[Casual] Steve44 vs. Hardy83

[Steve44]

Hey @hardy83!
Lets start the battle! :smiling_imp: Dont worry there is no demon in my opening hand, only a queen!

[b]P1T1[/b]

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StartingHand Workers

STARTING HAND
Summon Skeletons
Skeleton Javelineer
Pestering Haunt
Jandra, the Negator
Sacrifice the Weak

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WORKERS
Jandra, the Negator

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NextHand

Poisonblade Rogue
Graveyard
Skeletal Archery
Deteriorate
Thieving Imp

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Discard

Summon Skeletons
Pestering Haunt
Sacrifice the Weak

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Tech card(s)
Get Paid - ($4)
Worker - ($3)
Play Skeleton Javelineer - ($2)
Play Vandy Anadrose - ($0)

Float ($0)
Discard 3, draw 5

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Board Info:
In Patrol:

• Squad Leader:
• Elite:
• Scavenger: Vandy Anadrose (2/3) Sparkshot
• Technician:
• Lookout:

In Play:

• Skeleton Javelineer(1/1)

Buildings:

• Base HP: 20

Economy Info:
Cards:

• Hand: 5
• Deck: 0
• Disc: 3

Gold:

• Gold: 0
• Workers: 5

[hardy83]

hey!

seems like the 's & 't messed up your shortcode

i’ll try not to get blown away in the first turns… yet not sure how to manage that, however

glhf

[b]P2T1[/b]

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StartingHand Workers

STARTING HAND
Jail
Traffic Director
Arrest
Reputable Newsman
Spectral Aven

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WORKERS
Spectral Aven

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NextHand

Porkhand Magistrate
Building Inspector
Manufactured Truth
Bluecoat Musketeer
Lawful Search

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Discard

Traffic Director
Arrest
Jail

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Tech 0 card(s)
Get Paid - ($5)
Worker - ($4)
Reputable Newsman - ($2)

Float ($2)
Discard 3, draw 5

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Board Info:
In Patrol:

• Squad Leader:
• Elite:
• Scavenger: Reputable Newsman (0/3) - blocks 2s
• Technician:
• Lookout:

In Play:
*

Buildings:

• Base HP: 20

Economy Info:
Cards:

• Hand: 5
• Deck: 0
• Disc: 3

Gold:

• Gold: 2
• Workers: 6

Thoughts

huh… if i build a tower and lay down TD, he could destroy the tower right away with a maxed vandy. he’d have to pump all his money into her, but will that prevent him from doing that?

i don’t like the alternatives neither… summoning a hero, or going down in handsize also seem quite unattractive. i guess i just hire newsman and get a gold for scav?

edit: accidently added a tech i building already - thought about building it and marked it in the spreadsheet, but then i decided differently and forgot to erase it…

[Steve44]

I`m sure you will find an answer but I know the first turns are really tricky for the blue faction…
Here is my challenge for you

[b]P1T2[/b]

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Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Crypt Crawler
Plague Spitter

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STARTING HAND
Thieving Imp
Skeletal Archery
Deteriorate
Poisonblade Rogue
Graveyard

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WORKERS
Jandra, the Negator
Graveyard

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NextHand

Skeletal Archery
Poisonblade Rogue
Crypt Crawler
Deteriorate
Plague Spitter

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Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($5)
Worker - ($4)
Skeleton Javelineer deals 1 damage to Reputable Newsman
Vandy kills Reputable Newsman: you get 1 gold
Play Thieving Imp: you discard a card: Nr1 - ($2)
Build Tech1 - ($1)

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

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Board Info:
In Patrol:

• Squad Leader:
• Elite:
• Scavenger:
• Technician:
• Lookout: Thieving Imp (2/2)

In Play:

• Skeleton Javelineer(1/1)
• Vandy Anadrose (2/3) Sparkshot

Buildings:

• Base HP: 20
• Tech I HP: 5

Economy Info:
Cards:

• Hand: 5
• Deck: 3
• Disc: 0

Gold:

• Gold: 1
• Workers: 6

[hardy83]

yeah, well… that hurt already. now i’m unsatisfied with my t1 and desperate already

[b]P2T2[/b]

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Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
The Art of War
The Art of War

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STARTING HAND
Porkhand Magistrate
Lawful Search
Building Inspector
Bluecoat Musketeer
Manufactured Truth

