2011 WBC final game 5-ER

[Chris]

The 2011 Agricola WBC final 5-ER game.

In the picture below, Jon (Senn) is sitting on the left and then clockwise from him is Josh, Sceadeau, Bill, and Mike (Coyotek4).



This draft 5-ER used only the K Deck with Lover, Wet Nurse, and Reed Hut removed.
Using MisterG's format from BGG, here is the log:

Round One/Fences
Josh - 4W(4)
Sceadeau - 1R(1)SW
Bill - Occ/Resource Seller
Mike - Occ(-1f)/Storehouse Keeper
Jon - 3W(3)
Josh - 3C(3)
Sceadeau - SP + Landing Net (-1R)
Bill - PF
Mike - DL(2f)
Jon - Animals (1sh+1f)

Current Status
Josh ? 2Wood Rooms, 2 Peeps, 2f, 4W/3C
Sceadeau ? 2Wood Rooms, 2 Peeps, 3f, 1R/1S, 1 MnImp
Bill ? 2Wood Rooms, 2 Peeps, 3f, 1 PF, 1 Ock
Mike ? 2Wood Rooms, 2 Peeps, 4f, 1 Ock
Jon ? 2Wood Rooms, 2 Peeps, 5f, 3W, 1sh

Round Two/MIMI
Sceadeau - 1R(1+1f)SW
Bill - 4W(4+1)
Mike - 3C(3)
Jon - 1R(2)
Josh - 3W(3)
Sceadeau - Occ/Market Woman
Bill - 1C(2+1)
Mike - MIMI/Fp2 (-2C)
Jon - Occ(-1f)/Clay Worker
Josh - SP + Bread Paddle (-1W)

Current Status
Josh ? 2Wood Rooms, 2 Peeps, 2f, 6W/3C, 1 MnImp
Sceadeau ? 2Wood Rooms, 2 Peeps, 4f, 2W/1R/2S, 1 Ock, 1 MnImp
Bill ? 2Wood Rooms, 2 Peeps, 3f, 5W/3C, 1 PF, 1 Ock
Mike ? 2Wood Rooms, 2 Peeps, 4f, 1C, 1 Ock, 1MjImp
Jon ? 2Wood Rooms, 2 Peeps, 4f, 3W/2R, 1sh, 1 Ock

Round Three/Sow & Bake
Josh - 4W(4)
Sceadeau - 1R(1+1f)SW
Bill - Occ(-1f)/Pieceworker
Mike 3W(3)
Jon - Occ(-1f)/Wood Distributor (+2W)
Josh - TP(3f)
Sceadeau - Fish(3)
Bill - DL(2f)
Mike - SP + Acreage
Jon - BR(1) (-5W/2R)

Current Status
Josh ? 2Wood Rooms, 2 Peeps, 5f, 10W/3C, 1 MnImp
Sceadeau ? 2Wood Rooms, 2 Peeps, 8f, 3W/2R/3S, 1 Ock, 1 MnImp
Bill ? 2Wood Rooms, 2 Peeps, 4f, 5W/3C, 1 PF, 2 Ock
Mike ? 2Wood Rooms, 2 Peeps, 4f, 3W/1C, 1 Ock, 1MjImp/1 MnImp
Jon ? 3Wood Rooms, 2 Peeps, 3f, 1sh, 2 Ock

Round Four/Sheep Jon - distribute 3W(3)
Mike - 1R(1+1G)SW
Jon - 1R(2+1W+1C)
Josh - Occ/Seed Seller (+1G)
Sceadeau - 3C(6)
Bill - SP + Corn Sheath (+1G)
Mike - 4W(4)
Jon - Fish(1f+1W+1C)
Josh - Occ(-1f)/Wood Carver
Sceadeau - 1C(2+1W)
Bill - S&B (1Gf)

Current Status
Josh ? 2Wood Rooms, 2 Peeps, 0f, 10W/3C, 1G, 2 Ock, 1 MnImp
Sceadeau ? 2Wood Rooms, 2 Peeps, 4f, 4W/8C/2R/3S, 1 Ock, 1 MnImp
Bill ? 2Wood Rooms, 2 Peeps, 0f, 5W/3C, 1G, 1 PF(2g), 2 Ock
Mike ? 2Wood Rooms, 2 Peeps, 0f, 8W/1C/1R/1S, 1G, 1 Ock, 1MjImp/1 MnImp
Jon ? 3Wood Rooms, 2 Peeps, 0f, 2W/2C/2R, 1sh, 2 Ock

