Casual: NikoBolas ([Necromancy]/Growth/Blood) vs IsotopeX (Mono-Black)

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Good luck and have fun! :slight_smile:

P1T1

StartingHand Workers

STARTING HAND
Charge
Nautical Dog
Scorch
Bloodrage Ogre
Makeshift Rambaster

WORKERS
Makeshift Rambaster

NextHand

Bombaster
Mad Man
Careless Musketeer
Bloodburn
Pillage

Discard

Nautical Dog
Scorch
Charge

Tech 0 card(s)
Get Paid - ($4)
Worker - ($3)
Hire BRO - ($1)
Tech I - ($0)

Float ($0)
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]: Bloodrage Ogre (3/2)
  • :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: 0
  • Workers: 5
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"P2T1

StartingHand Workers

STARTING HAND
Morningstar Flagbearer
Fox Primus
Aged Sensei
Snapback
Savior Monk

WORKERS
Morningstar Flagbearer

NextHand

Safe Attacking
Sensei’s Advice
Fox Viper
Grappling Hook
Smoker

Discard

Snapback
Aged Sensei
Fox Primus

Tech 0 card(s)
Get Paid - ($5)
Worker - ($4)
Savior Monk - ($2)
Tech I - ($0)

Float ($0)
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]: Savior Monk (2/2) (who needs his own savior right now)
  • :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: 0
  • Workers: 6
    "
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P1T2

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Firebat
Firebat

STARTING HAND
Mad Man
Bloodburn
Pillage
Careless Musketeer
Bombaster

WORKERS
Makeshift Rambaster
Careless Musketeer

NextHand

Nautical Dog
Bloodburn
Scorch
Firebat
Mad Man

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($5)
Worker - ($4)
Summon Zane! - ($2)
Hire Bombaster - ($0)
Zane trades with Savior Monk. “Anarchy is Salvation!” You get a gold.
BRO does 3 damage to Tech I

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

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

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]: Bombaster (2/2+A)
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]:
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]:
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]:
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]
  • Bloodrage Ogre (3/2)
    [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

Since my base seems very safe and I’m in the driver’s seat, I’m teching in Firebats this round, probably some spells next round.

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@NikoBolas - I think it’s irrelevant as it turns out, but you can’t actually build Tech 1 until you have at least 6 workers. So it’s impossible for P1 to do so on T1.

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Ah thanks. I felt odd making that play but couldn’t pin down why! :wink:

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Yeah, I usually pretend to build it Turn 1 as P1 instead of floating the gold, accomplishes the same thing unless your opponent has Haste.

Dammit, Zane!

"P2T2

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Centaur (Tech I)
Rambasa Twin (Tech I)

STARTING HAND
Grappling Hook
Sensei’s Advice
Fox Viper
Smoker
Safe Attacking

WORKERS
Morningstar Flagbearer
Smoker

NextHand

Snapback
Centaur (Tech I)
Aged Sensei
Grappling Hook
Savior Monk (2/2)

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($6)
Worker - ($5)
Scavenger - ($6)
Fox Viper - ($4)
Calamandra & level to midband - ($0)

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

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

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]:
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]:
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]: Fox Viper (2/1 Sparkshot resist 1)
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]:
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]
  • Grave (3/4 sparkshot readiness))
    [B]Buildings:[/B]
  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 2

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

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 4
  • Disc: 0
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 7
    "
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I’m not totally sure if you wanted Graves or Calamandra. I think it’s Cally because you said her in the notes and gave Fox Viper resist 1, but you have Graves listed “In Play”. Either way, I’ve thrown caution to the wind and attacked your buildings not your hero!