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WORKERS
Spectral Aven

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NextHand

Bluecoat Musketeer
Reputable Newsman (0/3) - blocks 2s
Arrest
Traffic Director
Porkhand Magistrate

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Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float + scav - ($9)
max Onimaru - ($0)

Float ($0)
Discard 4, reshuffle, draw 5

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Board Info:
In Patrol:

• Squad Leader: Soldier (1/1)
• Elite:
• Scavenger: Soldier (1/1)
• Technician: Soldier (1/1)
• Lookout:

In Play:

• General Onimaru, L8 (4/5) - frenzy, readiness

Buildings:

• Base HP: 20

Economy Info:
Cards:

• Hand: 5
• Deck: 6
• Disc: 0

Gold:

• Gold: 0
• Workers: 6

Thoughts

oh… i wanted to play porky. discarding my 2/3 hurts, even if he is expensive

i feed him two levels if i summon a hero… i see no good options here.

maybe should have gone with TD instead of Newsman in T1 and get in max Oni + a worker in T2, followed by Art Of War… that could have been worth a try

as i’m desperate already, i think i’ll give it a try anyway and skip my worker… that certainly hurts, but never tried it before

ok… no art of war in hand and no lawful search to try my luck for it. that makes things looking even more grim. on the upside i’ll get to play another deck sooner

[Steve44]

Hey…you have a hero at max Level…it`s not so bad…come on!

[b]P1T3[/b]

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Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Sickness
Plague Spitter

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STARTING HAND
Poisonblade Rogue
Crypt Crawler
Plague Spitter
Skeletal Archery
Deteriorate

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WORKERS
Jandra, the Negator
Graveyard
Skeletal Archery

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NextHand

Plague Spitter
Sacrifice the Weak
Summon Skeletons
Pestering Haunt

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Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($7)
Worker - ($6)
Thieving Imp (2/2) kills your sodier (squad leader)
Vandy kills your Soldier (Scavenger) and your Soldier (Technician) with her sparkshot ability: you get 1 gold and draw 1 card
Skeleton Javelineer removes his javelin rune and deals on damage to Onimaru
Play Crypt Crawler (3/3) Sparkshot - ($4)
Play Plague Spitter ((3/3) Anti Air - ($1)

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

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Board Info:
In Patrol:

• Squad Leader: Plague Spitter ((3/3) Anti Air
• Elite:
• Scavenger:
• Technician: Crypt Crawler (3/3) Sparkshot
• Lookout:

In Play:

• Skeleton Javelineer(1/1)
• Vandy Anadrose (2/2) Sparkshot
• Thieving Imp (2/1)

Buildings:

• Base HP: 20
• Tech I HP: 5

Economy Info:
Cards:

• Hand: 4
• Deck: 3
• Disc: 0

Gold:

• Gold: 1
• Workers: 7

[hardy83]

i had to draw twice, but here it is:

[b]P2T3[/b]

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Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Free Speech
Free Speech

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STARTING HAND
Reputable Newsman (0/3) - blocks 2s
Porkhand Magistrate
Arrest
Bluecoat Musketeer
Traffic Director
Lawful Search
The Art of War

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WORKERS
Spectral Aven
Bluecoat Musketeer

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NextHand

Jail
Manufactured Truth
Building Inspector
Traffic Director
The Art of War

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Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid, technician draw, scavenger - ($7)
Worker - ($6)
perform a lawful search of your hand, draw again - ($5)
art of war - ($2)
Onimaru deals 7 dmg to your base
build a heroes hall - ($0)

Float ($0)
Discard 4, draw 4, reshuffle, draw 1

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Board Info:
In Patrol:

• Squad Leader: General Onimaru, L8 (6/4aaa) - frenzy, readiness, buffed by The Art of War
• Elite:
• Scavenger:
• Technician:
• Lookout:

In Play:
*

Buildings:

• Base HP: 20
• Heroes’ Hall HP: 4

Economy Info:
Cards:

• Hand: 5
• Deck: 7
• Disc: 0

Gold:

• Gold: 0
• Workers: 7

Thoughts

horray! lawful search for technician and then art of war… never mind how this turns out, it was fun to play already

ok, nether drain, doom grasp, carrion curse, sickness, shadow blade, … - well, i guess i gotta go for free speech?

