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Title: 1st game setup : what did I do wrong ?
Post by: lillu99 on September 10, 2019, 10:32:30 am
Hi everyone,

1st time posting here asking for feedback. I am primarily working on Base dominion right now and wanted to try the 1st game setup anew.

Here is my log (I am not sure how to post it) :

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Game #30508209, unrated.Kingdom generated with these relative percentages:0%: Possession

l starts with 7 Coppers.

l starts with 3 Estates.

R starts with 7 Coppers.

R starts with 3 Estates.

l shuffles their deck.

l draws 5 Coppers.

R shuffles their deck.

R draws 5 cards.



Turn 1 - lillumultipass

l plays 5 Coppers. (+$5)

l buys and gains a Mine.

l draws 2 Coppers and 3 Estates.



Turn 1 - Raven93

R plays 4 Coppers. (+$4)

R buys and gains a Remodel.

R draws 5 cards.



Turn 2 - lillumultipass

l plays 2 Coppers. (+$2)

l buys and gains a Cellar.

l shuffles their deck.

l draws 3 Coppers and 2 Estates.



Turn 2 - Raven93

R plays 3 Coppers. (+$3)

R buys and gains a Silver.

R shuffles their deck.

R draws 5 cards.



Turn 3 - lillumultipass

l plays 3 Coppers. (+$3)

l buys and gains a Village.

l draws 3 Coppers, an Estate and a Cellar.



Turn 3 - Raven93

R plays 3 Coppers and a Silver. (+$5)

R buys and gains a Mine.

R draws 5 cards.



Turn 4 - lillumultipass

l plays a Cellar.

l gets +1 Action.

l discards a Copper and an Estate.

l draws a Copper and a Mine.

l plays a Mine.

l trashes a Copper.

l gains a Silver.

l plays 2 Coppers and a Silver. (+$4)

l buys and gains a Smithy.

l shuffles their deck.

l draws 2 Coppers, an Estate, a Cellar and a Smithy.



Turn 4 - Raven93

R plays a Remodel.

R trashes an Estate.

R gains a Smithy.

R plays 3 Coppers. (+$3)

R buys and gains a Village.

R shuffles their deck.

R draws 5 cards.



Turn 5 - lillumultipass

l plays a Cellar.

l gets +1 Action.

l discards 2 Coppers and an Estate.

l draws a Copper, a Silver and an Estate.

l plays a Copper and a Silver. (+$3)

l buys and gains a Village.

l draws 2 Coppers, an Estate, a Mine and a Village.



Turn 5 - Raven93

R plays 3 Coppers and a Silver. (+$5)

R buys and gains a Market.

R draws 5 cards.



Turn 6 - lillumultipass

l plays a Village.

l draws a Copper.

l gets +2 Actions.

l plays a Mine.

l trashes a Copper.

l gains a Silver.

l plays 2 Coppers and a Silver. (+$4)

l buys and gains a Militia.

l shuffles their deck.

l draws a Copper, a Silver, an Estate, a Cellar and a Village.



Turn 6 - Raven93

R plays a Village.

R draws a card.

R gets +2 Actions.

R plays a Remodel.

R trashes an Estate.

R gains a Militia.

R plays a Mine.

R trashes a Copper.

R gains a Silver.

R plays a Copper and a Silver. (+$3)

R buys and gains a Village.

R shuffles their deck.

R draws 5 cards.



Turn 7 - lillumultipass

l plays a Cellar.

l gets +1 Action.

l discards a Copper and an Estate.

l draws a Silver and a Village.

l plays a Village.

l draws a Militia.

l gets +2 Actions.

l plays a Village.

l draws a Copper.

l gets +2 Actions.

l plays a Militia.

l gets +$2.

R discards a card and a Copper.

l plays a Copper and 2 Silvers. (+$5)

l buys and gains a Market.

l draws 2 Coppers, an Estate, a Mine and a Smithy.



Turn 7 - Raven93

R plays a Village.

R draws a card.

R gets +2 Actions.

R plays a Village.

R draws a card.

R gets +2 Actions.

R plays a Smithy.

R draws 3 cards.

R plays a Market.

