Here we go!
Like I said, I split the competition into two parts. WAY more entries than before, please give me feedback on what, if there is anything, motivated you more to take part in this challenge than the challenges before, so I can take that into account when creating more challenges. Also, take note that even if I don't answer the private messages mostly, In enjoy reading any additional comments you write there.
Non-KC:
3rd place:
Fate in 14 turns
2nd place: DG in 13 turns; he asked me not to publish his attempt with good reason and I comply.
1st place:
Galzria,
Rabid and
WrathOfGlod in 11 turns. Great to see different approaches here, from Highway-Ironworks to a stylish Horn of Plente megaturn.
KC:
3rd place:
Mazwa and
jonts26 in 11 turns
2nd place:
DG,
Galzria,
GendoIkari,
Hks and
WrathOfGlod in 10 turns. Note that while DG bought 8 Provinces instead of Colonies, he would have been able to buy 8 Colonies if they had been available, so no problem.
And the first place in whopping 9 turns goes to
Avin! Wouldn't have thought that this was possible after I got mostly 11 and 10 turns solution first. Note that this would have been a second place in my first challenges, and that without buys for, well, due to the game length only 7 turns.
The strategy for this challenge seemed clear enough: Open Ironworks/Chapel, trash down and gain other cards, mostly being Ironworks, Bridges/Highways, something to draw cards, and Throne Rooms/King's Courts.
Avin did things a bit different. He opened Governor/Chapel, gaining Ironworks soon, too, but maybe using Governor's flexibility to finish in one turn less than everybode else did.
Points obtained are the normal points (4,2,1) for the best place you obtained in one of the two parts of the challenge; for example Galzria got 2nd in the KC-part, but 1st in the non-KC part, so his best place is 1st, netting him 4 points.
GendoIkari, Hks 6
Fate, jonts26 5
Avin, Galzria, Rabid, Schneau, WrathofGlod 4
ftl, Powerman 3
DG, qmech 2
mazwa, theory 1