[MMM1] Game 2: P1 Blue (Dreamfire) vs P2 Purple (holytispon)

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@holytispon We said we’d stick with the same P1/P2 order for a while, right? With the opening hand I had here, I wish we’d switched…

Anyway, GL HF!
P1T1

StartingHand Workers

STARTING HAND
Manufactured Truth
Lawful Search
Bluecoat Musketeer
Arrest
Jail

WORKERS
Jail

NextHand

Spectral Aven
Traffic Director
Building Inspector
Reputable Newsman
Porkhand Magistrate

Discard

Lawful Search
Manufactured Truth
Arrest

Tech 0 card(s)
Get Paid - ($4)
Worker - ($3)
Bluecoat Musketeer - ($1)

Float ($1)
Discard 3, draw 5

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

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]: Bluecoat Musketeer (1/2A)
  • :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

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

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 0
  • Disc: 3
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 1
  • Workers: 5
Thoughts

This is just about the worst opening hand I can imagine. I think playing Musketeer is marginally better than playing a hero, in that it thins the deck and prevents potentially giving free levels. And it’s not like I’ll have any spells to play next turn, anyway. Jail goes straight into the worker pile, as I don’t see how I could keep it safe.
At least I’m floating 1 gold, which would let me afford tower + Building Inspector next turn, or maybe Newsman + hero, or even Quince + extra Mirror. We’ll see.
Definitely expecting an aggressive response from holytispon here. Fargo or Plexus would both be pretty tough.

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GLHF!

"P2T1

StartingHand Workers

STARTING HAND
Tinkerer
Plasmodium
Neo Plexus
Forgotten Fighter
Fading Argonaut

WORKERS
Plasmodium

NextHand

Battle Suits
Nullcraft
Temporal Research
Time Spiral
Hardened Mox

Discard

Tinkerer
Neo Plexus
Forgotten Fighter

Tech 0 card(s)
Get Paid - ($5)
Worker - ($4)
Tech 1 - ($3)
Fading Argonaut - ($1)

Float ($1)
Discard 3, draw 5

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

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]: Fading Argonaut 2/3A @3
  • :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: 3
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 1
  • Workers: 6
Thoughts

His bad opening leaves me wondering what option I should pick. I think it’s best to build a tech 1 building without worrying about the inspector and play a solid defender. if he bothering arresting Fargo, he’ll be dealing me 1 damage (no big deal). Was considering playing Geiger instead, or even playing it with FF to bounce the muskateer - but seems like a lot of gold for little benefit. I want a hero out early on and Geiger is a good choice for that, because of sparkshot and the fact he’s easy to level up (plus he can cast Now!).

"

3

P1T2

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Brave Knight
Elite Training

STARTING HAND
Building Inspector
Reputable Newsman
Porkhand Magistrate
Spectral Aven
Traffic Director

WORKERS
Jail
Porkhand Magistrate

NextHand

Spectral Aven
Building Inspector
Elite Training
Arrest
Manufactured Truth

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($6)
Worker - ($5)
Tech 1 - ($4)
Onimaru - ($2)
Reputable Newsman, blocking $2 spells & upgrades - ($0)

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

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

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]: Bluecoat Musketeer (1/2A)
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]:
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]: Reputable Newsman (0/3), blocking $2
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]:
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]
  • Oni lvl 1 (2/3)
    [B]Buildings:[/B]
  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5

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

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 3
  • Disc: 0
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 6
Thoughts

I’m dropping Newsman to block Battlesuits. I’m still expecting to lose Musketeer to Fargo+Nullcraft, so I’ll bring Oni in to take the board back afterwards. Also teching a single copy of Elite Training to get rid of a likely Nullcraft, since I won’t be able to afford tower any time soon. It has some nice synergy with Brave Knight’s readiness, and I can even play them together if I happen to draw both next turn.
One thing holytispon could do is get a hero ($2), bounce Musketeer with FF ($4), and then kill Newsman with Fargo+Nullcraft ($6), and still afford a worker ($7). It would hurt, but I’ll be able to strike back with Oni.

