@charnel_mouse Whenever you’re ready. 
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Let’s go!
P1T1
Starting hand: 5
Building Inspector
Reputable Newsman
Jail
Manufactured Truth
Arrest
Thoughts
Nekoatl usually likes sitting back until he can set up an engine Tech II, and this is a good deck for doing that. My main concern here is if Birds show up, since I don’t have good anti-air. I basically have to bring Aven out to slow them down, and hope he doesn’t bring out Argagarg to pop it any time soon, or can’t afford an expensive Rampant Growth from Rook.
I do wonder whether the Jail could be handy here for slowing down the Green starter, since Green / Strength don’t have outstanding ways to recover hand size. That would let Rook come out to take the board, though. I am wondering whether it’s worth shooting for a Stampede at Tech I, before Neko can really get going. I’ll give it a shot, Argagarg’s Water Elemental can help with Birds too if needs be.
Get paid - (4)
Worker - (3)
Argagarg Garg, Wisp arrives - (1)
Building Inspector - (0)
Discard 3, draw 5
Argagarg L1 1/3
Building Inspector 1/1 (your first (re)building each turn costs 1 more gold)
Wisp 0/1
Base HP: 20
Hand: 5
Traffic Director
Bluecoat Musketeer
Spectral Aven
Porkhand Magistrate
Lawful Search
Deck: 0
Discard: 3
Reputable Newsman
Manufactured Truth
Arrest
Card-count check (opponent-viewable)
Expected: 10
1 on board
5 in hand
0 in deck
3 in discard
1 in workers
Gold: 0
Workers: 5
4 x start
T1: Jail
Boooooo, Inspector! 
P2T1
StartingHand Workers
STARTING HAND
Forest’s Favor
Verdant Tree
Young Treant
Tiger Cub
Rampant Growth
WORKERS
Young Treant
NextHand
Rich Earth
Merfolk Prospector
Ironbark Treant
Spore Shambler
Playful Panda
Discard
Forest’s Favor
Tiger Cub
Rampant Growth
Verdant Tree
Tech 0 card(s)
Get Paid - ($5)
Worker - ($4)
Master Midori - ($2)
Forest’s Favor - ($0)
Float ($0)
Discard 3, draw 5
Board Info:
In Patrol:
-
Squad Leader: L1 Master Midori (3/4A) [1+] -
Elite: -
Scavenger: -
Technician: -
Lookout:
Buildings:
-
Base HP: 20
Economy Info:
Cards:
- Hand: 5
- Deck: 0
- Disc: 4
Gold:
- Gold: 0
- Workers: 6
Thoughts
It may be a good idea to rush Circle… though Newsman makes that iffy. Amusingly, not building tech buildings counters Injunction, not that I necessarily think that’s a good plan… but maybe delaying them in favor of the Tree is.
Got to take what I can get when playing Blue starter in a tournament
P1T2
Starting hand: 5
Traffic Director
Bluecoat Musketeer
Spectral Aven
Porkhand Magistrate
Lawful Search
Thoughts
Interesting start. If I put Argagarg in front, Midori still needs Rampant Growth or midband to kill him. Rampant Growth means he can’t midband afterwards, he can just afford Tech I xor units. Midband means he can’t afford anything except Merfolk Prospector. These both seem like good positions to me, especially if I get a good Lobber draw.
Teched cards: 2
T2: 2 x Lobber
Get paid - (5)
Worker - (4)
Expensive Tech I - (2)
Spectral Aven - (0)
Discard 3, reshuffle 8, draw 5
Argagarg L1 1/3+1A
Wisp 0/1
Building Inspector 1/1 (your first (re)building each turn costs 1 more gold)
Spectral Aven 2/2 (resist 0+1; illusion; flying)
Base HP: 20
Tech I HP: 5
Hand: 5
Reputable Newsman
Lobber
Lobber
Traffic Director
Lawful Search
Deck: 3
Manufactured Truth
Arrest
Bluecoat Musketeer
Discard: 0
Card-count check (opponent-viewable)
Expected: 10 + 2 teched = 12
2 on board
5 in hand
3 in deck
0 in discard
2 in workers
Gold: 0
Workers: 6
4 x start
T1: Jail
T2: Porkhand Magistrate
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Midori beast mode, go!
