Stash is my favorite promo card, by far. I love the simplicity and the different back (esp. when playing in person). It just screams "promo!" Too bad when it shows up in a kingdom, it is too often better to buy something else.
(http://wiki.dominionstrategy.com/images/8/89/Salvager.jpg) (http://wiki.dominionstrategy.com/index.php/Salvager) (http://wiki.dominionstrategy.com/images/9/9e/Young_Witch.jpg) (http://wiki.dominionstrategy.com/index.php/Young Witch) (http://wiki.dominionstrategy.com/images/3/3a/Explorer.jpg) (http://wiki.dominionstrategy.com/index.php/Explorer) (http://wiki.dominionstrategy.com/images/2/29/Highway.jpg) (http://wiki.dominionstrategy.com/index.php/Highway) (http://wiki.dominionstrategy.com/images/2/23/Stash.jpg) (http://wiki.dominionstrategy.com/index.php/Stash) (http://wiki.dominionstrategy.com/images/9/9d/Harem.jpg) (http://wiki.dominionstrategy.com/index.php/Harem)
(http://wiki.dominionstrategy.com/images/b/b7/Chancellor.jpg) (http://wiki.dominionstrategy.com/index.php/Chancellor) (http://wiki.dominionstrategy.com/images/f/fc/Oasis.jpg) (http://wiki.dominionstrategy.com/index.php/Oasis) (http://wiki.dominionstrategy.com/images/f/f7/Wishing_Well.jpg) (http://wiki.dominionstrategy.com/index.php/Wishing Well) (http://wiki.dominionstrategy.com/images/8/8c/Gardens.jpg) (http://wiki.dominionstrategy.com/index.php/Gardens) (http://wiki.dominionstrategy.com/images/2/2e/Remodel.jpg) (http://wiki.dominionstrategy.com/index.php/Remodel)
Chancellor, Oasis, Wishing Well, Gardens, Remodel, Salvager, Young Witch, Explorer, Highway, Stash, Harem
Chancellor is the bane in this game against SheCan'tSayNo (http://dom.retrobox.eu/?/20140106/log.50ba29b8e4b015dcbac5f45a.1389018998697.txt). I figured with a limited amount of trashing and limited buys, Chancellor-Stash at least has a chance here. After picking up a Young Witch, I decided to just go for it (after almost chickening out -- note the early Wishing Well, which if I had committed should have been a Chancellor). SCSN went for lots of WWs, Highways, and a couple Salvagers.
It turned out to be the winning strategy because these Chancellors were LUCKY! How could have SCSN missed that? ;)
Polk5440: turn 8
Polk5440 plays Young Witch
Polk5440 draws Copper, Estate
Polk5440 discards Estate
Polk5440 discards Estate
SheCantSayNo gains Curse
Polk5440 plays 4 Copper
Polk5440 buys Chancellor
Polk5440 gains Chancellor
Polk5440 draws Chancellor, Silver
Polk5440 places Stashes at locations: 3,2,1
Polk5440 shuffles deck
Polk5440 draws Stash, Stash, Stash
On turn 8 I knew there was a Chancellor in the bottom 4 cards of my deck. I play the Young Witch (there is a 50% chance I miss the Chancellor and set up the perfect shuffle: $8 and Chancellor in hand). I win the coin flip. Then two more perfect shuffles late seal the deal.
Polk5440: turn 13
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Polk5440 places Stashes at locations: 4,3,2,1
Polk5440 shuffles deck
Polk5440 draws Stash, Stash, Stash, Stash, Chancellor
Polk5440: turn 14
Polk5440 plays Chancellor
Polk5440 moves deck to discards
Polk5440 plays 4 Stash
Polk5440 buys Province
Polk5440 gains Province
Polk5440 places Stashes at locations: 4,3,2,1
Polk5440 shuffles deck
Polk5440 draws Stash, Stash, Stash, Stash, Chancellor
Two questions for you:
1) Given my eventual strategy, the WW should have been a Chancellor. Should the Young Witch have been one, as well?
2) What's best here? Chancellor + Stash? Highway + WW engine? Explorer + money? Something else?