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[qdread]

Had a game last night with Scrying Pool where I opened Potion/Storeroom versus opponent's Potion/Silver. This effectively crippled my ability to get to $5 quickly and pick up a Count for trashing, but I wanted the +buy to get Pawns and the better cycling to see more Potions. The opponent got a Count quickly, trashed most of the Coppers and Estates, and went ahead 3-0 in Provinces. I got the Count a bit later and was able to trash everything on two separate turns, then caught up with two double-Province turns using Storeroom and Count, ending the game on T16. So my question is whether I made the right tempo decision to keep things moving slow at first and let the Scrying Pools take over, or whether it was just luck.

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Pawn, Scrying Pool, Storeroom, Death Cart, Bandit Camp, Count, Counterfeit, Explorer, Margrave, Treasury

[DG]

The storerooms are very good and you could have bought have bought a second one, maybe even on turn 3. I don't think that a silver/potion opening guarantees a 5 coin hand at all so I'd stick to the storeroom.

[KingZog3]

Of course trashing is amazing, but Scrying Pool is strong even if you don't trash quickly, or even only minimally. I think you played it well and avoiding Treasures is the right call.