R draws a card.

R gets +1 Action.

R gets +1 Buy.

R gets +$1.

R plays a Remodel.

R trashes an Estate.

R gains a Village.

R plays a Militia.

R gets +$2.

l discards an Estate and a Smithy.

R buys and gains a Village.

R draws 5 cards.



Turn 8 - lillumultipass

l plays a Mine.

l trashes a Copper.

l gains a Silver.

l plays a Copper and a Silver. (+$3)

l buys and gains a Village.

l shuffles their deck.

l draws 2 Coppers, a Silver, an Estate and a Market.



Turn 8 - Raven93

R plays 3 Coppers and 2 Silvers. (+$7)

R buys and gains a Market.

R shuffles their deck.

R draws 5 cards.



Turn 9 - lillumultipass

l plays a Market.

l draws a Village.

l gets +1 Action.

l gets +1 Buy.

l gets +$1.

l plays a Village.

l draws a Smithy.

l gets +2 Actions.

l plays a Smithy.

l draws a Silver, an Estate and a Militia.

l plays a Militia.

l gets +$2.

R discards a card and a Copper.

l plays 2 Coppers and 2 Silvers. (+$6)

l buys and gains a Market.

l buys and gains a Remodel.

l draws 2 Coppers, an Estate, a Cellar and a Mine.



Turn 9 - Raven93

R plays a Village.

R draws a card.

R gets +2 Actions.

R plays a Market.

R draws a card.

R gets +1 Action.

R gets +1 Buy.

R gets +$1.

R plays a Mine.

R trashes a Copper.

R gains a Silver.

R plays 2 Silvers. (+$4)

R buys and gains a Market.

R draws 5 cards.



Turn 10 - lillumultipass

l plays a Cellar.

l gets +1 Action.

l discards 2 Coppers and an Estate.

l draws a Silver and 2 Villages.

l plays a Village.

l shuffles their deck.

l draws a Market.

l gets +2 Actions.

l plays a Village.

l draws a Remodel.

l gets +2 Actions.

l plays a Market.

l draws an Estate.

l gets +1 Action.

l gets +1 Buy.

l gets +$1.

l plays a Remodel.

l trashes an Estate.

l gains a Smithy.

l plays a Mine.

l trashes a Silver.

l gains a Gold.

l plays a Gold. (+$3)

l buys and gains a Merchant.

l draws a Copper, 2 Silvers, a Market and a Village.



Turn 10 - Raven93

R plays a Village.

R draws a card.

R gets +2 Actions.

R plays a Village.

R draws a card.

R gets +2 Actions.

R plays a Smithy.

R draws 3 cards.

R plays a Market.

R draws a card.

R gets +1 Action.

R gets +1 Buy.

R gets +$1.

R plays a Village.

R shuffles their deck.

R draws a card.

R gets +2 Actions.

R plays a Militia.

R gets +$2.

l discards a Copper and a Silver.

R plays a Remodel.

R trashes a Copper.

R gains a Moat.

R plays 2 Coppers and 2 Silvers. (+$6)

R buys and gains a Market.

R buys and gains a Village.

R draws 5 cards.



Turn 11 - lillumultipass

l plays a Village.

l draws a Militia.

l gets +2 Actions.

l plays a Market.

l draws a Smithy.

l gets +1 Action.

l gets +1 Buy.

l gets +$1.

l plays a Smithy.

l draws 2 Coppers and an Estate.

l plays a Militia.

l gets +$2.

R discards a card and a Silver.

l plays 2 Coppers and a Silver. (+$4)

l buys and gains a Market.

l buys and gains a Moat.

l shuffles their deck.

l draws a Copper, an Estate, a Cellar, a Market and a Moat.



Turn 11 - Raven93

R plays a Village.

R draws a card.

R gets +2 Actions.

R plays a Market.

R draws a card.

R gets +1 Action.

R gets +1 Buy.

R gets +$1.

R plays a Market.

R shuffles their deck.

R draws a card.

R gets +1 Action.

R gets +1 Buy.

R gets +$1.

R plays a Village.

R draws a card.

R gets +2 Actions.

R plays a Mine.