4

"P2T2

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Seer
Seer

STARTING HAND
Nullcraft
Temporal Research
Hardened Mox
Battle Suits
Time Spiral

WORKERS
Plasmodium
Nullcraft

NextHand

Seer
Time Spiral
Forgotten Fighter
Temporal Research
Seer

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($7)
Worker - ($6)
Fargo fades to 2
Mox - ($3)
Tower - ($0)

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

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

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]: Fading Argonaut 2/3A @2
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]:
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]:
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]:
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]: Hardened Mox 1/1
    [B]In Play:[/B]

[B]Buildings:[/B]

  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Tower HP: 4

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

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 3
  • Disc: 0
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 7
Thoughts

Can’t seem to avoid the tower as p2

"

5

P1T3

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Macciatus, the Whisperer
Reteller of Truths

STARTING HAND
Spectral Aven
Elite Training
Arrest
Building Inspector
Manufactured Truth

WORKERS
Jail
Porkhand Magistrate
Building Inspector

NextHand

Traffic Director
Brave Knight
Lawful Search

Discard

Arrest
Manufactured Truth
Elite Training
Macciatus, the Whisperer
Reteller of Truths

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($6)
Worker - ($5)
Arrest Fargo - ($3)
Musketeer sidelines Mox from a safe distance, takes 1 damage from tower
Spectral Aven - ($1)
Manufactured Truth, Newsman into Aven - ($0)
Oni and flying Newsman break tech 1, your base takes 2 damage
At end of turn, Newsman reverts to his earthbound self

Float ($0)
Discard 1, draw 3

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

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]:
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]:
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]: Spectral Aven (2/2)
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]:
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]
  • Oni lvl 1 (2/2)
  • Reputable Newsman (0/2), blocking $2
  • Bluecoat Musketeer (1/1)
    [B]Buildings:[/B]
  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5

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

  • Hand: 3
  • Deck: 0
  • Disc: 5
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 7
Thoughts

holytispon is playing it slow and safe, probably stalling to tech 2?
I could break tech 1 to delay him, by going down on cards: Arrest on Fargo (also kills him barring Time Spiral/Seer), sidline Mox with Musketeer, then either Elite Training or MTruth-ing Aven for the missing damage. Then I could beat holytispon to tech 2, and if I go with Truth, I can race to tech 3 and Gryphons. I think that’s a reasonable plan.
If I go with Elite Training, I have 1 gold left for Building Inspector, but I can’t defend him from Nullcraft. So I’ll go with Aven, and threaten another agressive play next turn (a bit of a bluff, since I’ll want to tech up). I’m sure holytispon will pop Aven if he can (FF if it’s not already workered, maybe a teched spell?), so the obvious thing would be patrolling it in lookout. But I might prefer Scav, so as to be able to afford Brave Knight along with tech 2 next turn.

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"P2T3

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Now!
Stewardess of the Undone

STARTING HAND
Temporal Research
Seer
Forgotten Fighter
Time Spiral
Seer

WORKERS
Plasmodium
Nullcraft
Forgotten Fighter

NextHand

Battle Suits
Time Spiral
Neo Plexus
Tinkerer
Seer

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($7)
Rebuild tech 1
Worker - ($6)
Geiger to Max, flicker Fargo - ($0)
Mox kills Musketeer

Float ($0)
Discard 4, draw 3, reshuffle, draw 2

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

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]: Fading Argonaut 2/3A @3
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]:
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]: L5 Max Geiger 3/4
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]:
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]
  • Hardened Mox 1/1
    [B]Buildings:[/B]
  • :heart: Base HP: 18
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Tower HP: 4

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

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 4
  • Disc: 0
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 8
Thoughts

Can’t seem to avoid the tower as p2

"

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Cool use of Geiger’s maxband, I was sure that Fargo was a goner!

