[CAMS22] Round2: P1 Bryce_The_Rice [Finesse]/Anarchy/Strength vs P2 OffKilter [Bashing]/Balance/Demonology

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@OffKilter Neutral vs Neutral. I do not have a strong opinion about who will win.

Changes:
Vandy: Resist 1 removed
Pirate Gunship: Obliterate 2 removed
Dark Pact: Cost 0->1
Bird’s Nest: Re-summon one lost bird
Troq: Midband: Readiness
Troq: Maxband: Attacks: Deal 1 damage to any of that opponent’s buildings
Troq: Midband 4-6
The Boot: Destroy a tech 0 unit, tech 1 unit, or an Upgrade

Turn 1

Hand: Spark, Bloom, Timely Messenger, Helpful Turtle, Wither
Workers: Spark

Techs
  1. Get paid (+$4, $4)
  2. Hire a worker ($3)
  3. Summon Timely Messenger ($2)
  4. Summon River Montoya ($0)
  5. Messenger hits your base for 1
  6. Discard 3, draw 5
  • Patrol:
    :psblueshield:Squad Leader:
    :psfist:Elite:
    :ps_:Scavenger:
    :pschip:Technician:
    :target:Lookout: River Montoya (2/3)
  • Buildings:
  • Units/Heroes:
    Timely Messenger (1/1)
  • Base: 20
  • Other:

Economy:

  • Workers: 5
  • Gold: 0
  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 0
  • Discard: 3
Hand

Brick Thief, Older Brother, Fruit Ninja, Granfalloon Flagbearer, Tenderfoot

Discard

Bloom, Wither, Helpful Turtle

Think

Wow, talk about a bad hand! Not only did I draw all my combat tricks, I didn’t even draw fruit ninja to worker! Ah well, that’s the luck of the draw in codex. I’ll survive by putting out some river pressure with the threat of my combat tricks present anyway.

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GL HF!

P2T1

StartingHand Workers

STARTING HAND
Tenderfoot
Brick Thief
Bloom
Timely Messenger
Wither

WORKERS
Brick Thief

NextHand

Granfalloon Flagbearer
Older Brother
Helpful Turtle
Fruit Ninja
Spark

Discard

Wither
Bloom
Timely Messenger

Tech 0 card(s)
Get Paid - ($5)
Worker - ($4)
Midori - ($2)
Tenderfoot - ($1)

Float ($1)
Discard 3, draw 5

Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Tenderfoot 1/2a
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger:
  • :pschip: Technician:
  • :target: Lookout: L1 Midori 2/3

In Play:
*

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 19

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 0
  • Disc: 3

Gold:

  • Gold: 1
  • Workers: 6
Thoughts

Oh nice. If Bryce opened with Rook I might have had to play fruit ninja on turn 3.

@bryce_the_rice’s turn!

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Average luck, have no strong feelings one way or the other.

Turn 2

Hand: Brick Thief, Older Brother, Fruit Ninja, Granfalloon Flagbearer, Tenderfoot
Workers: Spark, Fruit Ninja

Techs

Turn 2: Nimble Fencer, Discord

  1. Tech 2 cards
  2. Get paid (+$5, $5)
  3. Hire a worker ($4)
  4. Build Tech 1 ($2)
  5. Summon Older Brother ($0)
  6. Discard 3, reshuffle, draw 5
  • Patrol:
    :psblueshield:Squad Leader: Older Brother (2/2+A)
    :psfist:Elite:
    :ps_:Scavenger: Timely Messenger (1/1)
    :pschip:Technician:
    :target:Lookout: River Montoya (2/3)
  • Buildings:
    Tech 1: 5
  • Units/Heroes:
  • Base: 20
  • Other:

Economy:

  • Workers: 6
  • Gold: 0
  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 3
  • Discard: 0
Hand

Brick Thief, Tenderfoot, Nimble Fencer, Bloom, Helpful Turtle

Discard

Think

Ok, we got to worker fruit ninja. Great success. Picking up a fencer for super pressure, and a discord will be useful vs basilisks and owls. No need to attack here. They could kill river, but it woudl certainly put them down on cards and I’m fine with it.

