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[Axxle]

I don't track points either. I just play the game and find out at the end if I won or lost.

I mean, I'll do my best to track points, and I'm almost always know who has how many Provinces... but certainly it's non-trivial to track points so well that you always know if a move would cause you to lose by 1 point... if it were, there would be no point counter extensions, no debate about whether it's legal to take notes, etc.

I don't keep two counts, I keep one, the point differential. Start at 0, add one for each estate they trash, minus one for each estate I trash, plus six for each province I buy etc.  It just doesn't work for variable vp like Dukes/Vineyards/Fairgrounds etc (or I guess for Multiplayer).

[Awaclus]

I always used the point tracker in Iso, so I never got used to tracking points. I started tracking the number of my own Provinces, Duchies and Estates and alt-VP at around level 25, and that's what I still do IRL and then I just count the number of them left in the supply to see how many my opponent has. Usually it isn't necessary to start actually counting how many points me and my opponent has during game, because the difference in Provinces is big enough.

[Kirian]

I don't track points either. I just play the game and find out at the end if I won or lost.

I mean, I'll do my best to track points, and I'm almost always know who has how many Provinces... but certainly it's non-trivial to track points so well that you always know if a move would cause you to lose by 1 point... if it were, there would be no point counter extensions, no debate about whether it's legal to take notes, etc.

I don't keep two counts, I keep one, the point differential. Start at 0, add one for each estate they trash, minus one for each estate I trash, plus six for each province I buy etc.  It just doesn't work for variable vp like Dukes/Vineyards/Fairgrounds etc (or I guess for Multiplayer).

Yeah, more than 2 players and I just treat the game as non-competitive and stop counting (with the exception of tournaments).  Of course, anything other than a tournament live and I don't count; I've got a huge advantage over IRL friends anyway, which always feels bad.

[mail-mi]

http://dominionlogs.goko.com//20130327/log.5118380ee4b0626598d2683c.1364427158479.txt

Turns 19 and 21 I triple colony thanks to king's court, but turn twenty is sad.

[GwinnR]

More like one of the sadest moments:

This happened to often to me in this game (turn 3 (2 times), 5 (2 times), 7, 9 and in turn 16 with Province)...

[tolenmar]

More like one of the sadest moments:

This happened to often to me in this game (turn 3 (2 times), 5 (2 times), 7, 9 and in turn 16 with Province)...

My son loves Swindler, so when he insisted on playing with it, I just started buying extra estates just for this reason.
And I still managed to grab most of the Colonies.  He got one, and swindled two (one of which ended the game).

[SCSN]

Two double province turns with a deck whose only non-victory card that costs over $3 is Scavenger

http://dom.retrobox.eu/?/20130405/log.505d732a51c359e6597efeb8.1365207504403.txt

cards: 10 Village, 6 Storeroom, 5 Watchtower, 1 Necropolis, 1 Scavenger, 1 Herbalist, 4 Copper, 1 Loan, 5 Province, 3 Duchy, 2 Estate, 1 Overgrown Estate

[SCSN]

Just played a game where my opponent passed me his only Masquerade the turn after he bought his second Torturer. Four turns later, he bought it back...

[mameluke]

apprentice a province, play two highways, play graverobber to get it back.

[GendoIkari]

This probably doesn't belong here, but...

Just drew this hand:

Throne Room, Mine, Gold, Curse, Estate

Naturally, I Throne Room'd the Mine, turning my Gold into a Silver, and then back into a Gold again.

[KingZog3]

This probably doesn't belong here, but...

Just drew this hand:

Throne Room, Mine, Gold, Curse, Estate

Naturally, I Throne Room'd the Mine, turning my Gold into a Silver, and then back into a Gold again.

That's good if you have Forager's in your deck.

[SirPeebles]

This probably doesn't belong here, but...

Just drew this hand:

Throne Room, Mine, Gold, Curse, Estate

Naturally, I Throne Room'd the Mine, turning my Gold into a Silver, and then back into a Gold again.

Throne Room/Mine.  Gold into IGG into Gold.   

