Round 1: sitnaltax (15) - Simon (DK) (50) 1-4
I win my first match in my first online tournament ever =) (but that would have been true for either of us)
Game 1: sitnaltax 34 - Simon (DK) 38
http://dominion.isotropic.org/gamelog/201212/07/game-20121207-041154-27c3aacc.htmlMain cards: Ambassador and Gouvernor.
We both open Ambassador/Silver and get 1 more Ambassador afterwards (him in turn 5 and me in turn 4).
He got his first 5 for Gouvernor in turn 3,s o I thought I was in troubles when I didn't get it before turn 8. At that time he had 2 Gouvernors and an Apprentice.
I think 1 of the big differences here was, that he mostly used his Gouvernors to get Golds and I mostly used my Gouvernors to draw the Silvers I got from his Gouvernors. I didn't get 1 single Gold during the match.
Game 2: sitnaltax 29 - Simon (DK) 30
http://dominion.isotropic.org/gamelog/201212/07/game-20121207-042027-16b4c435.htmlMain cards: Remake, Witch, Tactician and Gold.
We both open Silver/Remake.
He get a Witch in turn 4. I get a Witch in turn 7.
After that he starts with buying a Tactician and buys Golds after that. I start with Golds and get a Tactician after that.
In my turn 15, after playing a Tactician last turn and a Witch this turn, I have 2 Golds, 3 Silvers, 4 Coppers, (=16$) a Curse and a Remake. I could have bought 2 provinces, but that would have left 1 province for him to buy and win the game, so I decide to Remake Curse and Copper and buy a Province and a Duchy.
It ends with me buying the last Province for a 1 point win.
Game 3: sitnaltax 48 - Simon (DK) 27
http://dominion.isotropic.org/gamelog/201212/07/game-20121207-043614-391eb65d.htmlMain cards: Swindler, Expand, Mining Village and Remodel.
He opens Silver/Swindler. I open Mining Village/Swindler.
I'm sure my opening was better taking in mind that my plan was to trash the Mining Village.
I couldn't really find a good plan for this deck. My plan was to use Loan to get a small deck, where I could use Expand every turn. That failed miserably.
He goes more after a Big Money/Expand/Remodel variant with a Festival and a Cartographer thrown in. That worked a lot better.
Game 4: Simon (DK) 38 - sitnaltax 19
http://dominion.isotropic.org/gamelog/201212/07/game-20121207-044347-0daf97dd.htmlMain card: Gouvernor.
I open Smithy/Silver. He opens Remake/Silver.
Later e gets a Noble Brigand and I get an Apprentice.
He used the Noble Brigand to steal some of my Golds, but my Gouvernors and my Smithy was too fast.
In my last turn I start with 1 Gold, 1 Silver, 2 Coppers and 1 Apprentice. I trash the Gold to my Apprentice and get anough to by the last Province.
Game 5: sitnaltax resigns when the score is: sitnaltax 7 - Simon (DK) 25
http://dominion.isotropic.org/gamelog/201212/07/game-20121207-045515-094b2340.htmlThis was an ugly board with Ill-Gotten Gains, Witch and Sea Hag.
He opens Witch/Native Village and goes after the Witch/Sea Hag approach. I open Ill-Gotten Gains/Native Village and goes after the Ill-Gotten Gains approach. We split the Curses 5/5.
I throw in 2 Warehouses, 3 Native Villages and a Moneylender. He throws in 7 Native Villages and a Moneylender.
It seemed like he drew up the cards on the Native Village Mat every time it meant he could play his Witch or Sea Hag. I kept setting cards aside untill I could draw them and buy a Province.