Splendor | Round 8 | Snakes's turn

[Farren]

GAME STATUS

• Game 10 has begun. First post: 2250
• The queue is open for signups. Next opening: Game 11 (3/4 seats available).
• It is currently Snakes's turn. Time left to act: 1 day, 18 hours, 51 minutes.
• Nancy Drew 39 has three extensions remaining.
• PookyTheMagicalBear has two extensions remaining.
• Sirius9121's timer has been reduced to 24 hours. He will not be replaced if he misses it; AutoPlay will act instead.

PLAYER LIST / TURN ORDER

• Nancy Drew 39*
• Sirius9121
• PookyTheMagicalBear
• Snakes
• * - starting player

TOKEN MARKET

DIAMONDS	SAPPHIRES	EMERALDS	RUBIES	ONYXES	GOLD
3 (LOW)	3 (LOW)	0 (OUT)	3 (LOW)	2 (LOW)	0 (OUT)

CARD MARKET

Spoiler: Cards available

Card ID	Cost	VP	Discount
C-32	2 DIAMOND 2 SAPPHIRE 1 RUBY	0	ONYX
C-34	1 DIAMOND 2 EMERALD 2 RUBY	0	SAPPHIRE
C-38	4 EMERALD	1	DIAMOND
C-33	2 DIAMOND 2 EMERALD	0	ONYX
B-30	5 ONYX	2	RUBY
B-24	3 DIAMOND 5 ONYX	2	RUBY
B-28	1 EMERALD 4 RUBY 2 ONYX	2	DIAMOND
B-26	1 SAPPHIRE 4 EMERALD 2 RUBY	2	ONYX
A-20	7 DIAMOND	4	SAPPHIRE
A-19	6 DIAMOND 3 SAPPHIRE 3 ONYX	4	SAPPHIRE
A-16	7 SAPPHIRE 3 EMERALD	5	EMERALD
A-17	3 EMERALD 6 RUBY 3 ONYX	4	ONYX

Tier C cards remaining: 31
Tier B cards remaining: 23
Tier A cards remaining: 15

Noble MARKET

Spoiler: Nobles Available

Noble ID	Cost	VP
N-1	3 DIAMOND 3 RUBY 3 ONYX	3
N-2	4 RUBY 4 ONYX	3
N-3	3 DIAMOND 3 SAPPHIRE 3 ONYX	3
N-4	4 DIAMOND 4 ONYX	3
N-5	3 SAPPHIRE 3 EMERALD 3 RUBY	3

Nancy Drew 39

Score: 1/15
Tokens: 10/10
Cards in hand: 1/3

Spoiler: Current holdings

Cards / Nobles in play:

Card ID	VP	Discount	Card ID	VP	Discount
B-27	1	RUBY

Cards in hand:

Card ID	Cost	VP	Discount
B-25	2 SAPPHIRE 2 EMERALD 3 RUBY	1	SAPPHIRE

Buying Power:

	DIAMONDS	SAPPHIRES	EMERALDS	RUBIES	ONYXES	GOLD
Discounts	0	0	0	1	0	-
Tokens	0	3	3	2	0	2
Buying Power	0	3	3	3	0	2

Sirius9121

Score: 1/15
Tokens: 6/10
Cards in hand: 0/3

Spoiler: Current holdings

Cards / Nobles in play:

Card ID	VP	Discount	Card ID	VP	Discount
B-29	1	EMERALD
C-35	0	RUBY

Cards in hand:

Card ID	Cost	VP	Discount

Buying Power:

	DIAMONDS	SAPPHIRES	EMERALDS	RUBIES	ONYXES	GOLD
Discounts	0	0	1	1	0	-
Tokens	1	1	2	1	1	0
Buying Power	1	1	3	2	1	0

PookyTheMagicalBear

Score: 0/15
Tokens: 8/10
Cards in hand: 1/3

Spoiler: Current holdings

Cards / Nobles in play:

Card ID	VP	Discount	Card ID	VP	Discount
C-39	0	EMERALD
C-36	0	ONYX

Cards in hand:

Card ID	Cost	VP	Discount
A-18	7 ONYX	4	DIAMOND

Buying Power:

	DIAMONDS	SAPPHIRES	EMERALDS	RUBIES	ONYXES	GOLD
Discounts	0	0	1	0	1	-
Tokens	1	0	1	1	3	2
Buying Power	1	0	2	1	4	2

