Villagers • The Second Market • Who is the winner?

[vincentw]

Mist7676

took the

Vintner

.
Let's have the next one!

Face-down villagers (30 in Reserve)
Stack A is out of play	Ore 4 in stack B 1st Market	Leather 8 in stack C	Solitary 8 in stack D	Hay 9 in stack E	Wool 11 in stack F 2nd Market

Face-up villagers
Saddler Chain: Tanner - Saddler 5 Gold	☒ Grocer No chain ⚿ Harvester • 3 Silver per Food
Agent ¢ No chain Silver = coins on one of your villagers	Tinner ¢ Play alongside other villagers. Locks are ignored. Discard after use.
☒ Freemason No chain ⚿ Brewer • 3 Silver per Builder	Log Rafter Chain: Lumberjack - Log Rafter 1 Silver per Wood symbol

Next up is the village of

Riverton

.

Farren

, it's your turn. You have (expired on 2020-12-30 11:31:00) to pick a villager.

[Farren]

Log Rafter

, please.

[vincentw]

Farren

took the

Log Rafter

.
Will the coined villagers get picked before the end?

Face-down villagers (30 in Reserve)
Stack A is out of play	Solitary 3 in stack B 1st Market	Leather 8 in stack C	Solitary 8 in stack D	Hay 9 in stack E	Wool 11 in stack F 2nd Market

Face-up villagers
Saddler Chain: Tanner - Saddler 5 Gold	☒ Grocer No chain ⚿ Harvester • 3 Silver per Food
Agent ¢ No chain Silver = coins on one of your villagers	Tinner ¢ Play alongside other villagers. Locks are ignored. Discard after use.
☒ Freemason No chain ⚿ Brewer • 3 Silver per Builder	Seeker Chain: Miner - Seeker - Spelunker - Jeweler Nothing

Second-to-last to pick, the village of

Lovickhem

.

Felissan

, it's your turn. You have (expired on 2020-12-30 13:22:00) to pick a villager.

[Felissan]

I'll go with the Freemason.

[vincentw]

Felissan

took the

Freemason

.
We'll be seeing some Reserve action soon!

Face-down villagers (30 in Reserve)
Stack A is out of play	Special 2 in stack B 1st Market	Leather 8 in stack C	Solitary 8 in stack D	Hay 9 in stack E	Wool 11 in stack F 2nd Market

Face-up villagers
Saddler Chain: Tanner - Saddler 5 Gold	☒ Grocer No chain ⚿ Harvester • 3 Silver per Food
Agent ¢ No chain Silver = coins on one of your villagers	Tinner ¢ Play alongside other villagers. Locks are ignored. Discard after use.
Hunter No chain Unlocks 2 • 1 Food	Seeker Chain: Miner - Seeker - Spelunker - Jeweler Nothing

The village of

Exsecant

has the final choice this Phase.

Sirius9121

, it's your turn. You have (expired on 2020-12-30 16:14:00) to pick a villager.

[Sirius9121]

huntr

[vincentw]

Sirius9121

took the

Hunter

.
That's the last one! At the end of the Phase, the

Agent

and the

Tinner

remain unpicked, so they're out of the game. In their places are two new villagers drawn from the Reserve. Let's see them all!

Face-down villagers (28 in Reserve)
Stack A is out of play	Wood 1 in stack B 1st Market	Leather 8 in stack C	Solitary 8 in stack D	Hay 9 in stack E	Wool 11 in stack F 2nd Market

Face-up villagers
Saddler ¢ Chain: Tanner - Saddler 5 Gold	☒ Grocer ¢ No chain ⚿ Harvester • 3 Silver per Food
Fromager ¢ Chain: Hayer - Grazier - Milk Maid - Fromager 15 Gold • 1 Food	Saddler ¢ Chain: Tanner - Saddler 5 Gold
Apprentice ¢ Replace an inactive villager in any Village with this. Place the villager on your Village.	Seeker ¢ Chain: Miner - Seeker - Spelunker - Jeweler Nothing

That's the end of Draft Phase 2.

