Istanbul Tournament

Tournaments
#75

The Large Market Table has ended in a draw between @mikekroeker and myself with @JHTaube and @johnl just behind. A great game tightly contested by all players - Joe & John were both teetering on their 5th gems.

I slipped up at the end. My last but one move was to the Tea House. I saw that Mike ((BigDaddy33) could get to 5 gems on his next turn and I thought that was it - my last turn would be at the Tea House. I forgot that I would get another turn after Mike reached 5 gems and thus I would also get a 5th gem.

At the Tea House I went for the absolutely guaranteed 5 lira (I had the red special ability). If I had tried for 6 lira then I would have got it unless I rolled double 1 twice and I would then have won (by the tiebreaker of more lira - Mike had no bonus cards so I knew no hidden 5 lira there). How many times have I told myself - pay full attention!

I think that you will agree that the above is indisputably a truly fascinating story.

But mostly - apologies to @JaneHatke who has to sort out what to do with us now!

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#76

The tiebreaker is gold so the shown rankings are correct. Good game everyone!

#77

Good game everyone!

#78

Great game!

#79

How about both tied winners go to the top table?

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#80

When you return to the fountain, why would you not return all assistants? I’m brand new to this game but I can’t see any advantage in leaving them out.

#81

I could see a situation where the next place you wanted to go already had your assistant on it.

If you return all assistants then you’d have to leave an assistant on that space to move there.

If you didn’t return all assistants (left that one that’s already on the space you want to move to) then you could move to that space next turn and pick up your assistant and still have a full stack.

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#82

Great Mosque table’s final score:

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#83

Final Tables:

Winners…@Hardco, @irishdomer08, @Mikekroeker, @robthomasson, @JammaTal

Second…@Kevindamazyn, @Dave, @JaneHatke

Third…@saviodo, @Snotty128, @JHTaube, @zen4one

Fourth…@whovian223, @mike.zulu, @johnl, @Zebracadabra

Fifth…,@Spicethecat, @Mirefox

Good luck all! Winners, please report scores.
First place should set up the game.

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#84

Created game and invited my folks. If needed password is Sav

#85

First table has been created (hardco’s game). Password is sp1.

#86

I jumped the gun and created the 4th table and sent out invites. Password if needed: sp4

Good luck everyone!

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#87

I’m not complaining!

Thanks, John.

#88

@JaneHatke @Dave I’m sorry for the late invite!

#89

@Kevindamazyn, no problem.
Invite accepted. Waiting for @Dave.

#90

Sorry about that. Just gor home from the hospital. I just joined.

#91

The Winner table is done!

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In terms of strategy, I bought a wheelbarrow on the first turn, which gave me enough room to pick up all four bonus tiles before someone beat me any of the 3 resource bonus tiles. Since the tiles only cost one of each resource, I had enough resources left over to trade for a ruby, and one refill short to trade for a second. With a little gambling and buying a ruby for cash in the middle, I picked up the 5th ruby on turn 17. Good game all!

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#92

Congratulations! Great job by @hardco - as we have come to expect (and fear).

I won my first game with the app without getting any bonus tiles. I think that was an aberration and I need to factor them in more than I have been doing. I was lured by some early cash to pick up rubies at the Gem Dealer … but after the first flush I was drifting.

Well, we all were … this is the first game I have seen where the second (and sometimes third) place player did not have 4 rubies. Plus @hardco managed it with the more crowded board of a 5 player game. Excellence!

#93

agreed on all terms. congratulations to Hardco!

at least i could have bought a fourth gem in my next turn :rolling_eyes:
but still far behind.

#94

I don’t believe getting all the bonus tiles is required, but I think you should at least focus on getting one ruby from bonus tiles. In this particular setup, with the Tea House next to the Gemstone Dealer, it might have been viable to pick up the red and green tile, sell goods once, and then bounce back and forth between the Tea House and Gemstone Dealer for the remaining rubies.
But in our game, everyone seemed to be focusing on the Gemstone Dealer, leaving the Sultan’s Palace and the Mosques alone. It was very unusual to get all 4 bonus tiles with only one wheelbarrow expansion, especially in a 5 player game.