 Coppers
.
E
buys and gains a Counterfeit
.
E
draws 3 Coppers
, an Alchemist
and a Potion
.
Turn 8 - Titandrake
T
plays a Market Square
.
T
draws a Copper
.
T
plays 4 Coppers
.
T
buys and gains a Market Square
.
T
shuffles their deck.
T
draws 2 Coppers
, an Alchemist
, a Potion
and a Market Square
.
Turn 8 - Emeric
E
plays an Alchemist
.
E
draws 2 Estates
.
E
plays a Potion
and 3 Coppers
.
E
buys and gains an Alchemist
.
E
topdecks an Alchemist
.
E
shuffles their deck.
E
draws a Copper
, an Alchemist
, a Counterfeit
and 2 Market Squares
.
Turn 9 - Titandrake
T
plays an Alchemist
.
T
draws an Estate
and a Market Square
.
T
plays a Market Square
.
T
draws an Estate
.
T
plays a Market Square
.
T
draws a Copper
.
T
plays a Potion
and 3 Coppers
.
T
buys and gains an Alchemist
.
T
topdecks an Alchemist
.
T
draws a Copper
, an Estate
, 2 Alchemists
and a Market Square
.
Turn 9 - Emeric
E
plays an Alchemist
.
E
draws 2 Coppers
.
E
plays a Market Square
.
E
draws a Potion
.
E
plays a Counterfeit
.
E
plays a Copper
.
E
plays a Copper
again.
E
trashes a Copper
.
E
reacts with a Market Square
.
E
discards a Market Square
.
E
gains a Gold
.
E
plays a Potion
and 2 Coppers
.
E
buys and gains an Alchemist
.
E
topdecks an Alchemist
.
E
draws a Copper
, 2 Estates
and 2 Alchemists
.
Turn 10 - Titandrake
T
plays an Alchemist
.
T
draws a Copper
and a Market Square
.
T
plays an Alchemist
.
T
draws 2 Coppers
.
T
plays a Market Square
.
T
draws a Tournament
.
T
plays a Tournament
.
T
draws a Silver
.
T
plays 4 Coppers
.
T
buys a Mint
.
T
trashes 4 Coppers
.
T
reacts with a Market Square
.
T
discards a Market Square
.
T
gains a Gold
.
T
gains a Mint
.
T
shuffles their deck.
T
draws a Copper
, an Estate
, an Alchemist
, a Tournament
and a Market Square
.
Turn 10 - Emeric
E
plays an Alchemist
.
E
draws a Copper
and a Silver
.
E
plays an Alchemist
.
E
draws a Copper
and an Alchemist
.
E
plays an Alchemist
.
E
draws a Copper
and an Estate
.
E
plays a Silver
and 3 Coppers
.
E
buys a Mint
.
E
trashes 3 Coppers
and a Silver
.
E
gains a Mint
.
E
shuffles their deck.
E
draws a Gold
, an Estate
, a Potion
, a Mint
and a Market Square
.
Turn 11 - Titandrake
T
plays an Alchemist
.
T
draws an Estate
and a Market Square
.
T
plays a Tournament
.
T
draws an Alchemist
.
T
plays an Alchemist
.
T
draws a Mint
and a Market Square
.
T
plays a Market Square
.
T
draws a Copper
.
T
plays a Market Square
.
T
draws a Gold
.
T
plays a Market Square
.
T
draws a Market Square
.
T
plays a Market Square
.
T
draws a Silver
.
T
plays a Mint
.
T
reveals a Gold
.
T
gains a Gold
.
T
plays a Gold
, a Silver
and 2 Coppers
.
T
buys and gains a Province
.
T
shuffles their deck.
T
draws 2 Coppers
, an Estate
, an Alchemist
and a Potion
.
Turn 11 - Emeric
E
plays a Market Square
.
E
draws an Alchemist
.
E
plays an Alchemist
.
E
draws an Estate
and an Alchemist
.
E
plays an Alchemist
.
E
draws a Copper
and an Alchemist
.
E
plays an Alchemist
.
E
draws a Copper
and a Counterfeit
.