Snakes

Score: 0/15
Tokens: 5/10
Cards in hand: 0/3

Spoiler: Current holdings

Cards / Nobles in play:

Card ID	VP	Discount	Card ID	VP	Discount
C-40	0	DIAMOND	C-37	0	DIAMOND

Cards in hand:

Card ID	Cost	VP	Discount

Buying Power:

	DIAMONDS	SAPPHIRES	EMERALDS	RUBIES	ONYXES	GOLD
Discounts	2	0	0	0	0	-
Tokens	2	0	1	0	1	1
Buying Power	4	0	1	0	1	1

[Farren]

GAME RULES / HOW TO PLAY

OBJECTIVE:

Collect Gem and Gold tokens to purchase cards. Cards give points (sometimes) and discounts on future purchases (always); they can also attract the attention of point-bearing Nobles. The game ends at the end of the round where a player reaches 15 points; player with the most points wins!

TURN ORDER:

• Starting Player is chosen randomly.
• During a round, each player takes one turn, starting with the Starting Player and going down the player list (wrapping around).
• Turn order does not change.
• Endgame is triggered when a player has 15 or more points at the end of their turn. The rest of the round finishes out as normal; the game ends at the end of the round.
• The player with the most points wins. If there is a tie, whichever of the tied players has played the fewest cards wins; if still tied, the tied players share the win.

ON YOUR TURN:

FIRST: take one of the following actions.

• Take three different Gems from the Token Market. (Diamonds, Sapphires, Emeralds, Rubies, and Onyxes are all Gems. Gold is *not* a Gem.) If there are fewer than three different Gems available, you may take fewer than three Gems.
• Take two matching Gems from the Token Market. You may only take this action if the Market had at least four of the gem you chose at the start of your turn.
• Draw a card into your hand; if any Gold remains, take a Gold. You may only take this action if you have 0-2 cards in your hand. You may draw any card from the Card Market (your choice) or draw a card from any of the three Tier decks.
• Play a card, either from your hand or directly from the Card Market. You must pay the cost of the card to take this action by discarding Gems equal to the card's cost (minus your discount, if any). You may substitute Gold for any Gem. Discarded Gems and Gold are returned to the Token Market.

SECOND: if you have more than ten Tokens (Gems + Gold), discard Tokens until you have ten left.

THIRD: if you have enough cards to reduce the cost of a single Noble to zero, take that Noble. If you have enough cards to reduce the cost of multiple Nobles to zero, choose one of those Nobles and take it.

After this, your turn ends; play passes to the next player. Any cards taken from the Card Market will be replaced with a card of the same Tier. Nobles taken will not be replaced.

CARDS:

• Once acquired, whether you draw them or play them, cards are yours forever. They can never be discarded, removed, or destroyed.
• Opponents can never interact with your cards in any way, shape, or form.
• Cards in your hand are not in play and do not provide you with any benefits.
• Cards in the Card Market, in your hand, and in play are all public knowledge, except for cards in your hand drawn directly from a deck. (These cards will be PM'd to you; only the card's ID number will be listed publicly. The rest of the card will only be revealed if/when you play it.)
• The only way to remove a card from your hand is to play it by paying its cost.
• If you have three cards in your hand, you cannot draw any more cards.
• Once played, cards immediately add their point value (if any) to your score.
• All played cards offer a 1-Gem discount for a particular type of Gem. When buying cards in the future, apply the discount of *all* your played cards before paying the cost. No cost can ever be reduced below zero.
• Tier C cards cost 3-5 gems and are worth 0-1 points (usually 0).
• Tier B cards cost 5-8 gems and are worth 1-3 points.
• Tier A cards cost 7-14 gems and are worth 3-5 points.

EXAMPLE :

A card in the Card Market costs 2 Diamonds, 2 Emeralds, and 1 Ruby. You have two cards in play with a 1-Diamond discount, one with a 1-Sapphire discount, and one with a 1-Emerald discount. You pay 0 Diamonds, 1 Emerald, and 1 Ruby to play the card. (The card with the 1-Sapphire discount does nothing, as the card cost no Sapphires to begin with. Alternately, if you had one Gold, you could substitute the Gold for either the Emerald or the Ruby. If you had two Gold, you could buy the card with only the Gold.)

