It's a first for me:
http://dominion.isotropic.org/gamelog/201209/30/game-20120930-212312-6f12aa43.html— ednever's turn 15 —
ednever gets +$2 from the Merchant Ship.
ednever had played the Merchant Ship with a Throne Room.
ednever gets +$2 from the Merchant Ship.
ednever plays a Border Village.
... drawing 1 card and getting +2 actions.
ednever plays a Throne Room.
... and plays a Forge.
... ... trashing a Border Village and a Merchant Ship.
... ... gaining a Colony.
... and plays the Forge again.
... ... trashing a Colony.
... ... gaining a Colony.
ednever buys a Throne Room.
Border Village + Merchant Ship + Throne Room + Forge turned out to be a nice little 4-card combo.
Ed
