Kaylee ,'Shindig'
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RftG
Next is Phase III (Settle).
Connie plays Alien Robotic Factory for 6 discards (this not be cheap). This is a Yellow production world. It is also the final production colour she was missing, which adds 4 points to the value of Galactic Exchange. She then draws 1 carad for choosing this phase.
Ryan plays Galactic Bazaar for 3 discards. This is a Blue windfall world. It gives +1 card when trading a Blue good, and in Phase IV, lets him discard 1 card from his hand for 1 VP.
One phase to go.
RftG
Phase IV (Consume). Both players chose this phase, for double points.
Connie has 6 goods - 3 Blue, 2 Brown and 1 Green. In order to consume them all: consume 1 of each colour on Diversified Economy for 3 VPs; consume the rest on Galactic Exchange, Galactic Studios and New Earth for 3 VPs and 3 cards, draw 1 card from Galactic Advertisers. With double points, that's 12 VPs and 4 cards.
Ryan has 5 goods, with the one on Galactic Bazaar - 4 Blue and 1 Brown. He consumes on Free Trade Association, Prospecting Guild and Galactic Developers for 5 VPs and 4 cards. He then draws 1 card from Galactic Developers, and discards 1 card from his hand for 1 VP (this point can't be doubled). But he doubles the other points, for 11 VPs and 5 cards.
All that's left now is to tally the points.
RftG
Here we go, points by category.
Consumption VPs
Connie Neil: 24
Ryan: 22
Connie's consumption alone would have been enough to end the game - with 2 players, we have 24 VPs in the VP pool. Both players racked up a big score here.
Layout Value
Connie Neil: 20
Ryan: 14
Clear lead to Connie here. Over half her points come from just three worlds Galactic Studios, New Earth and Alien Robotic Factory - that together cost 16 cards to play.
6-Cost Developments
Connie Neil: 13
Ryan: 32
Part of the reason for Connie's lead in the previous section is that Ryan played four status developments to Connie's one. (Though that one, Galactic Exchange, she maxed out at 13 points. This is the same card that Ryan played last game, for the same value.) Ryan played Free Trade Association, Galactic Survey: SETI, Merchant Guild and Prospecting Guild. Three of those four would've been worth more to Connie.
Goals
Connie Neil: 11
Ryan: 6
Connie leads here; she beat Ryan out for Most production worlds. They both claimed two First tiles (with one overlap, they both got First status development). Two tiles were unclaimed - Most Rebel military worlds, and First to 3 Uplift cards. No player ran a military strategy, making those goals harder to reach.
Let's see how that adds up.
RftG
The final scores:
Closing Summary
Connie Neil
Victory Points:
24
Layout Value:
20
6-Cost Developments:
13
Goals:
11
Total:
68
Ryan
Victory Points:
22
Layout Value:
14
6-Cost Developments:
32
Goals:
6
Total:
74
VP Pool: -22
Ryan wins!
However, I note that Connie's score of 68 is 13 points higher than any winner has managed in any previous game. This was a very high-scoring match. (Perhaps it helps not having to share the goals among so many people.) Congratulations to both players for some very effective play.
Well played both of you! Congrats, Ryan.
RftG
So, putting this out there... Race for the Galaxy. Who's up for another game?
Not if it's just two people.
Steam is having a summer sale through july 4th. Including table top simulator.
Anyone here?