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[CAWS21] Round4: P1 bansa [Blood/Fire]/Feral vs P2 zango [Balance]/Anarchy/Peace

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#1

Hi @zango saw that max oni play nice spirit :wink:

P1T1

StartingHand Workers

STARTING HAND
Pillage
Makeshift Rambaster
Mad Man
Charge
Bombaster

WORKERS
Bombaster

NextHand

Bloodrage Ogre
Bloodburn
Nautical Dog
Scorch
Careless Musketeer

Discard

Pillage
Makeshift Rambaster
Charge

Tech 0 card(s)
Get Paid - ($4)
Worker - ($3)
Cal - ($1)
Mad Man deals 1 to base: 19 - ($0)

Float ($0)
Discard 3, draw 5

Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: L1 Cal (2/3A)
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger:
  • :pschip: Technician:
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

  • Mad Man (1/1)

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 20

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 0
  • Disc: 3

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 5
Thoughts

missing dog againā€¦

#2

That is not how all in works though. You have to skip a worker to go all in :wink: That was a pretty neat play with well calculated risks. You lost Oni but things werenā€™t bad. When I used to go all in with Oni, it was all or nothing. Yea, your Oni play is more refined which means better chances of winning. I like it. :slight_smile:

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#3

Hehe, thanks. But I still think it was all in. Usually against a deck as strong as miracle grow you canā€™t expect to win if both of your first tech choices are nonsense, especially as p2.
I was extremely lucky with my turn 3 draw and I still donā€™t know why Midori survived after casting momentā€™s peace. If he had gone for the kill he would have had a guaranteed stampede base break the turn after that and if I would have killed Arg, my base would have been broken either way by the rest of his board.
So yes, it was a somehow calculated risk, but I still think itā€™s like 99% or more that I should have lost the game.
And also yes, green starter is definitely the best to go Oni maxband turn 2: itā€™s offering card draw and also has a unit that you can actually play in turn 1 without it having to die in scavenger in order to not having to skip the worker in turn 2.

But now letā€™s get to our game: good luck and have fun! Iā€™m a bit afraid, but definitely excited :sunglasses:

P2T1

StartingHand Workers

STARTING HAND
Ironbark Treant
Playful Panda
Rich Earth
Merfolk Prospector
Tiger Cub

WORKERS
Rich Earth

NextHand

Forestā€™s Favor
Rampant Growth
Spore Shambler
Young Treant

Discard

Playful Panda (2/2)
Ironbark Treant

Tech 0 card(s)
Get Paid - ($5)
Worker - ($4)
MP - ($3)
cub - ($1)

Float ($1)
Discard 2, draw 4

Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader:
  • :psfist: Elite: Tiger Cub (2+1/2)
  • :ps_: Scavenger:
  • :pschip: Technician:
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

  • Merfolk Prospector (1/1)

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 19

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 1
  • Disc: 2

Gold:

  • Gold: 1
  • Workers: 6
Thoughts

I have absolutely no experience playing against Cala and the way bansa handles her really is frighteningā€¦ Letā€™s cross fingers for this MU!
Had a rough time deciding between panda and MP, letā€™s see whether bansa allows me to gain value from it.

#4

No need to be afraid. No dog no power.

P1T2

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Firebat
Firebat

STARTING HAND
Careless Musketeer
Bloodrage Ogre
Nautical Dog
Bloodburn
Scorch

WORKERS
Bombaster
Bloodburn

NextHand

Nautical Dog
Makeshift Rambaster
Careless Musketeer
Firebat
Charge

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($5)
Worker - ($4)
Bloodrage Ogre - ($2)
Tech I - ($0)

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

Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Bloodrage Ogre (3/2A)
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger:
  • :pschip: Technician: L1 Cal (2/3)
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

  • Mad Man (1/1)

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 3
  • Disc: 0

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 6
Thoughts

not goodā€¦ no dog no power

#5

Yeah well, just because youā€™re not going aggro in T2 doesnā€™t mean Iā€™m safe :wink:

P2T2

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Tiny Basilisk
Tiny Basilisk

STARTING HAND
Spore Shambler
Rampant Growth
Young Treant
Forestā€™s Favor

WORKERS
Rich Earth
Forestā€™s Favor

NextHand

Tiny Basilisk
Rampant Growth
Tiny Basilisk
Verdant Tree

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($7)
merfolk prospects - ($8)
Midori - ($6)
shambler - ($3)
tech 1 - ($1)

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

Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Spore Shambler (2/3A)++
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger:
  • :pschip: Technician: Tiger Cub (2/2)
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

  • Merfolk Prospector (1/1)
  • Midori (2/3, lvl1)

Buildings:

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

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 3
  • Disc: 0

Gold:

  • Gold: 1
  • Workers: 7
Thoughts

Letā€™s see whether Midori survives thisā€¦ A lobber or Cala stealth is all he needs to kill himā€¦

#6

nah. you got this.

P1T3

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Kidnapping
Kidnapping

STARTING HAND
Firebat
Makeshift Rambaster
Nautical Dog
Careless Musketeer
Charge

WORKERS
Bombaster
Bloodburn
Nautical Dog

NextHand

Kidnapping
Scorch
Firebat
Pillage

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($6)
Worker - ($5)
Firebat - ($3)
Careless Musketeer - ($1)
Cal and Orgre kill Shambler

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

Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader:
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger: Mad Man (1/1)
  • :pschip: Technician: Firebat (3/3)
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

  • Careless Musketeer (2/1)
  • L1 Cal (2/1), -2

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 4
  • Disc: 0

Gold:

  • Gold: 1
  • Workers: 7
Thoughts

well this is pretty much ggā€¦ firebat was a bad ideaā€¦

#7

Sorry Bansa for my slow play, but I got a lot going on currently. Iā€™ll try to squeeze in a turn every now and then while still thinking things properly through.

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#8

Sorry it took me ages for this turn, was longer than expectedā€¦

P2T3

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Chameleon Lizzo
Momentā€™s Peace

STARTING HAND
Verdant Tree
Tiny Basilisk
Tiny Basilisk
Rampant Growth

WORKERS
Rich Earth
Forestā€™s Favor
Tiny Basilisk (1/2)

NextHand

Young Treant
Playful Panda (2/2)
Ironbark Treant

Discard

Spore Shambler (2/3A)++
Rampant Growth
Verdant Tree
Chameleon Lizzo
Momentā€™s Peace

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($8)
Worker - ($7)
rampant growth midori kills technician, you draw - ($5)
merfolk prospects - ($6)
tech 2 - ($2)
tiny b - ($0)

Float ($0)
Discard 1, draw 3

Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Tiny Basilisk (1/2A)
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger:
  • :pschip: Technician: Tiger Cub (2/2)
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

  • Merfolk Prospector (1/1)
  • Midori (2/2, lvl1)

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 19
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5 (Anarchy)

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 3
  • Deck: 0
  • Disc: 5

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 8
Thoughts

the chance to almost clear the board is tempting, but itā€™s not putting me in a great situation.
Not attacking is also weird, so letā€™s do something intermediate.

#9

P1T4

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Hotter Fire
Hotter Fire

STARTING HAND
Firebat
Scorch
Pillage
Kidnapping
Charge

WORKERS
Bombaster
Bloodburn
Nautical Dog
Charge

NextHand

Bloodrage Ogre
Kidnapping
Kidnapping
Makeshift Rambaster
Firebat

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float + t draw - ($8)
Worker - ($7)
Cal drops 1 dmg on TB, Midori to L3
Musketeer shoots TB to kill, my base takes 1
Drakk - ($5)
Kidnapping Cub trades with Midori, Drakk to L3 - ($1)
Mad Man trades with Prospector

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

Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: L3 Drakk (1/3A)
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger:
  • :pschip: Technician:
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

  • Careless Musketeer (2/1)

Buildings:

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

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 6
  • Disc: 0

Gold:

  • Gold: 1
  • Workers: 8
Thoughts

firebat was the worst ideaā€¦ ggā€¦

#10

P2T4

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Disguised Monkey
Disguised Monkey

