AdamH defeats joefunk 3-0
I'll edit this post with video links, write-ups, etc.
Edit 1:
link to the Twitch streamEdit 2: I read the chat that I was able to pick up (most of it) and added summaries of what people said to each game. Thanks for the discussion, everyone who was involved!
Edit 3:
link to the YouTube video playlist, I also added in YouTube and Twitch links for all of the individual games, plus my comments.
Game 1: joefunk 24,
AdamH 26Game log YouTube video Twitch videoKingdom Cards: Doctor, Envoy, Feodum, Navigator, Salvager, Thief, Bazaar, Governor, Market, Adventurer
All the components for a draw engine were here, but there's Governor too. I build my deck around Governor, so the early trashing of Doctor becomes very important, and he goes for something more money-focused. I build until I'm able to quad-Province for the win. If there's one game this match I'm proud of the way I played, it's definitely this one.
The chat during this game was mostly talking about some subtleties of Governor games, by F.DS standards, they weren't commenting on how I could have done nearly everything better, so I think that means I must have played this one pretty well
Game 2: AdamH 29, joefunk 22
Game log YouTube video Twitch videoKingdom Cards: Courtyard, Crossroads, Tunnel, Death Cart, Scavenger, Sea Hag, Talisman, Band of Misfits, Mandarin, Rebuild, with shelters
So let's just pretend for this game that Rebuild doesn't trigger Tunnel. I think I played it quite well! I feel like even though Rebuild is a soft counter to a Sea Hag attack, that the curses would be important, so I prioritize that before going for Rebuilds. He appears to ignore Rebuild and that largely makes the difference here. On the other hand, Rebuild/Tunnel with Scavenger to support is just amazing and I obviously should have done that instead.
The chat during this game was trying to yell as loud as they could that Rebuild triggers Tunnels, which I was completely unaware of until after the game ended. I laughed so hard reading this. I'm such a moron. I blame Tunnel
Is Tunnel just that big of a blind spot in my game? I mean, this is a pretty huge oversight and it's a little embarrassing...
Game 3: AdamH 8, joefunk 5
Game log YouTube video Twitch videoKingdom Cards: Apothecary, Ambassador, Chancellor, Great Hall, Market Square, Bandit Camp, Ghost Ship, Ill-Gotten Gains, Fairgrounds, King's Court
Well you just have to go all-in on Ambassador here, right? My opponent opens 5-2 and I have two fortunate shuffles to start the game off, so I think that's what decided the game. From then on I'm just Kinging Ambassadors and building until I have a forced win on three piles with a lead. I'm not quite sure what his plan was, but no matter what it was, it wasn't happening with all the Curses and a bunch of Coppers in his deck.
Most of the chat during this game was a discussion of Apothecary/Ambassador. Apparently Potion/Amb was better than double Amb here, which surprised me, it makes me want to try out Apothecary/Ambassador and see how it feels, honestly. Towards the end of the game there were many suggestions on how I could three-pile the game, as it seems I had lots of options in my final few turns.
I knew this opponent from the tournament in Michigan, we played three games together in the semifinals, he's a really cool guy even if I spent more of my time staring at Robz than talking to him (hey he won that game and did better than us in the tournament...). Thanks for the match, joefunk!