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[TheOthin]

I thought I got it from looking at the log but now I'm all confused again.

Borrow decreases the handsize of your next turn, which is what he wants. He doesn't need the coin.

That's what I was thinking but I don't understand how it went wrong.

[Deadlock39]

Possibly having plans to Forge it with other cards totaling $7 into a Province later.

From the comments made, I don't think this is the case in question, but I don't think it has been mentioned.

Edit: I guess that is trash for benefit, which was included in the obvious answers in the original post, so nothing to see here.

[Awaclus]

Could someone post the log?

Here: http://www.gokosalvager.com/static/logprettifier.html?20150510/log.516cd492e4b082c74d7a247a.1431295722434.txt

Also, I most certainly did not play the early game very well (there was no need to start greening that early; with my amazing draws, I would have had all the time in the world to add some more reliability instead, but I didn't, and it backfired), so this is not the best example of high level Dominion ever.

That's what I was thinking but I don't understand how it went wrong.

I drew both of my KCs.

[GendoIkari]

Could someone post the log?

Here: http://www.gokosalvager.com/static/logprettifier.html?20150510/log.516cd492e4b082c74d7a247a.1431295722434.txt

Also, I most certainly did not play the early game very well (there was no need to start greening that early; with my amazing draws, I would have had all the time in the world to add some more reliability instead, but I didn't, and it backfired), so this is not the best example of high level Dominion ever.

That's what I was thinking but I don't understand how it went wrong.

I drew both of my KCs.

So has the actual answer been posted yet?

[Awaclus]

Could someone post the log?

Here: http://www.gokosalvager.com/static/logprettifier.html?20150510/log.516cd492e4b082c74d7a247a.1431295722434.txt

Also, I most certainly did not play the early game very well (there was no need to start greening that early; with my amazing draws, I would have had all the time in the world to add some more reliability instead, but I didn't, and it backfired), so this is not the best example of high level Dominion ever.

That's what I was thinking but I don't understand how it went wrong.

I drew both of my KCs.

So has the actual answer been posted yet?

No. It has been implied, though.

[eHalcyon]

What's with the comments about Borrow?  Is lio just joking?

From the log...

Awaclus wants to play KC-Scavenger and Gold every turn, using Scavenger to topdeck another KC, Scavenger and Gold.  He only has 2 KCs though, so this can be disrupted if he ends up drawing his second KC and thus preventing him from topdecking it for his next hand.  Keeping the Hovel makes it slightly less likely for this to happen.

[liopoil]

That's right, his next hand already has all it needs, so he doesn't want to draw another KC. If he buys borrow, that further increases the chance that he doesn't draw the second KC.

[eHalcyon]

That's right, his next hand already has all it needs, so he doesn't want to draw another KC. If he buys borrow, that further increases the chance that he doesn't draw the second KC.

Oh.

I found it confusing because Borrow isn't in the game.

[werothegreat]

I play Potion with my Storyteller.  Why?

[TheOthin]

I play Potion with my Storyteller.  Why?

Draw-to-x.

[Witherweaver]

I play Potion with my Storyteller.  Why?

You eventually will Gain a Mandarin (during your Action phase) and want to have the Potion on top of your deck for next turn, maybe to buy something next turn (e.g., Vineyards and you have two Potions this hand and only one buy) or to line up with next turn's Alchemists.  Or you could want to top-deck it for other reasons, like trashing with Lookout or more Harvest money.

[Jimmmmm]

I play Potion with my Storyteller.  Why?

Horn of Plenty
Menagerie
Poor House
Tactician

[faust]

I play Potion with my Storyteller.  Why?

You eventually will Gain a Mandarin (during your Action phase) and want to have the Potion on top of your deck for next turn, maybe to buy something next turn (e.g., Vineyards and you have two Potions this hand and only one buy) or to line up with next turn's Alchemists.  Or you could want to top-deck it for other reasons, like trashing with Lookout or more Harvest money.

Wait... if you play it with Storyteller, top-deck with Mandarin and draw again, can you actually generate PP with a single Potion?

[Ghacob]

I play Potion with my Storyteller.  Why?

You eventually will Gain a Mandarin (during your Action phase) and want to have the Potion on top of your deck for next turn, maybe to buy something next turn (e.g., Vineyards and you have two Potions this hand and only one buy) or to line up with next turn's Alchemists.  Or you could want to top-deck it for other reasons, like trashing with Lookout or more Harvest money.

Wait... if you play it with Storyteller, top-deck with Mandarin and draw again, can you actually generate PP with a single Potion?

Wouldn't this interaction have existed already with Black Market?

[belugawhale]

If you buy Mandarin from the Black Market or gain it with something like university.

[swedenman]

I play Potion with my Storyteller.  Why?

You eventually will Gain a Mandarin (during your Action phase) and want to have the Potion on top of your deck for next turn, maybe to buy something next turn (e.g., Vineyards and you have two Potions this hand and only one buy) or to line up with next turn's Alchemists.  Or you could want to top-deck it for other reasons, like trashing with Lookout or more Harvest money.

Wait... if you play it with Storyteller, top-deck with Mandarin and draw again, can you actually generate PP with a single Potion?

Yeah. It's important to remember that a Potion card isn't itself a resource but rather a card that generates a resource when you play it.

[Witherweaver]

I play Potion with my Storyteller.  Why?

You eventually will Gain a Mandarin (during your Action phase) and want to have the Potion on top of your deck for next turn, maybe to buy something next turn (e.g., Vineyards and you have two Potions this hand and only one buy) or to line up with next turn's Alchemists.  Or you could want to top-deck it for other reasons, like trashing with Lookout or more Harvest money.

Wait... if you play it with Storyteller, top-deck with Mandarin and draw again, can you actually generate PP with a single Potion?

Well yeah; I guess you only need one Potion in my example of spending P this turn and having another Potion next turn.

But a more direct edge case would be, you have one Potion, 2 Buys, some way to Gain Mandarin (e.g., University), a draw, and there are two Vineyards left for a three pile. 

[werothegreat]

I Inherit Peddlers on turn 2.  How?

[pacovf]

T1: Play 4 Coppers. Buy Nomad Camp
T2: Play Necropolis, Nomad Camp, 3 Coppers, use Baker's Coin Token, Buy Borrow, Buy Inheritance.

Nomad Camp so OP.

[swedenman]

I Inherit Peddlers on turn 2.  How?

T1-Play 5 Copper; Buy Travelling Fair, Poor House, and Poor House, top-decking both. Draw PH, PH, and your 3 Shelters.
T2-Play Necropolis, then both PHs. Inherit Peddlers.

I wonder if it's possible without Shelters? Probably not, but I'll think about it.

[TheOthin]

Turn 1: Buy Travelling Fair, Poor House, Pawn. Draw Poor House, Pawn, and three Estates.
Turn 2: Play Pawn for +1 Action and +$1, play Poor House for +$4. Use Baker coin and Borrow to reach $7 and buy Inheritance.

[ephesos]

I Inherit Peddlers on turn 2.  How?

Turn 1: 5C + Borrow -> Scouting Party(discarding top 5)+Death Cart(gaining 2 Ruined Villages)
Turn 2: 2 Ruined Villages+Death Cart+C+Baker coin token+Borrow-> Inheritance on Peddlers

[werothegreat]

A boy wanders into a church and is killed; the clergy then turn his body into a holy artifact.

What happened?

[Ghacob]

Drowned in the holy water?

[GendoIkari]

A boy wanders into a church and is killed; the clergy then turn his body into a holy artifact.

What happened?

You trashed a Squire with Bishop, gaining a Relic.