Casual: NikoBolas (mono-Black) vs Jadiel (mono-Red)

Codex Codex play-by-forum
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Well I’ll believe you since I’m pretty new to this. :slight_smile: Let me rework the last turn, I’ll edit it in! @Jadiel and its ready!

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P2T6

StartingHand Workers

STARTING HAND
Disguised Monkey
Chameleon Lizzo
Scorch
Surprise Attack

WORKERS
Makeshift Rambaster
Bloodburn
Careless Musketeer
Pillage
Charge

NextHand

Kidnapping
Surprise Attack
Bombaster
Bloodrage Ogre

Tech 0 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($12)
Tech III - ($7)
Chameleon Lizzo - ($3)
Disguised Monkey - ($1)
Skip Worker
Lizzo trades with Crawler
Monkey trades with Bone Collector, you draw a card
Skele and Dog trade with Garth

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

[B]Board Info:[/B]
[B]In Patrol:[/B]

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]:
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]:
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]:
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]:
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]

[B]Buildings:[/B]

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

[B]Economy Info:[/B]
[B]Cards:[/B]

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 8
  • Disc: 0
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 1
  • Workers: 10
23

Haha, looks like I should have destroyed tech II after all! :frowning:

Well, I feel like a fool, but I’m afraid I’m going to have to concede. I teched in 2 Cursed Ghouls thinking they were the best unit that I wouldn’t feel bad if you stole…but with no other units in play I think I’m forced to put -1/-1 runes on my own units. I’m not sure what would have been a better tech there as I was worried about kidnapping, but clearly my biggest blunder was not destroying your tech II when I had the chance. My alternate plan of teching up got stomped by double tech II (with haste!) and I’ve got a sneaking suspicion there’s a pirate gunship coming for me next turn, which I can’t do much about either (because not only is it flying, hasty, long-range, but it also has resist 2!).

Very good game, I think I need to come up with an end-game plan for playing black instead of just playing units I think are ‘cool’, especially against good ol Anarchy tech III.

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GG, I feel like I got off very lucky there! As you surmised, my turn 5 would have been very sad if you’d destroyed my Tech II building.

You did a great job of keeping the pressure up while staying at Tech I, and punishing me for my early Tech II. I also made poor tech choices, and managed my hero/spell interactions very badly. But it was a good learning experience, and I have a better idea how mono-Red works now :slight_smile:

Are you up for a rematch?

25

Yes! I think it was a cool game and I saw some obvious mistakes that I will try not to keep making (putting weak things in squad leader when I have strong things and mostly not destroying tech II when its possible!). Would you like to start this time, @Jadiel ?

26

GL, HF :slight_smile:

P1T1

StartingHand Workers

STARTING HAND
Mad Man
Makeshift Rambaster
Nautical Dog
Scorch
Pillage

WORKERS
Scorch

NextHand

Bombaster
Bloodburn
Careless Musketeer
Charge
Bloodrage Ogre

Discard

Makeshift Rambaster
Mad Man
Pillage

Tech 0 card(s)
Get Paid - ($4)
Worker - ($3)
Nautical Dog - ($2)
Jaina - ($0)

Float ($0)
Discard 3, draw 5

[B]Board Info:[/B]
[B]In Patrol:[/B]

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]: L1 Jaina (2/3+A)
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]:
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]: Nautical Dog (1/1)
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]:
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]

[B]Buildings:[/B]

  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5

[B]Economy Info:[/B]
[B]Cards:[/B]

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 0
  • Disc: 3
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 5
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@Jadiel, ok here we go again!