Round Five/Family Growth + MI Jon - distribure 3W(3)
Bill - 1R(1+1)SW(1+1)
Mike - 4W(4)
Jon - 3C(3+1)
Josh - Occ(-1G)/Schnaps Distiller
Sceadeau - 1R(1+1W+1f)
Bill - BR(1) (-5w/2R)
Mike - SP + Sawhorse (-2W)
Jon - FG + Greenhouse (2V> -2W)
Josh - 1G (+1G)
Sceadeau - BR(1) (-5W/2R)

Current Status
Josh ? 2Wood Rooms, 2 Peeps, 0f, 10W/3C, 2G, 3 Ock, 1 MnImp
Sceadeau ? 3Wood Rooms, 2 Peeps, 5f, 8C/1R/3S, 1 Ock, 1 MnImp
Bill ? 3Wood Rooms, 2 Peeps, 0f, 1W/3C/1S, 1G, 1 PF(2g), 2 Ock
Mike ? 2Wood Rooms, 2 Peeps, 0f, 10W/1C/1R/1S, 1G, 1 Ock, 1MjImp/2 MnImp
Jon ? 3Wood Rooms, 3 Peeps, 0f, 6C/2R, 1sh, 2 Ock, 1 MnImp

Round Six/Stone Jon - distribute 3W(3)
Mike - 1R(1+1G)SW
Jon - Fish(2+2W+1C)
Josh - SP + Brushwood Roof
Sceadeau - FG + no Minor
Bill - FG
Mike - BR(1) + 4s (-13W/2R +2W)
Jon - MIMI/CH4 (-4C)
Josh - 1S(1)
Sceadeau - 4W(4)
Bill - TP(3f)
Jon - Sheep(3)burn3

Current Status
Josh ? 2Wood Rooms, 2 Peeps, 0f, 10W/3C/1S, 2G, 3 Ock, 2 MnImp
Sceadeau ? 3Wood Rooms, 3 Peeps, 5f, 4W/8C/1R/3S, 1 Ock, 1 MnImp
Bill ? 3Wood Rooms, 3 Peeps, 3f, 1W/3C/1S, 1G, 1 PF(2g), 2 Ock
Mike ? 3Wood Rooms, 2 Peeps, 0f, 1C/2S, 2G, 4s, 1 Ock, 1 MjImp/2 MnImp
Jon ? 3Wood Rooms, 3 Peeps, 8f, 2W/3C/2R, 1sh, 2 Ock, 1 MjImp/1 MnImp

Round Seven/Renovation
Josh - MIMI/Clay Oven (5f -3C/1S/1G)
Sceadeau - 1R(1+1f)SW
Bill - DL(2f)
Mike - Animals(1sh+1f)
Jon - 4W(4+1C)
Josh - 1R(2+2W)
Sceadeau - 3C(6)
Bill - 1C(3+1+2W)
Mike - S&B(2Gf)
Jon - Occ(-1f)/Slaughterman^
Sceadeau - Ren>C (-3C/1R) + CH5 (-5C)
Bill - SP + Horse
Jon - BR(1) (-5W/2R)

Current Status
Josh ? 2Wood Rooms, 2 Peeps, 1f, 12W/2R, 1G, 3 Ock, 1 MjImp/2 MnImp
Sceadeau ? 3Clay Rooms, 3 Peeps, 0f, 5W/6C/1R/4S, 1 Ock, 1 MjImp/1 MnImp
Bill ? 3Wood Rooms, 3 Peeps, 0f, 3W/7C/1S, 1G, 1 PF(1g), 2 Ock, 1 MnImp
Mike ? 3Wood Rooms, 2 Peeps, 0f, 1C/2S, 1G, 4s, 1 Ock, 1 MjImp/2 MnImp(4g)
Jon ? 4Wood Rooms, 3 Peeps, 1f, 1W/4C, 1sh, 3 Ock, 1 MjImp/1 MnImp