E
plays a Mint
.
E
reveals a Gold
.
E
gains a Gold
.
E
plays a Counterfeit
.
E
plays a Copper
.
E
plays a Copper
again.
E
trashes a Copper
.
E
plays a Gold
, a Potion
and a Copper
.
E
buys and gains an Alchemist
and a Market Square
.
E
topdecks 3 Alchemists
.
E
draws an Estate
, 3 Alchemists
and a Market Square
.
Turn 12 - Titandrake
T
plays an Alchemist
.
T
draws 2 Golds
.
T
plays 2 Golds
, a Potion
and 2 Coppers
.
T
buys and gains an Alchemist
.
T
topdecks an Alchemist
.
T
draws a Copper
, an Estate
, an Alchemist
, a Tournament
and a Market Square
.
Turn 12 - Emeric
E
plays an Alchemist
.
E
draws a Copper
and an Alchemist
.
E
plays an Alchemist
.
E
shuffles their deck.
E
draws a Mint
and a Market Square
.
E
plays an Alchemist
.
E
draws an Estate
and a Counterfeit
.
E
plays an Alchemist
.
E
draws an Estate
and a Potion
.
E
plays a Mint
.
E
reveals a Counterfeit
.
E
gains a Counterfeit
.
E
plays a Counterfeit
.
E
plays a Copper
.
E
plays a Copper
again.
E
trashes a Copper
.
E
reacts with a Market Square
.
E
discards a Market Square
.
E
gains a Gold
.
E
reacts with a Market Square
.
E
discards a Market Square
.
E
gains a Gold
.
E
plays a Potion
.
E
buys and gains an Alchemist
.
E
topdecks 4 Alchemists
.
E
draws 5 Alchemists
.
Turn 13 - Titandrake
T
plays an Alchemist
.
T
draws an Estate
and a Market Square
.
T
plays a Market Square
.
T
draws a Silver
.
T
plays a Market Square
.
T
draws an Alchemist
.
T
plays an Alchemist
.
T
draws a Province
and a Market Square
.
T
plays a Tournament
.
T
reveals a Province
.
T
discards a Province
.
T
gains a Trusty Steed
.
T
draws a Trusty Steed
.
T
plays a Trusty Steed
.
T
draws a Mint
and a Market Square
.
T
plays a Market Square
.
T
draws an Alchemist
.
T
plays an Alchemist
.
T
shuffles their deck.
T
draws a Gold
and a Province
.
T
plays a Market Square
.
T
draws a Potion
.
T
plays a Mint
.
T
reveals a Gold
.
T
gains a Gold
.
T
plays a Gold
, a Silver
, a Potion
and a Copper
.
T
buys and gains a Counterfeit
.
T
topdecks 3 Alchemists
.
T
draws a Copper
and 4 Alchemists
.
Turn 13 - Emeric
E
plays an Alchemist
.
E
draws a Copper
and a Gold
.
E
plays an Alchemist
.
E
draws a Gold
and a Market Square
.
E
plays an Alchemist
.
E
shuffles their deck.
E
draws a Mint
and a Counterfeit
.
E
plays an Alchemist
.
E
draws a Gold
and a Potion
.
E
plays an Alchemist
.
E
draws 2 Estates
.
E
plays a Market Square
.
E
draws a Gold
.
E
plays a Mint
.
E
reveals a Gold
.
E
gains a Gold
.
E
plays a Counterfeit
.
E
plays a Gold
.
E
plays a Gold
again.
E
trashes a Gold
.
E
plays 3 Golds
, a Potion
and a Copper
.
E
buys and gains 2 Provinces
.
E
topdecks 5 Alchemists
.
E
draws 5 Alchemists
.
Turn 14 - Titandrake
T
plays an Alchemist
.
T
draws a Copper
and a Gold
.
T
plays an Alchemist
.
T
shuffles their deck.
T
draws an Estate
and a Trusty Steed
.
T
plays a Trusty Steed
.
T
draws a Gold
and a Market Square
.
T
plays an Alchemist
.
T
draws a Silver
and a Province
.