P1T4

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Reteller of Truths
Spectral Tiger

STARTING HAND
Brave Knight
Traffic Director
Lawful Search

WORKERS
Jail
Porkhand Magistrate
Building Inspector
Traffic Director

NextHand

Arrest
Reteller of Truths
Spectral Tiger
Brave Knight

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($7)
Worker - ($6)
Oni hits Fargo for 2 damage after armor and dies, levels fizzle
Aven finishes Fargo and takes 1 damage from tower
Quince + Mirror - ($4)
Tech 2 (Truth) - ($0)

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

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

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]: Mirror (0/1A)
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]:
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]:
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]: Reputable Newsman (0/2), blocking $2
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]
  • Spectral Aven (2/1)
  • Quince lvl 1 (1/3)
    [B]Buildings:[/B]
  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5 (Truth)

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

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 6
  • Disc: 0
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 8
Thoughts

Strong play by holytispon, saving the Fargo, but it represents a considerable gold investment. I’ll stick with my plan of teching up, and throw in a couple more tech 2 units to increase my odds of drawing one next turn.
Having decided that, there’s not much I can do to protect Oni. I could hit Geiger with Aven to (hopefully) force a trade. Or I could trade Oni on my own terms with Fargo (giving no levels), and bring Quince in his instead. I’ll be optimistic and say it might throw holytipon off?
…
After the draw: got two tech 2 units and a handy spell, which opens up quite a few options.

8

Small victories. At least I can say that I saved Fargo…

"P2T4

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Tricycloid
Temporal Distortion

STARTING HAND
Battle Suits
Neo Plexus
Tinkerer
Time Spiral
Seer

WORKERS
Plasmodium
Nullcraft
Forgotten Fighter
Tinkerer

NextHand

Seer
Stewardess of the Undone
Temporal Research
Now!

Discard

Fading Argonaut 2/3A @3
Time Spiral
Battle Suits
Tricycloid
Temporal Distortion

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($8)
Worker - ($7)
Tech 2 - ($3)
Seer - ($2)
Plexus - ($0)
Geiger kills the mirror
Mox deals 1 damage to the newsman

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]: Seer 2/1
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]: Neo Plexus 2/2
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]
  • L5 Max Geiger 3/4
  • Hardened Mox 1/1
    [B]Buildings:[/B]
  • :heart: Base HP: 18
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5 (Present)
  • :heart: Tower HP: 4

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

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 0
  • Disc: 5
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 9
    "
9

Edit: after the draw thoughts

P1T5

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Liberty Gryphon
Liberty Gryphon

STARTING HAND
Spectral Tiger
Arrest
Reteller of Truths
Brave Knight

WORKERS
Jail
Porkhand Magistrate
Building Inspector
Traffic Director
Spectral Aven

NextHand

Bluecoat Musketeer
Macciatus, the Whisperer
Reteller of Truths
Manufactured Truth

Discard

Brave Knight
Arrest
Liberty Gryphon
Liberty Gryphon

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($8)
Reteller of Truths - ($6)
Spectral Aven trades with Seer and returns to my hand, you get 1 gold
Spectral Tiger - ($3)
Make a new Mirror - ($1)
Worker - ($0)

Float ($0)
Discard 2, draw 4

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

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]: Spectral Tiger (5/5A)
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]:
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]:
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]: Reteller of Truths (3/3)
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]
  • Quince lvl 1 (1/3)
  • Mirror (0/1)
  • Reputable Newsman (0/1), blocking $2
    [B]Buildings:[/B]
  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5 (Truth)

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

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 2
  • Disc: 4
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 9
Thoughts

The way holytispon set up his cycle, I’m guessing he has Tech 2’s in his discard, but not yet in his hand. So one thing I definitely don’t want to do is give him the technician draw. I am however considering trading Aven for Seer (after playing Reteller), to increase my hand size a bit and get to Macciatus (and Gryphons!) faster. I think it’s worth giving him the scav gold, seeing as he could afford teched spells like Now! and Vortoss Emblem for popping my illusions anyway.
It’s something of a risk patrolling just with Tiger and Reteller, but I’m counting on holytispon investing a lot in getting rid of them so as to get at my backline “threats”. Then next turn I can just replay my illusion, preferably buffed by Macciatus, and just hold the line until I get Gryphons.
…
After the draw: I think I misplayed my patrolling choices. Gold is gonna be more important to me than cards next turn. As it is, I could only afford one unit along with tech 2.
I also completely forgot about Geiger’s midband (and Vir’s topband). With a bit of luck, holytispon could wreck my board.