Round Eight/Vegetable Jon - distribute 3W(6)
Bill - 1R(1)S(1+1)W
Mike - FG + Corn Sheath (+1G)
Jon - FG
Josh - BR(2) (-11W/2R)
Sceadeau - 1R(1+2W+1f)
Bill - Ren>C (-3C/1R) + Stone Oven (4f -1C/3S/1G)
Mike - Sheep(2)
Jon - Fish(2+2W+1C)
Josh - 4W(4)
Sceadeau - Occ(-1f)/Sheep Farmer
Bill - 1C(2+1+2W)
Jon - SP + Bookshelf (-1W)
Sceadeau - PF

Current Status
Josh ? 4Wood Rooms, 2 Peeps, 1f, 4W, 1G, 3 Ock, 1 MjImp/2 MnImp
Sceadeau ? 3Clay Rooms, 3 Peeps, 0f, 7W/6C/2R/4S, 1 PF, 2 Ock, 1 MjImp/1 MnImp
Bill ? 3Clay Rooms, 3 Peeps, 4f, 6W/5C, 1 PF(1g), 2 Ock, 1 MjImp/1 MnImp
Mike ? 3Wood Rooms, 3 Peeps, 0f, 1C/2S, 2G, 2sh, 4s, 1 Ock, 1 MjImp/2 MnImp(4g)
Jon ? 4Wood Rooms, 4 Peeps, 3f, 2W/5C, 1sh, 3 Ock, 1 MjImp/2 MnImp

Round Nine/Boar Jon - (1V -1f)
Jon - 1R(1+1C)SW
Josh - 1V
Sceadeau - 1R(1+2f)
Bill - TP(3f)
Mike - 3C(6)
Jon - Animals(1b)burn1
Josh - FG + Swing Plow (-2W)
Sceadeau - Sheep(1+1)burn2^
Bill - Occ(-1f)/Serf
Mike - SP + Brewery (-2S/2G)
Jon - 4W(4+1C)
Sceadeau - 1S(3)
Bill - Sow (+1G 4f -1G)
Mike - DL(2f)
Jon - Reno>C (-4C/1R) + Beehive (6f> )

Current Status
Josh ? 4Wood Rooms, 3 Peeps, 1f, 2W, 1G, 3 Ock, 1 MjImp/3 MnImp
Sceadeau ? 3Clay Rooms, 3 Peeps, 0f, 7W/6C/3R/7S, 1 PF, 2 Ock, 1 MjImp/1 MnImp
Bill ? 3Clay Rooms, 3 Peeps, 4f, 6W/5C, 1G, 1 PF, 3 Ock, 1 MjImp/1 MnImp
Mike ? 3Wood Rooms, 3 Peeps, 0f, 7C, 3sh, 4s, 1 Ock, 1 MjImp/3 MnImp(2g)
Jon ? 4clay Rooms, 4 Peeps, 0f, 7W/3C/1S, 1V, 3 Ock, 1 MjImp/3 MnImp
 
Round Ten/Cattle Jon ? (2f)
Mike - 1R(1+1G)SW
Jon - 3W(6+1C)
Josh - FG + Stone Exchange (2S -2W+1W)
Sceadeau - 4W(4)
Bill - SP + Clay Pit
Mike - Reno>C (-3C/1R) + Sleeping Corner (-1W)
Jon - Boar(2)burn1
Josh - PF (1+2)
Sceadeau - 1V (+2G)
Bill - DL (2f+3C)
Mike - Animals(1f+1sh)
Jon - Fences(12) (-12W)
Josh - 1G(1+1)
Sceadeau - MIMI/Basketmaker?s Workshop (-2R/2S)
Bill - Sow (+1G 1Gf + 4f-1G)
Jon - Cattle(1)

Current Status
Josh ? 4Wood Rooms, 4 Peeps, 1f, 1W/2S, 3G, 3 PF, 3 Ock, 1 MjImp/3 MnImp
Sceadeau ? 3Clay Rooms, 3 Peeps, 0f, 11W/6C/1R/5S, 2G/1V, 1 PF, 2 Ock, 2 MjImp/1 MnImp
Bill ? 3Clay Rooms, 3 Peeps, 10f, 6W/8C, 1 PF(3g), 3 Ock, 1 MjImp/2 MnImp
Mike ? 3Clay Rooms, 3 Peeps, 1f, 4C/1S, 1G, 4sh, 4s, 1 Ock, 1 MjImp/4 MnImp(2g)
Jon ? 4clay Rooms, 4 Peeps, 5f, 1W/4C/1S, 1V, 1b,1c, 4(1x1)p, 3 Ock, 1 MjImp/3 MnImp

