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Innovation General Discussion / Re: Innovation stats: the low-hanging fruit

« on: May 15, 2013, 07:38:46 pm »

I often find that Philosophy's scoring thing is actually handy for getting a card that I don't want to play out of my hand (perhaps I've got Domestication and a couple nice 3s and a scraggly 1 and we're on the 3s or 4s pile), with the splay being almost a bonus.

OK, maybe not often.

Sometimes?

Occasionally?

Yeah, we'll go with "occasionally".

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Innovation General Discussion / Re: Innovation Memes

« on: May 10, 2013, 10:39:16 am »

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Innovation Game Reports / Re: So that's what Suburbia is for

« on: April 23, 2013, 10:04:00 pm »

I can't see the image either, but I'll just throw this highly appropriate game log in here because why not.

http://innovation.isotropic.org/gamelog/201304/23/game-20130423-190216-a1c52ad9.html

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Innovation Game Reports / Re: Canal Building / Education combo

« on: April 23, 2013, 09:13:43 pm »

Also, in the running for "saddest excerpt of an Isotropic log":

... theory draws and melds Miniaturization.
... theory executes Miniaturization.
... ... theory doesn't return a card.

That's the worst thing I've ever heard.

How marvelous.

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Innovation General Discussion / Re: will Figures in the Sand be implemented?

« on: April 17, 2013, 09:29:37 am »

Tony Stark could code Figures in the Sand in a cave.

With scraps.

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Innovation General Discussion / Re: most points scored in a turn?

« on: April 13, 2013, 12:43:23 pm »

Assuming Bicycle counts...  http://scorepile.org/gamelog/201303/28/game-20130328-192826-9ee42294.html

DWetzel exchanges his hand (Optics3, Paper3, Gunpowder4, Colonialism4, Coal5, Chemistry5, Steam Engine5, Measurement5, Atomic Theory6, Industrialization6, Machine Tools6, Canning6, Classification6, Explosives7, Evolution7, Combustion7, Lighting7, Railroad7, Sanitation7, Skyscrapers8, Rocketry8, Mass Media8, Quantum Theory8, Flight8, Corporations8, Socialism8, Antibiotics8, Mobility8, Specialization9, Computers9, and Composites9) and his score pile (nothing).

205.

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Innovation General Discussion / Re: rude players?

« on: April 10, 2013, 11:24:53 am »

Yeah, some people are just jerks.  I've had the same problems with him.  Don't sweat him, OP.  It's not you.  It's him.

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Innovation General Discussion / Re: Innovation stats: the low-hanging fruit

« on: April 03, 2013, 08:24:40 pm »

Your wish is my command. Probably would be more interesting broken out by age, may do that later.

I can't believe Writing is so high. Why would anyone activate it more than once or twice?

Sharing is caring! 

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Innovation General Discussion / Re: I'm really confused

« on: March 31, 2013, 09:17:34 pm »

This just in: some people are terrible people that shouldn't be allowed to comingle with the rest of society.  Unfortunately, until that is properly enforced, we have to put up with idiots like that.

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Innovation General Discussion / Re: scorepile.org: an archive of Innovation logs

« on: March 31, 2013, 03:13:16 pm »

ScorePile is CouncilRoom for Innovation.

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Innovation General Discussion / Re: I'm sorry

« on: March 31, 2013, 03:03:46 pm »

Sorry metathuhlu, this game went, um, rather well.  I'm still getting this figured out but winning on achievements on turn 8 is pretty good, right?

(And yeah, it turns out Metalworking scoring 9 cards on turn 2 is pretty broken.)

http://innovation.isotropic.org/gamelog/201303/31/game-20130331-120113-b6319187.html

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Dominion General Discussion / Re: Stupid Pet Tricks

« on: March 12, 2013, 09:40:52 pm »

Yeah, I really want for there to have been one Colony left in the supply and Morgrim decided to buy the curse instead.

A man will do some crazy things when Fairgrounds are involved.

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Help! / Re: Destroyed in Sea Hag game. How could I have defended myself?

« on: February 27, 2013, 09:20:18 am »

I think I like that -- plan to get a Sea Hag the next time you can (assuming the opponent hasn't opened something like Trader/Steward/Trader/Trader or something)?

Steward/Sea Hag colliding kinda sucks, but Trader/Sea Hag isn't so bad, as you have the option of Sea Hagging/buy a Silver, or trashing the Sea Hag for 4 Silver (and buying another one later).

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Help! / Re: What's your strategy on this Colony set?

« on: February 26, 2013, 08:33:30 pm »

I wonder if it's a non-terrible idea to just play it as if it weren't a colony game and do what you'd do there.

I might be tempted to gamble it up with Masq/Jack, myself.

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Game Reports / Re: And that's how you pull a tie from a loss...

« on: February 21, 2013, 06:19:45 pm »

Saw this, and immediately thought of:

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Puzzles and Challenges / Re: Exception to the Rule: Solitaire Sabotage

« on: February 16, 2013, 11:50:32 am »

Fairgrounds, duh.

Also, this does not apply to Saboteur but

Upgrade needs fodder to obtain Duchies or a good $5 card, and they're the only $4s available.

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Help! / Re: What's your plan on this set?

« on: February 14, 2013, 11:34:14 pm »

Probably Silver/Silver, try to get to a Witch and a couple Upgrades to not get totally blown up by curses, and probably not very good, in the 30% range

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Dominion General Discussion / Re: Greatest Dominion moments 2013

« on: February 10, 2013, 04:16:43 pm »

Jesters were involved.

