[CAWS20] Round7: Bomber678 [Finesse]/Anarchy/Strength vs zhavier [Blood]/Feral/Strength

@zhavier Let’s go again eh?


Turn 1

Hand: Spark, Bloom, Fruit Ninja, Brick Thief, Granfalloon Flagbearer
Workers: Fruit Ninja

Techs

  1. Get paid (+$4, $4)
  2. Hire a worker ($3)
  3. Summon Brick Thief, damage your base 1 ($1)
  4. Discard 3, draw 5

  • Patrol:
    :psblueshield:Squad Leader: Brick Thief (2/1+A)
    :psfist:Elite:
    :ps_:Scavenger:
    :pschip:Technician:
    :target:Lookout:

  • Buildings:
  • Units/Heroes:
  • Base: 20
  • Other:

Economy:

  • Workers: 5
  • Gold: 1
  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 0
  • Discard: 3

Hand

Older Brother, Helpful Turtle, Tenderfoot, Timely Messenger, Wither

Discard

Bloom, Spark, Granfalloon Flagbearer

Think

Bit of an awkward first hand. I think thief is correct to establish board presence and save a gold. Next turn probably has hero+tenderfoot+tech 1.

P2T1


StartingHand Workers

STARTING HAND
Bloodrage Ogre
Bombaster
Charge
Makeshift Rambaster
Pillage


WORKERS
Bloodrage Ogre


NextHand

Scorch
Nautical Dog
Bloodburn
Careless Musketeer


Discard

Pillage
Charge
Makeshift Rambaster


Tech 0 card(s)
Get Paid - ($5)
Drakk - ($3)
Bombaster - ($1)
Pillage, yoink, base to 18
Worker - ($0)

Float ($0)
Discard 2, draw 4


Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Bombaster 2/2+A
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger:
  • :pschip: Technician: Drakk 1/3, lvl 1
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:
*

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 19

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 1
  • Disc: 3

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 6

The risk I took was calculated, but man am I bad at math


Turn 2

Hand: Older Brother, Helpful Turtle, Tenderfoot, Timely Messenger, Wither
Workers: Fruit Ninja, Helpful Turtle

Techs

Turn 2: Gunpoint Taxman, Bird’s Nest


  1. Tech 2 cards
  2. Get paid (+$5, $5)
  3. Hire a worker ($4)
  4. Build Tech 1 ($2)
  5. Summon Timely Messenger ($1)
  6. Summon Tenderfoot ($0)
  7. Brick Thief and Messenger kill Bombaster, your base to 18, mine to 19
  8. Discard 2, reshuffle, draw 4

  • Patrol:
    :psblueshield:Squad Leader:
    :psfist:Elite:
    :ps_:Scavenger:
    :pschip:Technician: Tenderfoot (1/2)
    :target:Lookout:

  • Buildings:
    Tech 1: 5
  • Units/Heroes:
  • Base: 20
  • Other:

Economy:

  • Workers: 6
  • Gold: 0
  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 5
  • Discard: 0

Hand

Brick Thief, Gunpoint Taxman, BIrd’s Nest, Granfalloon Flagbearer

Discard

Think

Could’ve either defended or gone aggressive. I went for the aggressive play, with an eye for very defensive play next turn.
Hmm didn’t really want to draw both teched cards here… unfortunate.

P2T2


Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Crash Bomber
Crash Bomber


STARTING HAND
Bloodburn
Nautical Dog
Scorch
Careless Musketeer


WORKERS
Bloodrage Ogre
Careless Musketeer


NextHand

Pillage
Scorch
Mad Man
Crash Bomber


Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($6)
Worker - ($5)
Bloodburn - ($2)
Tech 1 - ($0)

Float ($0)
Discard 2, draw 1, reshuffle, draw 3


Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader:
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger:
  • :pschip: Technician: Drakk 1/3, lvl 1
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

  • Bloodburn

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 18

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 5
  • Disc: 0

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 7
Turn 3

Hand: Brick Thief, Gunpoint Taxman, Bird’s Nest, Granfalloon Flagbearer
Workers: Fruit Ninja, Helpful Turtle, Bird’s Nest

Techs

Turn 2: Gunpoint Taxman, Bird’s Nest
Turn 3: Steam Tank, Surprise Attack


  1. Tech 2 cards
  2. Get paid (+$6, $6)
  3. Hire a worker ($5)
  4. Summon Gunpoint Taxman ($3)
  5. Summon Garus Rook ($1)
  6. Discard 2, draw 4

