I pulled this one out but I am pretty sure I could've done better.
http://dominion.isotropic.org/gamelog/201207/13/game-20120713-142317-5f0a865c.htmlWhat I went for: Silk Road/Nobles rush
What he went for: Fishing Village/Torturer/Trade Route
What I wound up with: Silk Road/Nobles....junk deck. That drew itself.
I am pretty sure opening Masq didn't do much for me, although I guess it was nice early on. It became more of a liability than anything quickly though, with Torturer chains going on and trying to pump Silk Road and my treasure rapidly becoming sparse. I think Torturer did me a bit better. My game plan was to three-pile Nobles and Silk Road and uhhhh didn't get that far. Probably Fishing Village or Curses, but my main focus early on was getting Tac megaturns, making sure I wound up with the lion's share of Nobles, and picking up HT for +Buy and Masq and Torturer because I don't like ignoring them when I have enough actions to play them. I think I went for Silk Road too early, as it gummed up my deck and left me with no good exit strategy to end game, but I was nervous about not getting enough of them. Turned out unfounded, and then I somehow managed to hang on to the lead even as it went to Provinces. I WANTED Golem with this deck but never really had time to get it.
-What WAS the correct open here? I think HT was good to rush to 5/6 and have buy later, but for 3...Fishing Village? Trade Route? ....Silver?
-Could I have timed the rush better? Maybe drained Fishing Villages first?
-....Was Silk Road/Nobles even a good idea here? Did I go too hard on the Nobles too fast? Gold might've been nice....
-I was thinking about a second HT as my deck got gummier. Good idea?
-...Did I want more Torturers? Could've chained them pretty nicely on the Tac turns.
-I am pretty sure I spaced out on some potential Action -> Tac combos somewhere in there, but oh well. I also know I tortured him at least once knowing I was about to Masq, derp.