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Midori, in contrast, picks favourite students:

P2T2

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Iron Man
Iron Man

STARTING HAND
Helpful Turtle
Older Brother
Spark
Granfalloon Flagbearer
Fruit Ninja

WORKERS
Brick Thief
Fruit Ninja

NextHand

Spark
Bloom
Granfalloon Flagbearer
Iron Man
Helpful Turtle

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($7)
Worker - ($6)
Older Brother - ($4)
Midband Midori - ($0)

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

Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Older Brother 3/3a
  • :psfist: Elite: Tenderfoot “3”/3
  • :ps_: Scavenger:
  • :pschip: Technician:
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

  • L5 Midori 3/4 *

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 19

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 3
  • Disc: 0

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 7
Thoughts

The master’s favourite students opener.

@bryce_the_rice’s turn!

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(edits for base hp = 19)

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Turn 3

Hand: Brick Thief, Tenderfoot, Nimble Fencer, Bloom, Helpful Turtle
Workers: Spark, Fruit Ninja, Helpful Turtle

Techs

Turn 2: Nimble Fencer, Discord
Turn 3: Nimble Fencer, Gunpoint Taxman

  1. Tech 2 cards
  2. Get paid (+$6, $6)
  3. Hire a worker ($5)
  4. Build a Tower ($2)
  5. Summon Nimble Fencer ($0)
  6. Discard 3, draw 3, reshuffle, draw 2
  • Patrol:
    :psblueshield:Squad Leader: Older Brother (2/2+A)
    :psfist:Elite:
    :ps_:Scavenger: Timely Messenger (1/1)
    :pschip:Technician: Nimble Fencer (2/3)
    :target:Lookout:
  • Buildings:
    Tech 1: 5
    Tower: 4
  • Units/Heroes:
    River Montoya (2/3)
  • Base: 20
  • Other:

Economy:

  • Workers: 7
  • Gold: 0
  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 3
  • Discard: 0
Hand

Wither, Granfalloon Flagbearer, Discord, Nimble Fencer, Bloom

Discard

Think

I’m not exactly sure what they’re going for. Really early moment’s peace for dragon beat down? It’s possible, so I’m building an early tower and grabbing a taxman to control the skies. I can also clap back with Zane if moment’s peace becomes troublesome.
Furthermore, I am solidly ahead in the tech race and could tech up next turn if I don’t have much else to do. I see no need to attack here; my position is superior, so I will use defensive bonuses.

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P2T3

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Nature Reclaims
Hired Stomper

STARTING HAND
Granfalloon Flagbearer
Spark
Iron Man
Helpful Turtle
Bloom

WORKERS
Brick Thief
Fruit Ninja
Granfalloon Flagbearer

NextHand

Spark
Iron Man
Hired Stomper
Wither
Timely Messenger

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($7)
Worker - ($6)
tech 1 - ($4)
Midori kills your older brother
Maxband Midori - ($1)
Spark timely messenger - ($0)

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

Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Older Brother 3/3a
  • :psfist: Elite: Tenderfoot “3”/3
  • :ps_: Scavenger:
  • :pschip: Technician:
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

  • L5 Midori 4/5 *

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 19
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 4
  • Disc: 0

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 8
Thoughts

Hmm, wasn’t expecting that tower. Current concern is discord + more fencers. I think the play is to reduce his board and make Midori stronger. Keeping Midori in play to get Iron Man out is key.

@bryce_the_rice’s turn!

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Turn 4

Hand: Wither, Granfalloon Flagbearer, Discord, Nimble Fencer, Bloom
Workers: Spark, Fruit Ninja, Helpful Turtle, Granfalloon Flagbearer

Techs

Turn 2: Nimble Fencer, Discord
Turn 3: Nimble Fencer, Gunpoint Taxman
Turn 4: Grounded Guide, Leaping Lizard

  1. Tech 2 cards
  2. Get paid (+$7, $8)
  3. Hire a worker ($7)
  4. Build Tech 2 Finesse ($3)
  5. Summon Nimble Fencer ($1)
  6. Discard 3, draw 3, reshuffle, draw 2
  • Patrol:
    :psblueshield:Squad Leader: Nimble Fencer (2/3+A)
    :psfist:Elite:
    :ps_:Scavenger: Nimble Fencer (2/3)
    :pschip:Technician: River Montoya (2/3)
    :target:Lookout:
  • Buildings:
    Tech 1: 5
    Tech 2: 5
    Tower: 4
  • Units/Heroes:
  • Base: 20
  • Other:

Economy:

  • Workers: 8
  • Gold: 1
  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 5
  • Discard: 0
Hand

Brick Thief, Tenderfoot, Gunpoint Taxman, Discord, Wither

Discard

Think

Ok, just a max midori. I’m expecting Iron Men, possibly two, and moment’s peace. I guess they could have final showdown…? Perhaps they will try to base race me.
I could’ve cleared their patrol, but it would’ve left me 1 gold short of teching up and allowed them to get the tech advantage. I would’ve had good board pressure though, so eh maybe. But they simply had to drop an iron man to stop me in my tracks. So best to get a grounded guide to turn my fencers into real threats.

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P2T4

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Hired Stomper
Regular-sized Rhinoceros

STARTING HAND
Timely Messenger
Iron Man
Wither
Spark
Hired Stomper

WORKERS
Brick Thief
Fruit Ninja
Granfalloon Flagbearer
Timely Messenger

NextHand

Helpful Turtle
Nature Reclaims
Bloom
Regular-sized Rhinoceros
Iron Man

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($8)
Worker - ($7)
Iron Man - ($4)
Tech 2 Bashing - ($0)
Midori breaks your tower

Float ($0)
Discard 3, draw 4, reshuffle, draw 1

Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Iron Man 4/5a
  • :psfist: Elite: Tenderfoot “3”/3
  • :ps_: Scavenger:
  • :pschip: Technician: Older Brother 3/3a
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

  • L8 Midori 4/(5-1) *

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 19
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 4
  • Disc: 0

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 9
Thoughts

Expecting Leaping Lizards. I guess a rhino is bigger?

@bryce_the_rice’s turn!

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Turn 5

Hand: Brick Thief, Tenderfoot, Gunpoint Taxman, Discord, Wither
Workers: Spark, Fruit Ninja, Helpful Turtle, Granfalloon Flagbearer, Wither

Techs

Turn 2: Nimble Fencer, Discord
Turn 3: Nimble Fencer, Gunpoint Taxman
Turn 4: Grounded Guide, Leaping Lizard
Turn 5: Star-Crossed Starlet, Star-Crossed Starlet

  1. Tech 2 cards
  2. Get paid (+$8, $9)
  3. Hire a worker ($8)
  4. Build a Tower ($5)
  5. Summon Gunpoint Taxman ($3)
  6. Summon Tenderfoot ($2)
  7. Cast Discord ($0)
  8. River, Fencer, and Tenderfoot kill Iron Man
  9. Discard 1, draw 3
  • Patrol:
    :psblueshield:Squad Leader: Nimble Fencer (2/3+A)
    :psfist:Elite:
    :ps_:Scavenger:
    :pschip:Technician: Gunpoint Taxman (3/3)
    :target:Lookout:
  • Buildings:
    Tech 1: 5
    Tech 2: 5
    Tower: 4
  • Units/Heroes:
    Nimble Fencer (2/1)
    River Montoya (2/1)
  • Base: 18
  • Other:

Economy:

  • Workers: 9
  • Gold: 0
  • Hand: 3
  • Deck: 2
  • Discard: 5
Hand

Older Brother, Timely Messenger, Leaping Lizard

Discard

Brick Thief, Tenderfoot, Discord, Star-Crossed Starlet, Star-Crossed Starlet

Think

As I suspected, iron man. A nice redraw of discord nets me a nice kill, and I’ve set up my strong anti-air. Probably should’ve teched that sooner though. I’m a little concerned about bloom on midori, that would be quite frustrating, as they could set up repeated tech 2 breaks. Still, Zane is always an option.