[ftl]

Or just IGG into IGG into IGG.

[Axxle]

This probably doesn't belong here, but...

Just drew this hand:

Throne Room, Mine, Gold, Curse, Estate

Naturally, I Throne Room'd the Mine, turning my Gold into a Silver, and then back into a Gold again.

http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=5451.0

[AHoppy]

4-player game:
Player to my right plays masquerade and passes me a counterfeit
I use the counterfeit on my turn.  I wonder aloud what I should buy, player to my right suggests counterfeit
I draw two counterfeits, a gold, 2 silver and have a lighthouse in play.
Counterfeit-counterfeit-Gold-Silver Silver + lighthouse = $16
Double province
With the only 2 counterfeits in my deck

[GwinnR]

I've tradered a Province, to pile-out the Silvers in the next turn an win.

Look here (turn 32).

[Watno]

At first my opponent accused me of abusing a bug, but i managed to convince I'm that this is perfectly possible without breaking any rules.

http://dom.retrobox.eu/?/20130425/log.50772916fca2ca7237eea914.1366914496447.txt

Watno: turn 13
Watno   plays Madman
Watno   draws Madman, Madman, Copper, Copper
Watno   plays Madman
Watno   draws Copper, Copper, Market Square, Market Square, Ruined Market, Copper, Ruined Market
Watno   plays Madman
Watno   draws Curse, Hermit, Madman, Copper, Copper, Market Square, Ruined Market, Market Square
Watno   shuffles deck
Watno   draws Ruined Market, Curse
Watno   plays Hermit
Watno   trashes Curse
Watno   reveals reaction Market Square
Watno   discards Market Square
Watno   gains Gold
Watno   reveals reaction Market Square
Watno   discards Market Square
Watno   gains Gold
Watno   reveals reaction Market Square
Watno   discards Market Square
Watno   gains Gold
Watno   reveals reaction Market Square
Watno   discards Market Square
Watno   gains Gold
Watno   reveals reaction Market Square
Watno   discards Market Square
Watno   gains Gold
Watno   gains Market Square
Watno   plays Madman
Watno   shuffles deck
Watno   draws Gold, Gold, Gold, Market Square, Market Square, Gold, Market Square, Market Square, Market Square, Gold, Market Square
Watno   plays Hermit
Watno   trashes Curse
Watno   reveals reaction Market Square
Watno   discards Market Square
Watno   gains Gold
Watno   reveals reaction Market Square
Watno   discards Market Square
Watno   gains Gold
Watno   reveals reaction Market Square
Watno   discards Market Square
Watno   gains Gold
Watno   reveals reaction Market Square
Watno   discards Market Square
Watno   gains Gold
Watno   reveals reaction Market Square
Watno   discards Market Square
Watno   gains Gold
Watno   reveals reaction Market Square
Watno   discards Market Square
Watno   gains Gold
Watno   gains Hermit
Watno   plays Madman
Watno   shuffles deck
Watno   draws Gold, Market Square, Market Square, Gold, Market Square, Gold, Market Square, Gold, Gold, Gold, Hermit, Market Square, Market Square
Watno   plays Hermit
Watno   trashes Ruined Market
Watno   reveals reaction Market Square
Watno   discards Market Square
Watno   gains Gold
Watno   reveals reaction Market Square
Watno   discards Market Square
Watno   gains Gold
Watno   reveals reaction Market Square
Watno   discards Market Square
Watno   gains Gold
Watno   reveals reaction Market Square
Watno   discards Market Square
Watno   gains Gold
Watno   reveals reaction Market Square
Watno   discards Market Square
Watno   gains Gold
Watno   reveals reaction Market Square
Watno   discards Market Square
Watno   gains Gold
Watno   gains Hermit
Watno   plays Madman
Watno   shuffles deck
Watno   draws Market Square, Gold, Hermit, Gold, Market Square, Gold, Market Square, Market Square, Market Square, Gold, Gold, Gold, Market Square
Watno   plays Hermit
Watno   trashes Ruined Market
Watno   reveals reaction Market Square
Watno   discards Market Square
Watno   gains Gold
Watno   reveals reaction Market Square
Watno   discards Market Square
Watno   gains Gold
Watno   reveals reaction Market Square
Watno   discards Market Square
Watno   gains Gold
Watno   gains Market Square
Watno   plays Market Square
Watno   shuffles deck
Watno   draws Gold
Watno   plays Market Square
Watno   draws Market Square
Watno   plays Market Square
Watno   draws Market Square
Watno   plays Market Square
Watno   draws Gold
Watno   plays Market Square
Watno   draws Market Square
Watno   plays Market Square
Watno   draws Gold
Watno   plays Ruined Market
Watno   plays Ruined Market
Watno   plays 20 Gold, 7 Copper
Watno   buys Province
Watno   gains Province
Watno   buys Province
Watno   gains Province
Watno   buys Province
Watno   gains Province
Watno   buys Province
Watno   gains Province
Watno   buys Province
Watno   gains Province
Watno   buys Province
Watno   gains Province
Watno   buys Province
Watno   gains Province
Watno   buys Province
Watno   gains Province
Watno   buys Estate
Watno   gains Estate
Watno   draws Market Square
Watno   shuffles deck
Watno   draws Province, Gold, Ruined Market, Gold

