Transmute, Squire, Market Square, Sage, Spice Merchant, Baker, Butcher, Cache, Governor, Trading Post
Monsieur X (wins on turns) 34 - 34 Polk5440
In
this Governor-centric game versus Monsieur X, I got ahead but ended up losing in the end (even with pretty good shuffles). I quickly regretted not opening Sage before a Market Square, but I was ahead around turn 8, anyway. However, I fell behind and X took the game (though I was only $1 short from snatching the game back from him).
After, X suggested that I should have greened rather than buying two Governors on turn 9. I had decided that gaining three Governors that turn and winning the split was the better move. Given the outcome of the game, I am inclined to agree with X, but I do not see why greening is the right move there versus building.
How would you have handled this transition to the endgame? Was there a bigger error elsewhere?
---------- Polk5440: turn 9 ----------
Polk5440 - plays Sage
Polk5440 - reveals Spice Merchant
Polk5440 - places Spice Merchant in hand
Polk5440 - plays Market Square
Polk5440 - draws Sage
Polk5440 - plays Sage
Polk5440 - reveals Copper, Copper, Governor
Polk5440 - places Governor in hand
Polk5440 - discards: Copper, Copper
Polk5440 - plays Governor
Polk5440 - chooses to draw cards
Polk5440 - draws Governor, Governor, Gold
Monsieur X - draws Governor
Polk5440 - plays Governor
Polk5440 - chooses to gain a gold
Polk5440 - gains Gold
Monsieur X - gains Silver
Polk5440 - plays Market Square
Polk5440 - draws Gold
Polk5440 - plays Governor
Polk5440 - chooses to gain a gold
Polk5440 - gains Gold
Monsieur X - gains Silver
Polk5440 - plays Butcher
Polk5440 - receives 2 coin tokens
Polk5440 - trashes Spice Merchant
Polk5440 - uses 1 coin token
Polk5440 - gains Governor
Polk5440 - plays 3 Gold
Polk5440 - uses 1 coin token
Polk5440 - buys Governor
Polk5440 - gains Governor
Polk5440 - buys Governor
Polk5440 - gains Governor
Polk5440 - shuffles deck
Polk5440 - draws Copper, Gold, Governor, Governor, Governor