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[GendoIkari]

There are times when you want two, I've found, both to get Alchs more quickly and to help set up the stack (by increasing the likelihood of finding a Potion when you still don't have many Alchs yet).

I don't claim to be an expert, but if I think Alchemist is going to be a key card, I will almost always pick up a second potion right away to win the split as well as keep the stack going, and it seems to have done me pretty well. When I do lose Alchemist games, it's because I either overestimated or underestimated how good they were for the set, not because I get out-Alchemist'd.

[Tables]

Another Goko one, but... sometimes, even when it probably isn't optimal, you feel compelled to ruin someone's day with a pin. Even if that someone is a bot.

And sometimes, just to rub salt in the wounds, you decide to end it by getting your Golfer achievement.
http://dominionlogs.goko.com//20121227/log.505c7f4ca2e6c78ad2ed5ba1.1356668810943.txt

Tables - plays King's Court
Tables - plays Masquerade
Warlord Bot - passes Copper
Tables - trashes Copper
Tables - plays Masquerade
Warlord Bot - passes Province
Tables - trashes Province
Tables - plays Masquerade
Warlord Bot - passes Province
Tables - trashes Province
Tables - buys Ill-Gotten Gains
Tables - gains Ill-Gotten Gains
Warlord Bot - gains Curse
Tables - buys Ill-Gotten Gains
Tables - gains Ill-Gotten Gains
Warlord Bot - gains Curse
Tables - buys Curse
Tables - gains Curse
Tables - buys Pawn
Tables - gains Pawn
Tables - shuffles deck
Tables - draws Ill-Gotten Gains, Navigator, Pawn, King's Court, Village

[SwitchedFromStarcraft]

Trashing Provinces for no immediate gain is one of my favorite moves.

(Davio draws: 2 Provinces, an Upgrade, and 2 Golds.)
...
— Davio's turn 19 —
   Davio plays an Upgrade.
   ... drawing 1 card and getting +1 action.
   ... trashing a Province.
   ... gaining nothing.
   Davio plays 2 Golds and a Silver.
   Davio buys a Province.

All Provinces are gone.
Davio wins!

And I know from experience that you love trashing them for IMMEDIATE gain even more.

[Wingnut]

Yes, it was an Ambassador game, but still. 48 turns to get to this - cross posted from the Game Reports sections

#1 Wingnut: 84 points (7 Silk Roads [20 victory cards], 2 Colonies, 2 Provinces, 4 Duchies, and 5 Estates); 48 turns
         opening: Militia / Ambassador
         [63 cards] 7 Silk Roads, 5 Embargoes, 5 King's Courts, 4 Ambassadors, 2 Embassies, 2 Margraves, 1 Ironworks, 1 Militia, 13 Coppers, 7 Silvers, 3 Golds, 5 Estates, 4 Duchies, 2 Provinces, 2 Colonies

#1 worldhouse manager: 84 points (4 Colonies, 4 Provinces, 4 Duchies, a Silk Road [17 victory cards], and 4 Estates); 48 turns
                    opening: Ambassador / Ironworks
                    [67 cards] 5 Ambassadors, 5 King's Courts, 3 Ironworks, 2 Margraves, 1 Embassy, 1 Militia, 1 Silk Road, 4 Coppers, 20 Silvers, 9 Golds, 4 Estates, 4 Duchies, 4 Provinces, 4 Colonies


http://dominion.isotropic.org/gamelog/201212/26/game-20121226-205108-25effc1c.html

[TrojH]

I call this one "I Need a Better Poker Face".

http://dominion.isotropic.org/gamelog/201212/28/game-20121228-161424-96188fc8.html

Ambassador, Apothecary, Chapel, Embargo, Haven, Peddler, Royal Seal, Stash, Treasure Map, Wharf.

I opened Treasure Map/Chapel. My opponent opened Potion/Ambassador, and tried for Treasure Maps later.

I hit the jackpot early, got a province, then started investing in Wharves. Meanwhile, my opponent couldn't get his Treasure Maps to collide. So he gave up, and Ambassadored his two Treasure Maps over to me.

Check out what happened at my turn 15 (opponent's name censored):

   — TrojH's turn 15 —
   TrojH plays a Wharf.
   ... drawing 2 cards and getting +1 buy.
   TrojH plays a Silver, 2 Coppers, and a Gold.
   TrojH buys a Duchy.
   TrojH buys a Haven.
   (TrojH draws: 2 Treasure Maps, a Province, a Silver, and a Copper.)


— XXX's turn 16 —
XXX resigns from the game.