"P2T1

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Bone Collector
Bone Collector

STARTING HAND
Skeletal Archery
Jandra, the Negator
Poisonblade Rogue
Summon Skeletons
Sacrifice the Weak

WORKERS
Skeletal Archery

NextHand

Skeleton Javelineer
Deteriorate
Thieving Imp
Pestering Haunt
Graveyard

Discard

Sacrifice the Weak
Poisonblade Rogue
Summon Skeletons
Bone Collector
Bone Collector

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($5)
Worker - ($4)
Build Tech 1 - ($3)
Hire Jandra, the Negator - ($0)

Float ($0)
Discard 3, draw 5

[B]Board Info:[/B]
[B]In Patrol:[/B]

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]: Jandra, the Negator (3/3+A)
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]:
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]:
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]:
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]

[B]Buildings:[/B]

  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5

[B]Economy Info:[/B]
[B]Cards:[/B]

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 0
  • Disc: 5
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 6
    "
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P1T2

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Crash Bomber
Crash Bomber

STARTING HAND
Bombaster
Charge
Careless Musketeer
Bloodburn
Bloodrage Ogre

WORKERS
Scorch
Bloodburn

NextHand

Pillage
Mad Man
Careless Musketeer
Makeshift Rambaster
Charge

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($5)
Worker - ($4)
Tech I - ($3)
Jaina and Dog trade with Jandra
Bloodrage Ogre - ($1)

Float ($1)
Discard 3, reshuffle, draw 5

[B]Board Info:[/B]
[B]In Patrol:[/B]

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]:
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]:
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]:
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]: Bloodrage Ogre (3/2)
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]

[B]Buildings:[/B]

  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5

[B]Economy Info:[/B]
[B]Cards:[/B]

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 4
  • Disc: 0
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 1
  • Workers: 6
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Aarg wait, there’s a problem with my spreadsheet. It says I have Tech I when I don’t… lemme fix my turn

ETA: Ok, my turn is fixed now

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"P2T2

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Shadow Blade
Dark Pact

STARTING HAND
Graveyard
Thieving Imp
Deteriorate
Skeleton Javelineer
Pestering Haunt

WORKERS
Skeletal Archery
Skeleton Javelineer

NextHand

Poisonblade Rogue
Dark Pact
Pestering Haunt
Sacrifice the Weak

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($6)
Worker - ($5)
Hire Thieving Imp, forcing a random discard [random.org=5] - ($2)
Build Graveyard - ($0)

Float ($0)
Discard 2, reshuffle, draw 4

[B]Board Info:[/B]
[B]In Patrol:[/B]

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]:
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]:
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]:
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]: Thieving Imp
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]

[B]Buildings:[/B]

  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Graveyard HP: 3

[B]Economy Info:[/B]
[B]Cards:[/B]

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 6
  • Disc: 0
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 7
    "
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P1T3

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Kidnapping
Bloodlust

STARTING HAND
Careless Musketeer
Charge (Discarded)
Mad Man
Pillage
Makeshift Rambaster
Crash Bomber (Zane draw)

WORKERS
Scorch
Bloodburn
Careless Musketeer

NextHand

Bombaster
Nautical Dog
Bloodlust
Crash Bomber
Kidnapping

Discard card 5 to Imp
Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($7)
Worker - ($6)
Zane - ($4)
Midband Zane - ($1)
Zane kills Imp, we both draw, Imp to Graveyard
Crash Bomber - ($0)
Ogre destroys Graveyard

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

[B]Board Info:[/B]
[B]In Patrol:[/B]

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]:
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]:
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]:
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]: Crash Bomber (2/2)
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]
  • Bloodrage Ogre (3/2)
  • L4 Zane (3/1)
    [B]Buildings:[/B]
  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5

[B]Economy Info:[/B]
[B]Cards:[/B]

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 4
  • Disc: 0
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 7
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"P2T3

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Voidblocker
Voidblocker

STARTING HAND
Poisonblade Rogue
Sacrifice the Weak
Dark Pact
Pestering Haunt
Bone Collector

WORKERS
Skeletal Archery
Skeleton Javelineer
Poisonblade Rogue

NextHand

Jandra the Negator
Bone Collector
Deteriorate
Summon Skeletons
Shadow Blade

Discard

Thieving Imp
Voidblocker
Voidblocker
Graveyard
Pestering Haunt
Dark Pact
Sacrifice the Weak

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($7)
Worker - ($6)
Build Tech II (Demonology) - ($2)
Hire Bone Collector - ($0)
Throw flowers meant for Thieving Imp’s gravestone away.