One single villager was all it took to delay the First Market. It's on its way though, so better prepare!

[vincentw]

You've drafted them, now it's time for building! I've sent PMs with your updated hands. Here's how the scores look:

Order	Player	Village Name	Coins	Draft	Build	Hand
1st	Mist7676	Mystic	10	3	2
2nd	Farren	Riverton	8	3	3
3rd	Felissan	Lovickhem	10	3	4
4th	Sirius9121	Exsecant	6	3	3

and the Developments in play. Will any of them be won this time?

Developments

*Must have 2+ villagers in the chain to count. Chains with two branches only count as one chain, not two.
^The Reserve is also available to be picked. It'll be shown when it's time.

Technology
Windmill The most chains * 2 coins • 1 Food
Not owned

 

Mercantile
Marketplace The most Food 5 coins
Not owned

 

Community
Church The most villagers in Village 3 coins • 1 face-down villager^
Not owned

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Build Phase 2

Another build, another chance for improvement.
The amount of villagers you can place can be seen on the table above.

Let's begin with the village of

Mystic

.

The Road

Face-down villagers (28 in Reserve)
Stack A is out of play	Wood 1 in stack B 1st Market	Leather 8 in stack C	Solitary 8 in stack D	Hay 9 in stack E	Wool 11 in stack F 2nd Market

 

Basic Villagers
Miner	8
Hayer	8
Lumberjack	5

Mist7676

Spoiler: Village

Mystic
Coins supply	10 coins
Draft limit	2 + 1 = 3
Build limit	2 + 0 = 2
Villagers in hand

 

Grains Chain
Founders Start of Grains chains, holds 2 1 Food

 

Ore Chain
Miner
Blacksmith 2¢ Unlocks 10 • 2 Gold	one slot available

 

Wood Chain
Lumberjack
☒ Cooper Unlocks 6 • 4 Gold	one slot available

 

Mist7676

, it's your turn. Choose up to 2 villagers from your hand to be placed into your Village. Remember to order them, and exchange for Basic Villagers (3 max) if needed. Here are the Unlockers in play:

Which Unlocker can you find in…
Mystic Mist7676	Riverton Farren	Lovickhem Felissan	Exsecant Sirius9121
Blacksmith 2¢ Cooper	Carpenter 2¢	Shipwright	Carpenter

You have (expired on 2021-01-01 19:10:00) to submit your turn.

[Mist7676]

I'll be throwing down 1 and 6 please.

[vincentw]

Mist7676

played two villagers. The first of which is Villager 1, the

Graper

.
The Graper gives the Village

1 Food

.

The second and final one is Villager 6, the

Vintner

.
The Vintner is unlocked with the

Cooper

, which is present in their Village. Mist's Carpenter then claimed

2 coins

from the Bank.
The Graper goes inactive for

-1 Food

, and the Vintner contributed

5 Gold

to the Village.

At the end of the turn, the village of

Mystic

gained

5 Gold

.
Let's see how the Village looks after the turn.

Mist7676

Spoiler: Village

Mystic
Coins supply	10 coins
Draft limit	2 + 1 = 3
Build limit	2 + 0 = 2
Villagers in hand

 

Grains Chain
Founders Start of Grains chains, holds 2 1 Food

 

Ore Chain
Miner
Blacksmith 2¢ Unlocks 10 • 2 Gold	one slot available

 

Wood Chain
Lumberjack
☒ Cooper 2¢ Unlocks 6 • 4 Gold	one slot available

 

Grapes Chain
Graper
☒ Vintner 5 Gold	one slot available

 

Next, let's go to the village of

Riverton

.

