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[ehunt]

I never really know what's going on on Possession boards. I just buy cards and build a deck for a while, then kind of wing it.

[jsh357]

I never really know what's going on on Procession boards. I just buy cards and build a deck for a while, then kind of wing it.

[KingPeter]

I never really know what's going on on Dominion boards. I just buy cards and build a deck for a while, then kind of wing it.

[ThetaSigma12]

I never really know what's going on in board games. I just buy cards, lay tiles, say some words, or build a deck for a while, then kind of wing it.

[Awaclus]

I never really know what's going on. I just buy food for a while, then kind of wing it.

[Donald X.]

What's going on in this thread?

[2.71828.....]

What's going on in this thread?

I never really know what's going on in any thread. I just post a bunch of stuff, kind of winging it

[Puk]

I've been visiting this forum quite a while. Reading your tactical advice and stuff. Sometimes I think "i will introduce myself". Then i just let that tought go by.

[theory]

I've been visiting this forum quite a while. Reading your tactical advice and stuff. Sometimes I think "i will introduce myself". Then i just let that tought go by.

[Darth Vader]

Luke never knew what was going on with the Death Star. He just kind of whines about power converters and then kind of X-Wings it.

[FemurLemur]

I'll be the one to end the joke!

Serious confession: I buy Treasure Map far more often than I would like to admit, despite fully understanding that without Alms or a good sifter there are typically better things I could be spending my $4 on...

[Tozar]

I'll be the one to end the joke!

Serious confession: I buy Treasure Map far more often than I would like to admit, despite fully understanding that without Alms or a good sifter there are typically better things I could be spending my $4 on...

Ah, Treasure Map.  The payoff is such a thrill, I can understand what people see in gambling.  Getting that hit on turn 5... nothing better.

[Qvist]

Missed opportunity of confession bear meme.

[Seprix]

I think the only Dominion card I hate as much as Possession is the Peasant/Teacher line. The Page line is infinitely more interesting.

[Eran of Arcadia]

Whenever I play against my wife, I feel really guilty when I put together a big turn. I don't she means to make me feel bad, but it happens. Doesn't usually stop me though.

[allanfieldhouse]

Whenever I play against my wife, I feel really guilty when I put together a big turn. I don't she means to make me feel bad, but it happens. Doesn't usually stop me though.

Reminds me of a 4-player game where no one was paying attention through my long turns. I basically had to say "hey guys, pay attention this time" because I was going to do a bunch of Upgrade tricks and end the game (and no one else realized we were even close to that point yet).

[Chappy7]

Whenever I play against my wife, I feel really guilty when I put together a big turn. I don't she means to make me feel bad, but it happens. Doesn't usually stop me though.

Reminds me of a 4-player game where no one was paying attention through my long turns. I basically had to say "hey guys, pay attention this time" because I was going to do a bunch of Upgrade tricks and end the game (and no one else realized we were even close to that point yet).

I hate it when nobody pays attention.  Sucks the fun out of the game.

[Awaclus]

Whenever I play against my wife, I feel really guilty when I put together a big turn. I don't she means to make me feel bad, but it happens. Doesn't usually stop me though.

Reminds me of a 4-player game where no one was paying attention through my long turns. I basically had to say "hey guys, pay attention this time" because I was going to do a bunch of Upgrade tricks and end the game (and no one else realized we were even close to that point yet).

I hate it when it's a 4-player game. Sucks the fun out of the game.

[teamlyle]

Almost every other game, I'm muttering "so freaking unlucky" to myself with my hand in my face. I've gotten about 20 Golden Sombreros in 900 games online, but I know I don't really get super unlucky in general- I'm just bad 

[McGarnacle]

Whenever I play against my wife, I feel really guilty when I put together a big turn. I don't she means to make me feel bad, but it happens. Doesn't usually stop me though.

Reminds me of a 4-player game where no one was paying attention through my long turns. I basically had to say "hey guys, pay attention this time" because I was going to do a bunch of Upgrade tricks and end the game (and no one else realized we were even close to that point yet).

I hate it when nobody pays attention.  Sucks the fun out of the game.

My dad asserts Scrying Pool turns aren't half bad if you bring along a book.

[Cave-o-sapien]

Donate games stress me out because they quickly expose my poor decisions.

[Skumpy]

I often open with Shanty Town as I tell myself, "But it could be a lab! How can it be a bad opening‽"

[ThetaSigma12]

Donate games stress me out because they quickly expose my poor decisions.

