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[Dsell]

http://dominion.isotropic.org/gamelog/201206/25/game-20120625-183149-0b68c6cd.html

I'm pretty bad with ghost ship, and since there's not much going on with this board, I thought it would be as good a time as any to hone my skills with Ghost Ship-BM. I didn't think king's court would factor in that much since the attack doesn't stack and multiplying +2 cards is just ok. My opponent went for fewer ghost ships and loan/trader stuff but included king's court. I was surprised when he got out to a big lead and had basically resigned myself to yet another loss due to ghost ship.

But there's always a ray of hope, and amazingly I managed to get both of the last two provinces and just enough to make a comeback. I think this was more due to my opponent's endgame weirdness and, well...having fewer ghost ships. If he had gone ghost ship+king's court, I'm sure I would have been dead.

What I've learned about GS-BM is to be relentless if your opponent is not mirroring, and to plow through with your strategy no matter what. Yet I still feel like I'm missing a lot because I think I probably should have lost this. Is ghost ship just that slow that it has to catch up in the endgame? Or did I misplay this/misidentify the best strategy?

And is king's court really too dangerous to ignore even on a boring board like this?

[LastFootnote]

Um, this is the Variants forum. I think you misposted? 

[Dsell]

Yes. Yes I did. XD

[Dsell]

Can I get an administrator to move this to the right subforum for me? 

[popsofctown]

I agree.  We need a variant centered around kingdoms with weak King's Courts.

Upvotes for OP.

[WanderingWinder]

Prince's Court
Action
Cost: 7
You may choose a non-proscribed card in your hand and play it thrice.
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Set-up: Before the game starts, every player chooses a card to be proscribed.

Eh, you get the idea. Notice that you can play this on treasures.

[LastFootnote]

Prince's Court
Action
Cost: 7
You may choose a non-proscribed card in your hand and play it thrice.
______________
Set-up: Before the game starts, every player chooses a card to be proscribed.

Eh, you get the idea. Notice that you can play this on treasures.

Technically, you can play Victory cards, too, which could lead to some rules weirdness.

[pokeman7452]

Impostor King's Court:
Each other player reveals their hand. You may choose a revealed card, play it three times. (The card stays in the owner's hand.)

[iangoth]

Imagine the isotropic game logs...

pokeman7452 plays an imposter king's court
...iangoth reveals 3 coppers, an imposter king's court, and a smithy
...pokeman7452 plays iangoth's imposter kings court
... ...and plays iangoth's imposter king's court
... ... ...and plays iangoth's imposter king's court
... ... ... ...and plays iangoth's imposter king's court
...