Below are the results for sffc and benjigab. We played with the official point counter, no veto mode, and identical starting hands.
Game 1: benjigab: 42 points, 19 turns to sffc: 41 points, 18 turnsBenjigab played Workshop/Gardens with some Hamlets, and I played textbook Council Room/Big Money. We both ignored the Scrying Pools (there was no trashing), and the game was too short for me to build up to Colonies. It was a very close game (a Buzz Beater), but the Gardens strategy ended up winning on piles on turn 19.
Game 2: sffc: 48 points, 22 turns to benjigab: 21 points, 21 turnsWe essentially played mirror Golem/Scheme with Militia as the token Action. Besides lucky draws with the Golem on my part and an unlucky click on Benjigab's part, I think what made my deck stronger than Benjigab's in this game was that I went for more money before buying Potion and Scheme on turns 5 and 6, while Benjigab took the dive early and purchased Potion and Scheme on turns 3 and 4.
Game 3: benjigab: 30 points, 16 turns to sffc: 28 points, 15 turnsThis was a fast game involving strong non-terminal $5's, and we had a 5/2 opening. Benjigab opened Apprentice/nothing (there were no $2's) and I opened Mandarin/Stables/nothing. My strategy involved using Stables for the deep draw and Mandarin for coin and smoothing of my deck. I picked up two Stables, and also an Apprentice. Benjigab ran an Apprentice-heavy strategy, trashing all of his Estates and a Copper as well as higher-value cards toward the endgame. I purchased the penultimate Province with the PPR on my side, but Benjigab pulled off the 2-point win with a Duchy followed by a Province on turn 16. (In the next hand, I had Apprentice/Peddler.) This game could have gone either way.
Game 4: sffc: 46 points, 25 turns to benjigab: 28 points, 24 turnsThis was our only Curse game, with Young Witch and Black Market as bane. We both opened Young Witch/Black Market. The Black Market got me an Embassy on turn 4 and Benjigab a Wharf on turn 7. I was fortunate that my terminals didn't collide very much in the early game, and that I had Black Market on Benjigab's first Young Witch, while Benjigab's YWitch and BM collided twice. I pretty much played Big Money/Embassy once I got the Embassy out of Black Market deck, while Benjigab played Highway and ended up winning the Curse split 6/4. I ended up winning in 25 turns by 18 points.
Game 5: benjigab: 21 points, 26 turns to sffc: 26 points, 26 turnsThe key cards here were IGG, Embassy, Ambassador, and Fool's Gold. We had a 5/2 opening, so we both opened IGG/Fool's Gold. Benjigab played straight IGG with a few Ambassadors. I remember reading in the IGG article on Dominion Strategy that when there are cards that interfere with the IGG/Curse balance (like Witches or Ambassador), that IGG is not a strong strategy, so during midgame I didn't buy any more IGGs and instead went for Embassy/Fool's Gold with a couple of Ambassadors to mess up the curse balance. I also picked up a Moneylender on turn 3 to help thin my deck. The game was pretty much over by turn 20; we Duchy danced for a little bit, and I ended the game by purchasing the last IGG on turn 26.
Game 6: benjigab: 16 points, 14 turns to sffc: 11 points, 13 turnsThe key cards here were Wharf, Festival, University, and Conspirator. We both opened Potion/Loan, and we played mirror up until about turn 7. I had the unfortunate draw of Potion/Copper/Estate/Estate/Estate with Wharf and University on turn 6, while Benjigab was able to pick up a second University. I decided to pass up additional Universities, while Benjigab ended up with 3 of them by the end of the game. Benjigab's Universities allowed him to end the game on piles (Wharf, Conspirator, and Festival) in a well-played megaturn on turn 14.
Game 7: sffc: 27 points, 14 turns to benjigab: 37 points, 14 turnsYoung Witch was on the board, but with a 5/2 opening and Lighthouse as bane, this was a Curse-free game. This game was similar to game 6: a Wharf-based engine game, but this time with Hamlets and Border Villages instead of Universities and Festivals. I invested in a lot of Hamlets and Wharves, while Benjigab went for Lighthouses and Border Village/Wharves. We both neglected the economy side of our engines; I realized this when I hit $8 on turn 10, but with that $8 coming from my 7 starting Coppers and my opening Lighthouse! On that turn, I invested in BV/Stash/Lighthouse, and from then on I was able to hit $11 or $12 (but never $13) on most turns, purchasing Silver with my extra buys. Benjigab had only one Silver, with the rest of the economy coming from Lighthouses, and he was hitting only $9 or $10 per turn. However, Benjigab's engine was faster, and Benjigab ended the game by buying a fifth Province on turn 14.
Concluding Thoughts: Both Benjigab and I played strong games. Benjigab outplayed me in games 6 and 7 (both engine games), while I outplayed Benjigab in games 2 and 5 (both combo games). I personally feel that I outplayed Benjigab in game 3 despite my loss there, and Benjigab probably feels the same way about game 4. This match could have gone either way, so I am wishing Benjigab the best of luck in round 2 and the rest of the Witch tournament!