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Dominion General Discussion / Re: Greatest Dominion moments 2013

« on: February 10, 2013, 02:02:06 pm »

The game is over! (Great Halls, Ironworks, and Scouts are all gone.)

http://dominion.isotropic.org/gamelog/201302/10/game-20130210-110103-e128fa9e.html

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Help! / Re: How should I have played this Black Market Board?

« on: February 06, 2013, 10:04:46 pm »

How do I defend against my opponent getting a King's Court from the Black Market?

(Sorry, I have no deep analysis of the game to offer -- but the GIF above conveys the answer to that one question.)

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Game Reports / I have absolutely no idea what was right here

« on: February 05, 2013, 10:10:15 am »

... but two (I thought) pretty fascinating strategies came about as a result of this board.

http://dominion.isotropic.org/gamelog/201302/05/game-20130205-070444-5c2be7dd.html

cards in supply: Apothecary, Bishop, Explorer, Fishing Village, Library, Monument, Native Village, Nobles, Potion, Remodel, and Stash

What I did: FV/Potion, went for a couple of Apothecaries (I ended up with three), with plans to use Native Village/Fishing Village for actions (and NV for pseudo-trashing with the Apothecary), Library for draw, and lots of Monuments.  I'm a sucker for Apothecary.  Later on Remodel came in very handy to control the deck timing and accelerate gaining points.

What he did: Bishop down pretty quickly, grab a library to redraw stuff, and eventually pick up a Province and a couple of Explorers, being able to trash 2 gold per turn pretty comfortably in the endgame for 8 VP/turn.


The only card that really didn't come in to play was Stash.  As a fun aside, we both ended up with 0 coin in our deck.

I squeaked it out thanks largely to my extra turn, but I have absolutely no idea what the "right" line is here, or if there even is one.

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Dominion General Discussion / Re: Greatest Dominion moments 2013

« on: February 03, 2013, 08:53:09 pm »

Things you don't expect to see as the centerpiece of King's Court chains, vol. 342:

— Your turn 16 —
You play a King's Court.
... You play a Stables.
... ... You discard a Silver.
... ... You draw a King's Court, a City, and a Silver and get +1 action.
... You play the Stables again.
... ... You discard a Silver.
... ... You draw a University, a City, and a Silver and get +1 action.
... You play the Stables a third time.
... ... You discard a Silver.
... ... You draw a Develop and 2 Cities and get +1 action.
You play a King's Court.
... You play a City.
... ... You draw a Develop and a City and get +2 actions, +1 buy, and +$1.
... You play the City again.
... ... You draw 2 Stables and get +2 actions, +1 buy, and +$1.
... You play the City a third time.
... ... You draw a City and a Silver and get +2 actions, +1 buy, and +$1.
You play a City.
... You draw a King's Court and a City and get +2 actions, +1 buy, and +$1.
You play a City.
... You draw an Explorer and a Stables and get +2 actions, +1 buy, and +$1.
You play a City.
... You draw a Stables and a Silver and get +2 actions, +1 buy, and +$1.
You play a City.
... You draw a Stables and a Silver and get +2 actions, +1 buy, and +$1.
You play a City.
... You draw a King's Court and a Colony and get +2 actions, +1 buy, and +$1.
You play a City.
... You draw a University and a Stables and get +2 actions, +1 buy, and +$1.
You play a Stables.
... You discard a Silver.
... (You reshuffle.)
... You draw 3 Silvers and get +1 action.
You play a Stables.
... You discard a Silver.
... (You reshuffle.)
... You draw 2 Silvers and get +1 action.
You play a University.
... You get +2 actions.
... You gain an Explorer.
You play a University.
... You get +2 actions.
... You gain an Explorer.
You play a Stables.
... You discard a Silver.
... (You reshuffle.)
... You draw 2 Explorers and a Silver and get +1 action.
You play a King's Court.
... You play a King's Court.
... ... You play an Explorer.
... ... ... You gain a Silver in your hand.
... ... You play the Explorer again.
... ... ... You gain a Silver in your hand.
... ... You play the Explorer a third time.
... ... ... You gain a Silver in your hand.
... You play the King's Court again.
... ... You play an Explorer.
... ... ... You gain a Silver in your hand.
... ... You play the Explorer again.
... ... ... You gain a Silver in your hand.
... ... You play the Explorer a third time.
... ... ... You gain a Silver in your hand.
... You play the King's Court a third time.
... ... You play an Explorer.
... ... ... You gain a Silver in your hand.
... ... You play the Explorer again.
... ... ... You gain a Silver in your hand.
... ... You play the Explorer a third time.
... ... ... You gain a Silver in your hand.
You play a Develop.
... You trash a Stables.
... You gain a Bishop and put it on your deck.
... You gain a Gold and put it on your deck.
You play a Stables.
... You discard a Silver.
... (You reshuffle.)
... You draw a Silver, a Gold, and a Bishop and get +1 action.
You play a Bishop.
... You get +$1 and +1 ▼.
... You trash a Silver and get +1 ▼.
... heron trashes nothing.
You play a Bishop.
... You get +$1 and +1 ▼.
... You trash a Develop and get +1 ▼.
... heron trashes nothing.
You play a Gold and 15 Silvers.
You buy a Colony.
You buy a Colony.
You buy a Colony.
You buy a Colony.
(You reshuffle.)

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2012 / Re: Final / Third Place Match livetopic

« on: February 03, 2013, 06:17:43 pm »

Wow, if not for the vagaries of seeding I could have made the finals.   

(not intended to be a factual statement).
 

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Dominion General Discussion / Re: Homage to the Best Card

« on: February 03, 2013, 02:03:44 pm »

Inspired by a set in the tournament finals:

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Dominion General Discussion / Re: Stupid Pet Tricks

« on: January 26, 2013, 08:19:44 pm »

Checked off the list: Upgrading Philosopher's Stone --> Golem.