by entwife
Game 4Draft 1 played by Anthony, Draft 2 played by Kim
[o] A very interesting game!
Draft 1 scored 168, Draft 2 scored 169 (!!!!)
It was exceptionally close but finally a win for Draft 2!
To go with Draft 1, Anthony also picked up a Crystal Orb (34), and a Bespelled Grimoire (18)
To go with Draft 2, I picked up a Potion of Knowledge (25), Amsug Longneck (17), The Necrotic Kris (44), Syllas the Faithful (10), the other Arcano Leech (33), the Purse of Io (8), and Ragfield's Helm (19)
So what was different this time?
I managed to pick up some very nice cards, with high crystal points, a second Leech early in the game and a lucky timing with picking up and playing Syllas (though it took some bonus and card playing gymnastics to get it out in time) forced Anthony to choose between losing his Staff of Spring or his Wondrous Chest (he chose the chest, as he thought there were fewer rounds left than he still had cards to play.)
The dice were also atypical! We had very few water turn up, even during Winter and Spring (in fact it was completely dry through the Winter and Spring of years 2 and 3!) which hindered Anthony's plans more than mine. Instead we ended up rolling many cards and 6 points! The extra card rolls favoured Draft 2, as summoning cards is cheap and lucrative, and then further rewarded by Ragfield's Helm.
Still it's good to know it is possible to win with Draft 2 (even if only by a single crystal).
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