The Road

Face-down villagers (28 in Reserve)
Stack A is out of play	Wood 1 in stack B 1st Market	Leather 8 in stack C	Solitary 8 in stack D	Hay 9 in stack E	Wool 11 in stack F 2nd Market

 

Basic Villagers
Miner	8
Hayer	8
Lumberjack	5

Farren

Spoiler: Village

Riverton
Coins supply	8 coins
Draft limit	2 + 1 = 3
Build limit	2 + 1 = 3
Villagers in hand

 

Grains Chain
Founders
☒ Poulterer 3 Gold • 1 Food	one slot available

 

Wood Chain
Lumberjack
Carpenter 2¢ Unlocks 8 • 1 Builder	one slot available

 

Hay Chain
Hayer Start of Hay chains, holds 2

 

Wood Chain
Lumberjack Start of Wood chains, holds 2

 

Farren

, it's your turn. Choose up to 3 villagers from your hand to be placed into your Village. Remember to order them, and exchange for Basic Villagers (3 max) if needed. Here are the Unlockers in play:

Which Unlocker can you find in…
Mystic Mist7676	Riverton Farren	Lovickhem Felissan	Exsecant Sirius9121
Blacksmith 2¢ Cooper 2¢	Carpenter 2¢	Shipwright	Carpenter

You have (expired on 2021-01-01 20:35:00) to submit your turn.

[Farren]

1) Play the

Log Rafter

on top of the unused Lumberjack.
2) Play the

Wattler

.
3) Plot evilly for the next round.

[Mist7676]

fuck i forgot to plot evilly, can i do that outside my turn?

[vincentw]

Sure! Just don't make a mess while channeling your inner demons.

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Farren

also placed two villagers. The first is the

Log Rafter

, going after his unused

Lumberjack

.
The Log Rafter scores 1 Silver for every Wood symbol. That's 5, for a running total of 5 Silver with room to grow.

The latter one is the

Wattler

.
The Wattler gives the Village

1 Builder

.

At the end of the turn, the village of

Riverton

gained

1 Builder

, some Silver, and evil intentions.
Let's see how the Village looks after the turn.

Farren

Spoiler: Village

Riverton
Coins supply	8 coins
Draft limit	2 + 1 = 3
Build limit	2 + 2 = 4
Villagers in hand

 

Grains Chain
Founders
☒ Poulterer 3 Gold • 1 Food	one slot available

 

Wood Chain
Lumberjack
Carpenter 2¢ Unlocks 8 • 1 Builder	one slot available

 

Hay Chain
Hayer Start of Hay chains, holds 2

 

Wood Chain
Lumberjack
Log Rafter 1 Silver per Wood symbol	one slot available

 

Solitary
Wattler 1 Builder

 

The village of

Lovickhem

gets to go next.

The Road

Face-down villagers (28 in Reserve)
Stack A is out of play	Wood 1 in stack B 1st Market	Leather 8 in stack C	Solitary 8 in stack D	Hay 9 in stack E	Wool 11 in stack F 2nd Market

 

Basic Villagers
Miner	8
Hayer	8
Lumberjack	5

Felissan

Spoiler: Village

Lovickhem
Coins supply	10 coins
Draft limit	2 + 1 = 3
Build limit	2 + 2 = 4
Villagers in hand

 

Grains Chain
Founders Start of Grains chains, holds 2 1 Food

 

Wood Chain
Lumberjack
Shipwright Unlocks 4 • 2 Gold • 1 Builder	one slot available

 

Hay Chain
Hayer
Thatcher 2 Gold • 1 Builder	one slot available

 

Ore Chain
Miner Start of Ore chains, holds 2

 

Felissan

, it's your turn. Choose up to 4 villagers from your hand to be placed into your Village. Remember to order them, and exchange for Basic Villagers (3 max) if needed. Here are the Unlockers in play:

Which Unlocker can you find in…
Mystic Mist7676	Riverton Farren	Lovickhem Felissan	Exsecant Sirius9121
Blacksmith 2¢ Cooper 2¢	Carpenter 2¢	Shipwright	Carpenter

You have (expired on 2021-01-02 12:35:00) to submit your turn.

