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[theblankman]

Two for the price of one!  Mostly cause I don't have a lot to say about my matches with jsh357 and zporiri.  I needed to win like 10 of these 12 games to have a shot at the division.  Spoiler: I didn't.  Tune in Sunday (I think?) to see whether Adam or mpsprs promotes.  Sorry Adam, but I want to be silly on your stream again next season so I gotta root for mpsprs. 


vs jsh357:
This set felt weird.  I tried unconventional stuff and some of it paid off.

http://gokosalvager.com/static/logprettifier.html?20141117/log.516d33dbe4b082c74d7b39fa.1416271109137.txt
I wanted to do a thing with Highways and Ironworks and eventually Possession, but got off to a slow start failing to hit $5 a couple times after a Masq/Silver opening.  If I got Highways on turns 4 and 5 maybe this is a game, but settling for Silver you don't really want is not a formula for beating Masq/BM. 

http://gokosalvager.com/static/logprettifier.html?20141117/log.516d33dbe4b082c74d7b39fa.1416271655497.txt
I should buy a second Sea Hag instead of one of the early Governors. 

http://gokosalvager.com/static/logprettifier.html?20141117/log.516d33dbe4b082c74d7b39fa.1416272578999.txt
We go for similar engines, I just favor Rabble over Library and get my second Quarry a lot earlier.  He resigns when I have a 4-1 Colony lead and am drawing my deck pretty consistently.

http://gokosalvager.com/static/logprettifier.html?20141117/log.516d33dbe4b082c74d7b39fa.1416273688044.txt
My first three Marauder plays hit his Watchtowers.  Somehow I get the first tournament collision despite being much more junked.  You make your own shuffle luck?  I take Steed thinking it's the only village and I can hopefully deal with the Followers attack with Watchtower and Apprentice.  On turn 18, I really want Bag of Gold for free Apprentice fuel, so I damn near draw my deck and of course Province is the last card.  Totally made my own shuffle luck. 

http://gokosalvager.com/static/logprettifier.html?20141117/log.516d33dbe4b082c74d7b39fa.1416275433083.txt
I never tried opening Ambassador/Scavenger before, but I kind of like it over double Ambassador, at least on boards where you eventually want an engine.  You don't thin quite as fast, but you can do a bit more building while you play the Amb game.

http://gokosalvager.com/static/logprettifier.html?20141117/log.516d33dbe4b082c74d7b39fa.1416276854157.txt
We build pretty similarly here.  Then I risk triple Colony and leave the door open for him to double and win.  Maybe not my brightest moment, but he doesn't get there and I'm able to end it on piles after that.


vs zporiri:
This set reminded me of the thing I most dislike about Dominion.  Half the games had early points where they were all but over, but it took a bunch more turns to actually finish.  And it probably could've been five of six if I played better.  Outside of league play I probably would've resigned games 3, 4 and 5. 

http://gokosalvager.com/static/logprettifier.html?20141118/log.5070529651c34c5abec034ad.1416364681485.txt
I tried to start with Count trashing.  Almost definitely should've just opened Torturer.  I suck at this game. 

http://gokosalvager.com/static/logprettifier.html?20141118/log.5070529651c34c5abec034ad.1416365995142.txt
Three Potion cards!  But not the good ones.  But I buy them all anyway, because I suck.  I forgot that P-Stone only counts your deck and discards, not hand or cards in play, and therefore anti-synergizes with Alchemist.  That card really sucks.  And I suck for buying it.  If I take an Alchemist there win that split 7-3 instead of 6-4, I suspect I'd win comfortably instead of just barely.  Side note: On rare occasions, Transmute doesn't suck. 

http://gokosalvager.com/static/logprettifier.html?20141118/log.5070529651c34c5abec034ad.1416367731065.txt
Don't ask me to explain this game.  I get a 5/2 against a double-Urchin opening and he connects on turn 4.  That should be game over 99% of the time, but his first merc misses the shuffle while I get some quick ones and build an engine that's barely able to win. 

http://gokosalvager.com/static/logprettifier.html?20141118/log.516d33dbe4b082c74d7b39fa.1416368806683.txt
I feel like even with the relatively weak trashing here, something involving Bazaar and Advisor stacks ought to work.  But he hits turn 3 Mint to trash 5 copper.  I don't see anything on this board that can catch up to that kind of thinning advantage. 

http://gokosalvager.com/static/logprettifier.html?20141118/log.516d33dbe4b082c74d7b39fa.1416369840249.txt
Fuck knights.  I actually got Treasure Map to work and they ruined everything.  On turn 13 he won the knight split and I declared the game over in chat, but it took another 17 turns to actually finish.  Did I mention fuck knights? 

http://gokosalvager.com/static/logprettifier.html?20141118/log.516d33dbe4b082c74d7b39fa.1416370428240.txt
Something something Warehouse Tunnel something something. 