NOBLES:

• Nobles cannot be directly purchased, unlike cards. You can never spend Tokens of any sort to gain a Noble.
• Nobles can only be acquired through card discounts.
• If you have enough cards in play to reduce a Noble's "cost" to zero, you get the Noble at the end of your turn - for free, without spending your action.
• You can only take one Noble per turn. If you qualify for multiple Nobles, choose one. (You'll get the other one next turn - unless someone else gets it first.)
• Nobles are never replaced. Once taken, they're gone forever.
• All Nobles are worth 3 VP each.
• Nobles provide no other benefit.

EDIT> 10/9/2020: Relabeled the Tiers from Roman numerals (I/II/III) to letters (C/B/A). Clarified the rule about how cards drawn from a Tier deck are shown to players. Clarified that discounts apply to purchasing cards. Changed all uses of "Board" to "Card Market." (Players may still use "board" if they wish.)
EDIT> 3/12/2021: minor wording changes to improve consistency.

[Farren]

ACTIVITY / CONDUCT RULES

All site rules apply.

Spoiler: Deadline: 48 hours

Players have 48 hours from the time I announce their turn to take their turn.
When starting a timer, I will start the timer from the top of the next hour.

Spoiler: Extensions: 24 hours; maximum of 4 if notified in advance

If a player does not act before their timer expires, I will prod them and apply a 24-hour extension to their timer.
Players are strongly encouraged to notify me in advance if they think they will have issues taking a turn on time. Players do not have to give a reason for needing an extension.
Declaring V/LA publicly in the game thread counts as notification.
Players are limited to a maximum of four extensions with advanced notification; extensions without notification subtract two from the total.
No turn may last more than 72 hours. Exceptions will be granted for site outages and for significant mod errors.

Spoiler: Missed Prods: timer reduced; confirm to stay in the game

If a player does not act before their extended timer expires, AutoPlay will take their turn.
If a player runs out of extensions and their regular timer expires, AutoPlay will take their turn.
If AutoPlay is invoked for a player that is not on V/LA, I will contact the player to verify they still want to play.
The player is welcome to stay if they verify, but their timer will be reduced to 24 hours for the remainder of the game; any extensions they have will be lost.
If the player does not verify by the time their next turn starts, I will start looking for a replacement. If this takes less than 24 hours, I will give the player 24 hours. The player may continue to play if they notify me before I find a replacement.
If a 24-hour timer expires for a player that chose to remain in the game, AutoPlay will take their turn; the player may still continue to play (without further verification).

Spoiler: AutoPlay

If AutoPlay is invoked, this is how it will act:

• First priority: play cards. If it can play multiple cards, priority will be: most points; cards in hand; best Tier (A > B > C); highest number. (B-15 would be played before B-13, if no higher priority applied.) If playing a card would cause it to earn a Noble, it will count the Noble's points when evaluating.
• Second priority: take gems. It will choose a card to work towards and take different gems in an attempt to bring it closer to obtaining that card. It will prioritize cards it is close to acquiring (looking at cards that require one more gem first, then two more gems, and so on.) If multiple such cards exist, it uses the priority list in the first section to break the tie. If it has gems left over, it will choose a second card via the same criteria (and a third, if necessary). If it has to choose between taking three different gems and taking two matching gems, it will take two matching gems if possible. (Chosen card requires 1 Diamond 2 Rubies - it will take 2 Rubies if it can. If it can't, it will take 1 Diamond / 1 Ruby and then choose a secondary card to pick its third gem.)
• It will only draw a card if the first two priorities fail - it cannot play a card AND it cannot take any Gems that get it closer to purchasing an available card. If it must draw, it will draw a face-down card from the A-Deck.
• If all else is equal, it will choose Diamonds > Sapphires > Emeralds > Rubies > Onyxes.
• If forced to discard gems, it will choose Onyxes > Rubies > Emeralds > Sapphires > Diamonds, but it will not discard any gems it just took if possible.
• If it has to choose between Nobles, it will choose the lowest-numbered Noble.

Spoiler: Changing Your Mind / Edits

Players may change their turn so long as BOTH of these are true:

• I haven't yet resolved the player's turn;
• The next player hasn't posted their move yet.

Once either has happened, moves are locked (unless illegal).
Please do not delete or make any substantial edits to game-relevant posts. If you change your mind or make an illegal move, please make a new post.
(Fixing typos and coding errors does not count as substantial. Changing "Play C-14" to "Play C-15" does count as substantial.)

