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Title: Baron/Haggler better than double-Jack?
Post by: catsclaw on December 30, 2012, 11:53:21 am

I figured I'd just go straight double Jack on this set.  My opponent kind of screwed around with Caravan/Haggler/Baron/Cartographer.  But he still beat me.  What should I have done differently?

http://dominion.isotropic.org/gamelog/201212/30/game-20121230-085142-6d6936bb.html

Title: Re: Baron/Haggler better than double-Jack?
Post by: rod- on December 30, 2012, 12:30:01 pm

Sometimes 15+/-2 loses to 16+/-2.

Title: Re: Baron/Haggler better than double-Jack?
Post by: cherdano on December 30, 2012, 03:15:12 pm

I think Caravan and Cartographer are very good enablers for your Baron and Haggler. I would bet on your opponent's strategy if I have to.

Title: Re: Baron/Haggler better than double-Jack?
Post by: HiveMindEmulator on December 30, 2012, 03:49:58 pm

Not sure why you'd want to go straight double Jack on this set (or nearly any set, for that matter...). There is a Witch! Already Witch + Jack > Jack. And then when your opponent opens Baron, you should surely want to get Witches. Witch can mess up the Baron pretty badly.

Title: Re: Baron/Haggler better than double-Jack?
Post by: dondon151 on December 30, 2012, 05:06:24 pm

There's also Baron + SR to consider.

Title: Re: Baron/Haggler better than double-Jack?
Post by: DG on December 30, 2012, 07:53:27 pm

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My opponent kind of screwed around with Caravan/Haggler/Baron/Cartographer.  But he still beat me.  What should I have done differently?

I'm not sure the simulator will get cartographer+baron right so I just put in haggler/caravan/cartographer and the simulator suggests it's a good strategy. The haggler gets good hands, buys high value cards, gains high value cards. Your opponent had good draws with his baron so that didn't cause a problem in your game.

Even though it's good strategy, it should still lose to jack+witch.