P2T2
Tech StartingHand Workers
TECH
Circle of Life
Moment’s Peace
STARTING HAND
Rich Earth
Ironbark Treant
Spore Shambler
Merfolk Prospector
Playful Panda
WORKERS
Young Treant
Rich Earth
NextHand
Playful Panda
Verdant Tree
Spore Shambler
Rampant Growth
Tiger Cub
Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($6)
Worker - ($5)
Merfolk Prospector - ($4)
Midband Midori - ($0)
Midori kills Argagarg
Float ($0)
Discard 3, reshuffle, draw 5
Board Info:
In Patrol:
-
Squad Leader:
-
Elite:
-
Scavenger:
-
Technician: Merfolk Prospector (1/1) Gold
-
Lookout:
In Play:
- L7 Master Midori (4/4) Aura [1+, 1dmg]
Buildings:
-
Base HP: 20
Economy Info:
Cards:
- Hand: 5
- Deck: 4
- Disc: 0
Gold:
- Gold: 0
- Workers: 7
Thoughts
Time to aim for the sky… and I guess I should diversify my spells to make sure I don’t get completely locked out… then again, there’s plenty of incentive for a $2 Newsman with my starter spells. Still, I feel like I should try to keep my options open.
Narp.
P1T3
Starting hand: 5
Reputable Newsman
Lobber
Lobber
Traffic Director
Lawful Search
Thoughts
I’m assuming Neko just wasn’t expecting Lobbers here, I only needed one. It’s a shame to lose Argagarg here for Stampede, but I can quickly level Bigby for card draw going into MoLaC, so this is fine.
Teched cards: 2
T2: 2 x Lobber
T3: 2 x Insurance Agent
Get paid - (6)
Worker - (5)
2 x Lobber - (3)
Bigby Hayes - (1)
Tech Lab - (0)
Building Inspector trades with Merfolk Prospector, you draw
Spectral Aven hits Midori to 2
Lobber #1 trades with Midori, Bigby to level 3 (midband)
Lobber #2 hits your base to 18
Discard 2, draw 3, reshuffle 6, draw 1
Bigby L3 2/4+1A (stash 1; exhaust: sideline target Tech 0/I patroller)
Wisp 0/1
Lobber 2/2 (exhaust: deal 1 damage to target building)
Spectral Aven 2/2 (resist 0+1; illusion; flying)
Base HP: 20
Tech I HP: 5
Tech Lab HP: 4
Hand: 4
Manufactured Truth
Arrest
Bluecoat Musketeer
Lawful Search
Deck: 5
Insurance Agent
Insurance Agent
Building Inspector
Lobber
Traffic Director
Discard: 0
Card-count check (opponent-viewable)
Expected: 10 + 4 teched = 14
2 on board
4 in hand
5 in deck
0 in discard
3 in workers
Gold: 0
Workers: 7
4 x start
T1: Jail
T2: Porkhand Magistrate
T3: Reputable Newsman
P2T3
Tech StartingHand Workers
TECH
Spirit of the Panda
Spirit of the Panda
STARTING HAND
Tiger Cub
Rampant Growth
Spore Shambler
Verdant Tree
Playful Panda
Ironbark Treant
WORKERS
Young Treant
Rich Earth
Tiger Cub
NextHand
Circle of Life
Spore Shambler
Forest’s Favor
Moment’s Peace
Ironbark Treant
Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($7)
Worker - ($6)
Argagarg Garg, maxband - ($0)
Float ($0)
Discard 5, draw 3, reshuffle, draw 2
Board Info:
In Patrol:
-
Squad Leader:
-
Elite: L6 Argagarg Garg (2/5) Bless
-
Scavenger:
-
Technician: Wisp (0/1)
-
Lookout:
In Play:
- Water Elemental (3/3) Anti-air
Buildings:
-
Base HP: 18
Economy Info:
Cards:
- Hand: 5
- Deck: 6
- Disc: 0
Gold:
- Gold: 0
- Workers: 8
Thoughts
Yeah, I was worried about Lobbers. Well, this is getting crazy, so let’s just roll with it.
