Game Found HereCourtyard, Squire, Storeroom, Urchin, Spice Merchant, Bazaar, Contraband, Cultist, Mystic, Peddler
I will discuss the entire game and my thought process. This loss really has gotten me pissed. Man.
------------ Game Setup ------------
Supply cards: Courtyard, Squire, Storeroom, Urchin, Spice Merchant, Bazaar, Contraband, Cultist, Mystic, Peddler, Copper, Silver, Gold, Estate, Duchy, Province, Curse, Ruins
Rating system: pro
Seprix - starting cards: Necropolis, Overgrown Estate, Hovel, Copper, Copper, Copper, Copper, Copper, Copper, Copper
Nikita Galkin - starting cards: Necropolis, Overgrown Estate, Hovel, Copper, Copper, Copper, Copper, Copper, Copper, Copper
Seprix - shuffles deck
Nikita Galkin - shuffles deck
Seprix - draws Copper, Hovel, Necropolis, Overgrown Estate, Copper
Nikita Galkin - draws Copper, Overgrown Estate, Copper, Necropolis, Copper Okay, so I start with 2/5. I know this will be good, and I'm already planning Cultist/Squire as my opening. I am aware of Urchin/Urchin being possible for my opponent to do, so I know I have to act quickly to slam him with so much crap that he can't connect his Urchins.---------- Seprix: turn 1 ----------
Seprix - plays 2 Copper
Seprix - buys Squire
Seprix - gains Squire
Seprix - draws Copper, Copper, Copper, Copper, Copper
---------- Nikita Galkin: turn 1 ----------
Nikita Galkin - plays 3 Copper
Nikita Galkin - buys Urchin
Nikita Galkin - gains Urchin
Nikita Galkin - draws Copper, Copper, Hovel, Copper, CopperWith that first Urchin buy, I know he's going to get the second one. An idea pops in my mind where I can use Urchin myself and Cultist to get my own Mercenary so I can trash my Squire for an extra attack card. ---------- Seprix: turn 2 ----------
Seprix - plays 5 Copper
Seprix - buys Cultist
Seprix - gains Cultist
Seprix - shuffles deck
Seprix - draws Squire, Copper, Necropolis, Copper, Overgrown Estate
---------- Nikita Galkin: turn 2 ----------
Nikita Galkin - plays 4 Copper
Nikita Galkin - buys Urchin
Nikita Galkin - gains Urchin
Nikita Galkin - shuffles deck
Nikita Galkin - draws Copper, Copper, Copper, Hovel, CopperStandard protocol. ---------- Seprix: turn 3 ----------
Seprix - plays Squire
Seprix - gains Silver
Seprix - plays 2 Copper
Seprix - buys Urchin
Seprix - gains Urchin
Seprix - draws Copper, Copper, Copper, Cultist, Hovel
---------- Nikita Galkin: turn 3 ----------
Nikita Galkin - plays 4 Copper
Nikita Galkin - buys Silver
Nikita Galkin - gains Silver
Nikita Galkin - draws Urchin, Copper, Copper, Copper, UrchinI kill two birds with one stone, gaining an Urchin AND a Silver. I think my development is doing better than his right now, though I know the storm cloud is looming. ---------- Seprix: turn 4 ----------
Seprix - plays Cultist
Seprix - draws Copper, Copper
Nikita Galkin - gains Ruined Village
Seprix - plays 5 Copper
Seprix - buys Cultist
Seprix - gains Cultist
Seprix - shuffles deck
Seprix - draws Cultist, Urchin, Necropolis, Copper, Squire
---------- Nikita Galkin: turn 4 ----------
Nikita Galkin - plays Urchin
Nikita Galkin - draws Necropolis
Seprix - discards Necropolis
