This is an account of a play-by-email game. One optional rule was employed: the ability of the high bidder to choose from among 3 the tile placed with the Englishman.

Log	Player Positions	Whiskies et al.
Set-up: Each of the five players begins at space 0 with 12 malt and 2 whiskies: Mortlach and Bunnahabhain. Turn 1: ME spends 4, moves 4. AM, BY, RH spend 2 and do not move. GM spends 1. Spends Mortlach and moves 2 spaces. Spend 1 to move to space 3. Purchase Laphroaig for 4 malt. ME chooses new tile: Shrine. Next turn's choices: Mortlach, 5 Warehouse, 1 Checkpoint All collect 4 malt except GM collects 5. Turn 2: BY and RH spend 9. BY transfers 3 malt to RH, moves to 7 and claims 6 malt. RH moves to 7. AM spends 7, moves to 5 and scores the 1 VP marker. ME spends 6, moves to 8, spends Mortlach and ends at 10. Purchase Balvenie for 4 malt. GM spends 4, ends at 6. BY chooses new tile: 1 VP Checkpoint. Next turn's choices: Mortlach, Pub, 2 VP Checkpoint All collect 4 malt except GM collects 5. Turn 3: AM spends 8, moves to 10. All others spend 1. With no agreement, none move. AM chooses new tile: Mortlach. Next turn's choices: Bunnahabhain, Glencraig, Glencraig, All collect 4 malt except GM collects 5. Turn 4: ME and RH spend 4. ME transfers 3 malt to RH, moves to 13 and sells Mortlach at the pub for 5 VP. RH ends at 10. BY spends 3 and ends at 10. GM and AM spend 1, cannot agree and do not move. AM chooses new tile: Glencraig. Next turn's choices: Mortlach, 2 VP Checkpoint, Bunnahabhain All collect 4 malt except GM collects 5. Turn 5: RH spends 7, ends at 14 and picks up 1 VP. AM spends 5, moves to 13, uses Mortlach to continue to 15 and spends 4 to pick up Tamdu. GM spends 2 and ends at 8. ME and BY spend 1. BY transfers 1 to ME. ME ends at 14. BY ends at 11. BY uses Bunnahabhain on GM's Laphroaig. BY bids 2MP. GM bids 3. GM keeps his whisky and loses 3 MP. BY gets 3 MP and spends 2. BY spends 8 MP to buy the Balvenie in space 37. RH chooses new tile: 2 VP Checkpoint. Next turn's choices: Mortlach, Mortlach, Mortlach. All collect 4 malt except GM collects 5. Turn 6: RH spends 7, ends at 17, uses Mortlach to continue to 19 and picks up 3 VP. ME, BY, GM spend 2. By agreement, BY pays 1 each to ME and GM and movement order is (1) ME, (2) BY, (3) GM. ME ends at 15 and uses Bunnahabahain to challenge GM to a duel over Laphroaig. GM spends 0; ME spends 1. Thus GM gets 1 malt and ME gets the whisky. BY ends at 13 and sells a Bunnahabain for 5 VP. GM ends at 10 and challenges ME to a duel over Laphroaig. ME vetoes this whisky use with Balvenie. AM spends 1. Being in the same space as BY, does not move. RH chooses new tile: Mortlach. Next turn's choices: 7 VP Checkpoint, 5 VP Checkpoint, Laphroaig. All collect 4 malt except ME collects 5. Turn 7: ME spends 9, ends at 22 and sells his Bunnabhain at the pub for 5 VP. BY spends 4, ends at 16, but does not move Englishman. Then uses Mortlach to move ME back to 20. GM, AM, RH spend 1 and cannot agree. None move. ME chooses new tile: Laphroaig. Next turn's choices: Pub, 2 VP Checkpoint, Bunnahabhain. All collect 4 malt except ME collects 5. Turn 8: BY spends 8, ends at 22 and sells his Mortlach at the pub for 12 malt. RH spends 4, ends at 22 and uses Bunnahabhain to challenge GM to a duel over Mortlach. GM spends 3, RH spends 2. GM keeps the whisky and loses 3 MP while RH has a net gain of 1 MP. ME, GM spend 3. AM spends 2, ends at 17 and spends 4 to pick up Mortlach. BY chooses new tile: Bunnahabhain Next turn's choices: Glencraig, St. Culaban's Feast, 1 VP Checkpoint. All collect 4 malt except ME collects 5. Turn 9: GM spends 23 and ends at 29. He sells Bunnahabhain at the pub for 12 malt. BY spends 13 and ends at 33. RH spends 8 and ends at 29. AM spends 5, ending at 21. ME spends 2, ending at 21. Englishman moves past BY who gives up 1 MP. GM chooses new tile: St. Culaban's Feast. Next turn's choices: 3 VP Checkpoint, Mortlach, 7 malt warehouse All collect 4 malt except ME collects 5. Turn 10: GM spends 15 and ends at 42, crossing the finish line first. BY spends 9 and ends at 42, crossing the finish line second. RH spends 5 and ends at 34. He moves the Englishman forward 3 spaces. ME spends 3, advances to 23 and claims 2 VP. AM spends 2 and advances to 23. Englishman advances 3 spaces and reaches 42. GM gives up 1 malt and BY 1 whisky. Final Standings: AM=Andrew: 6 Malt Bunnahabhain Mortlach(used) Tamdu Mortlach, 1 VP BY=Bernard: 0 Malt, 5 VP GM=Grant: 2 Malt Mortlach(used) ME=Moritz: 11 Malt Balvenie(used) Laphroaig, 5 VP, 5 VP, 2 VP RH=Rick: 7 Malt Bunnahabhain(used) Mortlach(used), 1 VP, 3 VP E=English Soldier ME: 12 VP + 4 (2 unsold whiskies) + 3 (most malt) = 19 VP GM: 0 VP + 2 (1 unsold whisky) + 8 (first place) = 10 VP RH: 4 VP + 4 (2 unsold whiskies) + 2 (third place) = 10 VP BY: 5 VP + 4 (2nd place) = 9 VP AM: 1 VP + 6 (3 unsold whiskies) = 7 VP
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	11	Shrine
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	13	Pub
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	16	Move Englishman
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	20	Glencraig
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	22	Pub
	23 AM ME
	24	Cadhu Whisky
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	26	Mortlach
	27	Cadhu Whisky
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	29	Pub Laphroaig
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	32	Bunnahabhain
	33	Tamdu
	34 RH	Move Englishman
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	36	St. Culaban's Feast
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	39	2 VP Checkpoint
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	42-End GM BY E!