{"id":1184,"date":"2008-08-27T22:52:48","date_gmt":"2008-08-27T22:52:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hamzy.net\/blog2\/?p=1184"},"modified":"2008-08-27T22:52:48","modified_gmt":"2008-08-27T22:52:48","slug":"first_solo_game_of_agricola","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.hamzy.net\/blog2\/?p=1184","title":{"rendered":"First Solo game of Agricola"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"photo\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pictures.hamzy.info\/blog-photo-2N8I6339.JPG\" alt=\"Agricola Solo\"><\/img>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nJon played a solo game of Agricola and told me what cards he drew and what score he got (20 points).  This made me want to see how I would do at it.  I received 45 points.  Which is below the minimum required for the first round (50 points).  This got me thinking how I could improve my play.  So I set out to see if I could better my score.  This time, I scored 52 points.  Can someone else do better?\n<\/p>\n<p>\nIncredibly detailed minutia follows&#8230;\n<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>My Occupation cards were:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mushroom Collector (#196)<\/li>\n<li>Hedge Keeper (#175)<\/li>\n<li>Conservator (#200)<\/li>\n<li>Renovator (#199)<\/li>\n<li>Woodcutter (#176)<\/li>\n<li>Maid (#190)<\/li>\n<li>Stone Carrier (#210)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>My Minor Improvements were:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Corn Scoop (#35)<\/li>\n<li>Field (#11)<\/li>\n<li>Baking Tray (#15)<\/li>\n<li>Animal Pen (#24)<\/li>\n<li>Lettuce Patch (#47)<\/li>\n<li>Half-timbered House (#21)<\/li>\n<li>Carp Pool (#31)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And the order of the Round cards were as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fences<\/li>\n<li>Sow and\/or Bake bread<\/li>\n<li>1 Major or Minor Improvement<\/li>\n<li>1 Sheep<\/li>\n<li>1 Stone<\/li>\n<li>After Renovation also 1 Major or Minor Improvement<\/li>\n<li>After Family Growth also 1 Minor Improvement<\/li>\n<li>Take 1 Vegetable<\/li>\n<li>1 Wild boar<\/li>\n<li>1 Stone<\/li>\n<li>1 Cattle<\/li>\n<li>Family growth<\/li>\n<li>Plow 1 Field and\/or Sow<\/li>\n<li>After Renovation also Fences<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So, here is what I performed for each action during each round:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style: none\">Round #1:<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>1 Occupation (laying Mushroom Collector)<\/li>\n<li>3 wood (leaving 1 behind)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style: none\">Round #2:<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Plow<\/li>\n<li>Starting Player and\/or 1 Minor Improvement (laying Corn Scoop)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style: none\">Round #3:<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Plow<\/li>\n<li>Take 1 Grain (actually 2)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style: none\">Round #4:<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Fishing<\/li>\n<li>Sow and\/or Bake bread<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style: none\">Round #5:<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>3 Wood<\/li>\n<li>Take 1 Grain<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style: none\">Round #6:<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>1 Reed<\/li>\n<li>1 Clay<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style: none\">Round #7:<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>1 Stone<\/li>\n<li>1 Major or Minor Improvement (laying Stone Oven)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style: none\">Round #8:<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Build Room and\/or Build Stable(s)<\/li>\n<li>After Family Growth also Minor Improvement (laying Field)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style: none\">Round #9:<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Take 1 Vegetable<\/li>\n<li>Sow and\/or Bake bread<\/li>\n<li>After renovation also 1 Major or Minor Improvement (laying Fireplace)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style: none\">Round #10:<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Plow<\/li>\n<li>Sow and\/or Bake bread<\/li>\n<li>3 Wood<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style: none\">Round #11:<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Fences (building 11)<\/li>\n<li>1 Sheep<\/li>\n<li>1 Wild boar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style: none\">Round #12:<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Family Growth even without space in your home<\/li>\n<li>Sow and\/or Bake bread<\/li>\n<li>1 Stone<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style: none\">Round #13:<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Fishing<\/li>\n<li>3 Wood<\/li>\n<li>1 Reed<\/li>\n<li>1 Major Improvement (laying Basket Maker&#8217;s Workshop)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style: none\">Round #14:<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>After Renovation also Fences<\/li>\n<li>1 Cattle<\/li>\n<li>Plow<\/li>\n<li>Plow and\/or Sow<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\nThis scored me the following victory points:\n<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\">\n<tr>\n<td>type<\/td>\n<td>amount<\/td>\n<td>score<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Fields<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Pastures<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Grain<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Vegetables<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sheep<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Wild Boar<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cattle<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Unused spaces<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>-1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Fenced stables<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Stone rooms<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Family members<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bonus points<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>52<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>\n10 food was left over.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jon played a solo game of Agricola and told me what cards he drew and what score he got (20 points). This made me want to see how I would do at it. I received 45 points. Which is below the minimum required for the first round (50 points). This got me thinking how I [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1184","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gaming"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hamzy.net\/blog2\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1184","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hamzy.net\/blog2\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hamzy.net\/blog2\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hamzy.net\/blog2\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hamzy.net\/blog2\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1184"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.hamzy.net\/blog2\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1184\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hamzy.net\/blog2\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1184"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hamzy.net\/blog2\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1184"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hamzy.net\/blog2\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1184"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}