Nikita Galkin - plays Urchin
Nikita Galkin - trashes Urchin
Nikita Galkin - gains Mercenary
Nikita Galkin - draws Overgrown Estate
Nikita Galkin - plays 3 Copper
Nikita Galkin - buys Silver
Nikita Galkin - gains Silver
Nikita Galkin - shuffles deck
Nikita Galkin - draws Mercenary, Copper, Silver, Urchin, Copper My plan continues, and he connects his Urchins. This sucks, but it's livable.---------- Seprix: turn 5 ----------
Seprix - plays Squire
Seprix - takes 2 actions
Seprix - plays Urchin
Seprix - draws Silver
Nikita Galkin - discards Silver
Seprix - plays Cultist
Seprix - trashes Urchin
Seprix - gains Mercenary
Seprix - draws Copper, Copper
Nikita Galkin - gains Ruined Library
Seprix - plays 3 Copper, 1 Silver
Seprix - buys Cultist
Seprix - gains Cultist
Seprix - draws Overgrown Estate, Copper, Copper, Copper, Hovel
---------- Nikita Galkin: turn 5 ----------
Nikita Galkin - plays Urchin
Nikita Galkin - draws Copper
Seprix - discards Overgrown Estate
Nikita Galkin - plays Mercenary
Nikita Galkin - trashes Urchin
Nikita Galkin - gains Mercenary
Nikita Galkin - trashes Copper, Copper
Nikita Galkin - draws Copper, Copper
Seprix - discards Hovel
Nikita Galkin - plays 3 Copper
Nikita Galkin - buys Bazaar
Nikita Galkin - gains Bazaar
Nikita Galkin - draws Copper, Silver, Hovel, Copper, Overgrown Estate Okay, so it's going nicely. I have a Mercenary too, and I can cut off his circulation with ruins and discarding attacks.---------- Seprix: turn 6 ----------
Seprix - plays 3 Copper
Seprix - buys Silver
Seprix - gains Silver
Seprix - draws Copper, Cultist
Seprix - shuffles deck
Seprix - draws Copper, Copper, Silver
---------- Nikita Galkin: turn 6 ----------
Nikita Galkin - plays 2 Copper, 1 Silver
Nikita Galkin - buys Urchin
Nikita Galkin - gains Urchin
Nikita Galkin - draws Ruined Village, Necropolis
Nikita Galkin - shuffles deck
Nikita Galkin - draws Bazaar, Copper, MercenaryHe gets another Urchin, as expected. I start to wonder whether I made the right call with my deck, but it's too late now, and I continue forward. ---------- Seprix: turn 7 ----------
Seprix - plays Cultist
Seprix - draws Cultist, Mercenary
Nikita Galkin - gains Survivors
Seprix - plays Cultist
Seprix - draws Copper, Hovel
Nikita Galkin - gains Ruined Library
Seprix - plays 4 Copper, 1 Silver
Seprix - buys Gold
Seprix - gains Gold
Seprix - draws Copper, Copper, Silver, Squire, Overgrown Estate
---------- Nikita Galkin: turn 7 ----------
Nikita Galkin - plays Bazaar
Nikita Galkin - draws Copper
Nikita Galkin - plays Mercenary
Nikita Galkin - trashes Ruined Village, Necropolis
Nikita Galkin - draws Copper, Silver
Seprix - discards Overgrown Estate
Seprix - discards Copper
Nikita Galkin - plays 3 Copper, 1 Silver
Nikita Galkin - buys Bazaar
Nikita Galkin - gains Bazaar
Nikita Galkin - draws Urchin, Copper, Hovel, Overgrown Estate, Ruined LibraryI draw my Mercenary dead, and he hits me with his. Bad start. ---------- Seprix: turn 8 ----------
Seprix - plays Squire
Seprix - gains Silver
Seprix - plays 1 Copper, 1 Silver
Seprix - buys Silver
Seprix - gains Silver
Seprix - draws Copper, Necropolis, Cultist
Seprix - shuffles deck
