Soon this will all be over! @Dreamfire
"P1T1
StartingHand Workers
STARTING HAND
Tinkerer
Temporal Research
Hardened Mox
Time Spiral
Nullcraft
WORKERS
Tinkerer
NextHand
Plasmodium
Forgotten Fighter
Neo Plexus
Fading Argonaut
Battle Suits
Discard
Nullcraft
Time Spiral
Temporal Research
Tech 0 card(s)
Get Paid - ($4)
Worker - ($3)
Mox - ($0)
Float ($0)
Discard 3, draw 5
Board Info:
In Patrol:
-
Squad Leader:
-
Elite:
-
Scavenger:
-
Technician:
-
Lookout:
In Play:
Buildings:
-
Base HP: 20
Economy Info:
Cards:
Gold:
We could keep going, if we want to 
P2T1
StartingHand Workers
STARTING HAND
Building Inspector
Porkhand Magistrate
Bluecoat Musketeer
Lawful Search
Manufactured Truth
WORKERS
Bluecoat Musketeer
NextHand
Reputable Newsman
Spectral Aven
Arrest
Traffic Director
Jail
Discard
Porkhand Magistrate
Lawful Search
Manufactured Truth
Tech 0 card(s)
Get Paid - ($5)
Worker - ($4)
Onimaru - ($2)
Building Inspector - ($1)
Float ($1)
Discard 3, draw 5
Board Info:
In Patrol:
-
Squad Leader: Oni lvl 1(2/3A)
-
Elite:
-
Scavenger: Building Inspector (1/1)
-
Technician:
-
Lookout:
In Play:
*
Buildings:
-
Base HP: 20
Economy Info:
Cards:
Gold:
Thoughts
Nullcraft could kill Inspector, but then HolyTispon wouldn’t be able to afford Battlesuits, which means I could block it with Newsman.
There’s a part of me that wants to say - I’m not that much of a masochist. Then there’s a part of me that wants to say - I do want to continue for a while longer because I don’t feel like I’ve really played some of these games for various reasons. We’ll just have to live and see what happens.
"P1T2
Tech StartingHand Workers
TECH
Stewardess of the Undone
Argonaut
STARTING HAND
Neo Plexus
Plasmodium
Forgotten Fighter
Battle Suits
Fading Argonaut
WORKERS
Tinkerer
Plasmodium
NextHand
Stewardess of the Undone
Nullcraft
Neo Plexus
Temporal Research
Time Spiral
Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($5)
Worker - ($4)
Battle Suits - ($2)
Tech 1 - ($0)
Float ($0)
Discard 3, reshuffle, draw 5
Board Info:
In Patrol:
-
Squad Leader: Hardened Mox 2/1A
-
Elite:
-
Scavenger:
-
Technician:
-
Lookout:
In Play:
Buildings:
-
Base HP: 20
-
Tech I HP: 5
Economy Info:
Cards:
Gold:
P2T2
Tech StartingHand Workers
TECH
Scribe
Overeager Cadet
STARTING HAND
Reputable Newsman
Traffic Director
Spectral Aven
Jail
Arrest
WORKERS
Bluecoat Musketeer
Traffic Director
NextHand
Manufactured Truth
Overeager Cadet
Arrest
Reputable Newsman
Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($7)
Worker - ($6)
Tech 1 - ($5)
Spectral Aven - ($3)
Jail - ($0)
Float ($0)
Discard 2, reshuffle, draw 4
Board Info:
In Patrol:
-
Squad Leader: Oni lvl 1(2/3A)
-
Elite:
-
Scavenger:
-
Technician:
-
Lookout: Spectral Aven (2/2)
In Play:
- Building Inspector (1/1)
- Jail (3)
Buildings:
-
Base HP: 20
-
Tech I HP: 5
Economy Info:
Cards:
Gold:
Thoughts
Battlesuits is up, so there’s no rush to play Newsman. I’d like to play Aven to help against Argo’s, should they drop, but there’s a risk of popping by Stewardess.
Hmm, maybe with a Jail behind it? It’s kind of asking to be Assimilated, but if I can get Newsman back in my hand before it’s cast, I could block $3 to protect it.
I’m teching stuff I can be sure to play while teching up next turn.
…
After the draw: that’s not a bad hand. I’ll probably play Cadet and Newsman on $3, and tech up, though the spells might also come in handy.
Then the turn afterwards I can replenish my hand with Scribe, Lawful Search and a 2nd hero.
