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EricBess
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Ransac - Still want to take the bull, or would you like to take the China instead? Remember, we are scoring as soon as that last china is gone.
That is, as long as no one minds letting him back up. After all, I'm the one that stands to gain the most if we make him stick with his original play.
That is, as long as no one minds letting him back up. After all, I'm the one that stands to gain the most if we make him stick with his original play.
Just to clarify, most bulls only destroy the china of the person who takes the bull. The exceptions are the bulls that destroy "All" of something, like "All Red" or "All Even"Ransac said:
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EricBess
Guest
Okay, let's see where we stand:
EricBess (28): Blue 7; Money; Pass
Spiderman (20): Blue 8; Money; Pass
Mooseman (20): Green 5; Money; Pass
Melkor (0): Red 6; Blue 8
Ransac (20): Green 5
That was a scoring round, so points are as follows:
I score 7 for all 4 categories, so 28 this round, bringing me to 56
Spiderman likewise 8 time 4 is 32, plus 20 = 52
Mooseman and Ransac 5 times 4 is 20, plus 20 = 40
Melkor scores a bit different. 6+8 for both high in each color, low in each color, and total, with 8 being the single color, so 14+14+8+14 = 50. That's back in the game...
EricBess (56): Blue 7; Money; Pass
Spiderman (52): Blue 8; Money; Pass
Mooseman (40): Green 5; Money; Pass
Melkor (50): Red 6; Blue 8
Ransac (40): Green 5
China: Green 3, Red 8, blue 5, green 8, green 3
Bulls: Blue and Red and Green, 1 any
Early and tough to say what's going to happen. I'll deversify with the red 8.
EricBess (56): Blue 7; Red 8; Pass
Spiderman (52): Blue 8; Money; Pass
Mooseman (40): Green 5; Money; Pass
Melkor (50): Red 6; Blue 8
Ransac (40): Green 5
China: Green 3, blue 5, green 8, green 3 (non-scoring round)
Bulls: Blue and Red and Green, 1 any
EricBess (28): Blue 7; Money; Pass
Spiderman (20): Blue 8; Money; Pass
Mooseman (20): Green 5; Money; Pass
Melkor (0): Red 6; Blue 8
Ransac (20): Green 5
That was a scoring round, so points are as follows:
I score 7 for all 4 categories, so 28 this round, bringing me to 56
Spiderman likewise 8 time 4 is 32, plus 20 = 52
Mooseman and Ransac 5 times 4 is 20, plus 20 = 40
Melkor scores a bit different. 6+8 for both high in each color, low in each color, and total, with 8 being the single color, so 14+14+8+14 = 50. That's back in the game...
EricBess (56): Blue 7; Money; Pass
Spiderman (52): Blue 8; Money; Pass
Mooseman (40): Green 5; Money; Pass
Melkor (50): Red 6; Blue 8
Ransac (40): Green 5
China: Green 3, Red 8, blue 5, green 8, green 3
Bulls: Blue and Red and Green, 1 any
Early and tough to say what's going to happen. I'll deversify with the red 8.
EricBess (56): Blue 7; Red 8; Pass
Spiderman (52): Blue 8; Money; Pass
Mooseman (40): Green 5; Money; Pass
Melkor (50): Red 6; Blue 8
Ransac (40): Green 5
China: Green 3, blue 5, green 8, green 3 (non-scoring round)
Bulls: Blue and Red and Green, 1 any
Ditto, I'll go with the Green 8
EricBess (56): Blue 7; Red 8; Pass
Spiderman (52): Blue 8; Green 8; Pass
Mooseman (40): Green 5; Money; Pass
Melkor (50): Red 6; Blue 8
Ransac (40): Green 5
China: Green 3, blue 5, green 3 (non-scoring round)
Bulls: Blue and Red and Green, 1 any
EricBess (56): Blue 7; Red 8; Pass
Spiderman (52): Blue 8; Green 8; Pass
Mooseman (40): Green 5; Money; Pass
Melkor (50): Red 6; Blue 8
Ransac (40): Green 5
China: Green 3, blue 5, green 3 (non-scoring round)
Bulls: Blue and Red and Green, 1 any
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EricBess
Guest
No one wanted to stick Melkor with losing both of his china 
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?Back in the game, no Pass so I'm behind but we'll see how the Bulls come out. I'll take the 1 any Bull and lose my Red 6.