Seprix - draws Cultist, Silver
---------- Nikita Galkin: turn 8 ----------
Nikita Galkin - plays Urchin
Nikita Galkin - draws Copper
Seprix - discards Copper
Nikita Galkin - plays Ruined Library
Nikita Galkin - draws Mercenary
Nikita Galkin - plays 2 Copper
Nikita Galkin - buys Squire
Nikita Galkin - gains Squire
Nikita Galkin - draws Silver
Nikita Galkin - shuffles deck
Nikita Galkin - draws Mercenary, Copper, Copper, Squire
---------- Seprix: turn 9 ----------
Seprix - plays Necropolis
Seprix - plays Cultist
Seprix - draws Cultist, Copper
Nikita Galkin - gains Ruined Market
Seprix - plays Cultist
Seprix - draws Copper, Copper
Nikita Galkin - gains Ruined Village
Seprix - plays Cultist
Seprix - draws Copper, Silver
Nikita Galkin - gains Survivors
Seprix - plays 4 Copper, 2 Silver
Seprix - buys Gold
Seprix - gains Gold
Seprix - draws Copper, Mercenary, Squire, Hovel, Copper
---------- Nikita Galkin: turn 9 ----------
Nikita Galkin - plays Squire
Nikita Galkin - takes 2 actions
Nikita Galkin - plays Mercenary
Nikita Galkin - trashes Copper, Copper
Nikita Galkin - draws Ruined Library, Copper
Seprix - discards Hovel
Seprix - discards Copper
Nikita Galkin - plays Ruined Library
Nikita Galkin - draws Copper
Nikita Galkin - plays 2 Copper, 1 Silver
Nikita Galkin - buys Bazaar
Nikita Galkin - gains Bazaar
Nikita Galkin - draws Urchin, Survivors, Bazaar, Copper, Overgrown Estate
---------- Seprix: turn 10 ----------
Seprix - plays Squire
Seprix - takes 2 actions
Seprix - plays Mercenary
Seprix - trashes Copper
Seprix - draws Gold, Silver, Overgrown Estate, Silver
Seprix - shuffles deck
Seprix - draws CultistI'm giving him fuel, and I'm cutting off circulation for myself as well because I don't have money to do anything, because he keeps using Mercenaries. He smartly buys Bazaar, which I should have done. He is eyeing a 3-pile with Ruins/Bazaar/Peddler, though I don't realize it yet. ---------- Nikita Galkin: turn 10 ----------
Nikita Galkin - plays Urchin
Nikita Galkin - draws Mercenary
Seprix - discards Overgrown Estate
Nikita Galkin - plays Bazaar
Nikita Galkin - draws Silver
Nikita Galkin - plays Mercenary
Nikita Galkin - trashes Urchin
Nikita Galkin - gains Mercenary
Nikita Galkin - trashes Overgrown Estate, Survivors
Nikita Galkin - draws Hovel
Nikita Galkin - draws Bazaar, Ruined Library
Seprix - discards Silver
Nikita Galkin - plays Bazaar
Nikita Galkin - shuffles deck
Nikita Galkin - draws Copper
Nikita Galkin - plays Ruined Library
Nikita Galkin - draws Mercenary
Nikita Galkin - plays Mercenary
Nikita Galkin - trashes Hovel, Copper
Nikita Galkin - draws Silver, Squire
Nikita Galkin - plays 2 Silver, 1 Copper
Nikita Galkin - buys Bazaar
Nikita Galkin - gains Bazaar
Nikita Galkin - draws Mercenary, Copper, Ruined Village, Ruined Market, Survivors
---------- Seprix: turn 11 ----------
Seprix - plays Cultist
Seprix - draws Mercenary, Copper
Nikita Galkin - gains Abandoned Mine
Seprix - plays 1 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Copper
Seprix - buys Gold
Seprix - gains Gold