The poor stress me out because they quickly expose my donating decisions.

(sorry, I just like swapping words)

[markusin]

I still haven't played with every card in Empires, let alone every card-shaped thing.

[Commodore Chuckles]

I often violate the Penultimate Province Rule because I think my opponent probably doesn't have 8 and I don't want to play through a dragged-out, increasingly sloggish game. I usually regret this.

[McGarnacle]

I often violate the Penultimate Province Rule because I think my opponent probably doesn't have 8 and I don't want to play through a dragged-out, increasingly sloggish game. I usually regret this.

Death or Glory!

[pacovf]

Aside from the old days of BSW, pretty much all the dominion games I've played are 3p or more. Quite a few 5p, even.

[infangthief]

I never really know what's going on on Possession boards. I just buy cards and build a deck for a while, then kind of wing it.

I never really know what's going on on Procession boards. I just buy cards and build a deck for a while, then kind of wing it.

My confession: It took me quite a while to work out the difference between these two posts.

[crj]

Will Nocturne have a Precession card?

(Overlord, being generic, should clearly have been called Profession.)

[LastFootnote]

(Overlord, being generic, should clearly have been called Profession.)

Genius!

[weesh]

I'm not trying (very hard) to get better.

I don't want my less serious play groups to feel like they can't win. And I don't want to handicap myself.

[MatthewCA]

I rarely post here because I don't think I'll add anything meaningful to the conversation.

[ThetaSigma12]

I rarely post here because I don't think I'll add anything meaningful to the conversation.

Don't worry, you'll get over it eventually.

[Awaclus]

I rarely post here because I don't think I'll add anything meaningful to the conversation.

Doesn't stop me from posting.

[Águia Branca]

I have to confess I was unaware that Awaclus is capable of humor.

[Dingan]

I miss Stash

[hypercube]

I Inherited Treasure Maps, then thought I could fix the problem by buying a few real ones and trashing one with an Estate.

[werothegreat]

I Inherited Treasure Maps, then thought I could fix the problem by buying a few real ones and trashing one with an Estate.

I mean, if it's the only way to trash Estates, maybe it's worth it

[hypercube]

I Inherited Treasure Maps, then thought I could fix the problem by buying a few real ones and trashing one with an Estate.

I mean, if it's the only way to trash Estates, maybe it's worth it

True, if I had cut my losses and trashed the Estates the game would probably still have been competitive. In fairness I can't think of another situation where Treasure Map saying "if you trashed two Treasure Maps" rather than "if you did" matters in gameplay terms.

[Seprix]

I hate Peasant because deep down...

...I'm not very good with it.

[Chappy7]

Today was the first time I ever bought Artificer.  Not because I don't believe that it can be good, just because I am lazy and I haven't ever really thought about how to use it well.

On a similar note, I think I've only bought storyteller once for the same reason.

[Roadrunner7671]

Today I wanted to use multiple Courtyards to make my Menagerie more viable. I realized my mistake when my deck was already pretty much built.

[ConMan]

I will pretty much always go for the neat interaction/apparent combo even if I strongly suspect that it will lose to any competently built money deck.

[Jimmmmm]

I have a big weakness for double Tactician decks. Whenever I see it on the board with pretty much any virtual money I'll go for it, and usually lose.

[LaLight]

I have a big weakness for double Tactician decks. Whenever I see it on the board with pretty much any virtual money I'll go for it, and usually lose.

Ditto! Once I played double Tac with Squire being the only virtual money, god that was awful

[Awaclus]

I recently bought a Jester when my opponent already had Champion in play.

[infangthief]

1a. I haven't played IRL in the last year.
1b. IRL, I only own Dominion Base (1st ed).

[KingPeter]

I miss Isotropic.

[2.71828.....]

I miss Stash

I miss stache

[Puk]

today i called duplicate after i bought the last border village

[cascadestyler]

This is my first week as a gold subscriber.
Today I opened Steward/Baron then wrote "ah damn - shelters' into the chat

[ThetaSigma12]

Today I opened Steward/Baron then wrote "ah damn - shelters'

Good thinking, that way you can trash the Baron with Steward!

[Titandrake]

I've never owned a physical copy of Dominion. I last played IRL over a year ago. I never paid for sets on Making Fun. I didn't buy a gold subscription until the ShuffleIT tournament required it. Bureaucrat is one of my favorite cards. I have never bought Miser because I was too lazy to figure out how to use it.