[Felissan]

I return 3 to stack F for a second Hayer. I play a Blacksmith, a Grazier and a Freemason - the Grazier goes on the second hayer for an extra chain.
I somehow hadn't noticed earlier that I hadn't drafted enough playable villagers to make full use of my builders. #keikaku

[vincentw]

Translator's note: #keikaku means #plan

Felissan

began by returning

Villager 3

to

Stack F

for a

Hayer

. The Road is affected:

The Road

Face-down villagers (28 in Reserve)
Stack A is out of play	Wood 1 in stack B 1st Market	Leather 8 in stack C	Solitary 8 in stack D	Hay 9 in stack E	Leather 12 in stack F 2nd Market

 

Basic Villagers
Miner	8
Hayer	7
Lumberjack	5

She then placed the

Blacksmith

, going after her

Miner

.
The Blacksmith gives the Village

2 Gold

.

Next, she placed the

Grazier

, going after the more recent Hayer.
The Grazier gives the Village

1 Food

.

Finally, she placed the

Freemason

.
The Freemason is unlocked with a

Brewer

. Since there are no Brewers to be found, Felissan instead paid

2 coins

straight to the Bank.
The Freemason scores 3 Silver for every Builder. With 2 Builders so far, that equals 6 Silver, but it could increase further.

At the end of the turn, the village of

Lovickhem

lost 2 coins but gained

2 Gold

,

1 Food

, and some Silver.
Let's see how the Village looks after the turn.

Felissan

Spoiler: Village

This symbol ▼ indicates which villagers can go after it to extend the chain.

Lovickhem
Coins supply	8 coins
Draft limit	2 + 2 = 4
Build limit	2 + 2 = 4
Villagers in hand

 

Grains Chain
Founders Start of Grains chains, holds 2 1 Food

 

Wood Chain
Lumberjack
Shipwright Unlocks 4 • 2 Gold • 1 Builder	one slot available

 

Hay Chain
Hayer
Thatcher 2 Gold • 1 Builder	one slot available

 

Ore Chain
Miner
Blacksmith Unlocks 10 • 2 Gold	one slot available

 

Hay Chain
Hayer
Grazier 1 Food	one slot available
▼ Milk Maid ▼▼ Fromager

 

Solitary
☒ Freemason 3 Silver per Builder

 

To close the second Build Phase, we'll hear from the village of

Exsecant

.

Sirius9121

Spoiler: Village

Exsecant
Coins supply	6 coins
Draft limit	2 + 1 = 3
Build limit	2 + 1 = 3
Villagers in hand

 

Grains Chain
Founders Start of Grains chains, holds 2 2 Gold

 

Solitary
☒ Fisher 3 Gold • 1 Food

 

Wood Chain
Lumberjack
Carpenter Unlocks 8 • 1 Builder	one slot available

 

Sirius9121

, it's your turn. Choose up to 3 villagers from your hand to be placed into your Village. Remember to order them, and exchange for Basic Villagers (3 max) if needed. Here are the Unlockers in play:

Which Unlocker can you find in…
Mystic Mist7676	Riverton Farren	Lovickhem Felissan	Exsecant Sirius9121
Blacksmith 2¢ Cooper 2¢	Carpenter 2¢	Blacksmith Shipwright	Carpenter

You have (expired on 2021-01-02 20:18:00) to submit your turn.

[Sirius9121]

Play 457
All payments if needed go Felissan -> Farren -> Mist

[vincentw]

Sirius9121

started by placing Villager 4, the

Harvester

.
The Harvester gives the Village

1 Food

.

Next, he placed Villager 5, the

Cooper

, which goes after the

Lumberjack

.
The Cooper is unlocked with the

Blacksmith

of which there are two. Following Sirius' priority order, he went for

Felissan

's Blacksmith, which gained

2 coins

from him.
The Cooper gives the Village

4 Gold

.

Finally, he placed Villager 7, the the

Hunter

.
The Hunter also gives the Village

1 Food

.

At the end of the turn, the village of

Exsecant

lost 2 coins but gained

4 Gold

and

2 Food

.
Let's see how both Villages looks after the turn.

