Well I’ve got no way to stop Nullcraft from getting through on your turn, so GG WP! Yeah, P1 purple definitely maintained control of that game throughout. I sorta managed to rush Tech II, but it didn’t really help to turn things around.
I’m back from holidays now, and should be posting more frequently.
P1T1
StartingHand Workers
STARTING HAND
Verdant Tree
Playful Panda
Ironbark Treant
Spore Shambler
Merfolk Prospector
WORKERS
Spore Shambler
NextHand
Rampant Growth
Tiger Cub
Forest’s Favor
Young Treant
Rich Earth
yeah, im thinkink if green can’t stop purple from getting to tech 2, then making sure the hyperion trades is ke. that way purple can’t get all that value from geiger maxband and temporal distorition.
now let’s see what i can do with purple as player 2.
[b]P2T1[/b]
StartingHand Workers
STARTING HAND
Forgotten Fighter
Hardened Mox
Tinkerer
Battle Suits
Time Spiral
WORKERS
Time Spiral
NextHand
Nullcraft
Fading Argonaut
Neo Plexus
Plasmodium
Temporal Research
Discard
Battle Suits
Tinkerer
Forgotten Fighter
Tech 0 card(s)
Get Paid - ($5)
Worker - ($4)
hardened mox - ($1)
Float ($1)
Discard 3, draw 5
Board Info: In Patrol:
Squad Leader:
Elite: Hardened Mox (2/1)
Scavenger:
Technician:
Lookout:
In Play:
*
Buildings:
Base HP: 20
Economy Info: Cards:
Hand: 5
Deck: 0
Disc: 3
Gold:
Gold: 1
Workers: 6
Thoughts
hmmm, let’s go argo’s this game. see what happens.
STARTING HAND
Forest’s Favor
Young Treant
Tiger Cub
Rich Earth
Rampant Growth
WORKERS
Spore Shambler
Rich Earth
NextHand
Young Treant
Forest’s Favor
Verdant Tree
Huntress
Playful Panda
Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($5)
Worker - ($4)
Begin constructing Tech I Building - ($3)
Play Tiger Cub (2/2) - ($1)
Merfolk Prospector strikes gold! - ($2)
Construct a Heroes’ Hall - ($0)
STARTING HAND
Young Treant
Verdant Tree
Forest’s Favor
Huntress
Playful Panda
WORKERS
Spore Shambler
Rich Earth
Verdant Tree
NextHand
Rampant Growth
Merfolk Prospector
Young Treant
Ironbark Treant
Nature Reclaims
Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($6)
Worker - ($5)
Play Huntress (3/3, Anti-air, Sparkshot) - ($3)
Calamandra strikes Fargo for 2 damage, and takes 2 herself.
Summon Argagarg Garg (1/3), a Wisp appears (0/1) - ($1)
Float ($1)
Discard 3, draw 3, reshuffle, draw 2
Board Info: In Patrol:
Squad Leader: L1 - Argagarg Garg (1/3+A)
Elite:
Scavenger: Tiger Cub (2/2)
Technician: Huntress (3/3, Anti-air, Sparkshot)
Lookout:
In Play:
L1 - Calamandra Moss (2/1)
Wisp (0/1)x
Buildings:
Base HP: 20
Tech I HP: 5
Heroes’ Hall HP: 4
Economy Info: Cards:
Hand: 5
Deck: 4
Disc: 0
Gold:
Gold: 1
Workers: 7
Thoughts
Hmm… I’m expecting Battle Suits and hopefully I can trash it with Nature Reclaims next turn. Wouldn’t mind if Stewardess bounces Tiger Cub here as I could use the hand size. We’ll have to see what happens.
Right! Sorry, I conflated two options I had planned and ended up borfing things up. I have edited my turn. Essentially I summoned Arg instead of Midori, And Arg is now patrolling in place of Cal.
no worries! happens to me all the time. i do find it a little odd leaving Cal on the board for nullcraft to hit. i have a feeling i might be walking into a trap…
[b]P2T3[/b]
Tech StartingHand Workers
TECH
Hyperion
Hyperion
STARTING HAND
Argonaut
Neo Plexus
Battle Suits
Argonaut
WORKERS
Time Spiral
Plasmodium
Neo Plexus
NextHand
Nullcraft (1/1)
Tinkerer
Temporal Research
Forgotten Fighter
Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($8)
fargo fades
Worker - ($7)
argonaut - ($4)
tech 2 present - ($0)
nullcraft kills Cal, dies to huntress, levels fizzle
Float ($0)
Discard 2, draw 3, reshuffle, draw 1
Board Info: In Patrol:
Squad Leader: Argo (3/4+A)
Elite:
Scavenger: Hardened Mox (1/1)
Technician: Fading Argonaut (2/1)**
Lookout:
In Play:
*
Buildings:
Base HP: 20
Tech I HP: 5
Tech II HP: 5 (Present)
Economy Info: Cards:
Hand: 4
Deck: 4
Disc: 0
Gold:
Gold: 0
Workers: 8
Thoughts
im going to try a slightly different route with purple player 2 tech 2 here. let’s see if i can get value from it before akiata does too much with those hero’s.