[ackmondual]

I miss 1E cards... especially Scout!

[Awaclus]

This just happened in a championship match. (not the Discord chat, the chat happened afterwards)

[Doom_Shark]

I bought a Wild Hunt when my opponent had already been going for it instead of a second Patrol while Mill was on the board. (I won anyway, but that doesn't change the fact that I should have bought a second Patrol)

[Awaclus]

I bought a Wild Hunt when my opponent had already been going for it instead of a second Patrol while Mill was on the board. (I won anyway, but that doesn't change the fact that I should have bought a second Patrol)

You have to buy Wild Hunt every time. With the second Patrol, it's pretty likely you would have lost instead.

[Doom_Shark]

I bought a Wild Hunt when my opponent had already been going for it instead of a second Patrol while Mill was on the board. (I won anyway, but that doesn't change the fact that I should have bought a second Patrol)

You have to buy Wild Hunt every time. With the second Patrol, it's pretty likely you would have lost instead.

I respectfully disagree. The Patrol would have made my engine more consistent, and my opponent would have had to spend more time building up the . He only ever bought one Wild Hunt, which was a mistake on his part, which probably helped some (a lot) as well

[Awaclus]

I bought a Wild Hunt when my opponent had already been going for it instead of a second Patrol while Mill was on the board. (I won anyway, but that doesn't change the fact that I should have bought a second Patrol)

You have to buy Wild Hunt every time. With the second Patrol, it's pretty likely you would have lost instead.

I respectfully disagree. The Patrol would have made my engine more consistent, and my opponent would have had to spend more time building up the . He only ever bought one Wild Hunt, which was a mistake on his part, which probably helped some (a lot) as well

If you don't get a Wild Hunt, your opponent can just get 203947852039487520394875209348750239486709246790 tokens on the pile while nothing is junking his deck or limiting his potential VP gain. Just a single Wild Hunt is enough to prevent that from happening; then he has to use his last Wild Hunt to gain an Estate every turn.

Of course it helped a lot that he didn't buy more than one Wild Hunt (he should have bought 9 of them), but you can't really count on that.

[jonaskoelker]

I once tried building an engine payloading mass Bridge off of Shanty Town and Patrol.

The math: playing Shanty Town plus Patrol nets one card. To play n Bridges I need to play n-1 villages; for n=5 I need to draw 4 cards, for which I need 4xShanty+4xPatrol (and I need to not draw whatever trasher is stuck in my deck). Note that n=6 requires 5xShanty for the payload and 6xShanty to draw all that with Patrol; only cheaters buy 11xShanty.

So that's a deck of 8xShanty, 4xPatrol, 5xBridge, a trasher, and probably an extra Shanty/Patrol pair to draw past the trasher, which is obviously super fast to build. Note that this is enough to single Province. I can probably add in a Gold if I add an extra Shanty/Patrol pair to draw it, to double Province.

Of course, you should continue adding Shanty/Patrol pairs as you green to draw past your green cards.

That was an unmitigated disaster, but it's great fun retrospectively

[dedicateddan]

Today is just not my day

[Awaclus]

Today is just not my day

Was that t3/4?

[dedicateddan]

 Turn 3

[pacovf]

Odds of that happening on either turn 3 or turn 4 are 1/396, so roughly 0.25%.

You're welcome!

[Dingan]

Odds of that happening on either turn 3 or turn 4 are 1/396, so roughly 0.25%.

You're welcome!

[J Reggie]

Well, that's the mathematical odds. The actual odds are more like 50%.

[Cave-o-sapien]

Odds of that happening on either turn 3 or turn 4 are 1/396, so roughly 0.25%.

You're welcome!

Strictly speaking that's a probability, not an odds.

[pacovf]

Odds of that happening on either turn 3 or turn 4 are 1/396, so roughly 0.25%.

You're welcome!

Strictly speaking that's a probability, not an odds.

I don't know if this is a problem with my English or with my Maths, can you illuminate me?

[AJD]

Odds of that happening on either turn 3 or turn 4 are 1/396, so roughly 0.25%.

You're welcome!

Strictly speaking that's a probability, not an odds.

I don't know if this is a problem with my English or with my Maths, can you illuminate me?

The probability of something happening is represented as a ratio of two numbers that represent the likelihood of the event vs. all possibilities. The odds is a ratio of two numbers that represent the likelihood of the event vs. all other possibilities.

