CAPS 2017: shax (Mono Blue) vs. Barrelfish ([Finesse]/Present/Law)

@EricF, @Barrelfish
"P1T1


StartingHand Workers

STARTING HAND
Traffic Director
Building Inspector
Arrest
Porkhand Magistrate
Manufactured Truth


WORKERS
Traffic Director


NextHand

Spectral Aven
Lawful Search
Jail
Bluecoat Musketeer
Manufactured Truth


Discard

Arrest
Porkhand Magistrate


Tech 0 card(s)
Get Paid - ($4)
Worker - ($3)
Summon Bigby - ($1)
Summon building inspector - ($0)

Float ($0)
Stash 1, Discard 2, draw 4


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

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]: Bigby(2/3+A)
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]:
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]:
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]:
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]: Building Inspector(1/1)
    [B]In Play:[/B]

[B]Buildings:[/B]

  • :heart: Base HP: 20

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

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 1
  • Disc: 2
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 5
Thoughts

I don’t know about this opening(or any blue opening for that matter). Going with bigby over onimaru is notably weaker offense right now, but bigby is a lot easier to midband for heals. Also allows for a judgement day rush maybe. Considering a heroes hall strat with boot camp boosted bigby.

The biggest double edge sword is stash really.

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Reminder for @Barrelfish

Sorry, between a crazy week at work and ARMed pirate bringing the heat in my other game, I hadn’t gotten to this one yet. GLHF!

P2T1


StartingHand Workers

STARTING HAND
Helpful Turtle
Fruit Ninja
Brick Thief
Spark
Wither


WORKERS
Fruit Ninja


NextHand

Bloom
Granfalloon Flagbearer
Tenderfoot
Older Brother
Timely Messenger


Discard

Wither
Spark
Brick Thief


Tech 0 card(s)
Get Paid - ($5)
Worker - ($4)
Helpful Turtle - ($2)
Geiger - ($0)

Float ($0)
Discard 3, draw 5


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

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]: Geiger (2/3+A)
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]:
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]:
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]:
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]
  • Helpful Turtle (1/2+A)
    [B]Buildings:[/B]
  • :heart: Base HP: 20

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

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

Spells are too expensive for what they would give me I think. I’d prefer hero + unit, and this is the one combination of unit and patrol that keeps my hero safe from arrest/manufactured truth. Unless he maxbands Bigby which seems not worthwhile. Next turn I could Bloom Geiger and set up a very robust attacker with healing backup.

Boy was that a busy weekend! I hope there is still enough time to bang out a quick game. If not I should probably take the L for delay of game.

"P1T2


Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Injunction
Brave Knight


STARTING HAND
Manufactured Truth
Lawful Search
Bluecoat Musketeer
Jail
Spectral Aven


WORKERS
Traffic Director
Spectral Aven

NextHand

Porkhand Magistrate
Brave knight
Injunction
Reputable Newsman
Arrest


Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($5)
Worker - ($4)
Build tech I - ($3)
Summon bluecoat musketeer-($1)

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


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

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]: Bluecoat Musketeer(1/2+A)
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]:
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]: Building Inspector(1/1)
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]:
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]
  • Bigby(2/3)
    [B]Buildings:[/B]
  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5

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

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 4
  • Disc: 0
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 1
  • Workers: 6
Thoughts

I played bigby to get away from “always oni first” but It seems I’ll need a more concrete plan then that. I can’t actually kill anything which gives him the first swing. There are too many ways for him to bust down my board If I go for a impotent damage threat with spectral aven, so I’m going even more defensive despite being player 1.

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No worries. Let’s see how far we can get.

P2T2


Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Argonaut
Nimble Fencer


STARTING HAND
Timely Messenger
Bloom
Granfalloon Flagbearer
Older Brother
Tenderfoot


WORKERS
Fruit Ninja
Older Brother


NextHand

Timely Messenger
Nimble Fencer
Granfalloon Flagbearer
Bloom


Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($6)
Worker - ($5)
Bloom Geiger, he is now a 3/4 - ($3)
Tenderfoot - ($2)
Geiger kills Musketeer
Turtle kills Building Inspector, you get a gold
Tech I - ($0)

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]:
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]: Tenderfoot (1/2)
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]
  • Helpful Turtle (1/1)
  • Lvl 1 Geiger (2+1/3)
    [B]Buildings:[/B]
  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5

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

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 4
  • Disc: 0
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 7
Thoughts

Going down a card, but Technician / Geiger midband gives me card draw options and I like the board state I end up in.