Haha, it is certainly unnerving when your opponent leaves an opening that seems too easy to exploit. In this case, I don’t think you have too much to worry about though. Interested to see how you press your tech II advantage here.
P1T4
Tech StartingHand Workers
TECH
Stampede
Centaur
STARTING HAND
Nature Reclaims
Ironbark Treant
Rampant Growth
Young Treant
Merfolk Prospector
WORKERS
Spore Shambler
Rich Earth
Verdant Tree
Ironbark Treant
NextHand
Playful Panda
Centaur
Forest’s Favor
Young Treant
Galina Glimmer
Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($8)
Worker - ($7)
Maxband Argagarg Garg, a Water Elemental arrives (3/3, Anti-air) - ($3)
Midori casts Rampant Growth on Huntress - ($1)
Huntress (now 5/3+AA) kills Argonaut, takes 1 damage after armour.
Tiger Cub trades with Fading Argonaut.
Float ($1)
Discard 3, draw 4, reshuffle, draw 1
Board Info: In Patrol:
Squad Leader: L5 - Argagarg Garg (1/5+A)
Elite:
Scavenger:
Technician: Wisp (0/1)
Lookout:
In Play:
Water Elemental (3/3, Anti-air)
Huntress (3/2, Anti-air, Sparkshot, 1 damage)
Buildings:
Base HP: 20
Tech I HP: 5
Heroes’ Hall HP: 4
Economy Info: Cards:
Hand: 5
Deck: 6
Disc: 0
Gold:
Gold: 1
Workers: 8
Thoughts
Well, I’m really wondering where Battle Suits has got to here… Taking some board advantage here instead of going Tech II.
Yeah, I retconned my T3 to hire Arg instead of Midori. But then, perplexingly in T4 I referenced Midori when casting a spell (in fact, Midori wasn’t in play, and it would have been Arg who cast).
I’m pleased to hear that it confused you, it’s all cunning chicanery (and certainly not silly mistakes) on my part designed to keep you off balance.
P1T5
Tech StartingHand Workers
TECH
Blooming Ancient
Blooming Ancient
STARTING HAND
Galina Glimmer
Centaur
Playful Panda
Forest’s Favor
Young Treant
Rampant Growth
WORKERS
Spore Shambler
Rich Earth
Verdant Tree
Ironbark Treant
Blooming Ancient
Blooming Ancient
Rampant Growth
Forest’s Favor
Centaur
Playful Panda
Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($9) Skip worker
Play Young Treant (0/2, Can’t attack), I draw 1 - ($7)
Draw
Rampant Growth… now that is handy.
Play Galina Glimmer (2/2) - ($6)
Summon and midband Calamandra Moss (3/4) - ($2)
Argagarg casts Rampant Growth on his good buddy Water Elemental (actually he’s more of a fair weather friend than a good buddy when you think about it) - ($0)
Arg is so happy to hang with his friend he activates his midband to buff old Ele, but Ele is too busy trying to look down Galina’s top to notice. Everyone finds this exchange really awkward.
Water Elemental now 6/3+AAA (let’s be honest, this dude’s a total dick), kills Argonaut, and takes no damage due to armour.
Float ($0)
Discard 3, draw 5
Board Info: In Patrol:
Squad Leader: Young Treant (0/2+A, Can’t attack, Resist 1)
Water “Who invitived that guy?” Elemental (3/3, Anti-air, Resist 1)
L5 - Argagarg Garg (1/5)
Buildings:
Base HP: 20
Tech I HP: 5
Heroes’ Hall HP: 4
Economy Info: Cards:
Hand: 5
Deck: 0
Disc: 6
Gold:
Gold: 0
Workers: 8
Thoughts
…Hmm, codexnewb must have whiffed on his tech II cards - pretty unlucky, but I can count on some serious pain next turn.
…I won’t be seeing any Tech 2 cards next turn, so no point building it just yet.
…I feel like I’ve managed to counter a goodly amount of Purple’s options here, but it’s tough to cover everything.
…I’ll have Arg’s ult next turn, so here’s hoping I have some units left to cast it on!
…Opting to play Galina instead of hiring a worker. I mean, simply no way that could backfire on me.
…Bullet point inside details sections are hard to do!