10

Yeah I like this game better than our other game.

"P2T5

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Hyperion
Warp Gate Disciple

STARTING HAND
Stewardess of the Undone
Temporal Research
Now!
Seer

WORKERS
Plasmodium
Nullcraft
Forgotten Fighter
Tinkerer

NextHand

Time Spiral
Fading Argonaut 2/3A @3
Seer 2/1
Battle Suits

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($9)
scav - ($10)
Max Prynn - ($2)
Seer, add a rune to Prynn, goes to 5 - ($1)
Prynn kidnaps Reteller, she dies and goes back to your hand, you get a card
Prynn targets the tiger, it really dies
Geiger casts Now! on Prynn - ($0)
Geiger kills Quince (wish I could spark the mirror)
Prynn and Plexus break your tech 2, your base takes 2, Prynn gets a rune (now at 2)
Mox kills the Newsman
Mirror lives
skip worker

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]: Seer 2/1
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]:
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]
  • L5 Max Geiger 3/3(4)
  • Hardened Mox 1/1
  • Neo Plexus 2/2
  • L7 Prynn 3/5 @2
    [B]Buildings:[/B]
  • :heart: Base HP: 18
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5 (Present)
  • :heart: Tower HP: 4

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

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 7
  • Disc: 0
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 9
    "
11

I made some serious blunders last turn - I realized some of them right after posting, and the rest after seeing your turn. The game’s probably finished, but let’s play it out.

Edit: I accidentally workered a card without paying for it. Redid my discard/draw.

P1T6

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Judgment Day
Judgment Day

STARTING HAND
Macciatus, the Whisperer
Manufactured Truth
Reteller of Truths
Bluecoat Musketeer
Reteller of Truths (bounced)
Lawful Search (technician draw)

WORKERS
Jail
Porkhand Magistrate
Building Inspector
Traffic Director
Spectral Aven
Bluecoat Musketeer

NextHand

Elite Training
Macciatus, the Whisperer
Brave Knight
Reteller of Truths
Lawful Search

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($9)
Technician draw
Skip worker
Rebuild tech 2
Onimaru - ($7)
to maxband - ($0)

Float ($0)
Discard 6, draw 1, reshuffle, draw 4

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

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]: Oni lvl 8 (4/5A)
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]: Mirror (1/1)
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]: Soldier (1/1)
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]: Soldier (1/1)
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]: Soldier (1/1)
    [B]In Play:[/B]

[B]Buildings:[/B]

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

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

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 10
  • Disc: 0
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 9
Thoughts

Yeah, I don’t think I can come back from that… but I’ll give it a shot and see what happens.

Teching Judgment Day X2 to deal with the inevitable tech 2’s that are about to hit the board, but with my bloated deck I have no idea when I’ll draw them. For the present turn, I can only try to stall.

Maxband Oni is an option, though it forces me to skip worker. If only I’d patrolled in scav last turn… The alternative is Oni, tower and Musketeer (on T6!), and floating a little bit. It leaves me in a better spot if my tech 2 survives, but I don’t see that happening without the extra patrollers.

12

Even so, I wasn’t able to rebreak your tech 2 which means you can get back into the game.