T
plays an Alchemist
.
T
draws a Copper
and an Estate
.
T
plays a Market Square
.
T
draws a Market Square
.
T
plays a Market Square
.
T
draws a Market Square
.
T
plays a Market Square
.
T
draws an Estate
.
T
plays 2 Golds
, a Silver
and 3 Coppers
.
T
buys and gains a Torturer
.
T
buys a Mint
.
T
trashes 3 Coppers
, a Silver
and 2 Golds
.
T
gains a Mint
.
T
draws a Gold
, a Potion
, a Mint
, a Counterfeit
and a Market Square
.
Turn 14 - Emeric
E
plays an Alchemist
.
E
draws an Alchemist
and a Market Square
.
E
plays an Alchemist
.
E
draws an Estate
and a Market Square
.
E
plays an Alchemist
.
E
shuffles their deck.
E
draws a Province
and a Counterfeit
.
E
plays an Alchemist
.
E
draws a Gold
and a Counterfeit
.
E
plays an Alchemist
.
E
draws 2 Golds
.
E
plays an Alchemist
.
E
draws a Potion
and a Market Square
.
E
plays a Market Square
.
E
draws a Province
.
E
plays a Market Square
.
E
draws an Estate
.
E
plays a Market Square
.
E
draws an Estate
.
E
plays 3 Golds
, a Potion
and 2 Counterfeits
.
E
buys and gains a Province
and a Market Square
.
E
topdecks 6 Alchemists
.
E
draws 5 Alchemists
.
Turn 15 - Titandrake
T
plays a Market Square
.
T
draws a Tournament
.
T
plays a Tournament
.
T
shuffles their deck.
T
draws a Mint
.
T
plays a Mint
.
T
reveals a Potion
.
T
gains a Potion
.
T
plays a Gold
and a Counterfeit
.
T
buys and gains an Artificer
.
T
draws a Province
, 2 Alchemists
and 2 Market Squares
.
Turn 15 - Emeric
E
plays an Alchemist
.
E
draws a Gold
and an Alchemist
.
E
plays an Alchemist
.
E
draws a Copper
and a Mint
.
E
plays an Alchemist
.
E
shuffles their deck.
E
draws a Gold
and a Province
.
E
plays an Alchemist
.
E
draws 2 Market Squares
.
E
plays an Alchemist
.
E
draws a Gold
and an Estate
.
E
plays an Alchemist
.
E
draws a Gold
and a Counterfeit
.
E
plays a Market Square
.
E
draws a Market Square
.
E
plays a Market Square
.
E
draws a Potion
.
E
plays a Market Square
.
E
draws a Province
.
E
plays a Mint
.
E
reveals a Gold
.
E
gains a Gold
.
E
plays a Counterfeit
.
E
plays a Gold
.
E
plays a Gold
again.
E
trashes a Gold
.
E
plays 3 Golds
, a Potion
and a Copper
.
E
buys and gains 2 Provinces
.
E
topdecks 6 Alchemists
.
E
draws 5 Alchemists
.
Turn 16 - Titandrake
T
plays an Alchemist
.
T
draws an Estate
and a Trusty Steed
.
T
plays an Alchemist
.
T
draws an Estate
and an Alchemist
.
T
plays an Alchemist
.
T
draws an Estate
and a Market Square
.
T
plays a Trusty Steed
.
T
draws a Torturer
and an Alchemist
.
T
plays a Torturer
.
T
shuffles their deck.
T
draws a Tournament
, a Market Square
and an Artificer
.
E
discards 2 Alchemists
.
T
plays a Tournament
.
T
reveals a Province
.
T
discards a Province
.
T
gains a Followers
.
T
draws a Followers
.
T
plays an Alchemist
.
T
draws a Gold
and a Potion
.
T
plays an Artificer
.
T
draws a Potion
.
T
plays a Market Square
.
T
draws a Mint
.
T
plays a Market Square
.
T
draws a Counterfeit
.
T
plays a Market Square
.
T
draws a Mint
.
T
plays a Followers
.
T
shuffles their deck.
T
draws a Province
.