P1T3

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Kidnapping
Lobber

STARTING HAND
Firebat
Mad Man
Nautical Dog
Bloodburn
Scorch

WORKERS
Makeshift Rambaster
Careless Musketeer
Nautical Dog

NextHand

Pillage
Charge
Scorch
Firebat

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($6)
Worker - ($5)
Hire Firebat - ($3)
Hire Mad Man - ($2)
Mad Man trades with Fox Viper. You get a gold.
BRO deals 3 damage to your base.
Bombaster destroys Tech I. Your base takes 2 damage.
Summon Drakk - ($0)

Float ($0)
Discard 2, draw 3, reshuffle, draw 1

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

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]: Firebat (3/3+A)
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]:
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]:
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]:
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]
  • Bloodrage Ogre (3/2)
  • Bombaster (2/2)
  • Drakk (1/3)
    [B]Buildings:[/B]
  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5

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

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 3
  • Disc: 0
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 7
Thoughts

Ok, so a lot of different things I could do this turn. I went with maximizing base damage and letting him have a hero. If it’s graves he does get a sword, but most of my stuff was really cheap anyway. Also he can’t summon Zane while he has a hero so it limits his hasty options a little. If he knew his tech I was going to be destroyed, he might have tech’d spells rather than tech I units, and the nastiest 2 I can think of are reversal on firebat (if it’s graves) or Murkwood Allies (if it’s Cally). Both are pretty bad, reversal means he can kill Drakk and Murkwood puts a lot of bodies in his Patrol Zone. Both fortunately are rather expensive and I’m hoping next turn I can turtle up a little and build Tech II.

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Grave, actually, my apologies. I changed my mind between those two repeatedly.

"P2T3

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Ferocity (Feral Magic)
Sparring Partner (Tech I)

STARTING HAND
Snapback
Grappling Hook
Aged Sensei
Centaur (Tech I)
Savior Monk (2/2)

WORKERS
Morningstar Flagbearer
Smoker
Savior Monk (2/2)

NextHand

Safe Attacking
Sensei’s Advice
Fox Primus
Rambasa Twin (Tech I)

Discard

Fox Viper (2/1 Sparkshot resist 1)
Grappling Hook
Centaur (Tech I)
Snapback
Ferocity (Feral Magic)
Sparring Partner (Tech I)

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($7)
Worker - ($6)
Scavenger - ($7)
Grave uses Grappling Hook on Firebat, moves him to Lookout
Rebuild Tech I
Grave kills Firebat, takes 3 damage
Aged Sensei - ($6)
Grave levels to Maximum - ($2)

Float ($2)
Discard 2, draw 4

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

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]: Aged Sensei (1/1+1A)
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]:
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]: Grave Lv. 7 (4/5 sparkshot readiness) has sword rune
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]:
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]

[B]Buildings:[/B]

  • :heart: Base HP: 15
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5

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

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 0
  • Disc: 6
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 2
  • Workers: 8
    "
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Ok, Graves it is! Now that I know his name…I must kill him! :wink:

P1T4

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Hotter Fire
Molting Firebird

STARTING HAND
Pillage
Charge
Firebat
Scorch

WORKERS
Makeshift Rambaster
Careless Musketeer
Nautical Dog
Firebat

NextHand

Kidnapping
Lobber
Molting Firebird
Bloodburn

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($7)
Drakk casts Pillage for 1 and steals 2 gold because of Bombaster. Your base takes 2 damage. Drakk gets drunk on rum (and power) - ($8)
Worker - ($7)
Drakk keeps drinking til he’s level 4 - ($4)
Drakk (2/3) attacks and kills Aged Sensei (1/1+A), takes 1 damage.
BRO (4/2) and Bombaster (3/2) team up in a frenzy to kill Graves (4/5), both die in the process. You get a gold. Drakk gets 2 levels, heals, goes to max, cackling like a mad wizard.
Build Tech II (Fire) - ($0)

Float ($0)
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]
  • L6 Drakk (3/4)
    [B]Buildings:[/B]
  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5 (Fire)

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

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 7
  • Disc: 0
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 8

[details=Thoughts][spoiler]Well this turned out radically different than I planned. I always wanted to build Tech II (Fire), so that was 4 gold allocated. I was planning on workering Pillage, but he must have thought I already have! This is a really nice turn to Pillage because I can use the extra gold very efficiently to get a max Drakk and build tech II. It does leave me with a quandary as to what to worker. I can see Scorch being a decent spell after I get hotter fire online, Charge is always awesome, so honestly Im thinking of workering the second Firebat. 3/3 for 2 is nice but we’re getting firebirds as the end-game (and maybe a dragon?!). I’m not sure what his response will be, he has access to Zane and could conceivably kill Drakk, but I think he’ll want to build Tech II himself. With Graves dead it will have to be Calamandra and a unti, I’d imagine?

