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Title: Nocturnal Kingdom I struggled with
Post by: Cave-o-sapien on January 03, 2018, 04:10:45 pm
(http://wiki.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?title=Special%3AFilePath&file=Rats.jpg) (http://wiki.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?title=Special%3AFilePath&file=council Room.jpg) (http://wiki.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?title=Special%3AFilePath&file=inn.jpg) (http://wiki.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?title=Special%3AFilePath&file=soothsayer.jpg) (http://wiki.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?title=Special%3AFilePath&file=Tormentor.jpg)
(http://wiki.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?title=Special%3AFilePath&file=faithful Hound.jpg) (http://wiki.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?title=Special%3AFilePath&file=tracker.jpg) (http://wiki.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?title=Special%3AFilePath&file=night Watchman.jpg)(http://wiki.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?title=Special%3AFilePath&file=Armory.jpg) (http://wiki.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?title=Special%3AFilePath&file=envoy.jpg) (http://wiki.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?title=Special%3AFilePath&file=plan.jpg)

I lost this game when I originally played it; I tried to get too cute with Inn and Faithful Hound. Subsequently I played it several times against the bot and typically fared much worse.

How would you play it?
Title: Re: Nocturnal Kingdom I struggled with
Post by: Awaclus on January 03, 2018, 04:40:32 pm
That's a tricky board. I'd play some kind of big money for sure. On 4/3, I think I'd open Silver/Night Watchman to get Soothsayer on turn 3, then possibly get another NW to cycle faster and play the Soothsayer more often. I'm not sure if Plan/Envoy into Envoy/BM is better than that when you have 3/4.
Title: Re: Nocturnal Kingdom I struggled with
Post by: Cave-o-sapien on January 03, 2018, 04:45:20 pm
That's a tricky board. I'd play some kind of big money for sure. On 4/3, I think I'd open Silver/Night Watchman to get Soothsayer on turn 3, then possibly get another NW to cycle faster and play the Soothsayer more often. I'm not sure if Plan/Envoy into Envoy/BM is better than that when you have 3/4.

I tried several variations on Plan/Envoy openings without much consistent luck, but I didn't ever try Silver/NW. Sounds intriguing.