So, if you flip two coins, the probability of getting two heads is 1/4: 4 possible outcomes, one of which is the one you want.
The odds of getting two heads is 1/3: 1 outcome you want, and 3 outcomes you don't want.

[AJD]

(Which means that probability is a number between 0 and 1, and odds is a number between zero and infinity, which means they're useful for different sorts of calculations.)

[Cave-o-sapien]

Odds of that happening on either turn 3 or turn 4 are 1/396, so roughly 0.25%.

You're welcome!

Strictly speaking that's a probability, not an odds.

I don't know if this is a problem with my English or with my Maths, can you illuminate me?

AJD nailed the explanation.

Only pedants, statisticians and gamblers really care about the difference.

In day-to-day usage, most people use the terms "odds" and "probability" interchangeably.

[Sidsel]

Odds of that happening on either turn 3 or turn 4 are 1/396, so roughly 0.25%.

You're welcome!

"Never tell me the odds"

[Marcory]

Odds of that happening on either turn 3 or turn 4 are 1/396, so roughly 0.25%.

You're welcome!

"Never tell me the odds"

That's probably a good idea.

[ycz6]

The odds of getting two heads is 1/3: 1 outcome you want, and 3 outcomes you don't want.

A small but important correction: Odds are notated with a colon, not a slash. So the odds of getting two heads are 1:3 (pronounced "one to three"). Also, "odds" is plural, you say "the odds are" rather than "the odds is". Both of them do sound kind of weird though.

Traditionally, odds are worded as being "against" the less likely outcome, so that the first number is larger than the second. So in this case, you'd say that the odds against getting two heads are 3:1. As for why this is the case... my best guess is that odds are most often used for betting, and in that context you can then interpret the odds as a fraction that indicates how much of your bet you get back if you win. For instance, if I put up $100 on a 3:1 bet and won, I would get $400 back, resulting in a net gain of $300, which is 3/1 times the amount I paid.

[AJD]

The odds of getting two heads is 1/3: 1 outcome you want, and 3 outcomes you don't want.

A small but important correction: Odds are notated with a colon, not a slash. So the odds of getting two heads are 1:3 (pronounced "one to three").

Yeah, true, fair enough. But the logarithm of it is still –1.1, so mathematically it's the same as the fraction 1/3.

(uhhhh log-odds are the context in which I'm most likely to interact with odds in my day-to-day life, see)

[ackmondual]

I've used Overlord to copy Reserve cards.   Plural.. I've done it more than once

[Commodore Chuckles]

If there's no other +buy on the board, I sometimes get Death Cart in the desperate hope there's Ruined Market somewhere in there.

[AJD]

I've used Overlord to copy Reserve cards.   Plural.. I've done it more than once

I just used Overlord as Ratcatcher deliberately: Ratcatcher was the only (remaining) cantrip in the supply, and I was desperately hoping to draw a Treasure so I could play my other Overlord as Stables. (It worked!)

[teamlyle]

Last night I had a dream that I was playing Dominion. Mandarin and Capital were both on the board, but I missed the combo completely. I only realized it when my opponent took half the Provinces 

[ackmondual]

Scout isn't up there in my personal rankings for the cards, but it's also nowhere near the lowest either!

[infangthief]

I was quite far behind against Lord Rattington, but confident that I could catch up using Torturer chains (he always discards).
Then one turn I only managed to play 2 Torturers, and his remaining card was... Lighthouse.
Hmm, so my Torturer plan might not work. Tell you what, I'll buy some Rabbles and get him with those instead.

[infangthief]

I was quite far behind against Lord Rattington

Apologies for the self-quote, but maybe I should have stopped right there.

[Eran of Arcadia]

I've been too sick to muster the energy to play with Nocturne since I got it for Christmas.

[teamlyle]

Masterpiece and Feodum were literally right next to each other on the board, and I didn't see it.

[weesh]

I trashed a ghost because what's the point if you have drawn your whole deck every turn and can't find anything with it?

ugh

SMH

Worst part is, it was DAYS later that I realized you could buy an action, and THEN play the ghost, and hit exactly the action you want to double.

[Simon Jester]

My favorite card was Harem for so long.

Can't really accept that it actually sucks

[Awaclus]

My favorite card was Harem for so long.