After drawing: Boy I’m a lucksack. I was almost going to hire the Firebat and float 2 gold to use Drakk’s max-band, but decided I should be disciplined and stick with tech II and the reward is great - Molting Firebird in my next hand![/spoiler][/details]

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But you don’t know his name, because you seem to be consistently adding an extraneous S every time you refer to him :wink:

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Mind-Blown

Wow, his name is Grave? That’s crazy I’ve been calling him Graves since way back in Yomi. Haha, not sure I’ll be able to break the habit but thanks for the correction! :slight_smile:

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I couldn’t find an image of 1st edition Grave with a quick Google search, but he’s never been “Graves.” If you look at literally any Sirlin Games product that includes his name (aka all of them so far), it’s spelled “Grave Stormborne.” Maybe you subconsciously moved the S from the start of his last name to the end of his first?

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Actually, and to make Niko feel less bad, for ages I thought his and Jaina’s surname was “Stormbone”. It was only recently that I noticed the R I was missing, which gives a slightly different complexion to the name :slight_smile:

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14

Good grief, I’m surrounded by people who can’t read! :wink:

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15

Maybe his name is actually “Graves Tormborne” and it’s simply ALWAYS been mistyped.

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"P2T4

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Young Lightning Dragon (Tech II)
Mind Parry Monk (Tech II)

STARTING HAND
Safe Attacking
Sensei’s Advice
Fox Primus
Rambasa Twin (Tech I)

WORKERS
Morningstar Flagbearer
Smoker
Savior Monk (2/2)
Safe Attacking

NextHand

Sensei’s Advice
Young Lightning Dragon (Tech II)
Mind Parry Monk (Tech II)
Centaur (Tech I)

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($10)
Worker - ($9)
Scavenger - ($10)
Pillage - ($8)
Rambasa Twin arrives with his brother - ($4)
Tech II (Discpline) - ($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]: Rambasa Twin A (3+1/2)
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]:
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]: Rambasa Twin B (3/2)
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]

[B]Buildings:[/B]

  • :heart: Base HP: 13
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5 (Discipline)

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

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 7
  • Disc: 0
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 9
    "
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Well I have to admit this was a really lucky draw - getting my only tech II off of 1 draw.

"P1T5

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Hotter Fire
Molting Firebird

STARTING HAND
Lobber
Kidnapping
Bloodburn
Molting Firebird

WORKERS
Makeshift Rambaster
Careless Musketeer
Nautical Dog
Firebat

NextHand

Firebat
Charge
Hotter Fire
Bombaster

Discard

Kidnapping
Bloodburn
Lobber
Hotter Fire
Molting Firebird

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($8)
Skip Worker
Drakk casts Kidnapping on Tech Twin - ($4)
Tech Twin kills Elite Twin, their pain is multiplied! Drakk cackles.
Hire Molting Firebird, with Haste thanks to Drakk! - ($0)
Molting Firebird screams and annihilates Tech II (Discipline) in a frenzy, your base takes 2 damage.
Drakk attacks your base for 3, spilling rum as he goes.

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]:
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]:
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]
  • Drakk (3/4)
  • Molting Firebird (4/3)
    [B]Buildings:[/B]
  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5 (Fire)

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

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 3
  • Disc: 5
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 8
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It’s over, I don’t have an answer for the Firebird. Taking out the Tech II was critical, so I can’t get my Lightning Dragon out.

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19

You guys are all wrong. His name is Grave’s Trombone. You know, like in a New Orleans funeral.

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20

Up for a rematch? :wink: I wanna try my Token.dec again [Growth]/Necromancy/Peace