Much like in our prior games, I’m not sure if I did play well, but I’d like to think I played better than two years ago.
I would rarely if ever tech Jurisdiction in monoblue. Onimaru’s and Quince’s spells don’t affect the board in a way that makes them especially beneficial in most circumstances and Bigby’s spells ought to have been teched instead of Jurisdiction. Someone told me I didn’t use Injunction very well strategically so I stopped using it since it often put me in worse positions. Community Service I’m leery of because of how costly it is.
Honeycakes is just a generic term of endearment I use really frequently. I try not to use it with strangers but I use it so habitually that it sometimes slips out if I don’t specifically try to excise it so I apologize for that.
imo bigby best spell is injunction, hands down, can turn tables dramatically. Community S is imo too costly (and risky), unless you are against feral/present. I saw it fumble time and time again, spendig 5g for a 3g unit…
Jurisdiction, imo, is good only for spells like free speech/nether drain et similia), when you have lots of gold and need to shut down heroes
I’ll try first again. I didn’t get your message until after I’d gone to bed.
P1T1
Starting Hand Workers
STARTING HAND
Lawful Search
Jail
Arrest
Manufactured Truth
Spectral Aven
WORKERS
Jail
Next Hand
Building Inspector
Traffic Director
Bluecoat Musketeer
Reputable Newsman
Porkhand Magistrate
Discard
Arrest
Lawful Search
Manufactured Truth
Tech 0 card(s)
Get Paid - ($4)
Worker - ($3)
Hire a Spectral Aven. - ($1)
Float ($1)
Discard 3, draw 5
Board Info: In Patrol:
Squad Leader:
Elite:
Scavenger:
Technician:
Lookout:
In Play:
Spectral Aven 2/2
Buildings:
Base HP: 20
Economy Info: Cards:
Hand: 5
Deck: 0
Disc: 3
Gold:
Gold: 1
Workers: 5
Thoughts
No units in hand except for the Aven? Feels not great, honeycakes though we can avoid Grappling Hook by not patrolling it. I’m feeling like going for a Dreamscape + Macciatus situation so let’s see what we can get started in that range.
STARTING HAND
Building Inspector
Bluecoat Musketeer
Traffic Director
Porkhand Magistrate
Reputable Newsman
WORKERS
Jail
Porkhand Magistrate
Next Hand
Arrest
Scribe
Lawful Search
Overeager Cadet
Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($6)
Worker - ($5)
Hire a Reputable Newsman who opposes spells and upgrades that cost 1. - ($3)
Hire a Traffic Director. - ($2)
Build Tech I. - ($1)
Spectral Aven attacks Grave for 2 damage.
Float ($1)
Discard 2, reshuffle, draw 4
Board Info: In Patrol:
Squad Leader:
Elite: Traffic Director 2/1
Scavenger:
Technician:
Lookout:
In Play:
Spectral Aven 2/2
Reputable Newsman 0/3 [1]
Buildings:
Base HP: 20
Tech I HP: 5
Economy Info: Cards:
Hand: 4
Deck: 3
Disc: 0
Gold:
Gold: 1
Workers: 6
Thoughts
Okay, this play means that if he attacks into it, he has to sacrifice the hero or unit. They could midband Grave first so that Grave doesn’t die outright, but that leaves Grave open to being murdered by the Aven. Traffic Director means that Grappling Hook can’t come into play and the Reputable Newsman is opposing Sensei’s Advice. Aged Sensei doesn’t have haste so we don’t have to worry about that. I’m feeling decent about this setup for the moment.
Upgrade attacking to Safe Attacking for 2g. (3g, 3 cards)
Train a Fox Viper for 2g (3g, 3 cards)
Begin construction of Tech I building for 1g. (2g)
Put two levels on Grave for 2g, reaching midband and healing him. (0g)
Savior Monk safely attacks and kills Traffic Director, taking 1 damage after armor. Grave readily attacks and kills Reputable Newsman, then readily patrols in Squad Leader.
Patrol as below.
No worries, I once forgot the cost of Metamorphosis, tried to block it, and died as a result of that mistake so I’m sympathetic.
P1T3
Tech Starting Hand Workers
TECH
Spectral Flagbearer
Scribe
STARTING HAND
Lawful Search
Arrest
Overeager Cadet
Scribe
Building Inspector
Manufactured Truth
WORKERS
Jail
Porkhand Magistrate
Building Inspector
Next Hand
Traffic Director
Bluecoat Musketeer
Manufactured Truth
Scribe
Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($7)
Spectral Aven and Traffic Director kill the Savior Monk.
Hire a Scribe and draw a card. - ($5)
Worker. - ($4)
Summon Bigby Hayes. - ($2)
Bigby performs a Lawful Search of your hand and draws a card. - ($1)
Hire an Overeager Cadet.
Float ($1)
Discard 2, draw 1, reshuffle, draw 3
Board Info: In Patrol:
Squad Leader: Overeager Cadet 2/2A
Elite:
Scavenger:
Technician:
Lookout: Scribe 1/3
In Play:
Spectral Aven 2/2
Reputable Newsman 0/3 [1]
Bigby Hayes (1) 2/3
Buildings:
Base HP: 20
Tech I HP: 5
Economy Info: Cards:
Hand: 4
Deck: 3
Disc: 0
Gold:
Gold: 1
Workers: 7
Thoughts
Okay, we’re building up a board and with Bigby I can move things out of the Patrol Zone which should help me get value out of the Aven, which has basically paid for itself already.