Can't really accept that it actually sucks

Well, I wouldn't say that it sucks. It's pretty much on par with the basic supply cards. Usually there's something better in the kingdom, but Harem is strong enough on its own that you just need a weak kingdom and then you buy Harem, it's not like Bureaucrat etc. where you need a crazy edge case for the card to be good.

[teamlyle]

I always make the implicit assumption that everyone here looks like their F.DS avatar in real life.

[Awaclus]

I always make the implicit assumption that everyone here looks like their F.DS avatar in real life.

Here's a picture of me irl:

[LostPhoenix]

I've played about 3 games of Dominion in the past 6 months, yet still visit this forum multiple times a day.

[Eran of Arcadia]

I always make the implicit assumption that everyone here looks like their F.DS avatar in real life.

Well, I sure do.

[Dingan]

I still don't know the Knights names off the top of my head, other than Dame Anna cus that's the best one. I just think of them as "the +2 cards Knight", "the +2 Actions Knight", etc. I suspect the same thing will happen for Boons and Hexes. "The trashing Boon", "The +card Boon", etc. And I just had to Google for 'Bag of Gold'.

[AJD]

I still don't know the Knights names off the top of my head, other than Dame Anna cus that's the best one. I just think of them as "the +2 cards Knight", "the +2 Actions Knight", etc. I suspect the same thing will happen for Boons and Hexes. "The trashing Boon", "The +card Boon", etc. And I just had to Google for 'Bag of Gold'.

There are a few mnemonics. Dame Sylvia is a terminal silver. The Forest's Gift is the Woodcutter effect. War has the same effect as Warrior.

That said, I mistook Magic Lamp for Haunted Mirror last night and was surprised I didn't get a Ghost.

[Cave-o-sapien]

Knights are less of a problem for me because you are rarely presented with just the card name, and rarely do you need to care about more than which one is on top. They also spend time in your deck and in your hand, so you have more opportunities to associate what they do with the name and image.

Boons, on the other hand, are trickier. The art is no help, since they are seen for such a brief moment and depict landscapes rather than people. Some of the names provide hints, as AJD pointed out, but I still have trouble with about half of them.

Here's the best I can do:

Mountain - gives a Silver, like from a dwarf mine or something
Flame - fire destroys your stuff, except your fortress of fortitude
Wind - blows some cards into your yard, then blows some cards out
Forest - you find the old Woodcutter in the forest, but he's old and depressed so he's not as good
Sea - the waves wash a soggy card to your feet
River - the river floods, but when the waters recede, a soggy card is left at your feet
Moon - it's dark but then the moon rises and you find that crappy card you were looking for
Sky - uhh.. it starts raining gold and you drop everything else you had to pick it up
Swamp - you tap one swamp and summon a flying, regenerating chump blocker
Sun - in the light of day you see how crappy your future is and decide to do something about it
Field - This one is just bazaar
Earth - umm, it's like a plein air workshop or something. I don't know. This one doesn't make much sense.

[crj]

This is beginning to sound like the sales pitch for one of those improve-your-memory self help books. (-8

[Cave-o-sapien]

This is beginning to sound like the sales pitch for one of those improve-your-memory self help books. (-8

The sad thing is that shitty post will probably help me remember them.

[markusin]

Sea: Sea-side has some good draw cards like Ghost Ship and Wharf
River: Related to Sea's Gift though common water theme, so remember that this is the draw boon that isn't Sea's Gift
Moon: Scavenger works in the moonlight
Sky: Where the rainbows leading to a pot of Gold can be seen
Field: that boon which starts with an 'F' but isn't Forest's Gift (that maps to Woodcutter), so it's the one that gives +1 Action instead of +Buy, and it also reminds me of the Farming Village art
Earth: Salt the Earth is a 4-cost event, and this gains a 4-cost card
Sun: uhh, well that Cartographer might be happier working under the sunlight instead of by candlelight.

[ehunt]

Forest - you find the old Woodcutter in the forest, but he's old and depressed so he's not as good

what a downer. he's been discontinued. he was taught to tie his identity to his profession.

[FemurLemur]

Forest - you find the old Woodcutter in the forest, but he's old and depressed so he's not as good

what a downer. he's been discontinued. he was taught to tie his identity to his profession.

He used to make money. He used to be able to buy so many nice things

[Awaclus]

Forest - you find the old Woodcutter in the forest, but he's old and depressed so he's not as good

what a downer. he's been discontinued. he was taught to tie his identity to his profession.

