Recently I've been trying to take more control of the game using better deck/engine control. This board had no +buy but I built a good Lab engine with Explorer for $$. Opponent went PIRATE SHIP and somehow won. Thoughts?
Haha I only saved mine...and then I rage closed my computer. I know the colony game I made some errors but I'll have to go back and find my mistakes in these other games. Well played.
I guess I should have chosen golds over Duchies for some of the Provence hits but I dont think it would make much difference. I ended with 0 cards above 3.
Not sure how i got crushed so badly here. I should have opened conspirator instead of bridge. probably should have picked up more hamlets too. I usually have a good sense of how and why I lost a game but this one, i dont.
Given you are both rushing IGG, i think the best support is anything with a +buy which will help in winning the 3rd pile (estates or duchies probably). A simple woodcutter works well here.