R trashes a Copper.

R gains a Silver.

R plays a Silver. (+$2)

R buys and gains a Village.

R draws 5 cards.



Turn 12 - lillumultipass

l plays a Market.

l draws a Village.

l gets +1 Action.

l gets +1 Buy.

l gets +$1.

l plays a Village.

l draws a Smithy.

l gets +2 Actions.

l plays a Smithy.

l draws a Silver, an Estate and a Mine.

l plays a Cellar.

l gets +1 Action.

l discards a Copper and 2 Estates.

l draws a Copper, a Merchant and a Remodel.

l plays a Merchant.

l draws a Copper.

l gets +1 Action.

l plays a Mine.

l trashes a Copper.

l gains a Silver.

l plays a Copper and a Silver. (+$3)

l gets +$1.

l plays a Silver. (+$2)

l buys and gains a Village.

l buys and gains a Smithy.

l draws a Copper, a Silver, a Gold, a Militia and a Smithy.



Turn 12 - Raven93

R plays a Village.

R draws a card.

R gets +2 Actions.

R plays a Village.

R draws a card.

R gets +2 Actions.

R plays a Market.

R draws a card.

R gets +1 Action.

R gets +1 Buy.

R gets +$1.

R plays a Smithy.

R draws 3 cards.

R plays a Market.

R draws a card.

R gets +1 Action.

R gets +1 Buy.

R gets +$1.

R plays a Militia.

R gets +$2.

l discards a Copper and a Smithy.

R plays 3 Coppers and 3 Silvers. (+$9)

R buys and gains 2 Markets.

R buys and gains a Merchant.

R shuffles their deck.

R draws 5 cards.



Turn 13 - lillumultipass

l plays a Militia.

R reacts with a Moat.

l gets +$2.

l plays a Gold and a Silver. (+$5)

l buys and gains a Market.

l shuffles their deck.

l draws a Silver, 2 Markets and 2 Villages.



Turn 13 - Raven93

R plays a Village.

R draws a card.

R gets +2 Actions.

R plays a Market.

R draws a card.

R gets +1 Action.

R gets +1 Buy.

R gets +$1.

R plays a Moat.

R draws 2 cards.

R plays a Village.

R draws a card.

R gets +2 Actions.

R plays a Merchant.

R draws a card.

R gets +1 Action.

R plays a Village.

R draws a card.

R gets +2 Actions.

R plays a Mine.

R trashes a Silver.

R gains a Gold.

R plays a Remodel.

R trashes a Copper.

R gains a Moat.

R plays a Silver. (+$2)

R gets +$1.

R plays a Gold and a Silver. (+$5)

R buys and gains a Province.

R draws 5 cards.



Turn 14 - lillumultipass

l plays a Village.

l draws a Smithy.

l gets +2 Actions.

l plays a Village.

l draws a Copper.

l gets +2 Actions.

l plays a Smithy.

l draws a Copper, a Moat and a Smithy.

l plays a Smithy.

l draws an Estate, a Market and a Merchant.

l plays a Market.

l draws a Remodel.

l gets +1 Action.

l gets +1 Buy.

l gets +$1.

l plays a Market.

l draws a Copper.

l gets +1 Action.

l gets +1 Buy.

l gets +$1.

l plays a Market.

l draws a Silver.

l gets +1 Action.

l gets +1 Buy.

l gets +$1.

l plays a Merchant.

l draws an Estate.

l gets +1 Action.

l plays a Remodel.

l trashes an Estate.

l gains a Merchant.

l plays 3 Coppers and a Silver. (+$5)

l gets +$1.

l plays a Silver. (+$2)

l buys and gains a Province.

l buys and gains a Merchant.

l draws a Silver, a Gold, a Market, a Militia and a Mine.



Turn 14 - Raven93

R plays a Village.

R draws a card.

R gets +2 Actions.

R plays a Village.

R draws a card.

R gets +2 Actions.

R plays a Village.

R draws a card.

R gets +2 Actions.

R plays a Smithy.

R draws 3 cards.

R plays a Market.

R draws a card.

R gets +1 Action.

R gets +1 Buy.

