Here is an interesting board:
http://dominion.isotropic.org/gamelog/201202/24/game-20120224-175545-c4faa9c1.htmlCards: Chancellor,
Courtyard, Crossroads,
Ill-Gotten Gains,
Jack of All Trades,
Masquerade, Quarry, Secret Chamber, Trade Route, and Trading Post
Is this maybe a rock-paper-scissors board? The three strategies which stand out to me are BM+Courtyard, BM+Masquerade, and Jack+IGG (which is usually better than doublejack). I believe that BM+Courtyard should beat BM+Masquerade, which should beat both IGG and Jack+IGG, and any sort of IGG approach should beat BM+Courtyard.
I did some rough sims with 4/3 starts. For Masquerade and Courtyard, I used the included bots, and for Jack/IGG, I took
WW's bot and modified it to buy two jacks.
The results were that Masquerade beats Jack/IGG about 56/41, Jack/IGG beats Courtyard about 88/10, and Courtyard beats Masquerade about 55/40.
What do you think, and how would you play this board? My opponent and I were both a little lost. He went for Jack -> Courtyard -> IGG -> Masquerade, while I went DoubleJack -> IGG -> Masquerade, not bothering picking up the Courtyard. It ended up close but I doubt either of us were playing anywhere near optimally.