[Drab Emordnilap]

Your opponent has some catching up to do on their Dominion theory.

http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=6817

[Watno]

Yeah, I refered him to the blog post.

[math]

I love that combo!  I've managed to pull it off three times, plus one where my opponent 3-piled before I could pull the trigger.

[SCSN]

At first my opponent accused me of abusing a bug, but i managed to convince I'm that this is perfectly possible without breaking any rules.

The second time I pulled this off my opponent went on a big rant in public chat about how he just played a cheater.

[sudgy]

I got a 5/2 opening with IGG and Embargo.  I decided to Embargo the IGG as he hadn't gotten any yet, so he had a curse and I didn't.  I got a few more Embargoes later as they were the best $2 card, and I kept Embargoing the IGG with nothing better to do.  Later, "I buy an IGG, and I reveal my trader to gain three silver."

[ooksoo]

today, three games of mine that i gave up but i actually have the chance to win.

[Kirian]

Just had a nice one:

http://dom.retrobox.eu/?/20130425/log.5145f20ce4b0de86766be2fd.1366946361125.txt

Remake/Rats is actually pretty nice with even mediocre 5s available, in this case Market.  But the real pièce de resistance was this play:

Kirian   plays Native Village
Kirian   takes set aside cards: Native Village, Remake
Kirian   plays Native Village
Kirian   sets aside Market
Kirian   plays Remake
Kirian   trashes Rats
Kirian   draws Spoils
Kirian   gains Duchy
Kirian   trashes Rats
Kirian   draws Rats
Kirian   gains Duchy
Kirian   plays Remake
Kirian   trashes Rats
Kirian   draws Duchy
Kirian   gains Duchy
Kirian   trashes Rats
Kirian   draws Abandoned Mine
Kirian   gains Duchy
Kirian   plays Abandoned Mine
Kirian   plays Spoils
Kirian   buys Estate
Kirian   gains Estate
Kirian   draws Duchy, Marauder, Market, Rats, Native Village

----

I imagine Remake/Rats/Duke would be ridiculous, but that's asking for a three-card combo, which is a once-in-a-blue-moon thing.

[SCSN]

SheCantSayNo: turn 4
SheCantSayNo   plays Necropolis
SheCantSayNo   plays JackOfAllTrades
SheCantSayNo   gains Silver
SheCantSayNo   discards Copper
SheCantSayNo   shuffles deck
SheCantSayNo   trashes Overgrown Estate
SheCantSayNo   draws Tournament
SheCantSayNo   plays Tournament
SheCantSayNo   draws Silver
SheCantSayNo   plays 3 Copper, 2 Silver
SheCantSayNo   buys Province
SheCantSayNo   gains Province

http://dom.retrobox.eu/?/20130427/log.505d732a51c359e6597efeb8.1367087301469.txt

Miraculously, he gets the first prize.