Sirius9121

Spoiler: Village

Exsecant
Coins supply	4 coins
Draft limit	2 + 3 = 5
Build limit	2 + 1 = 3
Villagers in hand

 

Grains Chain
Founders Start of Grains chains, holds 2 2 Gold

 

Solitary
☒ Fisher 3 Gold • 1 Food

 

Wood Chain
Lumberjack
Carpenter Unlocks 8 • 1 Builder	☒ Cooper Unlocks 6 • 4 Gold

 

Solitary
Harvester Unlocks 2 • 1 Food

 

Solitary
Hunter Unlocks 2 • 1 Food

 

Felissan

Spoiler: Village

This symbol ▼ indicates which villagers can go after it to extend the chain.

Lovickhem
Coins supply	8 coins
Draft limit	2 + 2 = 4
Build limit	2 + 2 = 4
Villagers in hand

 

Grains Chain
Founders Start of Grains chains, holds 2 1 Food

 

Wood Chain
Lumberjack
Shipwright Unlocks 4 • 2 Gold • 1 Builder	one slot available

 

Hay Chain
Hayer
Thatcher 2 Gold • 1 Builder	one slot available

 

Ore Chain
Miner
Blacksmith 2¢ Unlocks 10 • 2 Gold	one slot available

 

Hay Chain
Hayer
Grazier 1 Food	one slot available
▼ Milk Maid ▼▼ Fromager

 

Solitary
☒ Freemason 3 Silver per Builder

 

That's the end of Build Phase 2.

The Villages kept on building, who knows what will happen in the next round? Let's see the Unlockers first…

Which Unlocker can you find in…
Mystic Mist7676	Riverton Farren	Lovickhem Felissan	Exsecant Sirius9121
Blacksmith 2¢ Cooper 2¢	Carpenter 2¢	Blacksmith 2¢ Shipwright	Carpenter Cooper Harvester Hunter

…before going to

Development Phase 2

.

[vincentw]

Development Phase 2

And we're back! Let's see who gets what.
As before, the reveal is done simultaneously.

Developments

*Must have 2+ villagers in the chain to count. Chains with two branches only count as one chain, not two.
^The Reserve is also available to be picked. The villager taken is not public knowledge. If it causes the Markets to happen, they will happen.

Technology
Windmill The most chains * 2 coins • 1 Food
Standings
Lovickhem	4
Mystic	3
Riverton	3
Exsecant	1

 

Mercantile
Marketplace The most Food 5 coins
Standings
Exsecant	3
Lovickhem	2
Mystic	1
Riverton	1

 

Community
Church The most villagers in Village 3 coins • 1 face-down villager^
Standings
Lovickhem	10
Riverton	8
Mystic	7
Exsecant	7

We have winners for all three Developments, congratulations to Felissan and Sirius9121! Both of them will earn 5 coins, but additionally Felissan will also receive

1 Food

and a face-down villager. This will go straight to her hand and no one else will know what she picked.

With this choice in particular, however, comes a big decision.
If she picks from Stack B, it'll be empty, and

the First Market will immediately follow this Phase

.

Spoiler: Explanation

Here's the thing: the rulebook says "When the two first (leftmost) stacks on the Road are emptied, The First Market Phase happens after that turn's Build Phase."
On the rule post, however, I mentioned "When the first two stacks have been emptied in a Draft Phase, the First Market will commence after its Build Phase."

On any other case, these rules behave the same way. But it turns out that on this one edge case, my interpretation and the rulebook's interpretation differ. Following my rule post, the First Market would not happen immediately, since it wasn't emptied during a Draft Phase. On the other hand, the rulebook doesn't block this from happening, since it doesn't mention "Draft Phase" at all. I had originally put "Draft Phase" thinking that it would make the rule explanation clearer and it wouldn't change anything, but I was proven wrong in this case.

Ultimately, because there's an inconsistency between my rule post and the rulebook, I'm following the rulebook and the implication that the First Market is happening if the one from Stack B is picked. My apologies for stating "the First Market will not happen" at the beginning of the round; I didn't consider this happening previously and on any other case it would've been correct, just not this one.

The Development text above has been updated to reflect this.

Here are your options, Felissan; please pick one.

