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Game Reports / Re: A Cautionary Tale: Skipping the Witch
« on: June 15, 2011, 06:34:04 pm »QuoteThere are exactly two cards whose presence makes skipping the curse attacks plausible, and possibly even a good idea: Ambassador and Masquerade.
Oh there are plenty more than that. All the trashing cards can let you skip cursing attacks in the right kingdoms. I wouldn't even rule out remodel even though it is usually the worst possible solution to curses.
If there's a trasher and a curse-giver, my default assumption is that it's best to get both- for example, I'd rather get Upgrade *and* Witch rather than just one or the other (probably one Witch first, then a few Upgrades). But sure, there are certainly other cases where if just the right set of kingdom cards come up, skipping the cursegiver is a good move. Say if Fishing Village is the Bane, or you get the 5/2 split on a board with Vault/Grand Market, or other such things. But these seem all to be very conditional in a way that the mere presence of Ambassador or Masquerade isn't.
And getting a Remodel to deal with curses strikes me as a desperation move unlikely to succeed.