"P1T3
Tech StartingHand Workers
TECH
Assimilate
Stewardess of the Undone
STARTING HAND
Neo Plexus
Temporal Research
Time Spiral
Nullcraft
Stewardess of the Undone
WORKERS
Tinkerer
Plasmodium
Neo Plexus
NextHand
Fading Argonaut
Forgotten Fighter
Time Spiral
Argonaut
Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($6)
Worker - ($5)
Nullcraft, to jail - ($3)
Stewardess of the Undone, to Jail - ($0)
Float ($0)
Discard 2, draw 3, reshuffle, draw 1
Board Info:
In Patrol:
-
Squad Leader:
-
Elite: Nullcraft 1/1, Flying
-
Scavenger:
-
Technician:
-
Lookout: Hardened Mox 2/1
In Play:
- Battle Suits
- Stewardess of the Undone. in jail
Buildings:
-
Base HP: 20
-
Tech I HP: 5
Economy Info:
Cards:
Gold:
Thoughts
This is a nice knot he’s tied me into. If I play the stewardess first, I can get the NC out but it can’t kill the inspector because the Aven is in the way. If I play the NC first, the stewardess can be out but only can bounce the inspecotr because I won’t have money for the resist. BUT I’d rather kill the inspector than bounce him. I can’t leave him with the inspector on the board beacuse that’s just mutliple Avens flying all over. Either I go with the first option and leave the NC in Elite to patrol, in which case Arrest+Manufactured Truth will hurt or I can bounce the Inspector, in which case he gets another card and the Aven is still in play. What’s better? Leaving him with the Aven and Inspector while I patrol, or leaving him without the Inspector while I don’t have a patrolling flyer? I’m gonna go with option no. 1. He knows that my Stewardess can come next turn and hoepfully that will push towards trading the Aven. If he does go for MT - one of the Avens will trade, the other will bounce (probably he’ll keep the inspector) and my tech 1 will suffer 2 damage.
"
P2T3
Tech StartingHand Workers
TECH
Free Speech
Air Hammer
STARTING HAND
Arrest
Overeager Cadet
Reputable Newsman
Manufactured Truth
WORKERS
Bluecoat Musketeer
Traffic Director
Manufactured Truth
NextHand
Lawful Search
Scribe
Porkhand Magistrate
Discard
Spectral Aven
Arrest
Free Speech
Air Hammer
Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($7)
Worker - ($6)
Tech 2 (Peace) - ($2)
Aven trades with Nullcraft
Overeager Cadet
Reputable Newsman, blocking $3 - ($0)
Float ($0)
Discard 1, draw 3
Board Info:
In Patrol:
-
Squad Leader: Overeager Cadet (2/2A)
-
Elite:
-
Scavenger: Building Inspector (1/1)
-
Technician:
-
Lookout: Reputable Newsman (0/3), blocking $3
In Play:
- Oni lvl 1(2/3)
- Jail (3), holding Stewardess
Buildings:
-
Base HP: 20
-
Tech I HP: 5
-
Tech II HP: 5 (Peace)
Economy Info:
Cards:
Gold:
Thoughts
I’ll trade Aven before he gets popped. That means Newsman could get bounced, which I’m perfectly fine with, since HolyTispon can’t afford a jailbreak + resist 1 + Vir + Assimilate without skipping a worker. Besides, I can play him again next turn if I feel the need to, which is, if I can’t dig for Free Speech.
There’s a small chance of hasted Geiger hitting past my Cadet, so I’ll leave Inspector on scav to avoid sparkshot. I can pretty much translate extra gold into cards next turn, anyway.
I’m not totally sure what to tech alongside Free Speech. After last game, I’m hoping HolyTispon is a bit paranoid about Spies, so I’ll bluff that and actually get the more versatile Air Hammer (man, these mind games are getting convoluted…)
"P1T4
Tech StartingHand Workers
TECH
Xenostalker
Void Star
STARTING HAND
Fading Argonaut
Forgotten Fighter
Argonaut
Time Spiral
WORKERS
Tinkerer
Plasmodium
Neo Plexus
Time Spiral
NextHand
Stewardess of the Undone
Assimilate
Argonaut
Temporal Research
Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($7)
Worker - ($6)
Fading Argonaut to jail, Stewardess arrives and bounces the inspector - ($4)
Tech 2 Future - ($0)
Float ($0)
Discard 2, draw 3, reshuffle, draw 1
Board Info:
In Patrol:
-
Squad Leader: Stewardess of the Undone 3/3A
-
Elite:
-
Scavenger:
-
Technician:
-
Lookout: Hardened Mox 2/1
In Play:
- Battle Suits
- Fading Argonaut, in jail
Buildings:
-
Base HP: 20
-
Tech I HP: 5
-
Tech II HP: 5 (Future)
Economy Info:
Cards:
Gold:
Thoughts
He’s on to my assimiliate. It’s a bit uncanny. I wonder… Anyway, he’s down on cards. The assimiliate should be useful vs. peace and I don’t have it at hand now anyway. With two stewardesses, I should be able to get rid of the pesky newsman sooner or later.
