Ok so I think it's clear that in this specific instance, Pools were the right way to go, though I had not played it optimally. Over-trashing, greening too early, not going for Torturers, etc. But the reason I started this topic was to get the experts' opinions on the more general case:In which kingdoms is there Scrying Pool, thinning, +buys, economy, and villages, but yet should not be a Scrying Pool game?
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Rebuild, Cultist, Ill Gotten Gains, Tournament (often okay, but man there's those games...) Transmute, Scout, Harvest, Feast, Chancellor
Somewhat related: I hate Wharf having the +1 Buy instead of Merchant Ship
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I disagree with SCSN that double Mercenary is almost always desirable. Overall I'm about 50/50 on whether I want a second; it's board-dependent. I do however agree that keeping an extra Urchin around is very often a good idea--if only to make your opponent's Mercenary-containing hands a little less effective.
I dunno, I think I'll side with SCSN here. Thinning faster is always better.
Rebuild.because since then the rebuild and cultist races were more annoying ?
I used to hate Hunting Party because every game with it just seemed to descend into a Hunting Party race ... But this seems much less of a problem since dark ages came out.
Tomorrow 7 AM UTC i am going to stream my match vs. Hiroki.
bridgeAlso try out highway! Its not terminal though so you might play forever.
