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Dominion => Game Reports => Topic started by: Davio on February 20, 2012, 10:06:14 am

Title: Is this a Silk Road board?
Post by: Davio on February 20, 2012, 10:06:14 am: cards in supply: Golem, Great Hall, Haggler, Haven, Library, Pirate Ship, Potion, Secret Chamber, Silk Road, Tactician, and Watchtower

I basically went for a Silk Roads strategy with 2 Hagglers.
Firstly I used the Hagglers for Great Halls + Havens, later for Silk Roads + Silver and Duchy + Silver. So I used the Hagglers to basically keep my buy power up while greening. Havens were helpful to line up the buys and not waste any $.

My opponent went for 2 Pirate Ships, a Tactician and the rest money. Due to my quick dilution, his Pirate Ships got stuck at $2.

Without spoiling the outcome, what do you guys think, is this a Silk Roads board? I always get kind of (over)excited when I see Silk Roads with other VP cards. In this game, the only +Buy is Tactician, but I thought I didn't need it. With Havens and Haggler, getting an average of ~$5 wasn't that hard.

The big problem with my strategy is that it basically isn't a rush. Getting those cards would take a lot of turns. So I wasn't exactly rushing, but not holding out either. In the actual game, I got one Province when the opportunity presented itself.
Title: Re: Is this a Silk Road board?
Post by: DStu on February 20, 2012, 10:26:07 am: I just ad-hoced this strategy to 95:5 against BMU, and 75:25 against 2Hagglers. But it does not really empty GH, but piles on SR, Duchies, Estates. Beside that, yes, I think it's a SR-board.

What else is around? Pirate Ship? Tactician + ... Haggler? BM+Lib? Golem + PS? Nothing that really looks like it can go for 8 Provinces.
Title: Re: Is this a Silk Road board?
Post by: DG on February 20, 2012, 12:53:38 pm: There could be some strange stuff going on in this set but tactician + secret chamber can also bring home the silk roads against a pirate.
Title: Re: Is this a Silk Road board?
Post by: Ferrouswheel on February 20, 2012, 01:49:49 pm: Quote from: DG on February 20, 2012, 12:53:38 pm
There could be some strange stuff going on in this set but tactician + secret chamber can also bring home the silk roads against a pirate.

Well if you can pull it off, Tactician gives you 10 cards, and two actions and buys, you can secret chamber 7 cards leaving you 2, one being a tactician and the other discard fodder giving you enough for silk road + great hall, or duchy + estate, or Tactician + secret chamber as your two buys.
Title: Re: Is this a Silk Road board?
Post by: jonts26 on February 20, 2012, 02:09:23 pm: If the other guy is consistently playing pirate ships you can use the secret chambers to help cycle past your green cards faster.