  • Patrol:
    :psblueshield:Squad Leader: Tenderfoot (1/2+A)
    :psfist:Elite:
    :ps_:Scavenger: Gunpoint Taxman (3/3)
    :pschip:Technician: Garus Rook (2/4)
    :target:Lookout:

  • Buildings:
    Tech 1: 5
  • Units/Heroes:
  • Base: 19
  • Other:

Economy:

  • Workers: 7
  • Gold: 1
  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 1
  • Discard: 4

Hand

Spark, Wither, Bloom, Older Brother

Discard

Brick Thief, Granfalloon Flagbearer, Steam Tank, Surprise Attack

Think

Ok, slow play from him, I need to ramp up pressure. Can’t let him tech 2 for free.
I’ll take the opportunity to start filling my deck with things I want and then tech reactively next turn.

"P2T3


Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Captured Bugblatter
Captured Bugblatter


STARTING HAND
Mad Man
Scorch
Crash Bomber
Pillage


WORKERS
Bloodrage Ogre
Careless Musketeer
Scorch


NextHand

Crash Bomber
Charge
Bombaster


Discard

Mad Man
Captured Bugblatter
Captured Bugblatter


Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($7)
Worker - ($6)
Crash Bomber - ($5)
Pillage, yoink, base to 17
Tech 2 Blood - ($1)

Float ($1)
Discard 1, draw 3


Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader:
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger: Crash Bomber 2/2
  • :pschip: Technician: Drakk 1/3, lvl 1
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

  • Bloodburn

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 18
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5 (Blood)

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 3
  • Deck: 2
  • Disc: 3

Gold:

  • Gold: 1
  • Workers: 8
    "

Bro could you not


Turn 4

Hand: Spark, Wither, Bloom, Older Brother
Workers: Fruit Ninja, Helpful Turtle, Bird’s Nest, Spark

Techs

Turn 2: Gunpoint Taxman, Bird’s Nest
Turn 3: Steam Tank, Surprise Attack
Turn 4: Steam Tank, Disguised Monkey


  1. Tech 2 cards
  2. Get paid (+$7, $7)
  3. Hire a worker ($6)
  4. Build Tech 2 Anarchy ($2)
  5. Summon Older Brother ($0)
  6. Gunpoint Taxman kills Drakk, steal your gold, you draw, Rook gains 2 levels, my base takes 1 ($1)
  7. Discard 2, draw 1, reshuffle, draw 3

  • Patrol:
    :psblueshield:Squad Leader: Older Brother (2/2+A)
    :psfist:Elite:
    :ps_:Scavenger:
    :pschip:Technician: Tenderfoot (1/2)
    :target:Lookout:

  • Buildings:
    Tech 1: 5
    Tech 2: 5
  • Units/Heroes:
    Gunpoint Taxman (3/2)
    Garus Rook lvl 3 (2/4)
  • Base: 16
  • Other:

Economy:

  • Workers: 8
  • Gold: 1
  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 6
  • Discard: 0

Hand

Timely Messenger, Brick Thief, Steam Tank, Disguised Monkey

Discard

Think

I find it… unlikely that he preteched crashbarrows. So let’s exploit his weak cycle and tech up. I won’t be getting to tech 3 this cycle, so we’ll wait to put gunships in. For now, we’re still stuffing the deck with things I want, like hero sniping and defence.

P2T4


Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Crashbarrow
Crashbarrow


STARTING HAND
Bombaster
Crash Bomber
Charge
Makeshift Rambaster


WORKERS
Bloodrage Ogre
Careless Musketeer
Scorch


NextHand

Nautical Dog
Crashbarrow
Captured Bugblatter


Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($8)
Rook - ($6)
Crash Bomber - ($5)
Charge - ($2)
Makeshift Rambaster - ($0)
Charged bomber kills Older brother, death deals 1 to tenderfoot
bloodburn powers up, kills Tenderfoot
Bomber and Rambaster hit tech 2 down, base to 14

Float ($0)
Discard 1, draw 1, reshuffle, draw 2


Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Rook 2/4+A
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger:
  • :pschip: Technician:
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

  • Bloodburn, 1 runes
  • Crash Bomber 2/2
  • Makeshift Rambaster 1/2

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 18
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5 (Blood)

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 3
  • Deck: 7
  • Disc: 0

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 8

I’m afraid zane is not available to you at the moment. Please call back on a future turn. beeeeep

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For those paying close attention: I accidentally had an extra card in my cycle. I have removed it. (How does this keep happening to me…?)


