I am apparently quite bad at playing with Goons, so I'd appreciate some feedback on how to play Goons games better. Here are two games I played yesterday that can provide a starting point for some tips.
Game 1: Colony, Feast, Festival, Goons, King's Court, Native Village, Platinum, Royal Seal, Steward, Talisman, Throne Room, and Wharf
My initial strategy was to get Native Villages and Stewards for actions and trashing, then move to Wharf with a thin deck so I could get good draws consistently. With how the shuffles played out, I ended up going modified BM (since I had lots of actions, the Stewards turned into Silvers). In retrospect, this board looks pretty good for Goons because there are NVs and Festivals for multi-Goons turns and Wharfs for drawing the Goons consistently.
Game 2: Caravan, Duke, Fortune Teller, Goons, Loan, Lookout, Nobles, Scout, Steward, and Witch
I thought this was a bad set for Goons because the only +2 actions came from Nobles. But, my opponent went Goons, and I eventually had to do likewise because my deck wasn't strong enough to compete with 3-card hands. How should I have played this set?