Dominion Strategy Forum
Dominion => Game Reports => Topic started by: karroje on July 04, 2014, 11:48:18 am
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I was out of my depth on this one:
Beggar
Squire
Vagrant
Wishing Well
Coppersmith
Remake
Trader
Duke
Library
Bank
(Ruins, No colony)
Seems like there are a lot of ways to go with this one -- I'm not sure if any of them will work. Advice?
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Engine is too weak to compete against a Duchy/Duke strategy. The question is how to go for it. Squire, Beggar and Trader are all really nice for putting together a deck that can hit $5.
IMO, I'd open Trader/Beggar. I think overall Beggar is a better choice and Squire. Getting either 3 Copper the turn you play it or 3 delayed Silvers next reshuffle (Trader in hand) is just much better than +$1 and 1 Silver next shuffle. Because in a Duchy/Duke slog the extra Copper is not bad. With 3 Copper you just need a single Silver to hit $5. Support from Trader should provide enough. Beggar + Silver (or 2 Copper) is also $5. I'd continue to buy Beggars at $2 and $3 getting 3-4 of them. I'd probably get a 2nd Trader after the opening turns and then buy Beggar if money is $2-$4 alternating a few Silvers in there if you just aren't connecting Beggar and Trader or if you haven't hit Trader with Estate/Trader. Get Duchy at $5 every time you can. Library is not worth it. Win the Duchy split and then switch to Dukes.
Edit. I agree with what SCSN says. Trader/Beggar into Silvers will be too slow and mass Beggar will work fine.
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Just open Beggar/Beggar and buy nothing but Duchies, Dukes and more Beggars (as much as you can, unless it's so late in the game that you prefer Estate). A Beggar in hand almost guarantees $5 so you don't need any other cards and they'll in fact slow you down by not being Beggars themselves.
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Why Ruins? You meant Shelters?