Earning the “One Dollar Short” accomplishment demands finishing with precisely 29 coins, a task complicated by enhanced resource-generating traits in evolved Greed Monarchs.

This approach targets novice-tier rulers, concentrating on meticulous financial oversight through deliberate tactical choices.

Ability Prioritization

Exclusively select the survival boost providing 50 coins upon losing a health point. While defensive or offensive upgrades remain viable, strictly avoid abilities influencing economic gains or spawning bonus funds.

Opening Moves

Initiate gameplay by discarding a card into the summoning pit to engage foes. Strategically eliminate precisely one adversary using fortress strikes to collect 1 coin from fallen units.

Permit remaining hostile forces to breach your defenses, activating the health penalty that unlocks your chosen 50-coin survival bonus.

Mid-Campaign Tactics

Annual 9-coin disbursements occur automatically but don’t influence the target financial threshold required for the achievement.

Progress cautiously until precisely eight additional enemy defeats through fortress assaults remain outstanding.

Deploy defensive structures strategically to endure until cycle 10, while prohibiting card use that might generate unexpected currency.

Closing Sequence

Upon reaching the tenth annual cycle, execute exactly five resource realignments through the reroll mechanism. This gold-consuming action enables precise calibration of remaining funds to hit the critical 29-coin threshold for success.