"
This is probably the cheekiest play I’ve ever made.
P2T4
Tech StartingHand Workers
TECH
Flagstone Garrison
Flagstone Garrison
STARTING HAND
Lawful Search
Scribe
Porkhand Magistrate
Flagstone Garrison
Spectral Aven
Flagstone Garrison
Air Hammer
WORKERS
Bluecoat Musketeer
Traffic Director
Manufactured Truth
Porkhand Magistrate
NextHand
Arrest
Lawful Search
Flagstone Garrison
Free Speech
Air Hammer
Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($8)
Lawful Search your hand, I draw - ($7)
Flagstone Garrison - ($4)
Building Inspector, I draw - ($3)
Scribe, I draw twice - ($1)
Worker - ($0)
Float ($0)
Discard 3, draw 2, reshuffle, draw 3
Board Info:
In Patrol:
-
Squad Leader: Scribe (1/3A)
-
Elite: Building Inspector (2/1)
-
Scavenger: Overeager Cadet (2/2)
-
Technician:
-
Lookout: Reputable Newsman (0/3), blocking $3
In Play:
- Oni lvl 1(2/3)
- Jail (3), holding Fading Argonaut
- Flagstone Garrison (4)
Buildings:
-
Base HP: 20
-
Tech I HP: 5
-
Tech II HP: 5 (Peace)
Economy Info:
Cards:
Gold:
Thoughts
It occurs to me (a turn too late, of course) that my board and deck are set up in a way that could protect a Garrison from Assimilate. Unfortunately, I’m not really set up to take advantage of a Garrison, though that can change over a turn or two. And anyway, I don’t see a much better way to deal with Omegacrons hitting the board soon.
…
Got the Garrison with my first card-dig. HolyTispon has answers in his hand, but he’s in a bind: he can’t Assimilate before bouncing Newsman, but he needs to get rid of Jail to play Stewardess and still afford Assimilate. Maxband Prynn or Geiger are also too expensive.
Bottom line is, I can play the Garrison relatively safely and see what else I dig.
Nice. Kind of saw it coming with the newsman at 3 and such. Didn’t work out to deal with it. Let’s see what you have this turn.
"P1T5
Tech StartingHand Workers
TECH
Temporal Distortion
Hive
STARTING HAND
Assimilate
Temporal Research
Stewardess of the Undone
Argonaut
WORKERS
Tinkerer
Plasmodium
Neo Plexus
Time Spiral
Temporal Research
NextHand
Hive
Xenostalker
Void Star
Nullcraft 1/1, Flying
Forgotten Fighter
Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($8)
Worker - ($7)
Stewardess and Mox kill the Scribe
Max Geiger, flicker Stewardess and bounce the Inspector - ($1)
Float ($1)
Discard 3, draw 4, reshuffle, draw 1
Board Info:
In Patrol:
-
Squad Leader: Stewardess of the Undone 3/3A
-
Elite:
-
Scavenger:
-
Technician: L5 Max Geiger 3/4
-
Lookout:
In Play:
- Battle Suits
- Fading Argonaut, in jail
- Hardened Mox 2/1
Buildings:
-
Base HP: 20
-
Tech I HP: 5
-
Tech II HP: 5 (Future)
Economy Info:
Cards:
Gold:
P2T5
Tech StartingHand Workers
TECH
Overeager Cadet
Tax Collector
STARTING HAND
Arrest
Free Speech
Lawful Search
Air Hammer
Flagstone Garrison
Spectral Aven
Scribe
Tax Collector
Overeager Cadet
Overeager Cadet
Lawful Search
WORKERS
Bluecoat Musketeer
Traffic Director
Manufactured Truth
Porkhand Magistrate
NextHand
Free Speech
Scribe
Lawful Search
Arrest
Flagstone Garrison
Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($9)
Lawful Search your hand, I draw - ($8)
Cadet suicides to deal 1 damage to Stewardess
Building Inspector, I reshuffle and draw - ($7)
Spectral Aven, I draw - ($5)
Tax Collector, I steal your floating gold and draw - ($4)
Overeager Cadet, I draw
Overeager Cadet, I draw
Air Hammer, nothing left to draw - ($0)
Float ($0)
Discard 5, reshuffle, draw 5
Board Info:
In Patrol:
-
Squad Leader: Tax Collector (2/3A)
-
Elite: Overeager Cadet (3/2)
-
Scavenger: Spectral Aven (2/2)
-
Technician: Overeager Cadet (2/2)
-
Lookout: Air Hammer (3/3)
In Play:
- Oni lvl 1(2/3)
- Jail (3), holding Fading Argonaut
- Flagstone Garrison (4)
- Building Inspector (1/1)
- Reputable Newsman (0/3), blocking $3
Buildings:
-
Base HP: 20
-
Tech I HP: 5
-
Tech II HP: 5 (Peace)
Economy Info:
Cards:
Gold:
Thoughts
Having cards and keeping my own buildings for myself is nice, but at some point I also need to win the game, right? Though if I’m being honest, that point is probably still a couple of turns away…
For now, I’ll just keep flooding the board, which means teching the 2nd Cadet and, what? Hmm, Tax Collector could be nice to pick up that floating gold.
