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Game Reports / Re: On not giving in to temptation
« on: December 01, 2011, 12:14:29 pm »
I'd definitely go with Familiar, for the same kind of reason why you lose 90% of the Silver/Chapel mirrors where your opponent hits his Chapel on turns 3/4, and you don't; Chapel is (comparatively) super unimpressive when you don't get going "right away", so to speak. Buying Chapel after the first reshuffle, not drawing it until some point during the second reshuffle (which is already reasonably late in the game), probably only getting to trash 3 cards at best, while passing up an insanely strong card (Familiar).. that's a lot of opportunity cost involved.
Chapel is one of the most "exponentially" powerful cards I can think of. That is, a card that gets stronger the earlier you use it. I mean, there's a reason why you always buy it on turns 1/2, and never later. Treasure Map is another card like that, which I'd basically never consider if I didn't pick one up on turns 1/2. My gut feeling tells me that a turn 3 Chapel won't do you much good compared to the alternative.
Chapel is one of the most "exponentially" powerful cards I can think of. That is, a card that gets stronger the earlier you use it. I mean, there's a reason why you always buy it on turns 1/2, and never later. Treasure Map is another card like that, which I'd basically never consider if I didn't pick one up on turns 1/2. My gut feeling tells me that a turn 3 Chapel won't do you much good compared to the alternative.
This seriously is making me sad (admitedly probably more than it should though).