In this game
http://dominion.isotropic.org/gamelog/201201/12/game-20120112-162025-a4a4a35a.html Alchemist, Cartographer, Conspirator, Governor, Harvest, Herbalist, Inn, Laboratory, Lookout, Potion, and Thief
I had no intention of taking the strategy that I did at the end. I figured I would try something similar to my opponent in using Governor to get golds, maybe a lab and if possible some conspirator chains... Mostly I didn't have a great plan going in. I started 3-4 lookout because I liked the idea of trashing early.
But in turns 5-8 I had 4 straight opportunities to buy gold. I opted to to this instead of Governor each time. The first times I thought, "hey these golds will help me get to Governors faster" and the last two "hey, I already have the golds Governor would get me, so I'll just take another one or two."
In the end I had 4the Golds along with 5 silvers and started Greening pretty quick. I had read elsewhere that Lookout was bad for Big Money. But in this case the game was over pretty quick--13 turns. Did I luck out in getting those 4 straight golds--I am pretty sure luck was involved, but how much luck? Or is lookout actually a viable option for big money?