Float ($0)
Discard 3, draw 5

[B]Board Info:[/B]
[B]In Patrol:[/B]

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]: Bone Collector (3/3+A)
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]:
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]:
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]:
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]

[B]Buildings:[/B]

  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5 (Demonology)

[B]Economy Info:[/B]
[B]Cards:[/B]

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 0
  • Disc: 7
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 8
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P1T4

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Land Octopus
Crashbarrow

STARTING HAND
Bombaster
Nautical Dog
Crash Bomber
Bloodlust
Kidnapping

WORKERS
Scorch
Bloodburn
Careless Musketeer
Nautical Dog

NextHand

Pillage
Charge
Makeshift Rambaster
Mad Man

Discard

Bombaster
Kidnapping
Bloodlust
Land Octopus
Crashbarrow

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($7)
Worker - ($6)
Max Zane, push BC into Elite, and deal it 1 damage - ($4)
Bombaster - ($2)
Sac Bombaster to kill BC - ($1)
Crash Bomber #2 - ($0)
Ogre & CB #1 destroy Tech II, Base takes 2
Zane deals 4 to Tech I

Float ($0)
Discard 2, draw 4

[B]Board Info:[/B]
[B]In Patrol:[/B]

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]:
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]:
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]:
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]: Crash Bomber #2 (2/2)
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]
  • Bloodrage Ogre (3/2)
  • L6 Zane (4/4)
  • Crash Bomber #1 (2/2)
    [B]Buildings:[/B]
  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5

[B]Economy Info:[/B]
[B]Cards:[/B]

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 0
  • Disc: 5
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 8
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Ouch! Well you have 11 points of attacking power next turn (at least!), so I definitely feel like I’ve made some mistakes. But here’s a turn anyway :wink:

"P2T4

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Hooded Executioner
Blackhand Dozer

STARTING HAND
Bone Collector
Deteriorate
Jandra the Negator
Shadow Blade
Summon Skeletons

WORKERS
Skeletal Archery
Skeleton Javelineer
Poisonblade Rogue
Jandra the Negator

NextHand

Hooded Executioner
Thieving Imp
Shrine of Forbidden Knowledge
Dark Pact
Pestering Haunt

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($8)
Worker - ($7)
Hire Bone Collector - ($5)
Summon Garth - ($3)
Build Tower - ($0)
Rebuild Tech II

Float ($0)
Discard 3, reshuffle, draw 5

[B]Board Info:[/B]
[B]In Patrol:[/B]

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]: Bone Collector (3/3+A)
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]: L1 Garth (2/3)
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]:
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]:
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]

[B]Buildings:[/B]

  • :heart: Base HP: 18
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 1
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5 (Demonology)
  • :heart: Tower HP: 4

[B]Economy Info:[/B]
[B]Cards:[/B]

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 10
  • Disc: 0
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 9
    "
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Yeah, I don’t think it looks great for you…

P1T5

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Bloodlust
Crashbarrow

STARTING HAND
Charge
Pillage
Makeshift Rambaster
Mad Man

WORKERS
Scorch
Bloodburn
Careless Musketeer
Nautical Dog

NextHand

Bombaster
Charge
Land Octopus
Bloodlust
Kidnapping

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($8)
Tech II - Blood - ($4)
Zane trades with BC, Garth to L3
Drakk - ($2)
Crash Bomber #1 trades with Garth, Drakk to L3
Makeshift Rambaster - ($0)
Crash Bomber #2 destroys Tech I, base to 16
Ogre and Rambaster destroy Tech II, base to 14
Skip worker

Float ($0)
Discard 3, reshuffle, draw 5

[B]Board Info:[/B]
[B]In Patrol:[/B]

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]:
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]:
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]:
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]: L3 Drakk (1/3)
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]
  • Bloodrage Ogre (3/1)
  • Crash Bomber #2 (2/1)
  • Makeshift Rambaster (1/1)
    [B]Buildings:[/B]
  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5 (Blood)

[B]Economy Info:[/B]
[B]Cards:[/B]

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 5
  • Disc: 0
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 8
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Well, I did have a plan this game. At least I’m happy about that!