T
gains an Estate
.
E
gains a Curse
.
T
plays a Counterfeit
.
T
plays a Gold
.
T
plays a Gold
again.
T
trashes a Gold
.
T
reacts with a Market Square
.
T
discards a Market Square
.
T
gains a Gold
.
T
plays a Potion
.
T
buys and gains a Duchy
and a Tournament
.
T
topdecks 4 Alchemists
.
T
shuffles their deck.
T
draws a Duchy
and 4 Alchemists
.
Turn 16 - Emeric
E
plays an Alchemist
.
E
draws an Alchemist
and a Market Square
.
E
plays an Alchemist
.
E
draws an Estate
and a Counterfeit
.
E
plays an Alchemist
.
E
draws an Estate
and a Province
.
E
plays an Alchemist
.
E
shuffles their deck.
E
draws a Gold
and a Province
.
E
plays a Market Square
.
E
draws a Province
.
E
plays a Counterfeit
.
E
plays a Gold
.
E
plays a Gold
again.
E
trashes a Gold
.
E
buys and gains an Estate
and a Duchy
.
E
draws a Curse
, a Copper
, a Province
and 2 Market Squares
.
Turn 17 - Titandrake
T
plays an Alchemist
.
T
draws a Potion
and a Mint
.
T
plays an Alchemist
.
T
draws a Counterfeit
and a Market Square
.
T
plays an Alchemist
.
T
draws a Gold
and an Estate
.
T
plays an Alchemist
.
T
draws an Estate
and a Market Square
.
T
plays a Market Square
.
T
draws a Tournament
.
T
plays a Market Square
.
T
draws a Followers
.
T
plays a Tournament
.
E
reveals a Province
.
T
plays a Followers
.
T
draws a Potion
and a Mint
.
T
gains an Estate
.
E
gains a Curse
.
E
discards a Curse
and a Province
.
T
plays a Gold
and 2 Potions
.
T
topdecks 4 Alchemists
.
T
draws 4 Alchemists
and an Artificer
.
Turn 17 - Emeric
E
plays a Market Square
.
E
draws a Potion
.
E
plays a Market Square
.
E
draws an Alchemist
.
E
plays an Alchemist
.
E
draws a Province
and a Mint
.
E
plays a Mint
.
E
reveals a Potion
.
E
gains a Potion
.
E
plays a Potion
and a Copper
.
E
topdecks an Alchemist
.
E
draws 2 Golds
, an Estate
and 2 Alchemists
.
Turn 18 - Titandrake
T
plays an Alchemist
.
T
draws 2 Market Squares
.
T
plays an Alchemist
.
T
draws a Tournament
and a Trusty Steed
.
T
plays an Alchemist
.
T
draws an Estate
and a Torturer
.
T
plays an Alchemist
.
T
draws an Estate
and a Province
.
T
plays a Trusty Steed
.
T
shuffles their deck.
T
draws an Estate
and a Mint
.
T
plays a Market Square
.
T
draws a Market Square
.
T
plays a Market Square
.
T
draws a Potion
.
T
plays a Market Square
.
T
draws a Counterfeit
.
T
plays an Artificer
.
T
draws a Potion
.
T
discards 3 Estates
, a Potion
and a Mint
.
T
gains an Artificer
.
T
plays a Torturer
.
T
draws a Gold
, a Market Square
and an Artificer
.
E
discards a Gold
and an Estate
.
T
plays an Artificer
.
T
draws an Estate
.
T
plays a Tournament
.
T
reveals a Province
.
T
discards a Province
.
T
gains a Duchy
.
T
draws a Duchy
.
T
plays a Market Square
.
T
draws a Duchy
.
T
plays a Gold
, a Potion
and a Counterfeit
.
T
buys and gains a Duchy
.
T
topdecks 4 Alchemists
.
T
draws 4 Alchemists
and a Followers
.
Turn 18 - Emeric
E
plays an Alchemist
.
E
draws a Counterfeit
and a Market Square
.
E
plays an Alchemist
.
E
shuffles their deck.
E
draws a Gold
and a Potion
.