[AdamH]

Going into this match I needed three wins to clinch a promotion, and mpsprs needed 3.5 to do the same, so high stakes this match...

Link to entire stream on Twitch
Link to YouTube video playlist

Game 1: mpsprs 2, AdamH 32
Game log     Twitch Highlight     YouTube Video
Kingdom Cards: University, Forager, Great Hall, Sage, Swindler, Sea Hag, City, Count, Highway, Forge

City is the key card, since it's the only draw and the only +Buy besides Forager, and University is important to get as many Highways and Cities as possible. There's some question in the chat on how to prioritize Highway vs. City -- we both drain Highways before starting on Cities.

We both open Forager/Potion, but on the next shuffle he gets a Silver while I get a second Forager, and I think that's what puts me ahead.

There's also some debate on whether or not Swindler is good here. Wandering Winder thinks an early Swindler is good and his instincts on this are much better than mine, but I really like just getting a couple of Foragers and thinning. It's not clear to me.


Game 2: AdamH 39, mpsprs 16
Game log     Twitch Highlight     YouTube Video
Kingdom Cards: Transmute, Embargo, Squire, Sage, Urchin, Remake, Trader, Margrave, Tactician, Prince

Urchin, but strong trashing in Remake so that's cool. The engine is here and I actually think this is a great board for Prince.

I open Remake/Sage and get an amazing T3 draw, allowing me to play Remake on both T3 and T4, so I'm off to a huge advantage. I'm able to get some discard attacks going before he's able to thin very well with Remake, so the advantage snowballs and I have a great position.

I end up Princing two Squires, which I think is really really nice. With this deck in mind, I load up on Margraves and... Silvers. I knew this wouldn't be a popular move with the chat and it certainly wasn't, but I do like this deck quite a bit. I'm not quite sure what a better deck looks like on this board. There was some vigorous discussion on how many Tacticians you want (I chose zero) that didn't look too conclusive.


Game 3: AdamH 46, mpsprs 26
Game log     Twitch Highlight     YouTube Video
Kingdom Cards: Beggar, Black Market, Fishing Village, Oracle (bane), Walled Village, Council Room, Explorer, Harvest, Mint, Wharf, Altar
Black Market cards: Laboratory, Pawn, Ironworks, Apothecary, Pillage, Taxman, Wandering Minstrel, Navigator, Count, Oasis, Trade Route, Cache, Throne Room, Possession, Ironmonger, Silk Road, Herald, Young Witch, Rabble, Smithy, Mining Village, Treasury, Band of Misfits, Alchemist, Mystic

Black Market. Ugh. But there's FishVill, Wharf, and Mint on the board which makes for a really strong engine without it. I could have gone for BM eventually but I'm not sure it would have been great. I also completely forget that Altar is on the board (it's on the second page), which would have been really nice for me.

I build my deck with a balance of FishVill/Wharf while mpsprs gets 7 FishVills. That's a lot of FishVills, man. I'm able to draw my deck and Mint profitably about 3 turns earlier as a result of this and before you know it I have 4 Provinces and 2 Wharves in play. My deck hits a bad draw and falls apart but it's too late, my lead is enough that I crawl across the finish line.

After this game I've clinched the promotion to division B


Game 4: mpsprs 37, AdamH 52
Game log     Twitch Highlight     YouTube Video
Kingdom Cards: (censored)

I think I want to submit this game for the champion match so I won't talk about it. There's a lot of disagreement in the chat on what is best here, and then even so how to play whatever strategy you think is best. This is most of the reason I want to submit it for the champion match.


Game 5: AdamH 50, mpsprs 36
Game log     Twitch Highlight     YouTube Video
Kingdom Cards: Chapel, Pawn, Black Market, Tunnel, Wishing Well, Quarry, Minion, Mystic, Pillage, Soothsayer, with Shelters
Black Market Deck: Library, Scrying Pool, Ghost Ship, Possession, Secret Chamber, Embargo, Silk Road, Market, Worker's Village, Witch, Noble Brigand, Apprentice, Feodum, Bishop, Cartographer, Plaza, Cache, Coppersmith, Tactician, Village, Warehouse, Fool's Gold, Baron, Ill-Gotten Gains, Bandit Camp

Minion deck with Black Market. Blah. This game is probably interesting but Black Market so whatevs.

Check out me opening Silver instead of Quarry like a baws.

<stef_42> and now... a $11 pawn

<3


Game 6: mpsprs 40, AdamH 29
Game log     Twitch Highlight     YouTube Video
Kingdom Cards: Duchess, Herbalist, Menagerie, Watchtower, Workshop, Quarry, Smithy, Talisman, Young Witch, Margrave, Tactician

Money game with a junking attack. I get an unfortunate 5/2 and react poorly to it, ymyosl.


After 4 seasons of C I finally claw my way up to Division B! I'm super-excited! Thanks to mpsprs for Skypeing and for reserving our match for the end. Watch out, division B, I'm coming for you!