Round Eleven/Stone
Bill - 1R(1)S(1+1)W + (1W/1R/1S -3f)
Mike - 1R(2)
Jon - 4W(4)
Josh - 1V
Sceadeau - Fences(10) (-10W)
Bill - BR(1) + 4s (-8W/5C/2R)
Mike - SP + Clay Hut Extension (-4C/1R)
Jon - Cattle(1)
Josh - S&B(2Gf/1Vf + 5f-1G)
Sceadeau - Sheep(3) (+1b/1c -3sh)burn1b^
Bill - FG + no minor
Mike - FG + Lumber (3W -1S)
Jon - MIMI/Ox Team (3 PF -3W)
Josh - 1W(3)
Sceadeau - PF
Jon - Occ(3f -1f)/Foreman~
Josh - 1S(2)

Current Status
Josh ? 4Wood Rooms, 4 Peeps, 3f, 4W/4S, 4G/1V, 3 PF(2g), 3 Ock, 1 MjImp/3 MnImp
Sceadeau ? 3Clay Rooms, 3 Peeps, 0f, 1W/6C/5S, 2G/1V, 1c, 1(3x2)p, 2 PF, 2 Ock, 2 MjImp/1 MnImp
Bill ? 4Clay Rooms, 4 Peeps, 0f, 3C/3S, 1G, 1 PF(2g), 4s, 3 Ock, 1 MjImp/2 MnImp
Mike ? 4Clay Rooms, 4 Peeps, 1f, 3W/1R, 2G, 3sh, 4s, 1 Ock, 1 MjImp/4 MnImp
Jon ? 4clay Rooms, 4 Peeps, 0f, 2W/4C/1S, 1V, 1b,3c, 3 PF, 4(1x1)p, 4 Ock, 1 MjImp/4 MnImp

Round Twelve/Family Growth w/o Jon - (2f 1V -1f)
Mike - 4W(4)
Jon - SP(+1f~) + Swan Lake (2f> )
Josh - FG w/o
Sceadeau - Boar(2)
Bill - 3C(9)
Mike - PF
Jon - 1R(1+1C)SW
Josh - 1W(3)
Sceadeau - S&B(1Gf/1Vf +3f-1G)
Bill - Fish(4)
Mike - 1V
Jon - MIMI/Clay Hut Extension (-4C/1R)
Josh - 1C(4)
Sceadeau - 1R(1+2f)
Bill - Cattle(1)
Mike - FG w/o
Jon - FG + Corn Sheath (+1G)
Josh - Reno>C (-4C/1W) + Bakehouse (10f -3S/2G)
Bill - Occ(-1f)/Cattle Breeder (+1c)

Current Status
Josh ? 4Clay Rooms, 5 Peeps, 13f, 6W/1S, 2G/1V, 3 PF(2g), 3 Ock, 4 MnImp
Sceadeau ? 3Clay Rooms, 3 Peeps, 5f, 1W/6C/1R/5S, 2b/1c, 1(3x2)p, 2 PF(3g/2v), 2 Ock, 2 MjImp/1 MnImp
Bill ? 4Clay Rooms, 4 Peeps, 3f, 12C/3S, 1G, 3c, 1 PF(2g), 4s, 4 Ock, 1 MjImp/2 MnImp
Mike ? 4Clay Rooms, 5 Peeps, 1f, 7W/1R, 2G/1V, 3sh, 1 PF, 4s, 1 Ock, 1 MjImp/4 MnImp
Jon ? 5Clay Rooms, 5 Peeps, 2f, 3W/1C/2S, 1G/2V, 1b,3c, 3 PF, 4(1x1)p, 4 Ock, 1 MjImp/5 MnImp

