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Title: He Resigned on Turn 41
Post by: Polk5440 on May 06, 2015, 09:37:06 pm
... Or Why Ambassador Games Suck (http://www.gokosalvager.com/static/logprettifier.html?/20150506/log.516d4577e4b082c74d7b716e.1430962285349.txt).

(http://wiki.dominionstrategy.com/images/1/1f/Inn.jpg) (http://wiki.dominionstrategy.com/index.php/Inn) (http://wiki.dominionstrategy.com/images/f/f6/Rogue.jpg) (http://wiki.dominionstrategy.com/index.php/Rogue) (http://wiki.dominionstrategy.com/images/3/35/Stables.jpg) (http://wiki.dominionstrategy.com/index.php/Stables) (http://wiki.dominionstrategy.com/images/3/36/Trading_Post.jpg) (http://wiki.dominionstrategy.com/index.php/Trading Post) (http://wiki.dominionstrategy.com/images/9/9d/Harem.jpg) (http://wiki.dominionstrategy.com/index.php/Harem)
(http://wiki.dominionstrategy.com/images/7/74/Ambassador.jpg) (http://wiki.dominionstrategy.com/index.php/Ambassador) (http://wiki.dominionstrategy.com/images/b/b7/Chancellor.jpg) (http://wiki.dominionstrategy.com/index.php/Chancellor) (http://wiki.dominionstrategy.com/images/f/f5/Thief.jpg) (http://wiki.dominionstrategy.com/index.php/Thief) (http://wiki.dominionstrategy.com/images/d/dc/Golem.jpg) (http://wiki.dominionstrategy.com/index.php/Golem) (http://wiki.dominionstrategy.com/images/d/d6/Cartographer.jpg) (http://wiki.dominionstrategy.com/index.php/Cartographer)
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Ambassador, Chancellor, Thief, Golem, Cartographer, Inn, Rogue, Stables, Trading Post, Harem
There just isn't much going on except playing Ambassadors. There was a tenuous moment where I felt I was falling behind, but Golem helped me catch back up. I probably went a little heavy on Silver buying. I regretted sending over the Potion, as well. This game could have easily gone on for a while with each of us trying to (safely) get our decks to play more and more Ambassadors until the other was too swamped to catch up. I was just about there when Dingan resigned.

Exhausting!

edit: gender (Sorry!)
edit: gender (Sorry again!)
Title: Re: He Resigned on Turn 41
Post by: DG on May 06, 2015, 09:57:10 pm
You haven't lived until you play a golem-ambassador game using the scout and great hall combination for +actions.
Title: Re: He Resigned on Turn 41
Post by: dondon151 on May 07, 2015, 02:34:09 am
Between Stables and Inn, I'm pretty sure it's possible to build a deck while engaging in the Amb war? In tight decks, Amb returns more cards than the opponent gives (unless the opponent somehow gives all different cards), which means that you don't need to match your opponent in Amb count to avoid losing the Amb war. Stables and Harem form a mild synergy that becomes more useful in prolonged games.
Title: Re: He Resigned on Turn 41
Post by: Polk5440 on May 07, 2015, 07:44:47 am
Quote from: dondon151 on May 07, 2015, 02:34:09 am
(unless the opponent somehow gives all different cards)

This happened a lot (15 times by my count). Something like Stables to draw, Inn to get extra actions, amb an estate, amb a copper. And many turns we could only return two cards, so it was give two, gain two, on average for quite a while.
Title: Re: He Resigned on Turn 41
Post by: Dingan on May 07, 2015, 08:07:17 am
Opponent was obviously an idiot.

Well played.  Our main difference was you had 1 Inn and a Golem early, while I had 2 Inns and no Golem.  At first it seemed foolish to go Golem because I wouldn't want to eventually get down to a thin deck and Golem an Amb and have to give a good card.  In hindsight, that was probably just not a realistic situation, at least not for the next ~40 turns at least haha.

This was the longest game I've ever played.  Crazy thing was it was not even close to being over really.  Although you definitely had me beat.

Quote from: dondon151 on May 07, 2015, 02:34:09 am
Between Stables and Inn, I'm pretty sure it's possible to build a deck while engaging in the Amb war? In tight decks, Amb returns more cards than the opponent gives (unless the opponent somehow gives all different cards), which means that you don't need to match your opponent in Amb count to avoid losing the Amb war. Stables and Harem form a mild synergy that becomes more useful in prolonged games.

That was basically the idea for both of us.  But it just took forever to get it going.  There were times when I had to choose keeping a copper and buying a $5 card, or getting rid of the copper to have $4 and buy nothing.  I went with the latter most of time, which might have been wrong, not sure.  But what you said was basically what we were both trying to do it seemed like.
Title: Re: She Resigned on Turn 41
Post by: Rubby on May 07, 2015, 03:56:02 pm
Quote from: Polk5440 on May 06, 2015, 09:37:06 pm
edit: gender (Sorry!)

Wow, never would have guessed this! I think all of us in the League have been assuming Dingan was a male (http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=12502.msg464087#msg464087).
Title: Re: She Resigned on Turn 41
Post by: Dingan on May 07, 2015, 04:01:59 pm
Quote from: Rubby on May 07, 2015, 03:56:02 pm
Quote from: Polk5440 on May 06, 2015, 09:37:06 pm
edit: gender (Sorry!)

Wow, never would have guessed this! I think all of us in the League have been assuming Dingan was a male (http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=12502.msg464087#msg464087).

I am a male.  What makes people think I'm a female???
Title: Re: She Resigned on Turn 41
Post by: Rabid on May 07, 2015, 04:05:55 pm
Quote from: Dingan on May 07, 2015, 04:01:59 pm
Quote from: Rubby on May 07, 2015, 03:56:02 pm
Quote from: Polk5440 on May 06, 2015, 09:37:06 pm
edit: gender (Sorry!)

Wow, never would have guessed this! I think all of us in the League have been assuming Dingan was a male (http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=12502.msg464087#msg464087).

I am a male.  What makes people think I'm a female???

http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?action=profile;u=2406
Title: Re: She Resigned on Turn 41
Post by: Polk5440 on May 07, 2015, 04:40:53 pm
Quote from: Rabid on May 07, 2015, 04:05:55 pm
Quote from: Dingan on May 07, 2015, 04:01:59 pm
Quote from: Rubby on May 07, 2015, 03:56:02 pm
Quote from: Polk5440 on May 06, 2015, 09:37:06 pm
edit: gender (Sorry!)

Wow, never would have guessed this! I think all of us in the League have been assuming Dingan was a male (http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=12502.msg464087#msg464087).

I am a male.  What makes people think I'm a female???

http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?action=profile;u=2406

Oh, I had it right the first time! Changing it back.....
Title: Re: He Resigned on Turn 41
Post by: Kirian on May 07, 2015, 07:01:11 pm
f.DS: Even more of a sausage-fest than we usually assume.
Title: Re: He Resigned on Turn 41
Post by: Awaclus on May 07, 2015, 07:02:29 pm
Quote from: Kirian on May 07, 2015, 07:01:11 pm
f.DS: Even more of a sausage-fest than we usually assume.

(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/16948609/dominion-sausage.jpg)
Title: Re: She Resigned on Turn 41
Post by: pacovf on May 07, 2015, 07:25:36 pm
Quote from: Dingan on May 07, 2015, 04:01:59 pm
I am a male.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZymBti7700