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Caravan Master achievement in Fallout: New Vegas

Caravan Master

Win 30 games of Caravan.

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How to unlock the Caravan Master achievement

• CrazyMacGuy

  25 Oct 2010 25 Oct 2010 27 Oct 2010
  167 21 31

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  All Credit goes to the guys over at Achievement Hunter, in this case Jack.
  
  Pretty simple to get the 3 wins for this one as well for the 30 wins for the Caravan Master one as well, just build the deck Jack talks about and have some fun!
  
  This video helped me quite a bit... and really it makes money a non issue when I can win so many caps from people playing Caravan!!
  
  EDIT: Also posted this solution to the "Know When to Fold 'Em" achievement as well as adding to the flavor text above that I added there as well.

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  Never again will I do this.

  Posted on 01 Nov 21 at 15:21

  6s 10s and kings use kings to double the ten. Also have Jack's to sabotage the other players caravan. It's simple and you can bust it out in under two hours

  Posted by Sunset Nomad on 02 Apr 22 at 17:00

  Thanks great guide! Love achievement hunters they are so great!!

  Posted by WiliamsL1805 on 24 Sep 23 at 12:58

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• Sonic Sleuth

  20 Oct 2010 20 Oct 2010
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  This is building off the information in the first solution - read that for background and general rules, or reference this website: http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/111/1119257p1.html
  
  As for strategy to win 30 games, I did it against the first three players I ran into - Goodsprings, Primm, and Mojave Outpost. My strategy kills all three of those players, and I've won 40 matches in a row and over 2,500 caps... so it should be really easy to copy or modify.
  
  1. First, you only need to create one hand from the default deck to beat the early chumps. Once you pick the hand, you can use it in every match after that, so it takes a few minutes and you never have to do it again. Create your hand (30 cards) with all 4 suits, all 5-6-7-8 and J-Q-K, 4 each of all those cards... that's 28 cards, then 2 Jokers.
  2. When you start, the first hand you're just laying down three cards as the basis of your caravans. Use the highest or lowest cards of different suits... like 5 of Clubs, 8 of spades, 8 of hearts, for example. If you don't have three number cards, discard a Queen, they're next to useless.
  3. Once the three caravans are started, if you have a King, play it on the highest card you have - an 8, usually. That doubles the 8, giving you 16. You're aiming for 26 total in every caravan.
  4. If the other player gets between 20-26 before you do in any caravan, play the King on their highest card, that'll make them bust (until they use a Jack to get rid of a card). Sometimes they get frustrated and fold that entire caravan, which is awesome. Basically, don't let the other player win a single caravan, and you'll be okay.
  5. If the other player plays a King on one of his cards, they'll probably be close to that 20-26 range, so play a Jack on that card - removing that card and the King, dropping him back down to some low #.
  6. Your goal is to have all three Caravans between 21-26, and with a higher # in that range than the other player. Once you do that, you win the game.
  
  It's actually pretty easy if you follow that method - I won over 40 in a row. Remember, though, if you get stuck and can't play one of your numerical cards, use a Queen to reverse the order. Also, be careful with Jokers so that you don't sabotage your Caravans or drop down the other player's point # below the busting point (27).

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  I tried the video above and i would lose every time due to jacks being played on my high cards. Gave this guide a try and although i lost maybe one or two every other game i managed to win 30 no problem thank you.

  Posted by Keithanivovik on 10 Jul 16 at 15:13

  I went 3-15 using the top rated method. Switched to this one and went 27-7. Not sure what I was doing wrong but I prefer this method.

  Posted by klobeast on 14 Aug 18 at 03:38

  Great guide, however it would be good to note that you automatically lose if you run out of cards. Not that it’s a big deal, but it counts as a hand played with the people who will only play 5 hands.

  Posted by bl4ck blooc on 23 Feb 23 at 19:27
• RadiantViper

  20 Oct 2010 20 Oct 2010 10 Apr 2011
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  Your first chance to play Caravan is in Goodsprings, the town you start the game in. Go to the bar and talk to Trudy - she'll tell you about Ringo, who's at the gas station. Say you'll go talk to him and you can go into the gas station - one of the dialogue options with him is to play Caravan. Ringo is not very good at the game so this is probably the best spot to get the achievement.
  
  Note: You can hit X when decided how much you're going to bet - set it to 1 cap at first, then there's no risk if you happen to lose
  
  Caravan confuses the hell out of me, so here are some basic tips - I managed to get this achievement and I still have no real idea how to play. But if you're smarter than me, you can also read the holotape Ringo gives you - it explains all the rules.
  
  Basically, both you and your opponent have 3 piles - called caravans - of cards. The aim of the game is to getting the total these piles to be between 20 and 27 (or 21-26, if you will), and to outbid your opponents caravans by having the highest value.
  
  General Info
  
  - Numbered cards simply add their value to the pile. To play a numbered card, it needs continue in the same numerical direction - ascending or descending, and/or be the same suit as the previous card. Jokers placed on a numbered card remove all other cards of this value from the table.
  - Aces add one to the pile. Jokers placed on an ace remove all other non-face cards of the aces suit from the table.
  - Jacks remove the card it's placed on. (Tip - Placing a Jack on a King will also take away the card the King is doubling)
  - Kings double whatever card you put them on.
  - Queens add no value - instead, they reverse the current direction and the suit of that caravan.
  
  How to Actually Win 30 Games
  
  The first 3 turns you must start your 3 caravans. Try to put either high or low value cards, since you'll be either ascending or descending. Remember, aim to get the value between 20 and 27.
  
  Also remembers you can put face cards on your opponents caravan. So if an opponent has a caravan with a value between 20 and 27, feel free to to put a King on and it will go over, or put a Jack on the highest value card to put it under.
  
  If you've got a bad hand, you can hit LT to swap out the selected card from your hand. You can also hit RT to remove an entire caravan if you please.
  
  So basically, just remember what face cards do, try to make all your caravans add up to 21-26, and put cards on your opponents side to 'sabotage' them. Since Ringo kinda sucks, it shouldn't be too hard.
  
  (Also, there's a challenge for losing caravan 5 times, it gives you some XP so when you're done with the achievement you can quickly go for that as well)

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  Just an FYI for people having trouble with the in-game counter, this achievement popped when I popped the second "Know When to Hold 'Em" in-game challenge, although it took me about 40 wins to get there.

  Posted by The Globalizer on 21 Oct 10 at 00:32

  I've currently won six games, and I don't know how the fuck I've won them!! I've got all three stacks to 26 before and still not won!

  Posted by System of a Dom on 28 Feb 16 at 21:13