Round Thirteen/Plow & Sow Jon - (1f)
Jon - P&S (PF + 1Gf/2Vf +1f~)
Josh - PF (1+2)
Sceadeau - FG w/o
Bill - 1R(1+1-1f)SW
Mike - S&B (2Gf/1Vf)
Jon - SP + Forest Pasture
Josh - 4W(4)
Sceadeau - Reno>S (-3S/R) + Pottery (-2C/2S)
Bill - TP(4f)
Mike - 3W(3)
Jon - Sheep(2)
Josh - Fences(11) (-10W)
Sceadeau - 1V (+2G)
Bill - DL(2f+3C)
Mike - Animals(1f+1sh)burn1sh^
Jon - Boar(1)
Josh - Cattle(1)
Bill - MIMI/FP3 (-3C)
Mike - 1S(3)
Jon - 1G
Josh - 1S(2)
Mike - Occ(-1f)/Organic Farmer

Current Status
Josh ? 4Clay Rooms, 5 Peeps, 3f, 3S, 3G/1V, 1c, 6 PF(1g), 2(1x1)1(1x2)p, 3 Ock, 4 MnImp
Sceadeau ? 3Stone Rooms, 4 Peeps, 0f, 1W/3C, 3G/2V, 2b/1c, 1(3x2)p, 2 PF(2g/1v), 2 Ock, 3 MjImp/1 MnImp
Bill ? 4Clay Rooms, 4 Peeps, 0f, 1W/12C/2R/4S, 2G, 4c, 1 PF(1g), 4s, 4 Ock, 2 MjImp/2 MnImp
Mike ? 4Clay Rooms, 5 Peeps, 0f, 10W/1R/3S, 1G, 3sh, 1 PF(1v), 4s, 2 Ock, 1 MjImp/4 MnImp(4g)
Jon ? 5Clay Rooms, 5 Peeps, 0f, 3W/1C/2S, 2G/2V, 3sh,3b,3c, 4 PF(2g/2v), 4(1x1)p, 4 Ock, 1 MjImp/6 MnImp

Round Fourteen/Renovation + Fences Jon - (3f)
Jon - P&S (2Gf +1f~)
Josh - Boar(1)
Sceadeau - PF
Bill - S&B (4f 1V -2G)
Mike - 1R(1+1G)SW
Jon - MIMI/Joinery (-2W/2S)
Josh - Animals (1f+1sh)
Sceadeau - 1V (1+2G)
Bill - 1R(2)
Mike - Ren>S (-1R/4S) + Fences(15) (-10W)
Jon - 4W(4)
Josh - Fences(1) (-0W)
Sceadeau - FG w/o
Bill - BR(2) (-10C/4R)
Mike - Cattle(1)
Jon - 1W(3)
Josh - Occ(-1f)/Animal Trainer (10f -2G)
Sceadeau - 3C(6)
Bill - SP + Wooden Strongbox (-1W)
Mike - DL(2f)
Jon - Fishing(2)
Josh - 1G (1+1)
Mike - Sheep(1)burn1^

Current Status
Josh ? 4Clay Rooms, 5 Peeps, 3f, 3S, 4G/1V, 1sh,1b,1c, 6 PF, 4(1x1)p, 4 Ock, 4 MnImp
Sceadeau ? 3Stone Rooms, 5 Peeps, 0f, 1W/8C, 5G/4V, 1b,1c, 1(3x2)p, 3 PF(1g), 2 Ock, 3 MjImp/1 MnImp
Bill ? 6Clay Rooms, 4 Peeps, 2f, 2C/4S, 1G/1V, 3c, 1 PF, 4s, 4 Ock, 2 MjImp/3 MnImp
Mike ? 4Stone Rooms, 5 Peeps, 0f, 1W/1R, 1V, 4sh/1c, 1 PF, 2(1x1)1(2x3), 4s, 2 Ock, 1 MjImp/4 MnImp(2g)
Jon ? 5Clay Rooms, 5 Peeps, 2f, 8W/1C, 3G/4V, 4sh,3b,4c, 5 PF(5g), 4(1x1)p, 4 Ock, 2 MjImp/6 MnImp