Spoiler: Error Resolution

If a player submits an illegal move, I will notify the player both in-thread and via PM, requesting that they change it.
If a player submits an ambiguous move, I will request clarification before processing the move.
(Examples: "Take C-15"; "C-15" - is this "Play C-15" or "Draw C-15?"
If I resolve a turn incorrectly, I will correct the mistake as soon as I notice it, or as soon as it is pointed out to me.
If players play ahead after an illegal move, I will rewind the gamestate to just before the illegal move occurred.
If a mistake is not noticed for a while, I may not correct it, depending on the significance of the error and length of time since it elapsed. In such case, I will use my best judgment on how to resolve the issue.
If I inadvertently reveal a card, I will put the card back in its deck and shuffle that deck.

Signup Rules

• To sign up for the game, please /in in the thread. You may do this at any time, even during an ongoing game.
• You may sign up for a later game instead of the next game. If you want to do this, please say so when you sign up. If you don't mention which game, I'll assume you want the first available slot.
• If you are signed up and no longer want to play, please /out in the thread or via PM. You may do this at any time, even during an ongoing game.
• If you want to volunteer as a replacement, please notify me via PM. I will put you on the replacement list for the current game (or the upcoming game, if one is not in progress.)
• You may only /in if you are not currently playing a game of Splendor AND are not currently in the queue already.
• Games officially end once I post GAME OVER and announce the final scores.
• If you are on the replacement list, you may /in (subject to the above rules).
• If I need a replacement, I will contact the first person on the list and give them 24 hours to accept the slot. If they refuse or do not answer, I'll contact the second person, and so on and so forth.
• Players in the queue who replace in will only be removed from the queue if the replaced player has taken two turns or less.

Starting the Game

• When the current game ends, I will contact the next four people in the queue to let them know their game is about to start.
• These people will have 48 hours to confirm they still want to play; please confirm in the thread.
• If a player does not confirm, they will be removed from the queue. I will then contact the next player in the queue, who will have 24 hours to confirm. If this player does not confirm, I will *not* remove them, but will move on to the next player in line, repeating until someone confirms.
• If we have 2-4 players, I will start the game 48 hours after the end of the previous game. If we have 2-3 players, anyone else may /in to join the current game before it starts.
• If we have 0-1 players, I will announce open signups. Once 2 players are signed up, I will start the 48 hour timer and start the game once that timer expires.
• Once the game starts, no one else may join, even if there is room.

The Queue - /in in the thread to join

• Nancy Drew 39 (Game 10)*
• Sirius9121 (Game 10)*
• PookyTheMagicalBear (Game 10)*^
• Snakes (Game 10)*^
• lilith2013 (Game 11)
• (open - Game 11)
• (open - Game 11)
• (open - Game 11)

* - confirmed!
^ - will yield slot to other players.

Replacement Volunteers for Game 10

• (open)

[Farren]

I'm going to be moving the Game History over to this post to get it out of the way of the Activity Rules. And reformatting it to make it a bit easier to read through.

Splendor - Game History
Game #	Start	Date	End	Date	Winner	VPs	2nd Place	VPs	3rd Place	VPs	4th Place	VPs
Game 1	11	09/20/2020	326	10/08/2020	Snakes	15 VP	the worst	11 VP	Nancy Drew 39	(tie) 5 VP	Sirius9121	(tie) 5 VP
Game 2	350	10/10/2020	574	11/07/2020	Snakes	15 VP	Nancy Drew 39	9 VP	dsjstr	8 VP	Sirius9121	4 VP
Game 3	594	11/09/2020	820	12/05/2020	Akarin	17 VP	Nancy Drew 39	11 VP	PookyTheMagicalBear	10 VP	Charles510	9 VP
Game 4	843	12/07/2020	1029	01/04/2021	PookyTheMagicalBear	16 VP	lilith2013	7 VP	the worst	6 VP	Charles510	4 VP
Game 5	1059	01/04/2021	1301	03/12/2021	Nancy Drew 39	16 VP	tris	13 VP	Sirius9121	11 VP	Akarin	10 VP
Game 6	1320	03/14/2021	1545	03/22/2021	Noraa	15 VP	Snakes	14 VP	lilith2013	12 VP	Charles510	5 VP
Game 7	1595	03/24/2021	1796	04/23/2021	vincentw	16 VP	Sirius9121	15 VP	lilith2013	9 VP	Charles510	9 VP
Game 8	1816	04/25/2021	2034	06/01/2021	PookyTheMagicalBear	15 VP	Charles510	11 VP	Nancy Drew 39	7 VP	Noraa	6 VP
Game 9	2050	06/03/2021	2231	06/29/2021	Snakes	16 VP	Sirius9121	10 VP	lilith2013	8 VP	Save The Dragons	3 VP

[the worst]

/in
Looks tricky but definitely fun!