[Steve44]

O.K…Now I have a lot of problems…I hope that I played my turn rightfully! Otherwise tell me please…

[b]P1T4[/b]

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Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Shadow Blade
Gorgon

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STARTING HAND

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WORKERS
Jandra, the Negator
Graveyard
Skeletal Archery
Pestering Haunt

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NextHand

Deteriorate
Sickness
Gorgon
Poisonblade Rogue

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Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($8)
Worker - ($7)
Level Vandy to Level3 - ($5)
Pay 1, tap Vandy and discard a card: Use Vandys mid ability: fetch the spell Soul Stone - ($4)
Cast Soul Stone on Plague Spitter - ($2)
Level Vandy to Max: Put a +2/+2 rune on Plague Spitter - ($0)
Plague Spitter (6/6) with attached Soul Stone attacks Onimaru: put three -1/-1 runes on him, remove Soul Stone from Plague Spitter

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

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Board Info:
In Patrol:

• Squad Leader: Crypt Crawler (3/3) Sparkshot
• Elite:
• Scavenger: Skeleton Javelineer(1/1)
• Technician: Thieving Imp (2/1)
• Lookout:

In Play:

• Vandy Anadrose (4/5) Sparkshot, Resist1, Level5;
• Plague Spitter ((3/3) Anti Air ; dies at my next upkeep

Buildings:

• Base HP: 13
• Tech I HP: 5

Economy Info:
Cards:

• Hand: 4
• Deck: 5
• Disc: 0

Gold:

• Gold: 0
• Workers: 8

[hardy83]

ha, i thought about vandy’s maxband and the +2/+2, but i didn’t think about soulstone - wp

i’m not sure, but i’d say Onimaru only gets 2 runes, as you have to remove the soul stone the moment your plague spitter dies from Oni’s swift strike?

the difference is between 4 or 5 damage next turn … so it’s quite critical

[Steve44]

I don`t know…but it sounds logical…do you find something about it in the forum?

[hardy83]

i guess that pretty much covers our case:

@Barrelfish

*stuff with Indestructible is still alive. If the swift strike damage was otherwise enough to kill the Indestructible thing, it exhausts has all damage tokens removed and loses any attachments when the swift strike damage is dealt. It still gets to deal its combat damage back afterwards, with its new post-attachment stats.

it’s part of this (longer) post:

Rules Questions thread

Thorough answers to common questions on rules and interactions

When does a "turn" begin and end?

A turn has 4 phases: Ready, Upkeep, Main, and Draw/Discard. Turns begin with the Ready phase and ends after the Draw/Discard phase. Each turn consists of only one player’s actions. Player 1’s turns are the 1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th, etc. of the game, and Player 2’s turns are numbers 2,4,6,8, etc. Anything referencing “one turn” or “end of turn” is only one player’s turn.

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[Steve44]

Not good for me…

[hardy83]

"P2T4

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Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Brave Knight
Overeager Cadet

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STARTING HAND
Jail
Manufactured Truth
Building Inspector
The Art of War
Traffic Director

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WORKERS
Spectral Aven
Bluecoat Musketeer
Building Inspector

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NextHand

Free Speech
Porkhand Magistrate
The Art of War
Lawful Search
Arrest

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Discard

The Art of War
Traffic Director
Manufactured Truth
Jail
Brave Knight
Overeager Cadet

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Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($7)
Worker - ($6)
cast the Art of War - ($3)
Tech I - ($2)
Quince and illusion - ($0)
oni swiftly hits vandy, quince to lvl 3

Float ($0)
Discard 3, draw 5

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Board Info:
In Patrol:

• Squad Leader: General Onimaru, L8 (4/2aaa) - frenzy, readiness, buffed by The Art of War --, –
• Elite:
• Scavenger:
• Technician: mirror illusion (0/1)
• Lookout:

In Play:

• Sirus Quince, L3 (1/4)

Buildings:

• Base HP: 20
• Tech I HP: 5
• Heroes’ Hall HP: 4

Economy Info:
Cards:

• Hand: 5
• Deck: 2
• Disc: 6

Gold:

• Gold: 0
• Workers: 8
  "

[Steve44]

[b]P1T5[/b]

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Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Nether Drain
Gorgon

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STARTING HAND
Poisonblade Rogue
Sickness
Deteriorate
Sacrifice the Weak

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WORKERS
Jandra, the Negator
Graveyard
Skeletal Archery
Pestering Haunt

