Crooked Politics

Submitted by jasonfavors on Tue, 05/18/2010 - 22:45

Chapel Cost: 2 Trash up to 4 cards from your hand. Action View this card	Great Hall Cost: 3 Action Victory View this card	Baron Cost: 4 You may discard an Estate card. If you do, +4 Treasure. Otherwise, gain an Estate card. Action View this card	Conspirator Cost: 4 If you've played 3 or more Actions this turn (counting this); +1 Card, +1 Action. Action View this card	Council Room Cost: 5 Each player draws a card. Action View this card
Secret Chamber Cost: 2 Discard any number of cards. + 1 Treasure per card discarded. When another player plays an Attack card, you may reveal this from your hand. If you do, +2 Cards from your hand on top of your deck. Action Reaction View this card	Shanty Town Cost: 3 Reveal your hand. If you have no Action cards in hand, +2 Cards. Action View this card	Bureaucrat Cost: 4 Gain a Silver card; put it on top of your deck. Each other player reveals a Victory card from his hand and puts it on his deck (or reveals a hand with no Victory cards). Action Attack View this card	Spy Cost: 4 Each player (including you) reveals the top card of his deck and either discards it or puts it back, your choice. Action Attack View this card	Torturer Cost: 5 Each other player chooses one: he discards 2 cards; or he gains a Curse card, putting it in his hand. Action Attack View this card

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Submitted by jasonfavors on Wed, 05/19/2010 - 08:21.

I think this would also be

I think this would also be good with a "Thief" or "Tribute" in place of the "Spy".

Submitted by jasonfavors on Wed, 05/19/2010 - 09:53.

Tribute instead of

Tribute instead of Torturer.

Having the Tribute instead of the Torturer makes more sense for "crooked politics".

Submitted by jasonfavors on Wed, 05/19/2010 - 12:11.

Tribute instead of Torturer

Tribute instead of Torturer played out well combining it with the Spy. Also good way to get extra coin/card/actions.

Bureaucrat was annoying to those playing the Baron + Estate route.

If I played it again, I would replace the Chapel with a Cellar if replaced the Torturer with the Tribute. The Chapel was intended to be useful with the potential curses in play with the Torturer.

The Conspirator didn't get played at all with this mix.

Submitted by PtownVdub on Wed, 05/19/2010 - 12:20.

Played with the Tribute instead of the Torturer. The Spy then Tribute combination was fun. Game picked up speed quickly. The Torturer might have made the game play a little while longer. Overall, enjoyed the game.

Submitted by swild581 on Sun, 05/12/2013 - 20:51.

Fun one - could use several

Fun one - could use several different strategies. I'll have to try it again with the Tribute...

Submitted by Colton on Sun, 03/13/2016 - 11:30.

We put the Tribute in over

We put the Tribute in over the Torturer as well and it was probably the best game we've played (may have to do with me winning).

Submitted by Colton on Sun, 03/13/2016 - 11:30.

We put the Tribute in over

We put the Tribute in over the Torturer as well and it was probably the best game we've played (may have to do with me winning).

Submitted by Fanleylad on Tue, 11/22/2016 - 23:32.

We played it as is (2

We played it as is (2 player), really fun kingdom especially when both play with torturer. Chapel and deck thinning is pivotal to the win. Use a lot of Shanty Towns combined with torturers and one or two council rooms to get two provinces per turn. (Careful with council room, you don't want your opponent playing with 6 cards every turn!!)

Submitted by Merlockmagus@gm... on Sun, 03/04/2018 - 21:55.

Game of

Game of Attrition.

Torturer/Tribute and Spy really slow down the game. Not sure if I would play it again with those cards. Baron and Bureaucrat are pair well, as does High Council and Shanty Town. Same with Council Room and Shanty Town.

Submitted by Merlockmagus@gm... on Sun, 03/04/2018 - 21:47.

Torturer, Tribute as a

Torturer, Tribute as a substitution, and Spy really slow down the game. Not sure if I would play it again with those cards. Felt like a game of attrition.