"P2T6

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Origin Story
Undo

STARTING HAND
Time Spiral
Seer 2/1
Fading Argonaut 2/3A @3
Battle Suits

WORKERS
Plasmodium
Nullcraft
Forgotten Fighter
Tinkerer

NextHand

Stewardess of the Undone
Warp Gate Disciple
Temporal Distortion

Discard

Seer 2/1
Neo Plexus 2/2
Time Spiral
Fading Argonaut 2/3A @3
Origin Story
Undo

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($9)
Prynn fades to 1
Time spiral Prynn to 2 - ($8)
Seer, Prynn to 3 - ($7)
Battle suits - ($5)
plexus and old seer kill Oni
Prynn targets the mirror and he dies, goes to 1
Geiger kills a soldier and sparks anothe
Mox kills the last soldier
Prynn deals 3 dmg to tech 2, goes to 2
Surplus - ($0)

Float ($0)
Discard 1, 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]: Seer 3/1
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]
  • L5 Max Geiger 3/2(4)
  • Hardened Mox 2/1
  • L7 Prynn 3/5 @2
  • Battle Suits
    [B]Buildings:[/B]
  • :heart: Base HP: 16
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5 (Present)
  • :heart: Surplus HP: 4

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

  • Hand: 3
  • Deck: 4
  • Disc: 6
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 9
    "
13

P1T7

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Injunction
Eyes of the Chancellor

STARTING HAND
Elite Training
Macciatus, the Whisperer
Brave Knight
Lawful Search
Reteller of Truths
Liberty Gryphon (technician draw)

WORKERS
Jail
Porkhand Magistrate
Building Inspector
Traffic Director
Spectral Aven
Elite Training

NextHand

Judgment Day
Reteller of Truths
Judgment Day
Manufactured Truth
Bluecoat Musketeer

Discard

Liberty Gryphon
Brave Knight
Lawful Search
Eyes of the Chancellor
Injunction

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($9)
Technician draw and scav gold - ($10)
Worker - ($9)
Macciatus, the Whisperer - ($7)
Reteller of Truths - ($5)
Tech 3 - ($0)

Float ($0)
Discard 3, draw 5

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

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]: Reteller of Truths (4/4A)
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]:
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]: Macciatus, the Whisperer (3/3)
  • :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: 2 (Truth)
  • :heart: Tech III HP: 5

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

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 4
  • Disc: 5
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 10
Thoughts

Since my tech 2 miraculously survived, I finally have the option to actually build tech 3. Hooray.
It would leave me with just enough gold to play Macciatus and Reteller, both of which are doomed to die, but might be enough to leave my tech 3 standing? Then I’d have 5/9 odds (after my current unlucky tech draw…) of drawing Gryphon and copying with maxband Quince next turn, which probably still won’t save me, but I think is my best bet.
Let’s crunch the numbers: Reteller+Macciatus is 8 health at best. holytispon has 11 attack showing, which is enough to break through and finish my tech 2. Add another 5 from a likely Hyperion to break tech 3, and I’m locked out of the game.
But what’s the alternative? I could play Brave Knight and a hero instead of tech 3, but other than landing a couple of hits I don’t see how it benefits me.

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"P2T7

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Promise of Payment
Unphase

STARTING HAND
Stewardess of the Undone
Temporal Distortion
Warp Gate Disciple
Hyperion
Tricycloid

WORKERS
Plasmodium
Nullcraft
Forgotten Fighter
Tinkerer
Stewardess of the Undone

NextHand

Now!
Time Spiral
Temporal Distortion
Seer 3/1
Temporal Research

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($9)
Prynn fades to 1
Surplus draw
Mox and Seer trade to bounce Reteller back to hand
Hyperion, rolls over the Whisperer, I draw a card. Mox is trashed - ($4)
Temporal Distortion, take Hyperion back to hand and bring a Tricycloid out of the Codex - ($2)
Tricycloid removes 2 runes to break your tech 2, your base takes 2
Geiger and Prynn break your tech 3, your base takes 2 and Prynn goes to 2
Worker - ($1)

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

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

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]:
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]:
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]: Tricycloid 4/4 @1
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]:
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]
  • L5 Max Geiger 3/2(4)
  • Hardened Mox 2/1
  • L7 Prynn 3/5 @2
  • Battle Suits
    [B]Buildings:[/B]
  • :heart: Base HP: 16
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5 (Present)
  • :heart: Surplus HP: 4

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

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 10
  • Disc: 0
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 1
  • Workers: 10
    "
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Hang on, I forgot something. Let me double check my turn.