[Nancy Drew 39]

/in

Hi duckling <3

[Farren]

Player list updated. Welcome!

We have the minimum number of players necessary to start, so I've started the timer in the OP. We'll start the game when the timer expires if we're not full by then!

[Sirius9121]

In

[Farren]

Player list updated. Welcome! One slot left.

[Snakes]

/in

[Farren]

That's four!

Now beginning game setup. Please stand by.

Die roll to determine starting player ...

Original Roll String: 1d4

1 4-Sided Dice: (1) = 1

[Farren]

Setup is complete! All tables in the OP have been updated.

Starting token supply:

7 DIAMONDS
7 SAPPHIRES
7 EMERALDS
7 RUBIES
7 ONYXES
5 GOLD

Starting cards available:

Spoiler: Card list as of the start of the game

Tier (I/II/III)	Cost	VP	Discount
I-1	2 DIAMOND 1 SAPPHIRE 1 EMERALD 1 ONYX	0	RUBY
I-2	2 DIAMOND 2 SAPPHIRE 1 RUBY	0	ONYX
I-3	2 SAPPHIRE 2 RUBY	0	EMERALD
I-4	1 DIAMOND 1 SAPPHIRE 1 RUBY 1 ONYX	0	EMERALD
II-1	5 EMERALD	2	EMERALD
II-2	3 EMERALD 2 RUBY 2 ONYX	1	DIAMOND
II-3	3 SAPPHIRE 2 RUBY 3 ONYX	1	RUBY
II-4	6 EMERALD	3	EMERALD
III-1	7 DIAMOND	4	SAPPHIRE
III-2	3 DIAMOND 5 SAPPHIRE 3 EMERALD 3 ONYX	3	RUBY
III-3	3 DIAMOND 3 RUBY 6 ONYX	4	DIAMOND
III-4	7 EMERALD 3 RUBY	5	RUBY

Nobles available:

Spoiler: Available Nobles as of the start of the game

Noble	Cost	VP
N-1	4 DIAMOND 4 SAPPHIRE	3
N-2	4 EMERALD 4 RUBY	3
N-3	4 DIAMOND 4 ONYX	3
N-4	3 EMERALD 3 RUBY 3 ONYX	3
N-5	4 SAPPHIRE 4 EMERALD	3

Good luck, everyone!

Round 1 begins.

It is now the worst's turn.

[the worst]

Take diamond, sapphire, onyx.

[Farren]

the worst takes three different gems: Diamond, Sapphire, Onyx.

Current token supply:

6 DIAMONDS
6 SAPPHIRES
7 EMERALDS
7 RUBIES
6 ONYXES
5 GOLD

It is now Nancy Drew 39's turn.

[Nancy Drew 39]

Take emerald, ruby, diamond

Spoiler:

which apparently are a girl’s best friend.

[Farren]

Nancy Drew 39 takes three different gems: Diamond, Emerald, Ruby.

5 DIAMONDS
6 SAPPHIRES
6 EMERALDS
6 RUBIES
6 ONYXES
5 GOLD

It is now Sirius9121's turn.

[the worst]

hey diamonds can be a boy's best friend too. :c i want them.

[Farren]

The merchants that sell and buy these fine products do not discriminate on the basis of gender.

[the worst]

i dig it. diamonds can be everyone's best friend.

[Sirius9121]

diamond, sapphire and ruby pls

[Snakes]

Onyx, Ruby, Sapphire

[Farren]

Sirius9121 takes three different gems: Diamond, Sapphire, Ruby.
Snakes takes three different gems: Sapphire, Ruby, Onyx.

4 DIAMONDS
4 SAPPHIRES
6 EMERALDS
4 RUBIES
5 ONYXES
5 GOLD

It is now the worst's turn.

[the worst]

take diamond, sapphire, ruby please.

[Farren]

the worst takes three different gems: Diamond, Sapphire, Ruby.

3 DIAMONDS (LOW)
3 SAPPHIRES (LOW)
6 EMERALDS
3 RUBIES (LOW)
5 ONYXES
5 GOLD

It is now Nancy Drew 39's turn.

Notes:
If a gem is marked with (LOW), there isn't enough of that gem to use the "Take matching gem" action.

[Nancy Drew 39]

Take sapphire, onyx, gold