Tech 0 card(s)
Get Paid - ($8)
Worker - ($7)
Merfolk Prospector (1/1) walks in, he can tell something’s going on, but doesn’t know what - ($6)
Argagarg, apparently oblivious to the awkwardness, having the time of his life (bless him) uses his midband on Water Bastard again.
Argagarg goes full cringe, takes his pants (robes?) off and attempts to start a naked run. Worse still, several others (mostly tokens though) join the Stampede! - ($0)
Water Bastard (now 7/3+AAAA) runs straight into Tricycloid, who goes down. Bastard takes 2 damage after armour.
Cal’s keeping her clothes on thankyouverymuch, and has a private chat with Geiger. He dies (real talk!) Cal maxbands and heals.
Wisp (now 3/1+AAA), normally pretty quiet at parties, runs straight over Tinkerer who doesn’t get up, and (stampeding) smacks your base to 19.
Huntress (now 6/2+AAA) knows how to party, she breaks your Tech II building, your base to 17.
Float ($0)
Discard 2, reshuffle, draw 4
Board Info: In Patrol:
Squad Leader: Merfolk “What did I just walk in on?” Prospector (1/1+A, Resist 1)
Elite:
Scavenger:
Technician:
Lookout:
In Play:
L5 - Calamandra “Mind if I bend your ear for a tick?” Moss (4/5)
L5 - Argagarg “Have you seen my pants?” Garg (1/5+A)
Water “He’s still here? Ugh” Elemental (3/1, Anti-air, Resist 1, 2 damage)
Wisp “It really is better to give than receive” (0/1, Resist 1)
Tech 2 break means he can’t play that hyperion in his hand, which is nice not to have to worry about. Nullcraft, stewardess would clear up my board a bit, and I’m expecting at least one Argnoaut. Need to get my act together and pay for Tech II at some point.
Murkwood Allies
Giant Panda
Forest’s Favor
Nature Reclaims
Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($9)
Begin constructing Tech II - ($5)
Centaur (3/4, Overpower) turns up, shirtless per usual (Eww) - ($2)
Galina Glimmer (2/2) comes back now that Bastard has left, but rolls her eyes when she sees Centaur - ($1)
Merfolk finds $1, no one cares - ($2)
Argagarg, stoked to see another bro, casts Forest’s Favour on Centaur - ($0)
Calamandra has another one of her little talks with Prynn, Prynn dies, Cal takes 1 damage.
L5 - Calamandra “I can’t believe she said that!” Moss (4/4, 1 damage)
Merfolk “What’d I miss?” Prospector (1/1, Resist 1)
Galina Glimmer (2/2)
Buildings:
Base HP: 20
Tech I HP: 5
Heroes’ Hall HP: 4
Economy Info: Cards:
Hand: 3
Deck: 4
Disc: 4
Gold:
Gold: 0
Workers: 9
Thoughts
Well, having played a buncha games vs green, I did not expect to have these heroes actually SURVIVE and thus have built for Tech II, rather than Ultimate spells. We’ll chalk this up to a Character Building Learning Opportunity™. Ugh, back to worrying about all the Present shenanigans that can now come out. Pruple’s got enough fundd to power a scary amount of options, and I don’t quite have the resources to counter them all.
Depending on what codexnewb’s holding this could be a turning point.
Well that’s a nice hand to be holding if my Tech II building survives…
Temporal Research
Temporal Distortion
Temporal Distortion
Origin Story
Origin Story
Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($11)
hyperion - ($6)
geiger - ($4)
hype hits centaur for armor and 4, draw 1
nullcraft kills centaur
temporal distortion, hype to hand, warp gate disciple to field - ($2)
NOW on WGD - ($1)
tap WGD, put immortal from codex into play - ($0)
stewardess trades with huntress, you draw
Float ($0)
Discard 3, draw 1, reshuffle, draw 4
Board Info: In Patrol:
Squad Leader: Immortal (5/5+A)
Elite:
Scavenger: Geiger, lvl 1, (2/3)
Technician:
Lookout:
In Play:
Battle Suits
WGD (2/1)
Nullcraft (1/1)
Buildings:
Base HP: 17
Tech I HP: 5
Tech II HP: 5 (Present)
Economy Info: Cards:
Hand: 5
Deck: 10
Disc: 0
Gold:
Gold: 0
Workers: 10
Thoughts
hmmm, hoping no feral strike…lets get an immortal out there to handle it for now.
Yeah, P1 purple definitely maintained control of that game throughout. I sorta managed to rush Tech II, but it didn’t really help to turn things around.
Squad Leader: Merfolk Prospector (1/1+A)
Elite:
Scavenger:
Technician:
Lookout:
Base HP: 20
Base HP: 20
Merfolk Prospector (1/1)