Turn 5

Hand: Timely Messenger, Brick Thief, Steam Tank, Disguised Monkey, Steam Tank
Workers: Fruit Ninja, Helpful Turtle, Bird’s Nest, Spark, Timely Messenger

Techs

Turn 2: Gunpoint Taxman, Bird’s Nest
Turn 3: Steam Tank, Surprise Attack
Turn 4: Steam Tank, Disguised Monkey
Turn 5: Pirate Gunship, Pirate Gunship


  1. Technician draw
  2. Tech 2 cards
  3. Get paid (+$8, $9)
  4. Rebuild Tech 2 ($9)
  5. Hire a worker ($8)
  6. Summon Brick Thief, damage your Tech 2, heal my base 1 ($6)
  7. Maxband Rook ($1)
  8. Discard 3, draw 4, reshuffle, draw 1

  • Patrol:
    :psblueshield:Squad Leader: Garus Rook lvl 8 (4/6+A)
    :psfist:Elite:
    :ps_:Scavenger: Brick Thief (2/1)
    :pschip:Technician:
    :target:Lookout: Gunpoint Taxman (3/2)

  • Buildings:
    Tech 1: 5
    Tech 2: 5
  • Units/Heroes:
  • Base: 15
  • Other:

Economy:

  • Workers: 9
  • Gold: 1
  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 6
  • Discard: 0

Hand

Surprise Attack, Granfalloon Flagbearer, Wither, Bloom, Disguised Monkey

Discard

Think

I don’t know why I didn’t patrol Rook. That was silly.
Oh well, on with the plan. Got to try and build Tech 3 next turn.
If I get it up, I’m basically guaranteed to win, I think, because even if he repeatedly destroys it, he’ll be hampered by my steam tanks and his lack of cards. Well, we’ll see anyway.

P2T5


Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Bloodlust
Kidnapping


STARTING HAND
Nautical Dog
Captured Bugblatter
Crashbarrow


WORKERS
Bloodrage Ogre
Careless Musketeer
Scorch
Nautical Dog


NextHand

Pillage
Captured Bugblatter


Discard

Crash Bomber
Crashbarrow
Bloodlust
Kidnapping


Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($8)
Captured Bugblatter - ($5)
Crash bomber runs into rook, death hits Rook, base now at 14, BB at 2
Bloodburn kills Brick thief, base to 13 - ($4)
Crashbarrow, takes rooks first life, overpower kills gunpoint, base at 11 - ($1)
Worker - ($0)

Float ($0)
Discard 0, draw 2


Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Rook 2/4+A
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger:
  • :pschip: Technician:
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

  • Bloodburn, 3 runes
  • Makeshift Rambaster
  • Captured Bugblatter 4/2

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 18
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 4 (Blood)

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 2
  • Deck: 5
  • Disc: 4

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 9
Turn 6

Hand: Surprise Attack, Granfalloon Flagbearer, Wither, Bloom, Disguised Monkey
Workers: Fruit Ninja, Helpful Turtle, Bird’s Nest, Spark, Timely Messenger, Wither

Techs

Turn 2: Gunpoint Taxman, Bird’s Nest
Turn 3: Steam Tank, Surprise Attack
Turn 4: Steam Tank, Disguised Monkey
Turn 5: Pirate Gunship, Pirate Gunship
Turn 6: Chaos Mirror, Marauder


  1. Tech 2 cards
  2. Get paid (+$9, $11)
  3. Hire a worker ($10)
  4. Build Tech 3 ($5)
  5. Summon Disguised Monkey ($3)
  6. Summon River Montoya ($1)
  7. Disguised Monkey trades with Bugblatter, my base takes 2
  8. Discard 3, draw 5

  • Patrol:
    :psblueshield:Squad Leader: Garus Rook lvl 8 crumbled (4/6+A)
    :psfist:Elite:
    :ps_:Scavenger: River Montoya (2/3)
    :pschip:Technician:
    :target:Lookout:

  • Buildings:
    Tech 1: 5
    Tech 2: 5
    Tech 3: 5
  • Units/Heroes:
  • Base: 9
  • Other:

Economy:

  • Workers: 10
  • Gold: 1
  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 1
  • Discard: 8

Hand

Steam Tank, Steam Tank, Pirate Gunship, Older Brother, Pirate Gunship

Discard

Marauder, Disguised Monkey, Chaos Mirror, Brick Thief, Gunpoint Taxman, Bloom, Granfalloon Flagbearer, Surprise Attack

Think

Ah man, bugblatters are so punishing. I can destroy his tech 2 this turn, but if I do, he responds with maxband rook and bloodburn to kill my tech 3. So instead, I’m going to GAMBLE and hope he can’t destroy my base this turn. If I survive this turn (with a tech 3 intact) I basically win instantly! But that’s a big if.

This is really fun to watch :slight_smile:

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Indeed :cowboy_hat_face:

P2T6


Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Earthquake
Earthquake


STARTING HAND
Pillage
Captured Bugblatter


WORKERS
Bloodrage Ogre
Careless Musketeer
Scorch
Nautical Dog


NextHand

Charge
Crash Bomber


Discard

Crash Bomber
Crashbarrow
Bloodlust
Kidnapping
Captured Bugblatter
Pillage
Earthquake
Earthquake


Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($9)
BB pings base to 8
Drakk - ($7)
Pillage your one gold, base to 7
Midband Rook - ($3)
Captured Bugblatter - ($0)

Float ($0)
Discard 0, draw 2


Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Rook 3/5+A, lvl 8
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger: Drakk 1/3
  • :pschip: Technician: Captured Bugblatter 4/2
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

  • Bloodburn, 2 runes
  • Makeshift Rambaster

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 18
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 4 (Blood)

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 2
  • Deck: 3
  • Disc: 8

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 9
Turn 7

Hand: Steam Tank, Steam Tank, Pirate Gunship, Older Brother, Pirate Gunship
Workers: Fruit Ninja, Helpful Turtle, Bird’s Nest, Spark, Timely Messenger, Wither

Techs

Turn 2: Gunpoint Taxman, Bird’s Nest
Turn 3: Steam Tank, Surprise Attack
Turn 4: Steam Tank, Disguised Monkey
Turn 5: Pirate Gunship, Pirate Gunship
Turn 6: Chaos MIrror, Marauder
Turn 7: Morningstar Pass, Morningstar Pass


  1. Tech 2 cards
  2. Get paid (+$10, $10)
  3. Summon Pirate Gunship ($4)
  4. Summon Steam Tank ($1)
  5. Build Tech Lab Strength ($0)
  6. Gunship kills Rook, obliterates Bugblatter and Rambaster, you draw, my base takes 2, River midbands
  7. Rook destroys your Tech 2, your base takes 2
  8. Discard 3, draw 1, reshuffle, draw 4

  • Patrol:
    :psblueshield:Squad Leader: Steam Tank (3/6+A)
    :psfist:Elite:
    :ps_:Scavenger: River Montoya lvl 3 (2/4)
    :pschip:Technician:
    :target:Lookout:

  • Buildings:
    Tech 1: 5
    Tech 2: 5
    Tech 3: 5
    Tech Lab: 4
  • Units/Heroes:
    Garus Rook lvl 8 Crumbling (4/6)
    Pirate Gunship (7/6)
  • Base: 5
  • Other:

Economy:

  • Workers: 10
  • Gold: 0
  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 9
  • Discard: 0

Hand

Tenderfoot, Gunpoint Taxman, Brick Thief, Disguised Monkey, Morningstar Pass

Discard

Think

I’m on the knife edge here. I’m choosing to leave Drakk alive so he can’t Behind The Ferns to kill me. I don’t actually think he has it though; only six teched cards in cycle and I would bet it’s crash bomber x2, bugblatter x2, and crashbarrow x2. So I’m removing crashbarrow as an option. Will I survive? Even if I do, will I win next turn? Find out next time!

I just realized Steam Tank would be eligible for Behind the Ferns :exploding_head:

Yeah, it’s a weird thought but it’s true. I don’t really know how useful it is

GG!

I can’t stop you from destroying my base next turn.

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Wow I am so lucky you didn’t have a kill card in hand. I suspected you didn’t, but you could’ve easily surprised me.

@FrozenStorm put this one in the books as the scariest match I’ve played so far

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