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Help! / FG non-mirror, no trashing
« on: January 11, 2014, 05:59:01 pm »
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A pretty interesting board in this game, no trashing to speak of, so I go hard for the Fool's Gold + Stables strategy since it seemed like the most reliable way to get to 8 in a game slowed down by the initial junk... he goes stables as well and I end up winning the split 6-4, I take the greening lead early but then he is able to catch up with some big possessions and overtake me at the end.
1) Is going for procession/fortress worth it in this kind of game where there are clearly critical 5s you want to be stacking up on but it's going to be hard to consistently get them together due to the lack of trashing? I'm leaning toward yes on this board but would be interested in seeing what others think.
2) Is it worth getting possession here? Seems like a pretty big investment when decks aren't going to be that consistent and has the potential to help him as much as you if you happen to hit his bad draws.
3) Do you play this differently if it's a FG mirror as opposed to going for FG alone vs. an opponent who is ignoring them?
Thoughts on the above as well as any other comments always welcome, thanks!
A pretty interesting board in this game, no trashing to speak of, so I go hard for the Fool's Gold + Stables strategy since it seemed like the most reliable way to get to 8 in a game slowed down by the initial junk... he goes stables as well and I end up winning the split 6-4, I take the greening lead early but then he is able to catch up with some big possessions and overtake me at the end.
1) Is going for procession/fortress worth it in this kind of game where there are clearly critical 5s you want to be stacking up on but it's going to be hard to consistently get them together due to the lack of trashing? I'm leaning toward yes on this board but would be interested in seeing what others think.
2) Is it worth getting possession here? Seems like a pretty big investment when decks aren't going to be that consistent and has the potential to help him as much as you if you happen to hit his bad draws.
3) Do you play this differently if it's a FG mirror as opposed to going for FG alone vs. an opponent who is ignoring them?
Thoughts on the above as well as any other comments always welcome, thanks!