EricBess (56): Blue 7; Red 8; Pass
Spiderman (52): Blue 8; Green 8; Pass
Mooseman (40): Green 5; Blue 5; Pass
Melkor (50): Blue 8; Money
Ransac (40): Green 5
China: Green 3, green 3 (non-scoring round)
Bulls: Blue and Red and Green
EricBess (56): Blue 7; Red 8; Pass
Spiderman (52): Blue 8; Green 8; Pass
Mooseman (40): Green 5; Blue 5; Pass
Melkor (50): Blue 8; Money
Ransac (40): Green 5
China: Green 3, green 3 (non-scoring round)
Bulls: Blue and Red and Green
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EricBess
Guest
I don't have a new set of bulls dealt out yet. If Ransac hasn't done his move by the time I get home, I'll update it then.
And yeah, I didn't stick Melkor for the same reason Spidey didn't. Too many high-point cards available. They will probably all be axed by the time we score anyway, but... It's so hard to figure out how much positioning is or isn't important on non-scoring rounds.
And yeah, I didn't stick Melkor for the same reason Spidey didn't. Too many high-point cards available. They will probably all be axed by the time we score anyway, but...
It's so hard to figure out how much positioning is or isn't important on non-scoring rounds.
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EricBess
Guest
Allright, not much money going around right now. Ransac must take the final bull, leaving him without china. After his play, I deal out another round of bulls and end up with this:
EricBess (56): Blue 7; Red 8; Pass
Spiderman (52): Blue 8; Green 8; Pass
Mooseman (40): Green 5; Blue 5; Pass
Melkor (50): Blue 8; Money
Ransac (40): Money
China: Green 3, green 3 (non-scoring round)
Bulls: All Even, 2 Red, Red and Green, All Blue, Blue and Green and Red
Well, I can't say that I like any of that. I guess I'll take the 2 red as it seems to be the least problematic for me long term.
EricBess (56): Blue 7; Money; Pass
Spiderman (52): Blue 8; Green 8; Pass
Mooseman (40): Green 5; Blue 5; Pass
Melkor (50): Blue 8; Money
Ransac (40): Money
China: Green 3, green 3 (non-scoring round)
Bulls: All Even, Red and Green, All Blue, Blue and Green and Red
EricBess (56): Blue 7; Red 8; Pass
Spiderman (52): Blue 8; Green 8; Pass
Mooseman (40): Green 5; Blue 5; Pass
Melkor (50): Blue 8; Money
Ransac (40): Money
China: Green 3, green 3 (non-scoring round)
Bulls: All Even, 2 Red, Red and Green, All Blue, Blue and Green and Red
Well, I can't say that I like any of that. I guess I'll take the 2 red as it seems to be the least problematic for me long term.
EricBess (56): Blue 7; Money; Pass
Spiderman (52): Blue 8; Green 8; Pass
Mooseman (40): Green 5; Blue 5; Pass
Melkor (50): Blue 8; Money
Ransac (40): Money
China: Green 3, green 3 (non-scoring round)
Bulls: All Even, Red and Green, All Blue, Blue and Green and Red
Man, this sucks. I can see I'm gonna lose all of my China at this point so I'll just take the All Blue bull just to screw with everyone else
EricBess (56): Money; Pass
Spiderman (52): Green 8; Money; Pass
Mooseman (40): Green 5; Pass
Melkor (50): Money
Ransac (40): Money
China: Green 3, green 3 (non-scoring round)
Bulls: All Even, Red and Green, Blue and Green and Red
EricBess (56): Money; Pass
Spiderman (52): Green 8; Money; Pass
Mooseman (40): Green 5; Pass
Melkor (50): Money
Ransac (40): Money
China: Green 3, green 3 (non-scoring round)
Bulls: All Even, Red and Green, Blue and Green and Red
Mooseman
Isengar Tussle
I'll take the ALL EVEN to clean everyone else out and get money
EricBess (56): Money; Pass
Spiderman (52): Money; Pass
Mooseman (40): Green 5; Money; Pass
Melkor (50): Money
Ransac (40): Money
China: Green 3, green 3 (non-scoring round)
Bulls: Red and Green, Blue and Green and Red
EricBess (56): Money; Pass
Spiderman (52): Money; Pass
Mooseman (40): Green 5; Money; Pass
Melkor (50): Money
Ransac (40): Money
China: Green 3, green 3 (non-scoring round)
Bulls: Red and Green, Blue and Green and Red