Final Scores
Score Player Fields Pastures Grain Veg Sheep Boar Cattle Unused Stables House Peeps Pts Bonus
55 Jon 4(4) 4(4) 8(4) 4(4) 4(3) 3(2) 4(3) 1(-1) 0(0) 5C(5) 5(15) (10) (3)
38 Mike 1(-1) 3(3) 1(1) 1(1) 4(2) 0(-1) 1(1) 2(-2) 4(4) 4S(8 ) 5(15) (4) (3)
37 Sceadeau 3(2) 1(1) 6(3) 4(4) 0(-1) 1(1) 1(1) 3(-3) 0(0) 3S(6) 5(15) (5) (3)
37 Josh 6(4) 4(4) 4(2) 1(1) 1(1) 1(1) 1(1) 1(-1) 0(0) 4C(4) 5(15) (5) (0)
25 Bill 1(-1) 0(-1) 1(1) 1(1) 0(-1) 0(-1) 4(2) 4(-4) 0(0) 6C(6) 4(12) (5) (6)

Final Farms
John:


Mike:


Sceadeau:


Josh:


Bill:


Congratulations to our website's very own
Senn (1st), Coyotek4 (2nd), and Sceadeau (3rd) !

[Coyotek4]

If I made any real mistake, it was in Round 6 when I Built with my 2nd peep over just grabbing those 3 sheep for 6f.

I'm still stunned that I got 2nd after all that.

[Senn]

Thanks again Chris!

I was pretty lucky to have gotten the Clay Worker and Wood Distributor combo   I also had a fairly easy time getting early reed even as scarce as it is in a 5er. Everybody had their own reason to not aggressively go after the 1R spot (Sceadeau got up to 2R in round 3, and the others had Brushwood Roof, Resource Seller, and Storehouse Clerk), and that left me in a great position.

I was able to draft a pretty sick set of MIs (my 7th was Herb Garden). I didn't have any strong combos other than CW/WD, but 6 of my MIs had average draft positions of 3.5 or less. Obviously things are different in a 5er using only the K deck, but the Ox Team is much stronger with 5, and the rest don't seem to change much except maybe Swan Lake getting worse. Ranking the 42 K deck improvements based on their EIK 4er average draft positions, my first 6 MI's were all in the top 18.

[Chris]

Nice analysis Senn. I never played just the K Deck before, so I've never looked that closely at which EIK cards are in K. But you bring up a good point about K and 5-ER regarding Reed.

The K Deck has 91 cards which means in a 5-ER, nearly the entire K Deck is dealt out. Storehouse Keeper and Landing Net are both 1st picks, so most likely 2 different players will have them. Whoever has one of these will pass Brushwood Collector and Brushwood Roof. And no single player needs both Brushwoods. Therefore 2 other players will have the Brushwoods. This means two players will fight for RSW, two players will ignore Reed, and one player can just use "Take 1 Reed". Additionally someone (perhaps a Brushwood player) will have Resource Seller and prefer to take RSW once at the right time (and ignore their Brushwood).

As you point out, you were the player who liked the "Take 1 Reed" (you got 2R and 2R in Rounds 2 and 4) and you paired that with Wood Distributor and Clay Worker. That worked out very nicely.

[Coyotek4]

I'm curious how the game would have turned out if Sceadeau had taken 2r (+2f) over RSW (+f) at the beginning of Round 2.  At the least, you're not getting any reed that round.

Not that I can blame Sceadeau for taking RSW there, but many of my minors (Acreage, Brewery, Sleeping Corner, Lumber) were based around getting my reed from RSW.

[Ken]

wow Bill Crenshaw was in the final!  He is a really nice guy and a great gameplayer.  He was at one point the #1 AREA ranked Age Of Renaissance player.  I have been playing with him at WBC almost 20 years.

[Chris]

wow Bill Crenshaw was in the final!  He is a really nice guy and a great gameplayer.  He was at one point the #1 AREA ranked Age Of Renaissance player.  I have been playing with him at WBC almost 20 years.

Yea, he didn't finish too well in the final, but he performed very well before that. He was one of the few people to win 2 preliminary games. I met him and had the chance to be beaten by him in our 4-ER semi-final together. He would study other players' farms very carefully and make very well thought out moves. He especially navigated the Build Room and FG queue well. He grew 1st, I grew 2nd and then he got back into the line before 1 of the other players grew.