P1T4
Starting hand: 4
Manufactured Truth
Arrest
Bluecoat Musketeer
Lawful Search
Thoughts
Er, OK. I’m fine to copy the Elemental here, if Neko doesn’t want to put his in patrol. Lobber in Squad Leader, so Midori can’t come out and do Rampant Growth on Wisp, Forest’s Favour on Elemental, to kill Bigby.
Teched cards: 2
T2: 2 x Lobber
T3: 2 x Insurance Agent
T4: Might of Leaf and Claw, Scribe
Get paid - (7)
Worker - (6)
Tech II Law, Tech Lab is Growth - (2)
Manufactured Truth, Wisp copies Water Elemental - (1)
Bigby hits Argagarg to 3, takes 2 damage
Water Elemental (Wisp) trades with Argagarg, Bigby to level 5 (maxband)
Spectral Aven hits your base to 16
Discard 2, draw 4
Lobber 2/2+1A (exhaust: deal 1 damage to target building)
Bigby L5 3/4 (stash 1; exhaust: sideline target Tech 0/I patroller; exhaust: draw 1)
Spectral Aven 2/2 (illusion; flying)
Base HP: 20
Tech I HP: 5
Tech Lab HP: 4
Hand: 4
Insurance Agent
Building Inspector
Lobber
Traffic Director
Deck: 1
Insurance Agent
Discard: 5
Might of Leaf and Claw
Scribe
Manufactured Truth
Arrest
Lawful Search
Card-count check (opponent-viewable)
Expected: 10 + 6 teched = 16
2 on board
4 in hand
1 in deck
5 in discard
4 in workers
Gold: 1
Workers: 8
4 x start
T1: Jail
T2: Porkhand Magistrate
T3: Reputable Newsman
T4: Bluecoat Musketeer
Can’t Injunction the Basilisk if no Tech I building.
P2T4
Tech StartingHand Workers
TECH
Might of Leaf and Claw
Might of Leaf and Claw
STARTING HAND
Forest’s Favor
Moment’s Peace
Circle of Life
Spore Shambler
Ironbark Treant
WORKERS
Young Treant
Rich Earth
Tiger Cub
Ironbark Treant
NextHand
Rampant Growth
Spirit of the Panda
Verdant Tree
Spirit of the Panda
Discard
Forest’s Favor
Spore Shambler
Might of Leaf and Claw
Might of Leaf and Claw
Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($8)
Worker - ($7)
Master Midori - ($5)
Circle of Life, Wisp transforms into Tiny Basilisk! - ($2)
Moment’s Peace - ($0)
Water Elemental kills Lobber
Float ($0)
Discard 2, draw 4
Board Info:
In Patrol:
-
Squad Leader: L1 Master Midori (2/3A)
-
Elite:
-
Scavenger:
-
Technician:
-
Lookout:
In Play:
- Water Elemental (3/1) Anti-air [2dmg]
- Tiny Basilisk (1/2) Deathtouch, aloof
Buildings:
-
Base HP: 16
Economy Info:
Cards:
- Hand: 4
- Deck: 2
- Disc: 4
Gold:
- Gold: 0
- Workers: 9
Thoughts
Nice, only one enemy hero to deal with, and he’s not strong enough to kill an armored Midori.