R gets +$1.

R plays a Market.

R draws a card.

R gets +1 Action.

R gets +1 Buy.

R gets +$1.

R plays a Market.

R shuffles their deck.

R draws a card.

R gets +1 Action.

R gets +1 Buy.

R gets +$1.

R plays a Market.

R draws a card.

R gets +1 Action.

R gets +1 Buy.

R gets +$1.

R plays a Market.

R draws a card.

R gets +1 Action.

R gets +1 Buy.

R gets +$1.

R plays a Market.

R draws a card.

R gets +1 Action.

R gets +1 Buy.

R gets +$1.

R plays a Village.

R draws a card.

R gets +2 Actions.

R plays a Village.

R draws a card.

R gets +2 Actions.

R plays a Village.

R draws a card.

R gets +2 Actions.

R plays a Moat.

R draws 2 cards.

R plays a Moat.

R draws 2 cards.

R plays a Merchant.

R draws a card.

R gets +1 Action.

R plays a Mine.

R trashes a Silver.

R gains a Gold.

R plays a Militia.

R gets +$2.

l discards a Militia and a Mine.

R plays a Remodel.

R trashes a Copper.

R gains a Moat.

R plays a Copper and a Silver. (+$3)

R gets +$1.

R plays 2 Golds and a Silver. (+$8)

R buys and gains 2 Provinces.

R buys and gains a Merchant.

R shuffles their deck.

R draws 5 cards.



Turn 15 - lillumultipass

l plays a Market.

l draws a Village.

l gets +1 Action.

l gets +1 Buy.

l gets +$1.

l plays a Village.

l draws a Village.

l gets +2 Actions.

l plays a Village.

l draws a Cellar.

l gets +2 Actions.

l plays a Cellar.

l gets +1 Action.

l discards a Silver and a Gold.

l shuffles their deck.

l draws an Estate and a Smithy.

l plays a Smithy.

l draws a Silver, a Market and a Merchant.

l plays a Market.

l draws a Province.

l gets +1 Action.

l gets +1 Buy.

l gets +$1.

l plays a Merchant.

l draws a Militia.

l gets +1 Action.

l plays a Militia.

R reacts with a Moat.

l gets +$2.

l plays a Silver. (+$2)

l gets +$1.

l buys and gains a Duchy.

l draws a Silver, a Gold, a Merchant, a Smithy and a Village.



Turn 15 - Raven93

R plays a Village.

R draws a card.

R gets +2 Actions.

R plays a Moat.

R draws 2 cards.

R plays a Market.

R draws a card.

R gets +1 Action.

R gets +1 Buy.

R gets +$1.

R plays a Market.

R draws a card.

R gets +1 Action.

R gets +1 Buy.

R gets +$1.

R plays a Mine.

R trashes a Silver.

R gains a Gold.

R plays 2 Golds and a Silver. (+$8)

R buys and gains a Province.

R buys and gains a Cellar.

R draws 5 cards.



Turn 16 - lillumultipass

l plays a Village.

l draws a Moat.

l gets +2 Actions.

l plays a Smithy.

l draws a Copper, a Merchant and a Mine.

l plays a Merchant.

l draws a Remodel.

l gets +1 Action.

l plays a Merchant.

l draws a Silver.

l gets +1 Action.

l plays a Remodel.

l trashes a Gold.

l gains a Province.

l plays a Copper and a Silver. (+$3)

l gets +$2.

l plays a Silver. (+$2)

l buys and gains a Duchy.

l draws 2 Coppers, a Market, a Smithy and a Village.



Turn 16 - Raven93

R plays a Village.

R draws a card.

R gets +2 Actions.

R plays a Village.

R draws a card.

R gets +2 Actions.

R plays a Moat.

R draws 2 cards.

R plays a Market.

R draws a card.

R gets +1 Action.

R gets +1 Buy.

R gets +$1.

R plays a Market.

R draws a card.

R gets +1 Action.

R gets +1 Buy.

R gets +$1.

R plays a Market.

R draws a card.

R gets +1 Action.

R gets +1 Buy.

R gets +$1.

R plays a Merchant.

R draws a card.

