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Goko Dominion Online / Re: Bizarre bot strategies?

« on: February 17, 2013, 06:36:39 am »

Avalanchian: Since it's a bot and I don't have to worry about it being too good, I might try KC-KC-Thief-Thief-Masq just for fun.

Oohh that does seem fun. I might give that one a try some time.

---------- Lord Bottington: turn 3 ----------
 Lord Bottington - plays Feast
 Lord Bottington - trashes Feast
 Lord Bottington - gains Feast

Clearly trying to 3-pile for the win without clogging the deck with endless terminals. Very clever

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Dominion Articles / Re: Knights

« on: February 16, 2013, 08:22:33 am »

A deck full of Rats is pretty safe against Knights too.

Yeah well, you can also buy out the Curses to defend against Possession...

Yeah I thought something like that. Filling your deck with useless cards simply stops your opponent from destroying an atrocious deck. Score...

On a different note, I was wondering about the interaction our armoured friends have with Fairgrounds. On the one hand, that's nine extra cards available to boost the Fairgrounds. On the other, the Knights are likely to trash themselves AND the fairgrounds you've been trying to boost. Is there a way of making this work, or is this simply a case of the person who wins the split getting a crazy advantage? Your thoughts?

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Dominion General Discussion / Re: Homage to the Best Card

« on: February 15, 2013, 04:42:49 pm »

Reminds me of a time my opponent was upset that I was unfairly hitting $5 pretty consistently while he wasn't. He had opened something like Lookout/Potion...

I never complain to an opponent about it though, because usually the following dawns on me in time: "ohhhhh... I've not bought a single silver" 



Edit: added additional meme.

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Dominion General Discussion / Re: Homage to the Best Card

« on: February 15, 2013, 12:20:51 pm »

i gtg, some good samaritan make this an image pls?

http://qkme.me/3t0brr

Here ya go:

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Dominion General Discussion / Re: Homage to the Best Card

« on: February 15, 2013, 12:19:04 pm »

I thought the racoon was for bad puns. Is it just jokes in general?

It is meant for bad puns I think... probably only the "turns" one qualifies as a pun I guess. But I dunno of another meme that's better to use for jokes in general.

I imagine the bad joke eel would be a better choice.

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Game Reports / Re: I got... really bored.

« on: February 11, 2013, 04:02:16 pm »

The very first time I EVER bought Rats, I only bought it just so I could pass it to the bot via Masquerade 

I wish I could say the same. The first time I bought rats I made exactly the same mistake the bots do. It's amazing how quickly your deck can get completely out of your control. It was the second time that I bought rats with an intention simply to masq and hope the bot screwed up as I did.

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Game Reports / Re: ...and I'll buy out the entire Curse pile for the win.

« on: February 10, 2013, 06:49:22 pm »

Hey, when you're.ahead on VP, why not? All it takes is ten buys and you have another Purple Pile Driver.

No such thing as that on Goko.

Really? There should be.

There should be a lot of things on Goko. I've never even used Isotropic, but I can tell that Goko needs a LOT of work. I'm still enjoying it though - when I can play...

Uh oh rrenauds's law...

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Dominion General Discussion / Re: Homage to the Best Card

« on: February 10, 2013, 09:58:02 am »

After playing this game, I couldn't help but meme it. Have fun edge-casers.

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Game Reports / Re: I got... really bored.

« on: February 10, 2013, 08:59:41 am »

Then why bother remodeling the Silver?

I've noticed the bots will almost always try and play the cards in their hand, even if it's a really bad idea. This is why Masquerading a Rats into a bot's hand can destroy their deck...

In this case, the bot's "don't end when far behind" coding seemed to stop them 3-piling, but didn't actually stop them from playing the remodel. Ouch.

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Goko Dominion Online / Re: Bizarre bot strategies?

« on: February 10, 2013, 07:46:58 am »

With no +buy, no trashing, no attack and Hoard/Bank/Embassy on the board, BM looked good. Lord Bottington scoffs at BM though, and constructed this hilarious work of art.

Turns out the bots also enjoy Scout jokes.

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Dominion General Discussion / Re: Your Thoughts on this Slog?

« on: February 10, 2013, 05:40:10 am »

Thanks for the feedback. That's pretty much what I thought, but it's always nice to get an expert opinion. So I guess it is just a slog. =P

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Game Reports / Re: I got... really bored.

