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Dominion => Game Reports => Topic started by: ehunt on January 20, 2017, 12:03:42 pm

Title: soldier!
Post by: ehunt on January 20, 2017, 12:03:42 pm
normally you want to upgrade the Peasant line to Disciple, but in this crazy game where I had 2 disciples already and piles were running low, it seemed like maybe staying at soldier would be better. Sure enough, 2 soldiers generated 21 income on this final turn.

as a bonus, this is one of the few games where exchanging on the final turn mattered -- Wolf Den was on the board, meaning it was worth turning in those last two Disciples for a Teacher (to match the teacher already-in-deck).


Turn 15 - ehunt
e starts their turn.
e gets +1 Action and +1 Coin (Fishing Village).
e gets +1 Action and +1 Coin (Fishing Village).
e gets +1 Action and +1 Coin (Fishing Village).
e plays a Disciple.
e plays a Margrave.
e draws a Fishing Village, a Disciple and a Soldier.
O draws a Sauna.
O discards 2 Coppers and a Sauna.
e plays a Margrave again.
e draws a Province, a Teacher and an Avanto.
O draws a Margrave.
O discards a Margrave.
e gains a Margrave.
e plays a Fishing Village.
e plays an Avanto.
e gets +1 Coin (from Teacher)
e draws a Copper, a Fishing Village and a Sauna.
e plays a Sauna.
e gets +1 Coin (from Teacher)
e draws a Fishing Village.
e plays an Avanto.
e gets +1 Coin (from Teacher)
e draws a Copper, a Fishing Village and a Sauna.
e plays a Sauna.
e gets +1 Coin (from Teacher)
e draws a Margrave.
e plays a Fishing Village.
e plays a Fishing Village.
e plays a Fishing Village.
e plays a Disciple.
e plays a Margrave.
e draws a Margrave, a Sauna and an Avanto.
O draws a Margrave.
O discards a Margrave.
e plays a Margrave again.
e shuffles their deck.
e draws a Fishing Village, a Margrave and a Soldier.
O draws a Gold.
O discards a Gold.
e gains a Margrave.
e plays a Fishing Village.
e plays a Sauna.
e gets +1 Coin (from Teacher)
e draws a Margrave.
e plays an Avanto.
e gets +1 Coin (from Teacher)
e draws a Silver, a Province and a Margrave.
e plays a Margrave.
e shuffles their deck.
e draws a Margrave.
O draws a Silver.
O discards a Silver.
e plays a Margrave.
O draws a Hamlet.
O discards a Hamlet.
e plays a Margrave.
O draws an Avanto.
O discards an Avanto.
e plays a Margrave.
O draws a Silver.
O discards a Silver.
e plays a Margrave.
O draws a Copper.
O discards a Copper.
e plays a Soldier.
e plays a Soldier.
e plays a Teacher.
e puts a Teacher on their Tavern mat.
e plays a Silver and 2 Coppers.
e buys a Dominate.
e gains a Province.
e gets 9 VP.
e buys a Dominate.
e gains a Province.
e gets 9 VP.
e buys and gains a Province.
e returns a Disciple.
e receives a Teacher.
e returns a Disciple.
e receives a Teacher.
e returns a Soldier.
e receives a Fugitive.
e returns a Soldier.
e receives a Fugitive.
e shuffles their deck.
e draws a Copper, a Province, a Margrave, a Fugitive and a Sauna.
Title: Re: soldier!
Post by: AdrianHealey on January 20, 2017, 12:05:50 pm
It's always good to have *every single* part of the travellerline in an engine.

Peasant: +buy
Solider: Attack + Paylod
Fugitive: makes sure your engine runs smoother
Disicipline: gainer + throne room
Teacher: distribute tokens

It regularly happens that I just have the entire peasnat line (multiples) + 1 or 2 other cards to put tokens on for maximum effect.

In a game with Sauna/avanto, margrave and Hamlet... that's just glorious. Hamlet with +1 card, margrave with +1 action and sauna with +coin would be glorious.
Title: Re: soldier!
Post by: Kirian on January 20, 2017, 04:14:36 pm
Soldier is actually really awesome when stacked, even with no other attacks around.
Title: Re: soldier!
Post by: aku_chi on January 21, 2017, 11:05:16 pm
Soldier is actually really awesome when stacked, even with no other attacks around.

Indeed.  2 Soldiers > 2 Militia.

Soldier is great with Familiar and Urchin.  Pretty great with Torturer, Margrave, Cultist and Rabble, too.
Title: Re: soldier!
Post by: Chris is me on January 21, 2017, 11:50:05 pm
By far the best Soldier combo is Scrying Pool. The payload is just ludicrous.
Title: Re: soldier!
Post by: Aleimon Thimble on January 23, 2017, 05:14:13 am
Minion works as well.
Title: Re: soldier!
Post by: aku_chi on January 23, 2017, 08:31:53 am
Wow.  I somehow forgot about the two non-terminal attacks one is nearly guaranteed to spam.  Shame on me.
Title: Re: soldier!
Post by: Witherweaver on January 23, 2017, 09:53:07 am
By far the best Soldier combo is Scrying Pool. The payload is just ludicrous.

Yeah, I just realized this in a game last night (against bot).  I was really confused when I had $22 early on with like no Treasure, no +Coin token, and only a couple Goons.