Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($11)
Worker - ($10)
Sirius Quince, Mirror arrives - ($8)
Free Speech, no hero abilities or spells for you until my next turn - ($6)
Manufactured Truth, Reputable Newsman becomes a Brave Knight - ($5)
Brave Knight trades with Rook, you get a gold, Bird’s Nest ends, returns to my hand, Quince hits level 3 (midband)
Brave Knight (Newsman) suicides into Setsuki for 3, returns to my hand
Maxband Quince - ($3)
Brave Knight, Quince makes Mirror a copy - ($0)
Spectral Aven kills Tweet!, takes 1 damage
Float ($0)
Discard 2, draw 1, reshuffle, draw 3
Board Info: In Patrol:
Squad Leader: Brave Knight (Mirror) 3/3+1A (illusion, readiness, returns to hand if killed with combat damage)
Elite:
Scavenger:
Technician: Quince L5 1/5
Lookout:
In Play:
Spectral Aven 2/1 (flying, illusion)
Brave Knight 3/3 (readiness, returns to hand if killed with combat damage)
Buildings:
Base HP: 20
Tech I HP: 5
Tech II HP: 5 (Peace)
Tower HP: 4
Economy Info: Cards:
Hand: 4
Deck: 7
Disc: 0
Gold:
Gold: 0
Workers: 10
Thoughts
Lucky draw for taking out Rook here. Maybe I won’t need the Air Hammer after all. I just need 1 more damage on Setsuki next turn, and then I can afford to bounce Reputable Newsman here.
… Hmm, still no Garrison. I might have to try my luck with Lawful Search, otherwise I at least can put the Newsman back down.
STARTING HAND
Overeager Cadet
Reputable Newsman
Lawful Search
Overeager Cadet
Flagstone Garrison
Free Speech
Manufactured Truth
Drill Sergeant
WORKERS
Jail
Bluecoat Musketeer
Traffic Director
Porkhand Magistrate
Building Inspector
NextHand
Drill Sergeant
Spectral Aven
Arrest
Elite Training
Tech 0 card(s)
Get Paid - ($10)
Lawful Search, I draw and look at your hand - ($9)
Flagstone Garrison - ($6)
Overeager Cadet, I draw
Overeager Cadet #2, I draw
Reputable Newsman, naming 4, I draw - ($4)
Free Speech, no hero abilities or spells for you until my next turn - ($2)
General Onimaru - ($0)
Float ($0)
Discard 2, draw 3, reshuffle, draw 1
Board Info: In Patrol:
Squad Leader: Brave Knight 3/3+1A (readiness, returns to hand if killed with combat damage)
Elite:
Scavenger: Overeager Cadet #1 2/2
Technician: Overeager Cadet #2 2/2
Lookout:
In Play:
Quince L5 1/5
Onimaru L1 2/3 (frenzy 1)
Flagstone Garrison HP: 4
Reputable Newsman 0/3 (no 4-cost spells)
Buildings:
Base HP: 20
Tech I HP: 5
Tech II HP: 5 (Peace)
Tower HP: 4
Economy Info: Cards:
Hand: 4
Deck: 4
Disc: 0
Gold:
Gold: 0
Workers: 10
Thoughts
I lucked out with Lawful Search drawing a Garrison, so it’s go time! Sensei’s Advice and Grappling Hook are the main things to worry about in Shadow’s hand, although it’s nice to see I stopped him getting the Earthquake + Birds combo I was worried about.
… Unfortunately, I’ve drawn a Sergeant so late that I have choose between it and Free Speech. I’ve got another Sergeant coming next turn, so I think the latter is better here so Setsuki’s no doing anything for Shadow, and there’s nothing unexpected in his hand.
In retrospect, I should have brought in some Hallucinations to deal with that Porcupine, too. Next turn.
… Oh, or I can just Arrest it. That works too for the moment.
STARTING HAND
Arrest
Drill Sergeant
Elite Training
Spectral Aven
Manufactured Truth
Lawful Search
WORKERS
Jail
Bluecoat Musketeer
Traffic Director
Porkhand Magistrate
Building Inspector
NextHand
Manufactured Truth
Arrest
Elite Training
Free Speech
Drill Sergeant
Tech 0 card(s)
Get Paid - ($10)
Drill Sergeant, I draw - ($7)
Arrest, Porcupine is disabled - ($5)
Overeager Cadet #1kills Aged Sensei, you draw, takes 1 damage
Brave Knight, I draw, Drill Sergeant gets a rune - ($2)
Manufactured Truth, Reputable Newsman becomes a Brave Knight - ($1)
Quince kills Glorious Ninja, takes 4 damage
Drill Sergeant kills Setsuki, takes 3 damage, Onimaru hits level 3 - ($0)
Onimaru and Overeager Cadet destroy Tech II, your base to 18
Brave Knight (Reputable Newsman) readily hits surplus to 1
Float ($0)
Discard 3, draw 2, reshuffle, draw 3
Board Info: In Patrol:
Squad Leader: Brave Knight 3/3+1A (readiness, returns to hand if killed with combat damage)
Elite:
Scavenger: Reputable Newsman 0/3 (no 4-cost spells)
Technician:
Lookout:
In Play:
Quince L5 1/1 (4 damage)
Onimaru L1 2/3 (frenzy 1)
Overeager Cadet #1 2/1 (1 damage)
Overeager Cadet #2 2/2
Drill Sergeant 4/1 (+, 3 damage)
Flagstone Garrison HP: 4
Buildings:
Base HP: 20
Tech I HP: 5
Tech II HP: 5 (Peace)
Tower HP: 4
Economy Info: Cards:
Hand: 5
Deck: 2
Disc: 0
Gold:
Gold: 0
Workers: 10
Thoughts
Patriot Gryphon + Mirrors can handle Jade Fox if needs be, but with a garrison out I can afford to wait until I have a Tech III built before I tech it in. I can’t really afford Air Hammers just yet, either.
