P2 Turn4
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TECH
Might of Leaf and Claw
Surprise Attack
STARTING HAND
Gunpoint Taxman
Bombaster
Mad Man
Nautical Dog
WORKERS
Scorch
Bloodburn
Pillage
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[details=NextHand][spoiler]
Might of Leaf and Claw
Gunpoint Taxman
Mad Man
Careless Musketeer
Bird’s Nest
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Discard Bird’s Nest
Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float + scav - ($11)
Mad Man - ($10)
Zane to midband - ($5)
Bird and Mad Man kill Neo Plexus
Zanes trade
Tech II Growth - ($1)
Skip worker
Float ($1)
Discard 3, reshuffle, draw 5
[B]Board Info:[/B]
[B]In Patrol:[/B]
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[I]Squad Leader[/I]:
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[I]Elite[/I]:
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[I]Scavenger[/I]:
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[I]Technician[/I]:
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[I]Lookout[/I]:
[B]In Play:[/B]
- Bird (1/1)
[B]Buildings:[/B]
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Base HP: 18
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Tech I HP: 5
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Tech II HP: 5 (Growth)
[B]Economy Info:[/B]
[B]Cards:[/B]
- Hand: 5
- Deck: 8
- Disc: 0
[B]Gold:[/B]
- Gold: 1
- Workers: 8
[details=Thoughts][spoiler]
$7 to spend after building Tech II, enough for mid Zane + Mad Man to clear his board except for Mox. Will skip a worker and float the $ to build the hand to 5, need the draws much more than long term economy.
Teching in MoLaC + Surprise Attack (second of each). Going into next cycle with a big 13-card deck, more draw variance than I’d like – but still 64% chance of drawing a MoLaC next turn and decent shot at full activation T6. Tech II building should be safe (unless he plays General’s Hammer, hats off bigtime if already teched!) and I can stop defending it once MoLaC’s played.
My guess is he’ll rush for Gunships (could play T7) and we get a base race down to luck of the draw. His advantage is he’ll obliterate through any Birds I block with, while my attacks have to go through his ground patrol (he can chump up with Oni’s max, I’ll want a Stampede). Big thing in my favour is the chance I activate MoLaC in time for a preemptive Tech III kill.
I could tech a Dinosize instead of the second Surprise Attack, lowers the chance of T6 MoLaC activation but gives an alternative way to break Tech II / III. Don’t like this so much – I may not have a Bird around to use, and if I do the activated MoLaC buff does the job just as well.
After the draw: drew a good hand with MoLaC and neither Surprise Attack. Also Bird’s Nest and Mad Man, both good cards for me though would rather have drawn in separate hands.
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