Edit: @Dreamfire - sorry about that. Just carry on with my turn as normal. No changes.

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No worries :slight_smile:
Do note that your Mox is still listed on the board, even though your summary mentions trashing it.

P1T8

StartingHand Workers

STARTING HAND
Judgment Day
Manufactured Truth
Reteller of Truths
Judgment Day
Bluecoat Musketeer

WORKERS
Jail
Porkhand Magistrate
Building Inspector
Traffic Director
Spectral Aven
Elite Training
Bluecoat Musketeer

NextHand

Liberty Gryphon
Spectral Tiger
Lawful Search
Arrest
Reputable Newsman

Tech 0 card(s)
Get Paid - ($10)
Scav gold - ($11)
Rebuild tech 2
Worker - ($10)
Onimaru - ($8)
to maxband - ($1)

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

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

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]: Onimaru lvl 8 (4/5A)
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]: Soldier (2/1)
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]: Soldier (1/1)
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]: Soldier (1/1)
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]

[B]Buildings:[/B]

  • :heart: Base HP: 14
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5 (Truth)

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

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 10
  • Disc: 0
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 1
  • Workers: 11
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GG. It’s nice to get a score on the board. I have to say, Oni’s ducks is a really annoying stall but I finally broke through.

"P2T8

StartingHand Workers

STARTING HAND
Now!
Temporal Research
Temporal Distortion
Time Spiral
Seer 3/1
Promise of Payment
Neo Plexus 2/2
Origin Story
Tricycloid

WORKERS
Plasmodium
Nullcraft
Forgotten Fighter
Tinkerer
Stewardess of the Undone

NextHand

Undo
Fading Argonaut 2/3A @3
Seer 2/1
Unphase
Warp Gate Disciple

Discard

Time Spiral
Temporal Research
Origin Story
Temporal Distortion
Now!
Promise of Payment
Neo Plexus 2/2
Tricycloid

Tech 0 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($11)
Surplus draw
Prynn fades to 1
Seer, adds a rune to Tricycloid - ($10)
Time spiral on Tricycloid, goes up to 3 - ($9)
Temporal Research, draw 2 cards - ($7)
Prynn casts Origin Story on Oni - ($4)
Geiger kills scav soldier and sparks Elite
Trcycloid spends a rune to off the last solider
Now! on Seer - ($3)
Tricycloid, Seer, and Prynn deal 11 damage to your base, Prynn to 2
Tricycloid spends 2 more runes to lower your base to 1
Temporal Distortion on the Tricycloid to bring a Hyperion from Codex - ($1)
Hyperion breaks your base, I draw a card

Float ($1)
Discard 3, 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]:
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]
  • L5 Max Geiger 3/1(4)
  • L7 Prynn 3/5 @2
  • Battle Suits
  • Seer 3/1
  • Tricycloid 5/5 @2
  • Hyperion 5/5, Haste Attacks: Draw a card
    [B]Buildings:[/B]
  • :heart: Base HP: 16
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5 (Present)
  • :heart: Surplus HP: 4

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

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 1
  • Disc: 8
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 1
  • Workers: 10
    "
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except you’ve blocked $2 with newsman which means FF is not allowed…

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Right, I actually made that mistake at least twice…

GG! I won’t blame my opening hand, but I do think my experimenting with Elite Training, Spectral Tiger and early Oni aggression did not pay off. Well played on your part, especially getting good value out of your heroes.

I’ll start up game #3 in a bit.

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More generally, newsman blocks at $2 not just Battle Suits but also Forgotten Fighter, Temporal Research, Temporal Distortion, Research and Development, and Unphase. This is a non-trivial portion of Purple’s targeting spells, including all the starter set spells that can target opponent’s units (the only other one is time spiral, which can’t target blue units). Which is why Now! is so crucial for the match-up and also so predictable.