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Game Reports / BM Venture + Embargo/Expand beats Apothecary/Wishing Well/Scrying Pool/Vineyards
« on: January 02, 2013, 04:49:01 pm »
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Going into the opening, I knew if he got a potion, then I would go for Embargo. I got lucky, Embargoing Apothecaries before he got to play his potion – he bought one anyway. He ends up with 5 Apothecaries, using Trade Route to trash three of the curses.
Did I get expand too late? I bought it T13, played it T15 and T19 (final turn of the game) for provinces. If I had it earlier, I could have maybe expanded Estate --> Venture.
Was I right to pick up Gold over Venture on T14? I was worried about Ventures skipping my Expand, and also that faster cycling in the green phase is probably bad. Considering my treasure composition, Gold is almost certainly worth more.
I get 4 Venture plays for copper, four for silver, and one for gold – fairly lucky – and barely won. Should the Vineyards player win on this board?
He picks up a province at some point. Is this a mistake for him? He has 3 vineyards worth 4 points at the end of the game; I can't help but think he could have gotten them higher.
Thoughts?
Going into the opening, I knew if he got a potion, then I would go for Embargo. I got lucky, Embargoing Apothecaries before he got to play his potion – he bought one anyway. He ends up with 5 Apothecaries, using Trade Route to trash three of the curses.
Did I get expand too late? I bought it T13, played it T15 and T19 (final turn of the game) for provinces. If I had it earlier, I could have maybe expanded Estate --> Venture.
Was I right to pick up Gold over Venture on T14? I was worried about Ventures skipping my Expand, and also that faster cycling in the green phase is probably bad. Considering my treasure composition, Gold is almost certainly worth more.
I get 4 Venture plays for copper, four for silver, and one for gold – fairly lucky – and barely won. Should the Vineyards player win on this board?
He picks up a province at some point. Is this a mistake for him? He has 3 vineyards worth 4 points at the end of the game; I can't help but think he could have gotten them higher.
Thoughts?