When I first saw the board, I saw Torturer but no Villages for +Actions. I thought, "Cool, no Torturer chains." When Wandering Winder bought his first Inn, I thought "Oops. This is going to be
torture."
Here's the board: Herbalist, Chancellor, Armory, Pirate Ship, Silk Road, Inn, Outpost, Pillage, Torturer, Forge
In first player position, knowing WW likes the alt-VP, I open Armory/Silver, figuring the Silk Road/Estate/X three-pile ending. Playing the game to solve for X, I found that it equals curses...
and victory for me. Log here
http://dom.retrobox.eu/?/20130607/log.506b5cfc0cf21d2313f966fe.1370651633835.txtSorry for the bad pun.