« on: February 10, 2013, 05:31:30 am »

---------- Lord Bottington: turn 83 ----------
Lord Bottington - plays Remodel
Lord Bottington - trashes Silver
Lord Bottington - gains Curse

Yup, optimal play right there.

Anyone know why the bots do that? This should probably be in the bot "strategies" thread =P

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Dominion Articles / Re: Combo: Hermit/Madman + Market Square

« on: February 09, 2013, 07:27:09 pm »

Rouge gives cash.

This is the statement that worries me the most

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Introductions / Re: So, I'm not the only one... (that didn't notice this section)

« on: February 09, 2013, 07:08:03 pm »

Good to have you aboard! I'm also pretty new and you sound like you're at a similar skill level to me. You learn a lot kicking around here.

You play on Goko, right? Would be cool to have a game some time. I think Outpost is considered the go-to room for F.DS, maybe catch you there?

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Game Reports / Re: I got... really bored.

« on: February 09, 2013, 05:53:10 pm »

Mmmm... 14VP Gardens....

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Dominion General Discussion / Your Thoughts on this Slog?

« on: February 09, 2013, 03:22:23 pm »

I wasn't sure if I should be posting this here or on "Help!" but decided on here because I won the game in question and I don't think the log is helpful (VERY long game against a bot, but masochists may enjoy it). If it's in the wrong place then I am sorry. 

Basically, I was just after people's opinions on this board: Great Hall, Sage (Bane), JoaT, Navigator, Noble Brigand, Scout, Spice Merchant, Spy, Young Witch, Duke, Pillage.

I opened YW/Sage and ended up losing the curse split. I couldn't see anything better than transitioning to JoaT to trash my non-treasures after the curses had gone and just going BM. NB always makes me feel BM is a bad idea though. Was it worth even bothering with YW? Did I miss something on this board? Or is it really just that slow?

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Goko Dominion Online / Re: Game freezes

« on: February 09, 2013, 01:45:19 pm »

I get freezing issues quite often on my laptop, but not on the PC at work.

Sounds like you need to put in some overtime then. Your boss will be very happy

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Simulation / Re: [COMPLETE] Simulation Challenge - Huge Hands

« on: February 09, 2013, 10:06:54 am »

The sad thing is that I almost lost because my first attempt didn't beat Big Money Ultimate. 

Well we're all allowed rough drafts right?

I'd love to do this sort of thing more but:

1. I don't have any real coding experience and,
2. When I tried to use the simulator, it kept bugging out when I tried to add buy rules. Eventually it would limit how many I could add and then, after removing some, wouldn't let me add any more, causing me to start over or abandon it. =/

Looks fun though ^^

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Simulation / Re: [COMPLETE] Simulation Challenge - Huge Hands

« on: February 09, 2013, 09:23:32 am »

Congrats Polk. You really beat out the competition on this one ^^

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Game Reports / Re: I was Destroyed By Saboteur, and I Demand An Explanation

« on: February 09, 2013, 08:02:26 am »

I've been hit by this plenty of times. Just don't underestimate opponents, and NEVER, under any circumstances, underestimate an attack, especially if it depends on some degree of luck.

Yeah I can second this. I've been brutalised by thieves and Saboteurs (after saying, "oh look a saboteur, I can ignore that") enough to realise that any attack can be powerful on the right board, especially if you can play it several times a turn.

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Puzzles and Challenges / Re: Empty the Supply in 4 Turns

« on: February 09, 2013, 07:36:55 am »

[He] won't do 3 turns until Guilds.

Jeez, what a slacker

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Puzzles and Challenges / Re: Empty the Supply in 4 Turns

« on: February 08, 2013, 10:33:17 am »

Cool. Just one more question... Are you a supercomputer sent from the future?

I've decided that I like the mystery of just not knowing =P

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Puzzles and Challenges / Re: Empty the Supply in 4 Turns

« on: February 08, 2013, 10:02:41 am »

Already +1'd so I can +2 the solution. It's always a pleasure to see more posts from CC.

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Dominion General Discussion / Re: Homage to the Best Card

« on: February 08, 2013, 05:48:29 am »

Not sure if it's already been done but...

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Dominion General Discussion / Re: The Dominion Cards Lists 2013 Edition: $4 cards (Part 2/5)

« on: February 07, 2013, 03:15:45 pm »

I'm really sorry if this has been answered elsewhere, but any news on when the next installment may be uploaded? I've been enjoying reading through the list and am excited to see what's next. =)