R gets +1 Action.

R plays a Moat.

R draws 2 cards.

R plays a Village.

R draws a card.

R gets +2 Actions.

R plays a Village.

R draws a card.

R gets +2 Actions.

R plays a Village.

R draws a card.

R gets +2 Actions.

R plays a Market.

R draws a card.

R gets +1 Action.

R gets +1 Buy.

R gets +$1.

R plays a Smithy.

R shuffles their deck.

R draws 3 cards.

R plays a Merchant.

R draws a card.

R gets +1 Action.

R plays a Market.

R draws a card.

R gets +1 Action.

R gets +1 Buy.

R gets +$1.

R plays a Village.

R draws a card.

R gets +2 Actions.

R plays a Moat.

R draws 2 cards.

R plays a Cellar.

R gets +1 Action.

R discards 3 other cards and a Copper.

R draws 4 cards.

R plays a Market.

R shuffles their deck.

R draws a card.

R gets +1 Action.

R gets +1 Buy.

R gets +$1.

R plays a Mine.

R trashes a Silver.

R gains a Gold.

R plays a Militia.

R gets +$2.

l discards 2 Coppers.

R plays a Remodel.

R trashes a Gold.

R gains a Province.

R plays 3 Golds. (+$9)

R buys and gains a Province.

R buys and gains a Duchy.

R buys and gains 2 Estates.

R shuffles their deck.

R draws 5 cards.

I hope it is readable.

I wonder where I went wrong. I opened 5/2 (I am lillumultipass) and as there isn't a lot of trashing cards, I took Mine. It seems that it is not a very good card in general, but here it seemed good to me to trash coppers.
My opponent went the remodel way and it is probably better. My idea was to get a standard Village-smithy Engine, then add markets all the while changing coppers into silver.
But, I think I did not get enough villages as I had quite a few terminal collisions.

what do you think ?
thanks !
Title: Re: 1st game setup : what did I do wrong ?
Post by: Jack Rudd on September 10, 2019, 10:36:43 am
With the First Game setup, you probably want *both* Mine and Remodel. Mine's the best way of getting rid of your Coppers, but Remodel gives you a lot of other trash-for-benefit options.
Title: Re: 1st game setup : what did I do wrong ?
Post by: Awaclus on September 10, 2019, 12:21:04 pm
You might want to read this: https://dominionstrategy.com/2012/07/30/building-the-first-game-engine/
Title: Re: 1st game setup : what did I do wrong ?
Post by: lillu99 on September 10, 2019, 12:25:10 pm
thanks. I did actually. I knew about remodel but as I went 5/2 I thought opening with Mine would be ok. I think my mistake though was not getting a remodel on turn 4 and getting a smithy instead.
Title: Re: 1st game setup : what did I do wrong ?
Post by: Chris is me on September 10, 2019, 02:17:31 pm
Mine open on 5 is fine, Cellar is fine too. Turn 4 should have been a Remodel. I would also have considered Workshop on $3 before the second Village, but that's not mandatory or anything. Just would be nice for gaining more Villages more quickly as it eventually is the gating item in the set.
Title: Re: 1st game setup : what did I do wrong ?
Post by: apostolosoruler on September 10, 2019, 05:23:47 pm
A thing to have in mind about market is what it offers you. Market is mainly a scource of +buy ad is a cantrip. Therefore, if you are allready drawing deck and you have lets say 3 buys. Is buying a market (cantrip 0 plus cards+1money) worth it or is lets say buying village moat (+1card) better? In a way you sort of overbuilt (for your plan), you needed green faster. Also, your economy increase was lower than expected. eg. a merchant +moat is more economy than a market (all other parameters held equal). Finally, a remark on merchants, (given your opponent ended game with 2 merchants and 0 silvers). When you add merchants to a deck its often good to have extra silvers (not too many though) so that merchants are not just a cantrip. All in all though, you did well!
Title: Re: 1st game setup : what did I do wrong ?
Post by: lillu99 on September 11, 2019, 08:53:19 am
thanks !

I think my main mistake was indeed not getting the remodel T4 and having maybe a wee bit too many terminals vs. Village.