STARTING HAND
Ironbark Treant
Young Treant
Playful Panda (2/2)
Disguised Monkey

WORKERS
Rich Earth
Forestā€™s Favor
Tiny Basilisk (1/2)
Ironbark Treant

NextHand

Chameleon Lizzo
Spore Shambler (2/3A)++
Rampant Growth

Discard

Playful Panda (2/2)

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($8)
Worker - ($7)
Young Treant, I draw - ($5)
Disguised Monkey rund into Drakk - ($3)
Zane kills Drakk,1g extra for midband - ($0)

Float ($0)
Discard 1, draw 3

Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Young treant (0/2A)
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger:
  • :pschip: Technician:
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

  • Disguised Monkey (3/2)
  • Zane (3/3, lvl4)

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 19
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5 (Anarchy)

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 3
  • Deck: 6
  • Disc: 1

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 9
Thoughts

of course he had the one card which made my move last turn not good: kidnappingā€¦

already have 2 cards in my deck that would allow a Drakk kill. as I really am afraid of his kidnapping as well as his midband bonus and maxband ability, Iā€™ll go for maximal chance to kill himā€¦
Post draw: I only realized now, that this lucky possiblity only presented itself because he didnā€™t pay the one gold for midbanding Drakk :sweat_smile:

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#11

P1T5

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Ember Sparks
Crash Bomber

STARTING HAND
Kidnapping
Makeshift Rambaster
Kidnapping
Firebat
Bloodrage Orge

WORKERS
Bombaster
Bloodburn
Nautical Dog
Charge
Kidnapping

NextHand

Firebat
Pillage
Hotter Fire
Mad Man

Discard

Makeshift Rambaster
Kidnapping
Ember Sparks
Crash Bomber

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($9)
Worker - ($8)
Bloodrage Ogre - ($6)
Firebat - ($4)
Tech II (Fire) - ($0)
Muskeeter deals 1 to bases

Float ($0)
Discard 2, draw 4

Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Bloodrage Ogre (3/2A)
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger:
  • :pschip: Technician: Firebat (3/3)
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

  • Careless Musketeer (2/1)

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 18
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5 (Fire)

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 2
  • Disc: 4

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 9
Thoughts

ā€¦

#12

P2T5

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Pirate Gunship
Pirate Gunship

STARTING HAND
Spore Shambler (2/3A)++
Chameleon Lizzo
Rampant Growth

WORKERS
Rich Earth
Forestā€™s Favor
Tiny Basilisk (1/2)
Ironbark Treant
Spore Shambler (2/3A)++

NextHand

Disguised Monkey
Merfolk Prospector (1/1)
Tiger Cub (2/2)
Chameleon Lizzo (returned)

Discard

Playful Panda (2/2)
Disguised Monkey (3/2)
Rampant Growth
Pirate Gunship
Pirate Gunship

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($9)
Worker - ($8)
monkey trades bogre
maxband Zane shoves firebat in lookout - ($6)
Zane kills Firebat
Chameleon Lizzo kills musketeer - ($2)
Midori - ($0)

Float ($0)
Discard 1, draw 3
Return lizzo to hand

Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Young treant (0/2A)
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger:
  • :pschip: Technician: Midori (2/3, lvl1)
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

  • Zane (4/1, lvl6)

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 18
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5 (Anarchy)

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 2
  • Disc: 6

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 10
Thoughts

Iā€™m really afraid of a charged firebird, so tech 3 is a must. Iā€™m also afraid of hotter fire, so the firebat also has to die. But doing both leaves me ultra vulnerable, so Iā€™ll play with the oddsā€¦

#13

P1T6

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Lobber
Lobber

STARTING HAND
Firebat
Mad Man
Hotter Fire
Pillage

WORKERS
Bombaster
Bloodburn
Nautical Dog
Charge
Kidnapping

NextHand

Hotter Fire
Lobber
Scorch
Mad Man

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($9)
Mid Cal - ($5)
Firebat - ($3)
Hotter Fire - ($0)

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

Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: L3 Cal (3/4A)
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger:
  • :pschip: Technician: Firebat (3/3), resist 1
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

  • Hotter Fire

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 18
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5 (Fire)

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 9
  • Disc: 0

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 9
Thoughts

ā€¦

#14

I keep being surprised how Iā€™m able to keep your board down and finally that technician draw is symmetrical, at least once :wink:

