It's been far too long since I've played an interesting (for the purposes of this thread) game, but that changes here!
http://dominion.isotropic.org/gamelog/201208/04/game-20120804-174741-268dc7de.htmlWhat I went for: Scrying Pool/Vineyards
What he went for: Scrying/Stables
I was originally going for Vineyards here, but wound up with 3 Provinces anyway. I took the game, but I feel like I could have done it more elegantly. I went for Vineyards and Scrying Pool pretty early, figuring that with only Trade Route for +Buy, I needed to pick up Potion cards most of the opportunities I had. I feel like Farming Village, Crossroads, Secret Chamber, and YW all worked really well with all the green I picked up, but it also gummed up my Scrying Pools. I was worried I'd trash too much Copper for Stables to be useful, especially in the quantities I got it, but that never wound up being a problem. Despite a general lack of buying power, my deck somehow managed to ramp up to Vineyard/5-8 before too long, and the other fella couldn't quite catch up.
-I had no idea how to open here, nor what to do with 5-8. Did I want more Gold? More Stables? ...I think I bought Province every opportunity, but was that wise?
-Was VY actually advisable? There were spammable cards, but nothing that was really GREAT for spamming, and Trade Route being the only +Buy is kinda lame for Vineyard.
-Did I want to bother with Provinces at all, or just pumping VY and rushing piles? I wasn't even really trying to go for Provinces, I just found myself with a buy and $8 sitting around a few times <_<
-Second Potion. Good idea or no?
-Secret Chamber was decent here, right? And YW?
-Was Scrying Pool worth the effort? It rarely turned into the beast I intended it to be.