It was another great tournament! We had 14 players, so I became the 15th player to even out the numbers. Not ideal, but it worked out just fine (I ended tied for third, huzzah, not bad for simultaneously running a thing
). The top three finished with 11, 10.5, and 10 points - incredibly close!
Because of Adventures and the increase in cards that muck with your starting hands, I used "identical starting hands" for this tournament. They're listed in parenthesis after the set names.
Everyone had fun and we'll probably do another one in about two months.
Here are the kingdoms everyone played (all games were 3-player):
ADVENTURES (3/4)(Ball / Expedition) Artificer, Distant Lands, Duplicate, Festival, Library, Plaza, Port, Sage, Shanty Town, and Treasure Trove
DARK AGES (3OEH/4N)(Shelters) Baron, Beggar, Catacombs, Counterfeit, Feodum, Fortress, Menagerie, Merchant Ship, Poor House, and Procession
PROMOS (4/3)Apothecary, Black Market, Cutpurse, Governor, Nomad Camp, Peddler, Prince, Stash, Walled Village, and Warehouse
Black Market deck = Band of Misfits, Cache, Pearl Diver, Wharf, Grand Market, Jack of All Trades, Ambassador, Wandering Minstrel, Salvager, Herald, Rogue, Fishing Village, Island, Squire, Altar, Counting House, Mystic, Vault, Royal Seal, Goons, Forager, Oracle, Scheme, City, MasterpieceGUILDS (5/2)Butcher, Candlestick Maker, Taxman, Merchant Guild, King's Court, Junk Dealer, Vagrant, Hunting Grounds, Explorer, and Haven
HINTERLANDS (3/4)Cartographer, Develop, Haggler, Highway, Margrave, Apprentice, Armory, Bank, Ill-Gotten Gains, Tactician
Random thoughts:
- setting up the Black Market deck to be in the same order every game, that was fun (I probably didn't have to but I like to go the extra mile)
- The Adventures kingdom was consistently the longest each round, except for once it finished first - I think that time they played it fairly Big Money with Treasure Trove. Most games saw Duplicate and Distant Lands get a workout.
- I need to announce that we provide all the cards for these things - two incredibly generous players brought their own cards in case we needed more!
- I met at least one other person from f.ds (who even plays in the league here). Some of you may also have been there but if you were you didn't tell me. Hello, shy people!