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P2T5

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Harvest Reaper
Soul Stone

STARTING HAND
Iron Man
Bloom
Nature Reclaims
Helpful Turtle
Regular-sized Rhinoceros

WORKERS
Brick Thief
Fruit Ninja
Granfalloon Flagbearer
Timely Messenger

NextHand

Wither
Hired Stomper
Hired Stomper
Spark

Discard

Iron Man
Bloom
Nature Reclaims
Harvest Reaper
Soul Stone

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($9)
Helpful Turtle - ($7)
Regular-sized Rhinoceros - ($3)
Iron Man - ($0)
Midori kills your squad leader

Float ($0)
Discard 2, draw 4

Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Regular-sized Rhinoceros 6/7a
  • :psfist: Elite: Tenderfoot “3”/3
  • :ps_: Scavenger:
  • :pschip: Technician: Older Brother 3/3
  • :target: Lookout: Iron Man 4/5

In Play:

  • L8 Midori 4/(5-2) *
  • Helpful Turtle 1/2 Healing 1

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 19
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 0
  • Disc: 5

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 9
Thoughts

Looks like next turn is stomping time! With bryce down to 3 cards and 1 virtuoso, it’s unlikely that Maestro can bash my tech 2, and if that’s the play I can counter attack.

@bryce_the_rice’s turn!

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Rhino should be 6/7 with Midori’s midband.

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Oh woops, it’s only a regular sized one. I’ll edit.

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As far as rhinoceroses go, that one is similar in size to most others.

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Turn 6

Hand: Older Brother, Timely Messenger, Leaping Lizard
Workers: Spark, Fruit Ninja, Helpful Turtle, Granfalloon Flagbearer, Wither, Older Brother

Techs

Turn 2: Nimble Fencer, Discord
Turn 3: Nimble Fencer, Gunpoint Taxman
Turn 4: Grounded Guide, Leaping Lizard
Turn 5: Star-Crossed Starlet, Star-Crossed Starlet
Turn 6: Blademaster, Blademaster

  1. Tech 2 cards
  2. Get paid (+$9, $9)
  3. Hire a worker ($8)
  4. Build Tech 3 ($3)
  5. Summon Leaping Lizard ($2)
  6. Midband River ($0)
  7. Discard 1, draw 2, reshuffle, draw 1
  • Patrol:
    :psblueshield:Squad Leader: Leaping Lizard (3/5+A)
    :psfist:Elite: Nimble Fencer (3/1)
    :ps_:Scavenger: Gunpoint Taxman (3/3)
    :pschip:Technician: River Montoya lvl 3 (2/4)
    :target:Lookout:
  • Buildings:
    Tech 1: 5
    Tech 2: 5
    Tech 3: 5
    Tower: 4
  • Units/Heroes:
  • Base: 18
  • Other:

Economy:

  • Workers: 10
  • Gold: 0
  • Hand: 3
  • Deck: 8
  • Discard: 0
Hand

Bloom, Grounded Guide, Star-Crossed Starlet

Discard

Think

Hm well, that rhinoceros truly is regularly sized. So I guess I’ll tech up. I know they can destroy my tech 3, but that’s ok. I just need to hold for a bit.

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P2T6

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Soul Stone
Eggship

STARTING HAND
Spark
Hired Stomper
Hired Stomper
Wither

WORKERS
Brick Thief
Fruit Ninja
Granfalloon Flagbearer
Timely Messenger

NextHand

Bloom
Eggship
Soul Stone

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($9)
Turtle Heals
Stomper → Leaping Lizard - ($5)
Stomper → Gunpoint Taxman - ($1)
Spark → Nimble Fencer - ($0)
Older Brother trades with Leaping Lizard
Iron Man kills river, levels fizzle
Midori and turtle kill tech 3
Rhino kills tech 2
Tenderfoot hits your base for 2, should be 12

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

Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader:
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger: Hired Stomper 4/3
  • :pschip: Technician: Hired Stomper 4/3
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

  • L8 Midori 4/(5-2) *
  • Helpful Turtle 1/(2-1) Healing 1
  • Iron Man 4/(5-3)
  • Tenderfoot 2/(3-1)
  • Regular-sized Rhinoceros 6/(7-1)

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 19
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 3
  • Deck: 7
  • Disc: 0

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 9
Thoughts

“Ragoroggggg! Hssssss!”

@bryce_the_rice’s turn!

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I’m just going to assume you have a way to haste 2 damage somehow and concede here.

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GG @FrozenStorm !