Hello all, here is probably the weirdest game I've played in a long time:
http://dominion.isotropic.org/gamelog/201112/26/game-20111226-214405-ca182d8c.htmlI am looking for actual opinions on whether or not my victory was luck based. My opponent early on got a well-oiled engine running while I was still scrambling. I ended up winning by possessing his deck and eventually getting three colonies out of it. Here are the main things that we did differently, as far as I can tell:
Early on I went for great halls instead of silvers. Probably a mistake, but my reasoning was: they'll work well with scrying pools, and in a possession game, I tend to go for VPs ASAP.
He went for silvers, and it seemed to pay off, since he claimed almost all of the alchemists.
I bought a Jack of all Trades early on to filter out the curses. I think this helped.
Also, I went for a monument, again, because of possession. This turned out to make little or no difference though.
I believe my opponent erred when he went for a province instead of a possession in turn 15, but I would welcome any thoughts on that.
Also, my opponent only went for one possession, and I took four.
The second half of the game consisted of us trading possessed turns. I basically bought all the junk I could at all times, and discarded his alchemist chains whenever I could.
It was messy...and really hard to keep track of when mixing in the outpost and possessions.
Anyway, I would welcome any thoughts on whether my victory was luck based, or if I made good decisions.
Cheers.