"P1T3


Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Spectral flagbearer
Specral hound


STARTING HAND
Reputable Newsman
Porkhand Magistrate
Manufactured Truth
Lawful Search
Spectral Aven
Brave Knight
Arrest
Porkhand Magistrate
Injunction


WORKERS
Traffic Director
Spectral Aven
Porkhand Magistrate


NextHand

Jail
Reputable Newsman
Lawful Search
Manufactured Truth


Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float +scav - ($8)
Worker - ($7)
Kill tenderfoot with Bigby, you draw
Summon Brave knight - ($4)
Cast injunction on your tech I - ($1)

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


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

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]: Brave Knight(3/3+A)
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]:
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]:
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]:
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]
  • Bigby(2/2)
    [B]Buildings:[/B]
  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5

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

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 6
  • Disc: 0
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 1
  • Workers: 7
Thoughts

There are just too many ways he could possibly kill bigby no matter what I do. I had mistakenly thought injunction was only 2 gold for some reason, which would have allowed me to do this play AND heal bigby. As is, bigby is likely dead so I might as well use the injunction now.

I wonder if peace engine is fast enough or if I should go truth. hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

I’ve reached that point in codex where everything seems like a bad idea.

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P2T3


Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Hyperion
Nimble Fencer


STARTING HAND
Nimble Fencer
Bloom
Timely Messenger
Granfalloon Flagbearer
Spark


WORKERS
Fruit Ninja
Older Brother
Timely Messenger


NextHand

Brick Thief
Argonaut
Granfalloon Flagbearer
Wither


Tech 2 card(s)
Technician draw
Get Paid - ($7)
Turtle helpfully heals himself to 1/2 and Geiger to 3/4
Worker - ($6)
Geiger smacks Brave Knight. both survive with 1 HP
Spark kills Brave Knight. Spark isn’t combat damage, so he is discarded - ($5)
Bloom Helpful Turtle. He is now a 2/3 - ($3)
Helpful Turtle kills Bigby. Geiger to level 3 and heals

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


[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]
  • Helpful Turtle (1+1/1)
  • Lvl 3 Geiger (2+1/5)
    [B]Buildings:[/B]
  • :heart: Base HP: 20

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

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 6
  • Disc: 0
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 3
  • Workers: 8
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"P1T4


Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Spectral tiger
Eyes of the dude


STARTING HAND
Manufactured Truth
Jail
Lawful Search
Reputable Newsman


WORKERS
Traffic Director
Spectral Aven
Porkhand Magistrate
Lawful Search


NextHand

Spectral flagbearer
Arrest
Bluecoat Musketeer(1/2)
Injunction


Discard

Brave Knight(3/3)
Manufactured Truth
Jail
Spectral tiger
Eyes of the dude


Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($8)
Worker - ($7)
build tech II, Truth - ($3)
Summon reputable newsman on 2. - ($0)

Float ($0)
Discard 2, draw 4


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

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]: Reputable Newsman(0/3+A)@2
  • :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
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5 (Truth)

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

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 2
  • Disc: 5
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 8
Thoughts

Damn it, another bloom! Twer naught for that, poor bigby could have lived! Still no answer for geiger, but I do have my tech up and he probably has to take a slow turn to tech up himself. Or at least that would be the case if he hadn’t floated 3 gold. 4 hp in sql and no more spells means he shouldn’t be able to bust my tech II.

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P2T4


Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Tricycloid
Tricycloid


STARTING HAND
Wither
Brick Thief
Argonaut
Granfalloon Flagbearer


WORKERS
Fruit Ninja
Older Brother
Timely Messenger
Brick Thief


NextHand

Spark
Nimble Fencer
Tenderfoot
Hyperion


Discard

Wither
Granfalloon Flagbearer
Tricycloid
Tricycloid


Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($11)
Helpful Turtle heals himself to 2/2
Worker - ($10)
Tech II [Present] - ($6)
Geiger and Turtle kill Newsman
Argonaut - ($3)

Float ($3)
Discard 2, draw 4


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

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]: Argonaut (3/4+A)
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]:
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]:
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]:
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]
  • Helpful Turtle (1+1/2)
  • Lvl 3 Geiger (2+1/5)
    [B]Buildings:[/B]
  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5 (Present)

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

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 2
  • Disc: 4
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 3
  • Workers: 9

Reminder bump for @Shax

This match is awarded to Barrelfish on time.