Seprix - draws Cultist, Silver, Gold, Silver, SquireMy first Gold, my plan is a quick BM deck with consistent $8 draw, to quickly win before he can clean up his deck and blow me up. I also draw my Mercenary dead again, frustrating me further. ---------- Nikita Galkin: turn 11 ----------
Nikita Galkin - plays Mercenary
Nikita Galkin - trashes Ruined Market, Survivors
Nikita Galkin - draws Ruined Library, Bazaar
Seprix - discards Silver
Seprix - discards Silver
Nikita Galkin - plays 1 Copper
Nikita Galkin - buys Squire
Nikita Galkin - gains Squire
Nikita Galkin - shuffles deck
Nikita Galkin - draws Abandoned Mine, Bazaar, Mercenary, Squire, Copper
---------- Seprix: turn 12 ----------
Seprix - plays Squire
Seprix - takes 2 actions
Seprix - plays Cultist
Seprix - draws Copper, Copper
Nikita Galkin - gains Abandoned Mine
Seprix - plays 2 Copper, 1 Gold
Seprix - buys Cultist
Seprix - gains Cultist
Seprix - draws Hovel, Copper, Cultist, Copper, Necropolis
---------- Nikita Galkin: turn 12 ----------
Nikita Galkin - plays Bazaar
Nikita Galkin - draws Ruined Village
Nikita Galkin - plays Mercenary
Nikita Galkin - trashes Ruined Village, Abandoned Mine
Nikita Galkin - draws Copper, Silver
Seprix - discards Hovel
Seprix - discards Copper
Nikita Galkin - plays Squire
Nikita Galkin - takes 2 buys
Nikita Galkin - plays 2 Copper, 1 Silver
Nikita Galkin - buys Bazaar
Nikita Galkin - gains Bazaar
Nikita Galkin - buys Peddler
Nikita Galkin - gains Peddler
Nikita Galkin - draws Ruined Library, Bazaar, Bazaar, Ruined Library, SquireI realize his plan to buy out 3-piles, and I know I have to quickly put the game out of reach, though I don't want to Green yet, since his Mercenary attack constantly puts me with bad hands and I'm sure I can't survive if I green now. ---------- Seprix: turn 13 ----------
Seprix - plays Necropolis
Seprix - plays Cultist
Seprix - draws Copper
Seprix - shuffles deck
Seprix - draws Hovel
Nikita Galkin - gains Ruined Library
Seprix - draws Gold, Copper, Copper, Copper, Gold
---------- Nikita Galkin: turn 13 ----------
Nikita Galkin - plays Bazaar
Nikita Galkin - draws Mercenary
Nikita Galkin - plays Mercenary
Nikita Galkin - trashes Ruined Library, Ruined Library
Nikita Galkin - draws Silver, Bazaar
Seprix - discards Copper
Seprix - discards Copper
Nikita Galkin - plays Bazaar
Nikita Galkin - draws Mercenary
Nikita Galkin - plays Bazaar
Nikita Galkin - shuffles deck
Nikita Galkin - draws Peddler
Nikita Galkin - plays Peddler
Nikita Galkin - draws Ruined Library
Nikita Galkin - plays Mercenary
Nikita Galkin - trashes Ruined Library, Silver
Nikita Galkin - draws Bazaar, Mercenary
Nikita Galkin - plays Bazaar
Nikita Galkin - draws Squire
Nikita Galkin - plays Squire
Nikita Galkin - takes 2 buys
Nikita Galkin - plays Squire
Nikita Galkin - takes 2 actions
Nikita Galkin - plays Mercenary
Nikita Galkin - buys Bazaar
Nikita Galkin - gains Bazaar
Nikita Galkin - buys Bazaar
Nikita Galkin - gains Bazaar
Nikita Galkin - buys Peddler
Nikita Galkin - gains Peddler
Nikita Galkin - draws Bazaar, Abandoned Mine, Copper, Silver, CopperI get a terrible draw, only barely hurting him before he goes nuclear on his turn. I'm starting to worry about my chances. ---------- Seprix: turn 14 ----------