Taking cheap stuff since I skipped a worker. Sparring Partner also beats both Injunction and Community Service!
If you don’t Arrest + Manufactured Truth Primus and trade both Aven and Bigby into Grave (3 cards & 7 gold, yikes), Martial Mastery (that you know about) makes True Power of Storms… threatening to you.
I’m not teching it this turn b/c I workered Flagbearer without thinking about it, but you have to consider that I might. Bring out Free Speech Quince into my unit-heavy build, I dare you~
Taking cheap stuff since I skipped a worker. Sparring Partner also beats both Injunction and Community Service!
If you don’t Arrest + Manufactured Truth Primus and trade both Aven and Bigby into Grave (3 cards & 7 gold, yikes), Martial Mastery (that you know about) makes True Power of Storms… threatening to you. You don’t have Arrest and there’s no 3-power Primus to copy.
I’m not teching it this turn b/c I workered Flagbearer without thinking about it, but you have to consider that I might. Bring out Free Speech Quince into my unit-heavy build, I dare you~
STARTING HAND
Bluecoat Musketeer
Traffic Director
Scribe
Manufactured Truth
Lawful Search
WORKERS
Jail
Porkhand Magistrate
Building Inspector
Bluecoat Musketeer
Next Hand
Manufactured Truth
Reputable Newsman
Spectral Flagbearer
Arrest
Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($8)
Worker - ($7)
Build Tech II - Truth. - ($3)
Hire a Scribe and draw a card. - ($1)
Hire a Traffic Director. - ($0)
Spectral Aven and Bigby hit your Tech I down to 1.
Float ($0)
Discard 2, draw 2, reshuffle, draw 2
Board Info: In Patrol:
Squad Leader:
Elite:
Scavenger: Traffic Director 1/1
Technician: Scribe 1/3
Lookout:
In Play:
Spectral Aven 2/2
Bigby Hayes (1) 2/3
Buildings:
Base HP: 20
Tech I HP: 5
Tech II HP: 5 (Truth)
Economy Info: Cards:
Hand: 4
Deck: 5
Disc: 0
Gold:
Gold: 0
Workers: 8
Thoughts
Hmmmmm, a swordless Grave is less terrifying than usual. I wonder if I should simply attack into him and make him likely to die? I think we just go for Tech I and threaten its destruction with the Traffic Director which may pressure Persephone to build Tech II this turn. Maybe I don’t actually want that though? Ugh. I’m not sure. I think we’ll just put our units down and proceed to Tech II and see if we can’t kill via Dreamscape. That + my flagbearers ought to limit the efficacy of Sparring Partners, should they be forthcoming.
Board:
Grave Stormborne Lv. MAX (4 , 4 of 5 , Sparkshot, Readiness)
Base: 20
Tech I (1 of 5 )
Tech II – Strength (5 )
0g banked, 9 workers.
3 cards in hand
Martial Mastery
Safe Attacking
Grappling Hook
(if you kill Fuzz Cuddles w/o Arresting it first: Sensei’s Advice)
3 cards in deck
Sensei’s Advice
Savior Monk
Fox Viper
3 cards in discard
Snapback
Versatile Style
Versatile Style
Thoughts
Better play all these Tech Is while I still can! Going for the hardest of reads against Rocs, Griffins, Eyes of the Chancellor…
Considered skipping T2 and snapping back Bigby to prevent a Judgment Day, but honestly if you spend your entire gold pile to do that, and leave me with a 4/4 Grave, I’m OK.
edit: 3 cards in discard (forgot to put techs there)
TECH
Macciatus, The Whisperer
Eyes of the Chancellor
STARTING HAND
Spectral Flagbearer
Arrest
Manufactured Truth
Reputable Newsman
WORKERS
Jail
Porkhand Magistrate
Building Inspector
Bluecoat Musketeer
Next Hand
Reteller of Truths
Lawful Search
Dreamscape
Overeager Cadet
Discard
Traffic Director
Arrest
Reputable Newsman
Manufactured Truth
Macciatus, The Whisperer
Eyes of the Chancellor
Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + Scavenger - ($9)
Spectral Aven kills the Elite Sparring Partner.
Bigby and the Scribe kill the SQL Sparring Partner.
Hire a Spectral Flagbearer. - ($8)
Bigby Arrests the Fuzz Cuddles, disabling it. - ($6)
Float ($6)
Discard 2, draw 4
Board Info: In Patrol:
Squad Leader:
Elite:
Scavenger:
Technician: Spectral Flagbearer 2/2
Lookout:
In Play:
Spectral Aven 2/2
Bigby Hayes (1) 2/1
Scribe 1/1
Buildings:
Base HP: 20
Tech I HP: 5
Tech II HP: 5 (Truth)
Economy Info: Cards:
Hand: 4
Deck: 1
Disc: 6
Gold:
Gold: 6
Workers: 8
Thoughts
Ruh roh. I think I can weather this, but Persephone’s got their choice to murder whatever they want if they have Grappling Hook. If not, then I think we’re okay. LET’S GET TO IT.
Tech Plan:
Scribe, Overeager Cadet - Completed
Spectral Flagbearer, Scribe - Completed
Reteller of Truths, Dreamscape - Completed
Macciatus, the Whisperer, Eyes of the Chancellor - Completed