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[Donald X.]

Yes, I could have looked up the images. But the thing was it looked like they were automatically generated, which would be way quicker - and they were.

Despite the fact that you have a different way to get the images, "here is how to get images with regular urls" was in fact a correct rebuttal to your "but the urls aren't regular." You have not successfully contradicted that here, despite your correct assertion that there is another way for you to get the images. It sounds like you are contradicting me but you aren't.

I see though that the real problem is that I was unclear in my first post. I said something, and you replied, "I was going to do that," and you were clearly not in fact going to do "that" at any point, because "that" would be "be an admin and set up word filters." You aren't an admin so you wouldn't be doing "that."

My message is entirely, let me repeat, that an admin, not you, could set up word filters (the part of forum software that gets rid of naughty language in posts automatically) to handle image generation in posts in a spiffy manner. People posting would type something like "[card]City[/card] and it would be translated automatically by the word filter into a long string with an image link for the City card. I don't imagine theory will ever get around to it but there it is to marvel at.

Hope this is clearer. Also your first mistake was getting Moneylender.

[Tables]

Right, yeah, I was still half asleep when I first replied, I get what you're saying now. That definitely would be convenient in the future.

And um, thanks. But really, moneylender? On that board, it seems pretty strong to me? I'll just post the board in question (it's from a thread in help, if you don't want to spoil yourself), I think it's just about interesting enough for this thread anyway (spoiler: DXV thinks Moneylender is a bad opener)

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Fishing Village, Trade Route, Woodcutter, Bureaucrat, Moneylender, Smithy, Embassy, Margrave, Market, Witch
No Colonies, Estates

[SCSN]

(spoiler: DXV thinks Moneylender is a bad opener)

Someone should convince him that he's infinitely better at designing Dominion expansions than he is at giving Dominion advice

[tastor]

I would have gone with Trade Route, since it doesn't degrade like Moneylender and can get rid of Curses and Estates. Moneylender is always a decent opener since it can launch you to $5 pretty quickly so it wasn't a terrible choice if you wanted to get a Witch as early as possible. But eventually it becomes useless since you might draw it without coppers, especially when someone is throwing more junk into your deck, and then it might as well be another Curse for the good it does you.

So yeah I wouldn't say it was especially strong on that board with Trade Route and Witch in the mix (that is, relative to other boards, where it might be stronger).

[Donald X.]

Someone should convince him that he's infinitely better at designing Dominion expansions than he is at giving Dominion advice

I'm not sure what that will get you, I'm sure there are better players than me, and I'm not here to give out strategy advice, good or bad, despite letting some slip; but I still don't open Moneylender there.

[Joseph2302]

Played a few of these games with MarkowKette if people are interested, (link in the spoilers thing of this).

[SCSN]

Someone should convince him that he's infinitely better at designing Dominion expansions than he is at giving Dominion advice

I'm not sure what that will get you

Making one's wishes over-explicit deprives life of its subtle charm

I'm sure there are better players than me, and I'm not here to give out strategy advice, good or bad, despite letting some slip; but I still don't open Moneylender there.

I've argued here in rather forceful terms why you want an early Trade Route. An amplified version of the same argument should hold for Moneylender, which is the only sensible open.

I've always been happy to illustrate to those unswayed by my rhetoric the correctness of its underlying logic by means of a few trial games. This invitation is handed out with all the more eagerness to Dominion's sole creator.

[-Stef-]

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Fool's Gold, Pearl Diver, Secret Chamber, University, Develop, Trade Route, Cultist, Rebuild, Saboteur, Tactician
with colonies, estates

[silvern]

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Chapel, Village, Masquerade, Bridge, Remake, Saboteur, Goons, Possession, King's Court, Prince
"…and they never played Dominion again. The End!"

[Awaclus]

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Chapel, Village, Masquerade, Bridge, Remake, Saboteur, Goons, Possession, King's Court, Prince
"…and they never played Dominion again. The End!"

This is the Post your fun kingdoms to play thread.

[silvern]

Point taken. I don't know what would be best here though, truly. The thing about this board is The pin is blocked by Prince of Masquerades. Then there could be a way for KC KC B B B, but heavy saboteur and goons action could throw a wrench in that….. And then there's also something with KC-Possession that could help you out.

(Hint for those who may not have figured it out: Possible strategy in the spoiler text.)

[liopoil]

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Chapel, Village, Masquerade, Bridge, Remake, Saboteur, Goons, Possession, King's Court, Prince
"?and they never played Dominion again. The End!"

This is the Post your fun kingdoms to play thread.

I think that kingdom would actually be fun. --strategy comments that I'm editting out--

Prince isn't on goko yet, right? It's just on salvager...

[yed]

silvern, liopoil: There should be no SPOILS SPOILERS (strategy tips) here!!!!!

[Titandrake]

silvern, liopoil: There should be no SPOILS (strategy tips) here!!!!!

I don't get it, no card gains Spoils in that kingdom.

[yed]

silvern, liopoil: There should be no SPOILS (strategy tips) here!!!!!

I don't get it, no card gains Spoils in that kingdom.

Sorry, poor English. Fixed.

[liopoil]

Oh, sorry, I forgot. I'll edit my post.

[silvern]

Oh, sorry, I forgot. I'll edit my post.

Ditto for me.

[liopoil]

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Fishing Village, Hermit, Trade Route, Armory, Bridge, Counterfeit, Outpost, Witch, Goons
and

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Vineyard, Secret Chamber, Stonemason, Scrying Pool, Village, Workshop, Salvager, Apprentice, Trading Post, Upgrade
from my dominion league match with shraeye

[SirClemens]

Colony game without shelters.

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Poor House, Shanty Town, Armory, Rats, Bazaar, Laboratory, Mountebank, Upgrade, Farmland, Possession

[DG]

Transmute, Native Village, Pearl Diver, Scheme, Armory, Death Cart, Pirate Ship, Plaza, Procession, Tactician

[silverspawn]

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Crossroads, JackOfAllTrades, Pirate Ship, Spy, Butcher, Embassy, Inn, Rebuild, Goons, Hoard

[Awaclus]

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Hamlet, Haven, Hermit, Bazaar, Cache, Contraband, Council Room, Library, Market, Vault

[JW]

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Squire, Vagrant, Doctor, Menagerie, Familiar, Philosopher's Stone, Conspirator, Band of Misfits, Rabble, Forge
Provinces/Estates.

[assemble_me]

This might have been my favorite board of this league season:

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Hamlet, Herbalist, Masterpiece, Watchtower, Cutpurse, Monument, Treasure Map, Minion, Trading Post, Prince
Provinces / Estates
I'd probably sent it in for the champion/challenger match, if I wouldn't write my match report about it.

[Avin]

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Chapel, Village, Masquerade, Bridge, Remake, Saboteur, Goons, Possession, King's Court, Prince
"…and they never played Dominion again. The End!"

This is the Post your fun kingdoms to play thread.

I just played it, and did certainly enjoy it! There were so many combinations ready to go in that set that we didn't get to half of them before the game ended.