He used to make money. He used to be able to buy so many nice things

I thought ehunt was replying to himself at first.

[FemurLemur]

Forest - you find the old Woodcutter in the forest, but he's old and depressed so he's not as good

what a downer. he's been discontinued. he was taught to tie his identity to his profession.

He used to make money. He used to be able to buy so many nice things

I thought ehunt was replying to himself at first.

I should probably switch my pic but... I love the Farmland so much... So I'm kinda torn

[terminalCopper]

I should probably switch my pic but... I love the Farmland so much... So I'm kinda torn

Farmland is weak. There‘s absolutely no reason to pick such a weak card as avatar.

[FemurLemur]

I should probably switch my pic but... I love the Farmland so much... So I'm kinda torn

Farmland is weak. There‘s absolutely no reason to pick such a weak card as avatar.

I won't lie, I was proofreading my serious reply when I finally caught the joke.

You one-upped us though. You've got the username to boot

[michaeljb]

I should probably switch my pic but... I love the Farmland so much... So I'm kinda torn

Farmland is weak. There‘s absolutely no reason to pick such a weak card as avatar.

I concur.

[ThetaSigma12]

I should probably switch my pic but... I love the Farmland so much... So I'm kinda torn

Farmland is weak. There‘s absolutely no reason to pick such a weak card as avatar.

I concur.

Are we getting upvotes just for using weak cards as our avatars? I'm in.

[Simon Jester]

I should probably switch my pic but... I love the Farmland so much... So I'm kinda torn

Farmland is weak. There‘s absolutely no reason to pick such a weak card as avatar.

I concur.

Curses are great. Almost every time I buy it I win..

[Cave-o-sapien]

I should probably switch my pic but... I love the Farmland so much... So I'm kinda torn

Farmland is weak. There‘s absolutely no reason to pick such a weak card as avatar.

I concur.

Are we getting upvotes just for using weak cards as our avatars? I'm in.

I'm half in. So give me like, half an upvote.

[Eran of Arcadia]

I'm just here to celebrate my favorite mid-to-late-aughts serial TV drama.

[SCSN]

I should probably switch my pic but... I love the Farmland so much... So I'm kinda torn

Farmland is weak. There‘s absolutely no reason to pick such a weak card as avatar.

I concur.

Are we getting upvotes just for using weak cards as our avatars? I'm in.

You don't stand a chance against Mic.

[cascadestyler]

This really confused me because I didn't remember commenting until I noticed it's just that SCSN and I have the same avatar. It's not even like it's that odd a choice.

[ThetaSigma12]

I thought ehunt was replying to himself at first.

This really confused me because I didn't remember commenting until I noticed it's just that SCSN and I have the same avatar. It's not even like it's that odd a choice.

Aaaaand it's come full circle!

[Simon Jester]

This really confused me because I didn't remember commenting until I noticed it's just that SCSN and I have the same avatar. It's not even like it's that odd a choice.

Do you really hate silver as much as SCSN? Really?

(cue "It's such a goood card" in Adams voice..)

[FemurLemur]

I really appreciate Awaclus' dedication to the joke

[Awaclus]

I really appreciate Awaclus' dedication to the joke

I keep fooling myself for a few seconds every time I see a post I made.  "Wait, didn't I write that.  Oh, yes I did."

[Commodore Chuckles]

What have you done Awaclus

[Awaclus]

What have you done Awaclus

Just following the latest avatar trend, FemurLemur.

[Seprix]

You all could have picked a better avatar art to do this joke on.

[Awaclus]

You all could have picked a better avatar art to do this joke on.

Yeah man, it's such a weak card.

[FemurLemur]

When talking about an avatar, there are 2 things that matter to me more than how viable a card is:

1) How much fun I've had with the card
2) How much I like the artwork

The artwork is my favorite in the game, and an On-Buy Remodel is a fun concept to me. Although I rarely buy Farmland, the games where I built decks around them when it was new were fun. I probably got my ass kicked, but I had fun, which is a primary goal of a game after all

[Seprix]

You all could have picked a better avatar art to do this joke on.

Yeah man, it's such a weak card.

I said avatar art, not the strength of the card.

[Cave-o-sapien]

The best thing about avatar joke threads is how timeless they are.

[AJD]

The best thing about avatar joke threads is how timeless they are.

But everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked.

[Commodore Chuckles]

The best thing about avatar joke threads is how timeless they are.

But everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked.

I believe you mean when the giant mystical tree was cut down.

[Erick648]

When talking about an avatar, there are 2 things that matter to me more than how viable a card is:

1) How much fun I've had with the card
2) How much I like the artwork

The artwork is my favorite in the game, and an On-Buy Remodel is a fun concept to me. Although I rarely buy Farmland, the games where I built decks around them when it was new were fun. I probably got my ass kicked, but I had fun, which is a primary goal of a game after all

Of course, sometimes criteria #1 and #2 also align with a stronger card.

[McGarnacle]

Avatars say a lot about you as a person.

[Chappy7]

Avatars say a lot about you as a person.

What exactly are you trying to suggest about me?

[teamlyle]

I usually got really lucky in Possession games, so I liked playing with Possession. Then they removed it

[Doom_Shark]

Avatars say a lot about you as a person.

So what does my avatar say about me?

[McGarnacle]

Avatars say a lot about you as a person.

What exactly are you trying to suggest about me?

Fortress is impossible to trash. You are a persistent and reliable person.

[McGarnacle]

Avatars say a lot about you as a person.

So what does my avatar say about me?

You have a Star Wars avatar on a Dominion forum. It shows you don't like to play by the rules. You are independent and creative.

[McGarnacle]

Stay tuned for: "What your post number says about you?"

[Burning Skull]

I have a confession to make:
I've recently lost a game against someone who bought a potion with Transmute being the only potion-cost on the board.

[samath]

I have a confession to make:
I've recently lost a game against someone who bought a potion with Transmute being the only potion-cost on the board.

Was it a Keep board?

[Burning Skull]

I have a confession to make:
I've recently lost a game against someone who bought a potion with Transmute being the only potion-cost on the board.

Was it a Keep board?

nope!
they've bought a transmute and used it rather effectively, to my surprise.

[Chappy7]

Avatars say a lot about you as a person.

What exactly are you trying to suggest about me?

Fortress is impossible to trash. You are a persistent and reliable person.

Why thank you! I actually had switched my avatar to Harem when I made that post, but then I couldn't stand it and switched it back, ruining the joke. 

[Tombolo]

hey man I had a weak card as an avatar before it was cool

Anyway I like Black Market so much that I force it in about half my games, and will buy it within the first few turns even when it's an obviously terrible idea

[jonaskoelker]

I like playing Big Money.

[Commodore Chuckles]

I like playing Settlers of Catan.

[Dingan]

I feel a great deal of satisfaction when I get in a "gg" right before my opponent leaves the table

EDIT: I'm sad that "Necro" doesn't uniquely identify Necropolis anymore

[Aleimon Thimble]

I like playing Settlers of Catan.

Settlers of Catan is a good game. Not as good as Dominion, of course, but still. I like it as well.

[Seprix]

I enjoy Yahtzee. I also enjoy Monopoly for like the first 10 turns.

[Simon Jester]

More of a "did you know".. but I don't want to create a new topic.

Haunted woods block night cards and force you to top deck them. Topdeck "whenever you buy a card".. It just kind of cost me a game. Ouch.

[Puk]

i just lost to lord rattington, after breppert resigned on me

[William Howard Taft]

Shanty Town is my favorite Village.

[LostPhoenix]

I liked the MF implementation of Dominion. I mean, ShuffleIt is an improvement, but I had zero issues with the old one.

[Awaclus]

I liked the MF implementation of Dominion. I mean, ShuffleIt is an improvement, but I had zero issues with the old one.

I actually don't like ShiT. It's better than any other implementation we've seen so far, but Dominion is a very complex-to-play game and the client doesn't do enough to make it feel more effortless, and also the loading times are longer than they should be due to being a browser based client.

[Aleimon Thimble]

I liked the MF implementation of Dominion. I mean, ShuffleIt is an improvement, but I had zero issues with the old one.

I actually don't like ShiT. It's better than any other implementation we've seen so far, but Dominion is a very complex-to-play game and the client doesn't do enough to make it feel more effortless, and also the loading times are longer than they should be due to being a browser based client.

I'm still not a fan of ShIT and I never had issues with MF (other than the fact it took them forever to get Adventures up and running).

[Dingan]

In Donate games, I buy a Donate every time I end the game with an extra buy.

[teamlyle]

I got out Dominion IRL for the first time in forever today, and I was like, "woah, they actually make physical Dominion cards??"