I should have cast MT on the Newsman to copy it into a Sergeant, then played the Brave Knight, then I could have destroyed the surplus this turn. Well, never mind.
Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($5)
Worker - ($4)
Tech I - ($3)
Traffic Director - ($2)
Spectral Aven - ($0)
Onimaru kills Aged Sensei, you get a gold, takes 1 damage
Float ($0)
Discard 2, reshuffle, draw 4
Board Info: In Patrol:
Squad Leader: Traffic Director 1/1+1A (untargetable)
Elite:
Scavenger:
Technician: Building Inspector 1/1 (first building costs 1 more)
Lookout:
In Play:
Onimaru L1 2/2 (frenzy 1, 1 damage)
Spectral Aven 2/2 (flying, illusion)
Buildings:
Base HP: 20
Tech I HP: 5
Economy Info: Cards:
Hand: 4
Deck: 3
Disc: 0
Gold:
Gold: 0
Workers: 6
Thoughts
I could level up Onimaru and kill everything, but Shadow can afford to hit him with Snapback and still tech up, while I’d have to skip. I’ll just stick the Newsman down to stop Grappling Hook allowing an easy midband Rook kill on Onimaru again. On second thought, Traffic Director does roughly the same for cheaper if I lead with him, and then I can get Aven rolling too.
Teching in units with decent attack values for now, one gold-cheap and one card-cheap. I want to try to go for Law this time, but I’ll wait and see how viable that looks to be. I’d want to transition to my other heroes, for Mirror copies of Juggernauts and Injunctions/Community Service. Probably the latter first for tempo.
… Think I’ll want to Lawful Search for a better worker here.
Actually, if I just worker Lawful Search, I can put down Spectral Hound and midband Onimaru to kill Rook. Or, I just trade with Onimaru to bring someone else out. I’m not sure that’s a good idea just yet, setting up a Mirror would be interesting but I need to hit Tech II as soon as I can.
Just teching in cards to keep me going later, with card draw, and Community Service because Onimaru will probably get hit with Snapback soon.
Killing Rook stops Thunderclap from killing backline illusions. Do I need to block with Building Inspector, or can I ping the base? Onimaru can be killed by Speed of the Fox and a midband Setsuki, but that’s 6 gold out of 10, so Shadow would have to skip Tech II. He can also get hit with Snapback, but there’s nothing I can do about that. OK, let’s block just in case. Actually, let’s put Onimaru in Lookout, it makes him vulnerable to Hook + Speed of the Fox, but I think Snapback is more likely.
Reputable Newsman
Justice Juggernaut
Arrest
Community Service
Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($7)
Worker - ($6)
Midband Bigby - ($4)
Bigby exhausts to sideline Sparring Partner
Manufactured Truth, Building Inspector becomes a Spectral Hound - ($3)
Spectral Hound kills Grave, you draw, takes 2 damage, Bigby hits level 5 (maxband)
Spectral Hound (Building Inspector) and Spectral Aven destroy your Tech I, your base goes to 18
Scribe, I draw - ($1)
Float ($1)
Discard 2, draw 3, reshuffle, draw 1
Board Info: In Patrol:
Squad Leader:
Elite: Scribe 1+1/3
Scavenger:
Technician:
Lookout:
In Play:
Bigby L5 3/4
Spectral Hound 3/1 (illusion, 2 damage)
Spectral Aven 2/2 (flying, illusion)
Building Inspector 1/1 (first building costs 1 more)
Buildings:
Base HP: 20
Tech I HP: 5
Tech II HP: 5 (Law)
Economy Info: Cards:
Hand: 4
Deck: 4
Disc: 0
Gold:
Gold: 1
Workers: 8
Thoughts
I could just kill everything and tech up, but I think I’d rather midband Bigby, sideline the Partner, and destroy the Tech I. It means the Partner can come back and buff something, but it’s going to be buffing a Tech 0 or a hero that isn’t Grave, and I can deal with the former with Arrest if needs be.
… Drawing the Juggernaut kinda sucks, but I’ll be ready for the Insurance Agent to help me along. I could always go for a Gryphon if things go well.
Squad Leader: Tweet! (1/1, Flying)
Elite: Twoo! (1/1, Flying)
Scavenger: Rook (4/3, lvl 8)
Technician:
Lookout:
Base HP: 20
Base HP: 20