Seprix - plays 2 Gold, 1 Copper
Seprix - buys Cultist
Seprix - gains Cultist
Seprix - draws Cultist, Overgrown Estate, Copper, Silver, Silver
---------- Nikita Galkin: turn 14 ----------
Nikita Galkin - plays Bazaar
Nikita Galkin - shuffles deck
Nikita Galkin - draws Bazaar
Nikita Galkin - plays Bazaar
Nikita Galkin - draws Bazaar
Nikita Galkin - plays Bazaar
Nikita Galkin - draws Bazaar
Nikita Galkin - plays Bazaar
Nikita Galkin - draws Mercenary
Nikita Galkin - plays Mercenary
Nikita Galkin - trashes Abandoned Mine, Copper
Nikita Galkin - draws Squire, Peddler
Seprix - discards Overgrown Estate
Seprix - discards Copper
Nikita Galkin - plays Peddler
Nikita Galkin - draws Mercenary
Nikita Galkin - plays Squire
Nikita Galkin - takes 2 buys
Nikita Galkin - plays Mercenary
Nikita Galkin - trashes Copper, Silver
Nikita Galkin - draws Mercenary, Peddler
Nikita Galkin - plays Peddler
Nikita Galkin - draws Bazaar
Nikita Galkin - plays Bazaar
Nikita Galkin - draws Bazaar
Nikita Galkin - plays Bazaar
Nikita Galkin - draws Squire
Nikita Galkin - plays Squire
Nikita Galkin - takes 2 buys
Nikita Galkin - plays Mercenary
Nikita Galkin - buys Squire
Nikita Galkin - gains Squire
Nikita Galkin - buys Squire
Nikita Galkin - gains Squire
Nikita Galkin - buys Bazaar
Nikita Galkin - gains Bazaar
Nikita Galkin - buys Bazaar
Nikita Galkin - gains Bazaar
Nikita Galkin - buys Peddler
Nikita Galkin - gains Peddler
Nikita Galkin - draws Bazaar
Nikita Galkin - shuffles deck
Nikita Galkin - draws Peddler, Squire, Bazaar, Peddler His early Squire buying is paying off, and my plan is falling apart. He can keep gaining pieces and I can't do anything about it, because he keeps sending me to the stone age with those blasted Mercenaries.---------- Seprix: turn 15 ----------
Seprix - plays Cultist
Seprix - draws Cultist, Mercenary
Seprix - plays Cultist
Seprix - draws Gold, Squire
Seprix - plays 2 Silver, 1 Gold
Seprix - buys Cultist
Seprix - gains Cultist
Seprix - draws Cultist, Silver, Silver
Seprix - shuffles deck
Seprix - draws Copper, Necropolis
---------- Nikita Galkin: turn 15 ----------
Nikita Galkin - plays Bazaar
Nikita Galkin - draws Peddler
Nikita Galkin - plays Bazaar
Nikita Galkin - draws Mercenary
Nikita Galkin - plays Peddler
Nikita Galkin - draws Squire
Nikita Galkin - plays Peddler
Nikita Galkin - draws Bazaar
Nikita Galkin - plays Peddler
Nikita Galkin - draws Mercenary
Nikita Galkin - plays Bazaar
Nikita Galkin - draws Bazaar
Nikita Galkin - plays Squire
Nikita Galkin - takes 2 buys
Nikita Galkin - plays Squire
Nikita Galkin - takes 2 buys
Nikita Galkin - plays Bazaar
Nikita Galkin - draws Squire
Nikita Galkin - plays Squire
Nikita Galkin - takes 2 buys
Nikita Galkin - plays Mercenary
Nikita Galkin - trashes Mercenary
Nikita Galkin - buys Bazaar
Nikita Galkin - gains Bazaar
Nikita Galkin - buys Peddler
Nikita Galkin - gains Peddler
Nikita Galkin - buys Peddler
Nikita Galkin - gains Peddler
Nikita Galkin - buys Peddler
Nikita Galkin - gains Peddler
Nikita Galkin - buys Peddler
Nikita Galkin - gains Peddler
Nikita Galkin - buys Peddler
Nikita Galkin - gains Peddler