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P1T5
Starting hand: 4
Insurance Agent
Building Inspector
Lobber
Traffic Director
Thoughts
OK, Tiny Basilisk is a little more dangerous. I can’t just snipe it with an Aven, even if I’m not under Moment’s Peace. I can insure it, but I don’t think I can easily keep both Insurance Agents safe until it dies, especially with Midori ready to take to the air. Oh, but if I have Aven he’d have to skip a worker to pop and fly, maybe that’s enough if Argagarg is at midband, and is in Elite to trade with the Basilisk is it isn’t buffed.
Teched cards: 2
T2: 2 x Lobber
T3: 2 x Insurance Agent
T4: Might of Leaf and Claw, Scribe
T5: Scribe, Stampede
Get paid + float - (9)
Bigby exhausts, I draw 1
Insurance Agent
Worker - (8)
Lobber - (7)
2 x Insurance Agent, insuring Tiny Basilisk - (5)
Argagarg Garg, Wisp arrives - (3)
Midband Argagarg - (1)
Discard 1, reshuffle 9, draw 3
Spectral Aven 2/2+1A (illusion; flying)
Argagarg L1 1+1/4 (exhaust: target unit gets +1/+1A this turn)
Lobber 2/2 (haste; exhaust: deal 1 damage to target building)
Bigby L5 3/4 (stash 1; exhaust: sideline target Tech 0/I patroller; exhaust: draw 1)
Insurance Agent #1 2/2 (Tiny Basilisk dies: I get 2 gold and draw 1)
Insurance Agent #2 2/2 (Tiny Basilisk dies: I get 2 gold and draw 1)
Wisp 0/1
Base HP: 20
Tech I HP: 5
Tech II HP: 5 (Law)
Tech Lab HP: 4 (Growth)
Hand: 3
Arrest
Lobber
Stampede
Deck: 6
Might of Leaf and Claw
Scribe
Manufactured Truth
Lawful Search
Scribe
Traffic Director
Discard: 0
Card-count check (opponent-viewable)
Expected: 10 + 8 teched = 18
4 on board
3 in hand
6 in deck
0 in discard
5 in workers
Gold: 1
Workers: 9
4 x start
T1: Jail
T2: Porkhand Magistrate
T3: Reputable Newsman
T4: Bluecoat Musketeer
T5: Building Inspector
P2T5
Tech StartingHand Workers
TECH
Galina Glimmer
Tiny Basilisk
STARTING HAND
Spirit of the Panda
Spirit of the Panda
Rampant Growth
Verdant Tree
WORKERS
Young Treant
Rich Earth
Tiger Cub
Ironbark Treant
Rampant Growth
NextHand
Might of Leaf and Claw
Spore Shambler
Merfolk Prospector
Playful Panda
Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($9)
Worker - ($8)
Water Elemental trades with Spectral Aven
Midori kills Lobber
Midband Midori - ($4)
Verdant Tree - ($2)
Tech I - ($0)
Float ($0)
Discard 2, draw 2, reshuffle, draw 2
Board Info:
In Patrol:
-
Squad Leader: Tiny Basilisk (1/2A) Deathtouch, aloof [2 insurance]
-
Elite:
-
Scavenger:
-
Technician:
-
Lookout:
In Play:
- Verdant Tree (3) Healing 1, build
- L5 Master Midori (3/4) Bless
Buildings:
-
Base HP: 16
-
Tech I HP: 5
Economy Info:
Cards:
- Hand: 4
- Deck: 6
- Disc: 0
Gold:
- Gold: 0
- Workers: 10
Thoughts
Tempting to take out Argagarg before he makes an Elemental, but I want to get more mileage out of the Basilisk. Kinda wishing I had doubled down on Midori spells, though.
Is Scrödinger’s Basilisk attacking, or patrolling?
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Patrolling.
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P1T6
Starting hand: 3
Arrest
Lobber
Stampede
Technician draw: 1
Traffic Director
Thoughts
Not great to draw Stampede, and not a great Technician draw, either. I’ll draw with Bigby before I decide what to do.