Face-down villager options
Wood Stack B 1st Market	Leather Stack C	Solitary Stack D	Hay Stack E	Leather Stack F 2nd Market	Grains Reserve

[Felissan]

Taking the reserve's card.

[vincentw]

Very well! Felissan took the

Grains

villager from the

Reserve

.

After a bit of jeopardy, the Villages are given another round to prepare. Your hands in the PMs, let's have the standings.

Order	Player	Village Name	Coins	Draft	Build	Hand
1st	Farren	Riverton	8	3	4
2nd	Felissan	Lovickhem	13	5	4
3rd	Sirius9121	Exsecant	9	5	3
4th	Mist7676	Mystic	10	3	2

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Draft Phase 3

Sixteen to draft; just one of those being a face-up will trigger the First Market.
Everyone's allowances are shown above. Felissan getting an extra from the Windmill.

Another rotation, meaning we'll start with the village of

Riverton

.

Face-down villagers (27 in Reserve)
Stack A is out of play	Wood 1 in stack B 1st Market	Leather 8 in stack C	Solitary 8 in stack D	Hay 9 in stack E	Leather 12 in stack F 2nd Market

Face-up villagers
Saddler ¢ Chain: Tanner - Saddler 5 Gold	☒ Grocer ¢ No chain ⚿ Harvester • 3 Silver per Food
Fromager ¢ Chain: Hayer - Grazier - Milk Maid - Fromager 15 Gold • 1 Food	Saddler ¢ Chain: Tanner - Saddler 5 Gold
Apprentice ¢ Replace an inactive villager in any Village with this. Place the villager on your Village.	Seeker ¢ Chain: Miner - Seeker - Spelunker - Jeweler Nothing

Farren

, it's your turn. You have (expired on 2021-01-01 02:02:00) to pick a villager.

[Farren]

Take the

Apprentice

(and 1¢).

[vincentw]

Farren

took the

Apprentice

(+1 coin).
And that's enough to deplete Stack B, which means:

Face-down villagers (27 in Reserve)
Stack A is out of play	The First Market is activated	Leather 8 in stack C	Solitary 8 in stack D	Hay 9 in stack E	Leather 12 in stack F 2nd Market

Face-up villagers
Saddler ¢ Chain: Tanner - Saddler 5 Gold	☒ Grocer ¢ No chain ⚿ Harvester • 3 Silver per Food
Fromager ¢ Chain: Hayer - Grazier - Milk Maid - Fromager 15 Gold • 1 Food	Saddler ¢ Chain: Tanner - Saddler 5 Gold
Log Rafter Chain: Lumberjack - Log Rafter 1 Silver per Wood symbol	Seeker ¢ Chain: Miner - Seeker - Spelunker - Jeweler Nothing

Second up is the village of

Lovickhem

.

Felissan

, it's your turn. You have (expired on 2021-01-01 07:10:00) to pick a villager.

[Felissan]

Seeker.
[makes an ominous face]

[vincentw]

Felissan

took the

Seeker

(+1 coin).
Suddenly, the air feels just a tad colder…

Face-down villagers (27 in Reserve)
Stack A is out of play	The First Market is activated	Wool 7 in stack C	Solitary 8 in stack D	Hay 9 in stack E	Leather 12 in stack F 2nd Market

Face-up villagers
Saddler ¢ Chain: Tanner - Saddler 5 Gold	☒ Grocer ¢ No chain ⚿ Harvester • 3 Silver per Food
Fromager ¢ Chain: Hayer - Grazier - Milk Maid - Fromager 15 Gold • 1 Food	Saddler ¢ Chain: Tanner - Saddler 5 Gold
Log Rafter Chain: Lumberjack - Log Rafter 1 Silver per Wood symbol	Tanner Start of Leather chains, holds 2 2 Gold

Nevertheless, we're going to the village of

Exsecant

.

Sirius9121

, it's your turn. You have (expired on 2021-01-01 21:23:00) to pick a villager.

[Sirius9121]

Tannnnnnnnna