With that settled, I’ll Lawful Search to see if I need to drop a Free Speech.
…
Oof, those are some big units that are about to hit the board. I might want Drill Sergeant and Hallucination next turn to deal with those. At least I don’t really need to spend 2 on Free Speech.
…
After the discard/draw: oops, only now noticed I forgot to worker 
well, I’m going to keep teching cards anyway, right?
When is it ever good that your opponent draws their entire deck and can’t draw anymore?
"P1T6
Tech StartingHand Workers
TECH
Rewind
Seer
STARTING HAND
Xenostalker
Void Star
Forgotten Fighter
Nullcraft 1/1, Flying
Hive
WORKERS
Tinkerer
Plasmodium
Neo Plexus
Time Spiral
Temporal Research
NextHand
Stewardess of the Undone
Assimilate
Argonaut
Temporal Distortion
Discard
Stewardess of the Undone 3/3A
Forgotten Fighter
Xenostalker
Hive
Rewind
Seer
Tech 1 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($10)
Tax - ($9)
Mox hits the collector
Nullcraft, Fargo arrvies - ($7)
Void Star, Nullcraft arrives - ($2)
Forgotten Fighter on the Aven - ($0)
Geiger finishes the collector, sparks the Cadet
Nullcraft finishes the Cadet
Float ($0)
Discard 2, draw 4
Board Info:
In Patrol:
-
Squad Leader:
-
Elite:
-
Scavenger:
-
Technician: Fading Argonaut 3/3 @3
-
Lookout:
In Play:
- Battle Suits
- Void Star, in jail
- Hardened Mox 2/1
- Nullcraft 1/1, Flying
- L5 Max Geiger 3/2(4)
Buildings:
-
Base HP: 20
-
Tech I HP: 5
-
Tech II HP: 5 (Future)
Economy Info:
Cards:
Gold:
P2T6
Tech StartingHand Workers
TECH
Drill Sergeant
Drill Sergeant
STARTING HAND
Flagstone Garrison
Free Speech
Arrest
Scribe
Lawful Search
Tax Collector
Drill Sergeant
Spectral Aven
Drill Sergeant
WORKERS
Bluecoat Musketeer
Traffic Director
Manufactured Truth
Porkhand Magistrate
Tax Collector
NextHand
Overeager Cadet
Free Speech
Lawful Search
Arrest
Drill Sergeant
Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($9)
Scav gold - ($10)
Scribe, I draw twice - ($8)
Drill Sergeant, I draw - ($5)
Spectral Aven, I draw, +1 rune - ($3)
Arrest Fargo - ($1)
Building Inspector softens tech 2
Air Hammer breaks tech 2
Oni and Cadet break tech 1
Worker - ($0)
Float ($0)
Discard 4, draw 1, reshuffle, draw 4
Board Info:
In Patrol:
-
Squad Leader: Scribe (1/3A)
-
Elite:
-
Scavenger: Spectral Aven (2/2)
-
Technician:
-
Lookout: Reputable Newsman (0/3), blocking $3
In Play:
- Oni lvl 1(2/3)
- Drill Sergeant (4/4), +
- Air Hammer (3/3)
- Building Inspector (1/1)
- Overeager Cadet (2/2)
- Jail (3), holding Void Star
- Flagstone Garrison (4)
Buildings:
-
Base HP: 20
-
Tech I HP: 5
-
Tech II HP: 5 (Peace)
Economy Info:
Cards:
Gold:
GG WP. I definitely have a newfound respect for Newsman+Jail(+Garrison) synergy. Hard to get rid of Newsman with Jail slowing down Stewardesses, and board development in general. I wonder if @Shadow_Night_Black has ideas on how to get around that.
I think Seers, for example, are a pretty good response - they let me cycle through units very quickly, and with just one of them a turn of Max Prynn can be brutal and effective. But I haven’t been playing them as much and I’ve been pretty much on the wrong end of the spectrum on each one of our games. I think some of it is RPS/mind games kind of thing, and luck of the draw - you’ve been one step ahead of me for sure. I do think purple has some weaknesses against blue but I actually think it’s less of an issue as P1, even though I’ve been losing.
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Base HP: 20
well, I’m going to keep teching cards anyway, right?