Teched cards: 2
T2: 2 x Lobber
T3: 2 x Insurance Agent
T4: Might of Leaf and Claw, Scribe
T5: Scribe, Stampede
T6: Giant Panda, Might of Leaf and Claw
Get paid + float - (10)
Bigby exhausts, draw 1
Scribe
Thoughts
I’m fine to draw again here.
Scribe, draw 1 - (8)
Scribe
Thoughts
Maybe the fifth draw is the charm.
Scribe #2, draw 1 - (6)
Lawful Search
Thoughts
Nope, maybe it’s the sixth.
Lawful Search, draw 1... - (5)
Manufactured Truth
Thoughts
Nope, I drew everything except in my deck except Might of Leaf and Claw. Bah.
… and look at your hand
Thoughts
Ooh, Neko’s trying to go straight for Might of Leaf and Claw off of Verdant Tree. That’s gutsy, but he really needed to play another Moment’s Peace to get away with that. The Basilisk’s in front, so time to clean house.
Lobber - (4)
Manufactured Truth, Wisp copies Tiny Basilisk - (3)
Argagarg exhausts, Lobber is 3/2+1A
Lobber trades with Tiny Basilisk
2 x Tiny Basilisk insurance (reshuffle 7 after first draw) - (7)
Might of Leaf and Claw
Might of Leaf and Claw
Lawful Search
Manufactured Truth
2 x Might of Leaf and Claw - (1)
Tiny Basilisk (Wisp) trades with Midori, Argagarg hits level 5 (maxband), Water Elemental arrives, MoLaCs to 1 rune
Bigby destroys Verdant Tree, MoLaCs to 2 runes
Insurance Agents hit your Tech I to 1 HP, MoLaCs to 4 runes
Traffic Director - (0)
Skip worker!
Stash 1
Stampede
Discard 3, draw stash and 4
Water Elemental 3/3+1A (anti-air)
Scribe #1 1/3
Scribe #2 1/3
Argagarg L5 1/5 (exhaust: target unit gets +1/+1A this turn)
Bigby L5 3/4 (stash 1; exhaust: sideline target Tech 0/I patroller; exhaust: draw 1)
Insurance Agent #1 2/2
Insurance Agent #2 2/2
Traffic Director 1/1 (untargetable; unstoppable when attacking buildings)
Might of Leaf and Claw #1 (4 growth runes; 5+ growth runes: my heroes and units get +5/+5)
Might of Leaf and Claw #2 (4 growth runes; 5+ growth runes: my heroes and units get +5/+5)
Base HP: 20
Tech I HP: 5
Tech II HP: 5 (Law)
Tech Lab HP: 4 (Growth)
Hand: 5
Stampede
Spectral Aven
Lobber
Giant Panda
Lobber
Deck: 0
Discard: 3
Arrest
Lawful Search
Manufactured Truth
Card-count check (opponent-viewable)
Expected: 10 + 10 teched = 20
7 on board
5 in hand
0 in deck
3 in discard
5 in workers
Gold: 0
Workers: 9
4 x start
T1: Jail
T2: Porkhand Magistrate
T3: Reputable Newsman
T4: Bluecoat Musketeer
T5: Building Inspector
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GGWP! Fighting against Tech 0 Green, that was weird 
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Just realised I drew too many cards on the insurance. But I drew the cards I needed first, so same result.
Looks like the two of you created a new record: only two hours for a complete tournament round 
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i’m sorry but did you draw 4 cards here or 2?
I drew 4, but should have drawn 2. I also couldn’t have attacked with Bigby, since I used him to draw. However, I drew the two MoLaCs first, and didn’t use the other two cards. The Insurance Agents would have destroyed the Tree instead of hitting the Tech I.
In other words, I should have 3 cards in hand for next turn instead of 5, the Tech I would be at 5 HP, and my MoLaCs would only have 3 charges instead of 4. Unless Nekoatl feels strongly otherwise, or there’s an option for him that I’m missing, I’d say it wouldn’t have made much difference, especially given my stash.