Nikita Galkin - buys Peddler
Nikita Galkin - gains Peddler
Nikita Galkin - draws Mercenary, Squire, Bazaar, Bazaar, Bazaar I LOVE drawing Mercenary dead! He continues his plan, and I know I have to get points, NOW. Maybe he won't notice he can 3-pile, and I can steal a win!---------- Seprix: turn 16 ----------
Seprix - plays Necropolis
Seprix - plays Cultist
Seprix - draws Gold, Copper
Seprix - plays 2 Silver, 2 Copper, 1 Gold
Seprix - buys Province
Seprix - gains Province
Seprix - draws Overgrown Estate, Copper, Hovel, Silver, Copper
---------- Nikita Galkin: turn 16 ----------
Nikita Galkin - plays Bazaar
Nikita Galkin - draws Bazaar
Nikita Galkin - plays Bazaar
Nikita Galkin - draws Bazaar
Nikita Galkin - plays Bazaar
Nikita Galkin - shuffles deck
Nikita Galkin - draws Peddler
Nikita Galkin - plays Bazaar
Nikita Galkin - draws Peddler
Nikita Galkin - plays Bazaar
Nikita Galkin - draws Bazaar
Nikita Galkin - plays Peddler
Nikita Galkin - draws Peddler
Nikita Galkin - plays Peddler
Nikita Galkin - draws Peddler
Nikita Galkin - plays Bazaar
Nikita Galkin - draws Bazaar
Nikita Galkin - plays Peddler
Nikita Galkin - draws Peddler
Nikita Galkin - plays Peddler
Nikita Galkin - draws Bazaar
Nikita Galkin - plays Bazaar
Nikita Galkin - draws Squire
Nikita Galkin - plays Peddler
Nikita Galkin - draws Peddler
Nikita Galkin - plays Bazaar
Nikita Galkin - draws Squire
Nikita Galkin - plays Peddler
Nikita Galkin - draws Bazaar
Nikita Galkin - plays Bazaar
Nikita Galkin - draws Peddler
Nikita Galkin - plays Peddler
Nikita Galkin - draws Mercenary
Nikita Galkin - plays Mercenary
Nikita Galkin - trashes Mercenary, Squire
Nikita Galkin - gains Urchin
Nikita Galkin - draws Squire, Peddler
Seprix - discards Hovel
Seprix - discards Overgrown Estate
Nikita Galkin - plays Peddler
Nikita Galkin - draws Peddler
Nikita Galkin - plays Peddler
Nikita Galkin - draws Bazaar
Nikita Galkin - plays Bazaar
Nikita Galkin - shuffles deck
Nikita Galkin - draws Urchin
Nikita Galkin - plays Urchin
Nikita Galkin - plays Squire
Nikita Galkin - takes 2 buys
Nikita Galkin - plays Squire
Nikita Galkin - takes 2 buys
Nikita Galkin - plays Squire
Nikita Galkin - takes 2 buys
Nikita Galkin - buys Province
Nikita Galkin - gains Province
Nikita Galkin - buys Province
Nikita Galkin - gains Province
Nikita Galkin - buys Province
Nikita Galkin - gains Province
Nikita Galkin - buys Peddler
Nikita Galkin - gains Peddler
Nikita Galkin - shuffles deck
Nikita Galkin - draws Peddler, Peddler, Bazaar, Bazaar, Peddler Of COURSE he noticed. He counters with 3-Provinces and a Peddler to end the game on a 3-pile.------------ Game Over ------------
Nikita Galkin - cards: 10 Peddler, 10 Bazaar, 3 Squire, 1 Mercenary, 1 Urchin, 3 Province
Nikita Galkin - total victory points: 18
Nikita Galkin - turns: 16
Seprix - cards: 6 Cultist, 1 Necropolis, 1 Squire, 1 Mercenary, 6 Copper, 4 Silver, 3 Gold, 1 Province, 1 Overgrown Estate, 1 Hovel
Seprix - total victory points: 6
Seprix - turns: 16
1st place: Nikita Galkin
2nd place: Seprix
What an utter loss. What did I do wrong? What could I have done? Where did I go wrong? Is Urchin/Urchin just that broken?