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[GendoIkari]

This is going to be a more informal challenge; because I don't plan on doing a bunch and tracking points, etc. But hopefully people will still be interested in trying it out because it sounds like fun (to me at least. )

1. End the game with 8 Provinces in your deck.
2. After turns 1 and 2, you may not play a Treasure card.
3. You must not have any Treasure in your deck at the end of the game.

Do this in as few turns as possible.

And since I just now realized that all the solutions for "No Buys Allowed" work here as well, we'll go ahead and throw on one more stipulation:

4. You cannot gain any cards other than by buying them.

Feel free to post your answers and thoughts here, since this is an informal puzzle.

[Deadlock39]

2. After turns 1 and 2, you may not play a Treasure card.
4. You cannot gain any cards other than by buying them.

These two restraints make it a bit difficult to get started.  Here is an extremely unoptimized attempt:
http://dominion.isotropic.org/gamelog/201205/04/game-20120504-084611-ed76b645.html

[GendoIkari]

My own thoughts (having not actually even tried this yet).


I think you have to start with 5/2 to have a good chance here. Open Mandarin / Festival. (And yes, to be completely technical, you have to have 5/2 and not 2/5 for this to work). From there; get a Chapel asap. Trash all Coppers and Estates when you can; buy a second Festival (or Conspirator maybe). At this point you can just start buying Grand Markets / King's Courts every turn, until you have enough to buy all the Provinces.

[dondon151]

Unless I'm missing an obvious rule, this seems to be along the lines of the fastest way to meet the requirements:

http://dominion.isotropic.org/gamelog/201205/04/game-20120504-091617-4935035b.html

[GendoIkari]

Unless I'm missing an obvious rule, this seems to be along the lines of the fastest way to meet the requirements:

http://dominion.isotropic.org/gamelog/201205/04/game-20120504-091617-4935035b.html

Well done; I completely forgot about Horse Traders.

[tlloyd]

Open Vault/Secret Chamber, then buy Hunting Parties and Grand Markets until you can start buying Provinces.

[Hks]

I thought about Baron, but I think tlloyd have the solution. Vault both has drawing power and gives the most +$.

[Kirian]

I thought about Baron, but I think tlloyd have the solution. Vault both has drawing power and gives the most +$.

I think dondon's solution above is going to be faster than tlloyd's.

[DG]

I'll post up my 11 turns on Sunday if nobody can get 10 before then. 10 is certainly possible.

[tlloyd]

I swapped out Secret Chamber for Chapel (duh!) and got there in 9 turns (ignoring the first four while I waited to draw $5 or $2): http://dominion.isotropic.org/gamelog/201205/04/game-20120504-212057-4e0bd7e3.html

By the way, the first time I started a solitaire game to try this challenge, I didn't draw $5/$2 until turn 55! I think that's a personal record.

[ycz6]

By the way, the first time I started a solitaire game to try this challenge, I didn't draw $5/$2 until turn 55! I think that's a personal record.

The probability of that happening is about 0.7%. Good job!

[Schneau]

By the way, the first time I started a solitaire game to try this challenge, I didn't draw $5/$2 until turn 55! I think that's a personal record.

Logs or it didn't happen.

I just had 45 turns until drawing $5/$2. I'll post the log once Geronimoo's Governor's Ball solo challenge is finished.

[Galzria]

By the way, the first time I started a solitaire game to try this challenge, I didn't draw $5/$2 until turn 55! I think that's a personal record.

Logs or it didn't happen.

I just had 45 turns until drawing $5/$2. I'll post the log once Geronimoo's Governor's Ball solo challenge is finished.

Hey! My feelings are hurt.  .... 

[tlloyd]

By the way, the first time I started a solitaire game to try this challenge, I didn't draw $5/$2 until turn 55! I think that's a personal record.

Logs or it didn't happen.

Did happen, no log. Unless Councilroom records solitaire games...

[Galzria]

By the way, the first time I started a solitaire game to try this challenge, I didn't draw $5/$2 until turn 55! I think that's a personal record.

Logs or it didn't happen.

Did happen, no log. Unless Councilroom records solitaire games...

Funny, I've always resigned on turn one, then started a new game... It's relatively quick, but 1001 clicks. I never really considered just cycling my deck in one game until I hit the split I want. 

[Morgrim7]

By the way, the first time I started a solitaire game to try this challenge, I didn't draw $5/$2 until turn 55! I think that's a personal record.

Logs or it didn't happen.

Did happen, no log. Unless Councilroom records solitaire games...

Funny, I've always resigned on turn one, then started a new game... It's relatively quick, but 1001 clicks. I never really considered just cycling my deck in one game until I hit the split I want. 

That is a good idea. I also just resign and wait for the split I want. And it takes FOREVER  . I guess you could just tell the host to ignore the extra turns?

[DG]

Here is the 11 turns I promised. I managed to get 7 provinces on turn 10 with another attempt so that will be possible and probably 9 turns with best draws.

http://dominion.isotropic.org/gamelog/201205/04/game-20120504-085112-7fcd9e0a.html

[Ferrouswheel]

I also managed it in 10 turns.
http://dominion.isotropic.org/gamelog/201205/24/game-20120524-072914-5e3d312d.html

It occurred to me that Vault -> Grand Market -> King's Court had some nice possibilities.