"P2T5

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Zarramonde, the Obliterator
Terras Q, The Shackled

STARTING HAND
Dark Pact
Thieving Imp
Hooded Executioner
Pestering Haunt
Shrine of Forbidden Knowledge
Deteriorate
Voidblocker

WORKERS
Skeletal Archery
Skeleton Javelineer
Poisonblade Rogue
Jandra the Negator
Pestering Haunt

NextHand

Blackhand Dozer
Shadow Blade
Voidblocker
Graveyard
Sickness

Discard

Bone Collector
Dark Pact
Deteriorate
Voidblocker
Shrine of Forbidden Knowledge
Hooded Executioner
Zarramonde, the Obliterator
Terras Q, The Shackled

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($9)
Worker - ($8)
Summon Vandy - ($6)
Vandy Casts Dark Pact, Draw 2, base takes 2.
Vandy Casts Deteriorate on Rambaster, killing it.
Hire Thieving Imp, forcing a discard [random.org=4] - ($3)
Rebuild Tech I

Float ($3)
Discard 3, draw 5

[B]Board Info:[/B]
[B]In Patrol:[/B]

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]: Thieving Imp (2/2+A)
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]:
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]:
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]: L1 Vandy (2/3)
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]

[B]Buildings:[/B]

  • :heart: Base HP: 14
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 0 (Demonology)
  • :heart: Tower HP: 4

[B]Economy Info:[/B]
[B]Cards:[/B]

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 3
  • Disc: 8
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 3
  • Workers: 10
    "
37

P1T6

StartingHand Workers

STARTING HAND
Charge
Land Octopus
Bloodlust
Kidnapping
Bombaster

WORKERS
Scorch
Bloodburn
Careless Musketeer
Nautical Dog

NextHand

Crashbarrow
Pillage
Mad Man
Crashbarrow

Discard

Bloodlust
Makeshift Rambaster
Kidnapping
Crash Bomber
Bloodrage Ogre
Charge
Bombaster

Tech 0 card(s)
Get Paid - ($8)
Midband Drakk - ($7)
Kidnapping on Imp - ($3)
Crash Bomber trades with Vandy, dealing 1 damage to your base, Drakk to level 6
Land Octopus, gets haste from Drakk maxband - ($0)
Land Octopus, Drakk, Imp and Bloodrage Ogre attack your base for 9+2+3+4

Float ($0)
Discard 2, draw 4

[B]Board Info:[/B]
[B]In Patrol:[/B]

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]:
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]:
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]:
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]:
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]
  • Land Octopus (8/6)
  • L6 Drakk (3/3)
    [B]Buildings:[/B]
  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5 (Blood)

[B]Economy Info:[/B]
[B]Cards:[/B]

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 1
  • Disc: 7
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 8
38

GG, WP. What was the plan?

I think it started going wrong for you on turn 2. Playing Graveyard is a mistake if you can’t defend it (it costs 2 gold and a card and doesn’t improve your board unless it survives a turn), and at that stage your board wasn’t established enough to play it. Against red I think it probably is a worker a lot of the time.

ETA: I just realised you teched on turn 1 too! Don’t do that in future! :slight_smile:

39

Ah, that’s probably why my deck was so clogged! I did get a little unlucky with my Thieving Imp and wasn’t very successful at keeping your hand small. Well played sir, your kept the aggression turned up to 11 from T1.

I wanted to summon Zarramonde :slight_smile: