Log:
http://dominion.isotropic.org/gamelog/201207/24/game-20120724-140033-bec47b92.htmlcards in supply: Chapel, Courtyard, Feast, Great Hall, Ironworks, Laboratory, Militia, Navigator, Scout, and Upgrade
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#1 Ptolemy I: 50 points (5 Provinces, 4 Duchies, and 8 Great Halls); 21 turns
opening: Chapel / Ironworks
[28 cards]
8 Great Halls, 5 Laboratories, 1 Militia, 1 Upgrade, 2 Silvers, 2 Golds, 4 Duchies, 5 Provinces
#2 thirtyseven: 31 points (3 Provinces, 4 Duchies, and an Estate); 20 turns
opening: Militia / Chapel
[19 cards] 1 Chapel, 1 Laboratory, 1 Militia, 1 Copper, 5 Silvers, 2 Golds, 1 Estate, 4 Duchies, 3 Provinces
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trash: 2 Militias, 6 Estates, 2 Silvers, a Chapel, 13 Coppers, and an Ironworks
My strategy was open Militia/Chapel, get Labs on 5, Gold on 6... a straightforward strategy for a straightforward board. My opponent piledrives Great Halls and also picks up 5 Labs to my 1, since they were low priority for me. I admit I did overlook IW/GH... I'm just wondering if I underestimated Great Halls and Labs, if IW/GH is the way to go here, and how his strategy was more effective than mine.