[JW]

I think that if Harbinger cost $2 instead of $3 and Bureaucrat and Mine were removed from 2nd edition Base Dominion, it would be the best Dominion set.

[Dingan]

I feel a great deal of discomfort when I have an odd number of cards from an empty Duration pile. I'd basically rather just have 4 Den Of Sins than 5.

[Awaclus]

I feel a great deal of discomfort when I have an odd number of cards from an empty Duration pile. I'd basically rather just have 4 Den Of Sins than 5.

But if you have 5, that means your opponent doesn't get to have an even number either.

[Dingan]

I feel a great deal of discomfort when I have an odd number of cards from an empty Duration pile. I'd basically rather just have 4 Den Of Sins than 5.

But if you have 5, that means your opponent doesn't get to have an even number either.

True. I guess I'd almost rather have 4 if it meant my opponent having 6 than us both having 5.

[Aleimon Thimble]

I think that if Harbinger cost $2 instead of $3 and Bureaucrat and Mine were removed from 2nd edition Base Dominion, it would be the best Dominion set.

Bureaucrat and Mine are fine. They're a bit on the weak side, but cool enough to get away with it. Especially Mine.

I also think 2nd edition Base Dominion is one of the better sets, just after my favorites, Adventures and Prosperity.

[Obi Wan Bonogi]

I began playing some 3-player and have made it to level 58 very quickly because I have never been third player.

[teamlyle]

I woke up mumbling, "sure, I'll take a Hunting Party..."

[DeepCyan]

Whenever there's a junker on the board, I will over-buy it to excess and build a deck around playing them as quickly as possible. Less because I think cursing itself is good, but more because I hate dealing with deck junking. After all, you don't have to worry about curses if you opponent has all 10 of them.

(Oh, and if there is rats + any trash-for-benefit on the board, I will buy rats. There is no exceptions to this rule. Anybody who forgoes rats in a set where rats can be used will be silently but sternly disapproved of. Cowards.)

[Awaclus]

Whenever there's a junker on the board, I will over-buy it to excess and build a deck around playing them as quickly as possible. Less because I think cursing itself is good, but more because I hate dealing with deck junking. After all, you don't have to worry about curses if you opponent has all 10 of them.

But that's a completely valid strategy unless it's one of the weaker junkers like Sea Hag or Marauder.

[teamlyle]

Whenever there's a junker on the board, I will over-buy it to excess and build a deck around playing them as quickly as possible. Less because I think cursing itself is good, but more because I hate dealing with deck junking. After all, you don't have to worry about curses if you opponent has all 10 of them.

(Oh, and if there is rats + any trash-for-benefit on the board, I will buy rats. There is no exceptions to this rule. Anybody who forgoes rats in a set where rats can be used will be silently but sternly disapproved of. Cowards.)

Isn't that just what you do? I think of giving an opponent a junk card as the same as trashing one of their Labs, so Witch is sort of like Sir Destry but it always hits a Lab.

[DeepCyan]

Whenever there's a junker on the board, I will over-buy it to excess and build a deck around playing them as quickly as possible. Less because I think cursing itself is good, but more because I hate dealing with deck junking. After all, you don't have to worry about curses if you opponent has all 10 of them.

(Oh, and if there is rats + any trash-for-benefit on the board, I will buy rats. There is no exceptions to this rule. Anybody who forgoes rats in a set where rats can be used will be silently but sternly disapproved of. Cowards.)

Isn't that just what you do? I think of giving an opponent a junk card as the same as trashing one of their Labs, so Witch is sort of like Sir Destry but it always hits a Lab.

Most of the time, yeah. But I can think of several games I’ve lost where I’ve went all out for cursing on boards with amazing trash/defense, and end up essentially junking my deck with suboptimal cards whilst my opponent remains somewhat unaffected.

Really, I’ve only very recently learned that when there’s something like Chapel or the Sauna split pile in the game, immediately buying 3 cursers is just...not a good idea?

[Awaclus]

Cursers are still good in Sauna  or Chapel games, unless the opponent is already overdrawing their deck. They'll get rid of the Curses eventually, but just having the Curse for one shuffle is already a strong attack and any more than that is just extra.

[Doom_Shark]

I tried to win with rats and vineyard....on a colony board....

[cascadestyler]

Witch is sort of like Sir Destry but it always hits a Lab.

This is why we're not supposed to say cards are like other cards