That this game should NOT have ended in my Victory?
While I imagine we both played this board well sub-optimally (I decided to try Cache + BM which has been said around these parts isn't as terrible as might be thought), I feel that I had NO business winning this game.
Granted, my turns 6-10 were STUPID. The fact that I drew every possible method of 5 Coins, and not 6 was driving me crazy. Still, while his initial plan seemed clear, I wasn't sure mid-game where he was going with it.
http://dominion.isotropic.org/gamelog/201204/14/game-20120414-103103-3cc96784.htmlI decided after snagging 2 Provinces on 11/12, that I could probably try a Duchy rush and aim for a 3/5 Province split in his favor. His Lookout killed his 3 Estates, meaning to counter the 12 point Province swing, I was only going to need 3 Duchies to force a tie. And since my deck was so full of Coppers, I couldn't be sure when I would hit TWO more 8 coin hands (though I was confident that I would get at least 1 more soon). That meant that I was looking at 4 turns worth of buys, which would out-race his 5 turns of Province buys required.
In the end, that payed off, and maybe it was the turning point for me. Still, thoughts on what you might have done differently (especially thoughts regarding playing the Cache strategy in my 5/2 starting situation), and if you think I just got dead lucky by poor play on the other side would be greatly appreciated!