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Game Reports / For all the Stefs and Marins: Can you beat Jack here?
« on: June 26, 2013, 07:07:56 am »
I recently played this kingdom, where I went basically for Jack/Money (with one Governor later, but prioritizing Gold over Govorner). My opponent tried to go for Governors (had a 5/2 opening), with one Jack mixed in later, and I won quite handily.
Kingdom:
Transmute
Haven
Menagerie
Smugglers
Coppersmith
Jack of All Trades
City
Governor
Stash
Tactician
Ok, no trashing except for Jack, no sifting except for Haven. So Governor doesn't look that interesting to me here (maybe at some point, but not primarily). I just think Jack will crush most engine attempts, and I would probably even open Jack with a 5/2 split (which should beway worse here though).
But well, what do all the engine experts here say about it? Can you possibly do something around Governor, Tactician, Haven, maybe Coppersmith? Especially if you think about a 5/2 opening split against a 4/3 of the starting playing player going for Jack - could it be worth it to try the alternative in that case, or will it be just too slow no matter what?
Kingdom:
Transmute
Haven
Menagerie
Smugglers
Coppersmith
Jack of All Trades
City
Governor
Stash
Tactician
Ok, no trashing except for Jack, no sifting except for Haven. So Governor doesn't look that interesting to me here (maybe at some point, but not primarily). I just think Jack will crush most engine attempts, and I would probably even open Jack with a 5/2 split (which should beway worse here though).
But well, what do all the engine experts here say about it? Can you possibly do something around Governor, Tactician, Haven, maybe Coppersmith? Especially if you think about a 5/2 opening split against a 4/3 of the starting playing player going for Jack - could it be worth it to try the alternative in that case, or will it be just too slow no matter what?