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[Dsell]

http://dominion.isotropic.org/gamelog/201204/24/game-20120424-150717-b2ad16ab.html

I played this game with my experimental account, so I was totally fine with going for a strategy that seemed crazy. Contraband on the 5/2 into alchemists was actually pretty fun! (On my normal account I probably would have opened jack/pawn or jack/nothing) My opponent was going for spies and big money mostly, I think, and I'm sure doublejack would have beaten me quicker. But the notable thing about this game was the ridiculous amount of endgame dancing I did with contrabanding into doubleduchy and fairgrounds/estate or great hall. The last several turns especially were super tense, and at one point I could have tied the score by buying the last province but would have lost on turns. I ended up losing anyway, but it was pretty crazy that the game came down to a pawn draw (gah if only I'd gotten silver!) and contraband plays.

[Tahtweasel]

If you were going to do Alchemists you should have purchased Outpost.

[Dsell]

Outpost is a great idea. It just might have won the game for me. Although I'd considered it as an opening (I REALLY hate contraband...) I didn't even think of it during the game. Even the times when I didn't get all the alchemists on my deck, it would have helped me cycle towards more of them sooner.

[ftl]

It would have been a bad opening...

[Dsell]

Oh yeah I'd never open outpost. But it might have been a good buy if I'd missed province after getting my alchemists going pretty reliably. The game logs from isotropic don't work for me so I can't see if I actually had an opportunity like that, but maybe it would have been worth skipping gold for outpost once.