E
plays a Market Square
.
E
draws an Estate
.
E
plays a Counterfeit
.
E
plays a Gold
.
E
plays a Gold
again.
E
trashes a Gold
.
E
plays a Gold
and a Potion
.
E
buys and gains an Estate
and a Province
.
E
topdecks 2 Alchemists
.
E
draws a Curse
, 3 Alchemists
and a Potion
.
Turn 19 - Titandrake
T
plays an Alchemist
.
T
draws an Estate
and a Tournament
.
T
plays an Alchemist
.
T
shuffles their deck.
T
draws a Mint
and a Tournament
.
T
plays an Alchemist
.
T
draws a Potion
and a Market Square
.
T
plays an Alchemist
.
T
draws a Duchy
and an Artificer
.
T
plays a Market Square
.
T
draws an Estate
.
T
plays a Tournament
.
T
draws an Estate
.
T
plays a Tournament
.
T
draws a Duchy
.
T
plays an Artificer
.
T
draws a Duchy
.
T
discards 2 Estates
and 3 Duchies
.
T
gains a Duchy
.
T
plays a Followers
.
T
draws a Gold
and a Duchy
.
T
gains an Estate
.
E
gains a Curse
.
E
discards a Curse
and an Alchemist
.
T
plays a Gold
and a Potion
.
T
buys and gains a Duchy
.
T
topdecks 4 Alchemists
.
T
draws 4 Alchemists
and a Trusty Steed
.
Turn 19 - Emeric
E
plays an Alchemist
.
E
draws an Estate
and a Counterfeit
.
E
plays an Alchemist
.
E
draws a Curse
and a Province
.
E
plays a Potion
and a Counterfeit
.
E
topdecks 2 Alchemists
.
E
draws 2 Estates
, a Province
and 2 Alchemists
.
Turn 20 - Titandrake
T
plays an Alchemist
.
T
draws a Potion
and a Market Square
.
T
plays an Alchemist
.
T
draws an Estate
and a Province
.
T
plays an Alchemist
.
T
draws a Torturer
and a Market Square
.
T
plays an Alchemist
.
T
draws an Estate
and a Counterfeit
.
T
plays a Trusty Steed
.
T
draws a Mint
and an Artificer
.
T
plays a Market Square
.
T
draws a Market Square
.
T
plays a Market Square
.
T
shuffles their deck.
T
draws a Gold
.
T
plays a Market Square
.
T
draws a Duchy
.
T
plays a Torturer
.
T
draws 2 Estates
and a Potion
.
E
discards 2 Estates
.
T
plays an Artificer
.
T
draws a Duchy
.
T
discards 3 Estates
and 2 Duchies
.
T
gains a Duchy
.
T
plays a Mint
.
T
reveals a Gold
.
T
gains a Gold
.
T
plays a Gold
and a Counterfeit
.
T
plays a Potion
.
T
plays a Potion
again.
T
trashes a Potion
.
T
buys and gains a Duchy
.
T
draws an Estate
, 2 Duchies
, a Mint
and a Market Square
.
Turn 20 - Emeric
E
plays an Alchemist
.
E
draws a Province
and a Market Square
.
E
plays an Alchemist
.
E
draws a Province
and an Alchemist
.
E
plays an Alchemist
.
E
draws a Duchy
and an Alchemist
.
E
plays an Alchemist
.
E
draws a Gold
and a Province
.
E
plays a Market Square
.
E
draws a Market Square
.
E
plays a Market Square
.
E
draws a Mint
.
E
plays a Mint
.
E
reveals a Gold
.
E
gains a Gold
.
E
plays a Gold
.
E
buys and gains an Estate
.
E
shuffles their deck.
E
draws a Curse
, a Copper
, an Estate
, an Alchemist
and a Market Square
.
Turn 21 - Titandrake
T
plays a Market Square
.
T
draws a Tournament
.
T
plays a Tournament
.
T
draws a Followers
.
T
plays a Followers
.
T
draws a Tournament
and an Artificer
.
T
gains an Estate
.
E
gains a Curse
.
E
discards a Curse
and an Estate
.