I just played a game where I achieved something that I have rarely had a chance to do before and certainly not in manner of which I did it. I won the game where the final turn required me to buy both VP Cards
and Curse cards. And I'll answer the first questions immediately, I did NOT need to get fairgrounds up to another level with the buying of the curse and I was not emptying the Curses with some Goons in play.
http://dominion.isotropic.org/gamelog/201207/16/game-20120716-160827-b4c07bba.htmlThe last turn I use Remake to double activate my Cities. I am then able to draw them. I am left with $9 to spend and 5 buys. Both of us are at 0 points having trashed our starting estates. With 4 Native Villages left, if I buy them out, I have no money left for a VP card. However, with Curses at 4 due to my opponents Familiars, the other option is.... Province/4xCurse for a 2 point win.