Young Nick ekes out a 4-3 win over Kirian
Kirian 33-46 Young Nick Swindler luck plus Vault for Provs.
Kirian 41-21 Young Nick Conspirator into early KC -> win.
Kirian 49-42 Young Nick Six-point Dukes win.
Kirian 24-40 Young Nick Awful Masquerade luck.
Kirian 35-27 Young Nick Did I mention awful Masquerade luck?
Kirian 31-37 Young Nick Crossroads and Barons only work sometimes.
Kirian 33-38 Young Nick IGG is not always the best.
Real Commentary:
Game 1: IW/GH with Swindler in the mix. YN gets the better Swindler luck, most importantly by trashing my first Silver immediately after I buy it. Sure, he gives it back... but it's now in my discard. YN then uses his Vault to actually get Provinces.
Game 2: Warehouse and Upgrade make a Conspirator chain viable; both TR
and KC make it ridiculous. YN accidentally buys Coppersmith instead of Conspirator on T2. I don't
think that flub made the game, though; my early KC probably does, however. We both laughed about whether I would use $20 to buy a Pawn in order to make my next $20 turn much better; looking back, it sadly might not have been a bad idea.
Game 3: I get off to a somewhat slow start, falling behind on Provinces, but come back with multiple Duchy buys. By the time my Dukes are worth $6, YN is having trouble putting $8 together but I'm having no trouble putting $5 together. Some close calls with Masquerade here, though.
Game 4: The first three times YN plays his Masquerade, I have no Estates in hand. I don't think any further explanation is warranted.
Game 5: YN is on the recieving end of bad Masquerade luck, coupled with several early $4 turns that allow me to get a Minion lead. His Tunnels help fill his deck with Gold, but it doesn't stack up often enough to get Provinces. Breaking PPR is his only chance, but my Minion-heavy deck kills that chance.
Game 6: Baron-CCCC is bad. Crossroad-CCCC is bad too. Crossroad-Baron-CCC... is awful. My XR first hits a green on T8; my Barons first hit Estates on T
11. A Duchy buy on T10 instead of Gold
might have saved me, but I doubt it.
Game 7: 5/2 on an IGG board... but Trading Post looks better to both of us. YN mostly ignores IGG; I grab the majority of them and Upgrade several into Golds and Nobles. Despite the IGG hits, TP and Upgrade keep YN from clogging and he starts buying Provinces earlier than me. I think this one could have gone either way.