Emphasis mine. I got both of his Treasure Maps in my hand at the same time, but before I could cash them in, my opponent resigned.

I need a better poker face. My face is so easy to read, my opponent can read it through the internet. 

[lespeutere]

There are times when you want two, I've found, both to get Alchs more quickly and to help set up the stack (by increasing the likelihood of finding a Potion when you still don't have many Alchs yet).

I don't claim to be an expert, but if I think Alchemist is going to be a key card, I will almost always pick up a second potion right away to win the split as well as keep the stack going, and it seems to have done me pretty well. When I do lose Alchemist games, it's because I either overestimated or underestimated how good they were for the set, not because I get out-Alchemist'd.

There have been games when I had 4 to make really sure there is no disconnection of the chain after a familiar slog and when I had to recover via conspirators from losing the split.

[ChocophileBenj]

Let's end this with a magnificent misclick :
http://dominion.isotropic.org/gamelog/201212/31/game-20121231-050342-f93c9dce.html

— ChocophileBenj's turn 12 —
ChocophileBenj plays a King's Court.
... and plays an Ambassador.

Not this one !

— ChocophileBenj's turn 15 —
ChocophileBenj plays an Ambassador.
... ChocophileBenj reveals a King's Court.

Here it is ! I wanted of course to play in the reversal order... I even had some estates in hand !
He eventually lost by taking a while to play (i didn't boot him !)

[ednever]

OK. So it's not 2012 anymore... But this was pretty fun:

http://dominion.isotropic.org/gamelog/201301/03/game-20130103-105652-b6f360cb.html

Three highlights:
(1) 113 points with no Goons and no +buy or Horns. Never done that before.
(2) Turn 26: $42 and one buy...

  — ednever's turn 26 —
   ednever plays a King's Court.
   ... and plays a King's Court.
   ... ... and plays a Rabble.
   ... ... ... drawing 3 cards.
   ... ... ... danimal111 draws and reveals a Province, a Venture, and a Copper.
   ... ... ... danimal111 discards a Venture and a Copper.
   ... ... ... danimal111 puts a Province back on the deck.
   ... ... and plays the Rabble again.
   ... ... ... drawing 3 cards.
   ... ... ... danimal111 draws and reveals a Province, a Jester, and a Duchy.
   ... ... ... danimal111 discards a Jester.
   ... ... ... danimal111 puts a Province and a Duchy back on the deck (in some order).
   ... ... and plays the Rabble a third time.
   ... ... ... drawing 3 cards.
   ... ... ... danimal111 draws and reveals a Province, a Venture, and a Duchy.
   ... ... ... danimal111 discards a Venture.
   ... ... ... danimal111 puts a Province and a Duchy back on the deck (in some order).
   ... and plays the King's Court again.
   ... ... and plays a Mountebank.
   ... ... ... getting +$2.
   ... ... ... danimal111 gains a Copper.
   ... ... and plays the Mountebank again.
   ... ... ... getting +$2.
   ... ... ... danimal111 gains a Copper.
   ... ... and plays the Mountebank a third time.
   ... ... ... getting +$2.
   ... ... ... danimal111 gains a Copper.
   ... and plays the King's Court a third time.
   ... ... but plays no action with it.
   ednever plays 6 Platinums.
   ednever plays a Venture.
   ... revealing a Peddler, 2 Colonies, a Mint, and 2 Bishops and then a Platinum.
   ... discarding 6 cards.
   ... playing a Platinum.
   ednever buys a Colony.
   (ednever reshuffles.)
   (ednever draws: 2 Platinums, a Colony, a Rabble, and a King's Court.)

(3) Turn 25: The "Platinum to Spare" award:

— ednever's turn 25 —
   ednever plays a King's Court.
   ... and plays a Peddler.
   ... ... drawing 1 card and getting +1 action and +$1.
   ... and plays the Peddler again.
   ... ... drawing 1 card and getting +1 action and +$1.
   ... and plays the Peddler a third time.
   ... ... drawing 1 card and getting +1 action and +$1.
   ednever plays a King's Court.
   ... and plays a Mint.
   ... ... revealing a Platinum and gaining another one.
   ... and plays the Mint again.
   ... ... revealing a Platinum and gaining another one.
   ... and plays the Mint a third time.
   ... ... revealing a Platinum and gaining another one.
   ednever plays a Bishop.
   ... getting +$1 and +1 ▼.
   ... ednever trashes a Platinum and gets +4 ▼.
   ... danimal111 trashes a Copper.
   ednever buys a Bishop.
   (ednever reshuffles.)
   (ednever draws: a Platinum, a Colony, a Rabble, and 2 King's Courts.)


Ed