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NextHand

Shadow Blade
Sacrifice the Weak
Soul Stone
Summon Skeletons
Plague Spitter

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Discard

Sickness
Plague Spitter
Gorgon
Poisonblade Rogue
Deteriorate
Nether Drain
Gorgon

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Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($8)
Summon Orpal Gloor - ($6)
Cast Sickness: Put a -1/-1 rune on Oni and on Sirius - ($4)
Build Tech 2 - ($0)

Float ($0)
Discard 3, draw 5

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Board Info:
In Patrol:

• Squad Leader: Crypt Crawler (3/3) Sparkshot
• Elite:
• Scavenger: Skeleton Javelineer(1/1)
• Technician: Thieving Imp (2/1)
• Lookout: Orpal Gloor (1/3) Level1

In Play:
*

Buildings:

• Base HP: 13
• Tech I HP: 5
• Tech II HP: 5 (Disease)

Economy Info:
Cards:

• Hand: 5
• Deck: 0
• Disc: 7

Gold:

• Gold: 0
• Workers: 8

[hardy83]

[b]P2T5[/b]

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Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Overeager Cadet
Injunction

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STARTING HAND
The Art of War
Free Speech
Arrest
Lawful Search
Porkhand Magistrate
Free Speech

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WORKERS
Spectral Aven
Bluecoat Musketeer
Building Inspector
Arrest

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NextHand

Free Speech
Reputable Newsman (0/3) - blocks 2s
Traffic Director
Manufactured Truth

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Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($8)
Worker - ($7)
Art of War (last time?) - ($4)
cast a lawful search, draw and take a look at your hand - ($3)
Oni slays Orpal, Quince to max
cast Free Speech - no spells or abilities next turn! - ($1)

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

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Board Info:
In Patrol:

• Squad Leader: General Onimaru, L8 (3/1aaa) - frenzy, readiness, buffed by The Art of War – -- –
• Elite:
• Scavenger:
• Technician: mirror Illusion (0/1)
• Lookout:

In Play:

• Sirus Quince, L5 (0/4) –

Buildings:

• Base HP: 20
• Tech I HP: 5
• Heroes’ Hall HP: 4

Economy Info:
Cards:

• Hand: 4
• Deck: 10
• Disc: 0

Gold:

• Gold: 1
• Workers: 9

Thoughts

i originally intended to tech into law eventually. however, if he goes for a plague lab i could try and counter it with drill sergeant?

i guess, i don’t jump into tech 2 right now. maybe better to save some money to get back a max level oni…

another question is if i should cast free speech now, or save the card and money… so i think, I’ll risk a lawful search

ok, he has 4 spells in hand. i guess i go with free speech then

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after draw: ok, that were not the cards i have hoped for. guess i’ll tech up and cast free speech again next turn

[Steve44]

[b]P1T6[/b]

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Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Plague Lord
Sickness

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STARTING HAND
Summon Skeletons
Plague Spitter
Shadow Blade
Sacrifice the Weak
Soul Stone

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WORKERS
Jandra, the Negator
Graveyard
Skeletal Archery
Pestering Haunt
Sacrifice the Weak

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NextHand

Plague Lord
Nether Drain
Plague Spitter
Shadow Blade
Gorgon

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Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($8)
Worker - ($7)
Build a Tower - ($4)
Play Vandy - ($2)
Level Vandy to Level3 - ($0)

Float ($0)
Discard 4, reshuffle, draw 5

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Board Info:
In Patrol:

• Squad Leader: Vandy (3/4a) Level3, Sparkshot, Resist1
• Elite:
• Scavenger: Skeleton Javelineer(1/1)
• Technician: Thieving Imp (2/1)
• Lookout: Crypt Crawler (3/3) Sparkshot

In Play:
*

Buildings:

• Base HP: 13
• Tech I HP: 5
• Tech II HP: 5 (Disease)
• Tower HP: 4

Economy Info:
Cards:

• Hand: 5
• Deck: 8
• Disc: 0

Gold:

• Gold: 0
• Workers: 9

[hardy83]

uhoh, that looks like the turn of tides

[b]P2T6[/b]

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Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Judgment Day
Elite Training

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STARTING HAND
Reputable Newsman (0/3) - blocks 2s
Free Speech
Traffic Director
Manufactured Truth

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WORKERS
Spectral Aven
Bluecoat Musketeer
Building Inspector
Arrest
Traffic Director

