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I won a game with Diadem
« on: November 27, 2013, 10:26:16 pm »
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I'm one of those people that almost never takes Diadem.  But it got me the win here: http://dom.retrobox.eu/?/20131127/log.505e9c9c0cf2ef979299a7c0.1385608766347.txt

I thought this was a pretty interesting board, I'm not sure how well I played it.  But I made some good Inn buys and that makes me happy, and winning when your opponent gets Followers T9 is always a treat.

(Also: thanks for the game, Polk)
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Re: I won a game with Diadem
« Reply #1 on: November 27, 2013, 11:40:54 pm »
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Diadem is most useful in a pinch when you need that extra cash at that moment.  I know numerous games where it has provided the proper amount of cash to take the last Province for the win.  That's honestly it's best use in my opinion.
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Re: I won a game with Diadem
« Reply #2 on: November 28, 2013, 12:57:04 am »
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Diadem is fine. It is often stronger than the bag of gold even if it just gets used as a free silver.
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Re: I won a game with Diadem
« Reply #3 on: November 28, 2013, 01:35:29 am »
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I'm not saying Diadem is bad, it's just that I tend to ignore it, and didn't here, which is really unusual for me.
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Re: I won a game with Diadem
« Reply #4 on: November 28, 2013, 03:36:59 am »
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Quote from: jaybeez on November 27, 2013, 10:26:16 pm
I'm one of those people that almost never takes Diadem.  But it got me the win here: http://dom.retrobox.eu/?/20131127/log.505e9c9c0cf2ef979299a7c0.1385608766347.txt

I thought this was a pretty interesting board, I'm not sure how well I played it.  But I made some good Inn buys and that makes me happy, and winning when your opponent gets Followers T9 is always a treat.

(Also: thanks for the game, Polk)

I usually choose Diadem over Bag of Gold. Sometimes, I even take it over Princess. I think it is an underrated prize.
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Re: I won a game with Diadem
« Reply #5 on: November 28, 2013, 04:05:07 am »
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I think when I pick Diadem I end up using it only once close to 100% of the time.
And most of the time as an instant Silver to get a Province.
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Re: I won a game with Diadem
« Reply #6 on: November 28, 2013, 04:41:25 am »
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Until now I hadn't thought of the fact that with Black Market you can play Village Village Village...[etc] Black Market Diadem (for lots of money), and then still get to use of those actions. Has anyone done that?
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Re: I won a game with Diadem
« Reply #7 on: November 28, 2013, 07:15:44 am »
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You're welcome.  :) This was definitely one of the more fun Tournament games I've played recently.
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