Califax and I just finished the final. 4 - 3 to me in a very close match.
Game 1 (Missing Log) GM, Vault, Trading post, IGG, Moneylender, Festival, warehouse, cellar, ??, ??
Califax IGG / Cellar vs Rabid Moneylender / warehouse (Silver?)
5/2 vs 4/3 on this board seems really bad, my plan was moneylender < vault < GM + warehouses to cycle the curses. I drowned in curses, not sure if I should have been competing for IGG or maybe tried Trading Post?
Game 2
http://dominion.isotropic.org/gamelog/201112/04/game-20111204-092553-71e7b9a1.htmlRabid Silver / Black Market vs Califax Silver / Black Market
My plan was to get either trashing or cursing out of the BM to reduce the power of IGG.
T3 I took Governor over trade routes not sure if this was correct.
From then on the plan was haven & governor to enable bank.
IGG + duke might be worth analysing further.
Game 3
http://dominion.isotropic.org/gamelog/201112/04/game-20111204-094020-424cc85d.htmlCalifax Scheme / Salvager -- vs Rabid Salvager / Silver
Califax got the nice T3 draw of Scheme + Salv + Est, do the same on T4.
My plan was to let Califax start building Conspirators then embargo them, my draws didn't really cooperate, but my plan was probably bad as well. I got out played on this game.
Game 4
http://dominion.isotropic.org/gamelog/201112/04/game-20111204-094713-bf09d5bf.htmlRabid Steward / Caravan vs Califax S / S into 2 Margraves.
Might be worth simulating this one.
I got the lucky T4 of Stewed + 2E and Califax didn't draw $5 until T5.
Bit of card counting on T7 let me steward for +2 cards and buy gold, rather than use the +2$, speeding up deck cycling slightly.
Game 5
http://dominion.isotropic.org/gamelog/201112/04/game-20111204-100856-1d4eaca5.htmlRabid Remodel / Chapel vs Califax Horse Traders / Chapel
The only win for player 2 in the match.
Really strange game with us both avoiding Torturer + farming village.
I have no idea what the correct play on this board is, I got the lucky remodel gold > Prov + buy prov on T14 for a 4 -2 lead as 2nd player. I believe from chat Califax was $1 short of remodel gold prov, buy prov, buy estate for the win. we then duchy danced for a bit until I drew my gold + remodel again.
Game 6
http://dominion.isotropic.org/gamelog/201112/04/game-20111204-102136-128dcd0b.htmlCalifax Trader / Silver into Dukes -- vs Rabid Potion / Silver into fail.
I had some crazy idea of Ghost Ships slowing the Duke rush down.
I was wrong.
Game 7
http://dominion.isotropic.org/gamelog/201112/04/game-20111204-103606-aa41feb8.htmlRabid Farming Village / Silver vs Califax Silver / Silver
My plan was Forge Peddlers into prov's, with farming village + margrave as the draw engine.
Worked quite well, I wanted to add talisman as well, but couldn't fit it in.
Well played Califax, thanks for the enjoyable match.
Looking forward to defending the title in IsoDom 3.
Rabid