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NextHand

Injunction
The Art of War

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Discard

Manufactured Truth
Free Speech
Judgment Day
Elite Training

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Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($10)
Worker - ($9)
cast Manufactured Truth to make my illusion a copy of your crypt crawler - ($8)
first my Crypt Crawler and then Oni with Frenzy suicide into Vandy, all lvls fizzle
cast Free Speech - ($6)
summon Bigby - ($4)
hire a newsman, blocks 2s - ($2)
make an illusion - ($0)

Float ($0)
Discard 0, draw 2

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Board Info:
In Patrol:

• Squad Leader: Reputable Newsman (0/3a) - blocks 2s
• Elite:
• Scavenger:
• Technician: Mirror Illusion (0/1)
• Lookout:

In Play:

• Sirus Quince, L5 (0/4) –
• Bigby Hayes, L1 (2/3)

Buildings:

• Base HP: 20
• Tech I HP: 5
• Heroes’ Hall HP: 4

Economy Info:
Cards:

• Hand: 2
• Deck: 8
• Disc: 4

Gold:

• Gold: 0
• Workers: 10

Thoughts

i should have teched in judgment day instead of injunction, i guess

[Steve44]

[b]P1T7[/b]

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Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Plague Lord
Cursed Ghoul

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STARTING HAND
Plague Lord
Plague Spitter
Gorgon
Nether Drain
Shadow Blade

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WORKERS
Jandra, the Negator
Graveyard
Skeletal Archery
Pestering Haunt
Sacrifice the Weak
Shadow Blade

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NextHand

Poisonblade Rogue
Sickness
Sickness
Gorgon
Plague Spitter

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Discard

Gorgon
Plague Spitter
Nether Drain
Plague Lord
Plague Lord
Cursed Ghoul

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Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($9)
Worker - ($8)
Summon Orpal Gloor - ($6)
Level Orpal Gloor to Max - ($1)
Crypt Crawler attacks Reputable Newsman
Skeleton Javelineer kills Reputable Newsman
Thieving Imp kills the Mirror Illusion: you draw 1 card

Float ($1)
Discard 4, draw 5

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Board Info:
In Patrol:

• Squad Leader: Orpal Gloor (2/5a) Level 6
• Elite:
• Scavenger:
• Technician:
• Lookout:

In Play:

• Crypt Crawler (3/3) Sparkshot
• Skeleton Javelineer(1/1)
• Thieving Imp (2/1)

Buildings:

• Base HP: 13
• Tech I HP: 5
• Tech II HP: 5 (Disease)
• Tower HP: 4

Economy Info:
Cards:

• Hand: 5
• Deck: 3
• Disc: 6

Gold:

• Gold: 1
• Workers: 10

[hardy83]

edit: sorry, i was a little slow in my brain. i don’t want to put my illusion in scav. you’d only have to kill the second soldier in that case. are you okay if i patrol as below?

[b]P2T7[/b]

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StartingHand Workers

STARTING HAND
The Art of War
Injunction
Jail
Overeager Cadet

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WORKERS
Spectral Aven
Bluecoat Musketeer
Building Inspector
Arrest
Traffic Director

---

NextHand

Free Speech
Lawful Search
Overeager Cadet
The Art of War

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Discard

Manufactured Truth
Free Speech
Judgment Day
Elite Training
Reputable Newsman (0/3a) - blocks 2s
Injunction
The Art of War
Jail

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Tech 0 card(s)
Get Paid - ($10)
cast Injunction - your Tech 2 building is not operational next turn - ($7)
lvl Bigby to max - ($3)
tap Bigby to draw a card
make an illusion - ($1)
hire an overeager cadet, illusion becomes a copy

Float ($1)
Discard 2, draw 4

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Board Info:
In Patrol:

• Squad Leader: Overeager Cadet (2/2a) - illusion copy
• Elite:
• Scavenger:
• Technician: Overeager Cadet (2/2)
• Lookout:

In Play:

• Sirus Quince, L5 (0/4) –
• Bigby Hayes, L5 (3/4)

Buildings:

• Base HP: 20
• Tech I HP: 5
• Heroes’ Hall HP: 4

Economy Info:
Cards:

• Hand: 4
• Deck: 2
• Disc: 8

Gold:

• Gold: 1
• Workers: 10

[Steve44]

Your Illusion Copy is your Squad Leader and the original Overeager Cadet is in the Technician Slot, right?

[Steve44]

Can I build Tech3? The building is not operational but it`s still there…???