P2T6

StartingHand Workers

STARTING HAND
Tiger Cub (2/2)
Disguised Monkey
Merfolk Prospector (1/1)
Chameleon Lizzo
Momentā€™s Peace

WORKERS
Rich Earth
Forestā€™s Favor
Tiny Basilisk (1/2)
Ironbark Treant
Spore Shambler (2/3A)++

NextHand

Playful Panda (2/2)
Verdant Tree
Disguised Monkey
Tiny Basilisk (1/2A)
Chameleon Lizzo

Tech 0 card(s)
Get Paid - ($10)
tech 3 - ($5)
Disguised Monkey runs into cal - ($3)
Midori trades cal, levels fizzle
Zane trades technician, we both draw
Oni - ($1)
MP - ($0)

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

Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Young treant (0/2A)
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger:
  • :pschip: Technician: Merfolk Prospector (1/1)
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

  • Oni (2/3, lvl1)

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 18
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5 (Anarchy)
  • :heart: Tech III HP: 5

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 6
  • Disc: 0

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 10
Thoughts

still afraid of a charged bird, but not much I can do about it and this time it would not be blowout. Cal will also be a great pain if I donā€™t kill her, so I prefer to make a bad trade now (gold wise) while setting up a big threat myself. 58,3% to draw gunship, I like! But not enough to go all in on tech 3 protection and put Oni in patrol as well (including technician draw makes ā€œonlyā€ 72,2% to draw gunship)

Post draw: :frowning:

#15

That monkey in T4 was a killerā€¦ :joy:

P1T7

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Fire Dart
Fire Dart

STARTING HAND
Hotter Fire
Scorch
Lobber
Mad Man
Makeshift Rambaster

WORKERS
Bombaster
Bloodburn
Nautical Dog
Charge
Kidnapping

NextHand

Careless Musketeer
Pillage
Crash Bomber
Ember Sparks

Discard

Firebat
Scorch
Mad Man
Makeshift Rambaster
Fire Dart
Fire Dart

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + t draw - ($9)
Hotter Fire - ($6)
Drakk - ($4)
Lobber deals 3 to base: 14 - ($3)
Scorch deals 4 to base: 10 - ($0)

Float ($0)
Discard 2, draw 4

Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader:
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger:
  • :pschip: Technician: L1 Drakk (1/3)
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

  • Hotter Fire
  • Hotter Fire
  • Lobber (2/2)

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 18
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5 (Fire)

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 4
  • Disc: 6

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 9
Thoughts

uhhā€¦ i thought this gameā€™s been over but no midori next turnā€¦ maybe i have a chance??

#16

Unless I missed something, base should be at 11 after this? Seems like it might be important :sweat_smile:

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#17

Mad Man dealt 1 in T1
Drakk died in T4
Musketeer dealt 1 in T5

Base was on 17 and 7 dmg this turn

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#18

Wow, I researched your play style and knew about your mega successful base race strategies, but didnā€™t see it coming here. Was more afraid of a charged firebird than thatā€¦ Well, I was wrongā€¦

P2T7

StartingHand Workers

STARTING HAND
Tiny Basilisk (1/2A)
Verdant Tree
Disguised Monkey
Chameleon Lizzo
Playful Panda (2/2)

WORKERS
Rich Earth
Forestā€™s Favor
Tiny Basilisk (1/2)
Ironbark Treant
Spore Shambler (2/3A)++

NextHand

Disguised Monkey (3/2)
Momentā€™s Peace
Pirate Gunship
Pirate Gunship
Chameleon Lizzo

Discard

Verdant Tree
Playful Panda (2/2)

Tech 0 card(s)
Get Paid - ($10)
Oni kills Drakk, you draw, 3 to my baseā€¦ uarghsā€¦
monkey kills lobber - ($8)
lizzo deals 4 to tech 1 - ($4)
mp breaks tech 1, base to 16
tiny b - ($2)
Oni to midband - ($0)

Float ($0)
Discard 2, draw 4
Return lizzo to hand

Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Young treant (0/2A)
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger:
  • :pschip: Technician: Tiny Basilisk (1/2)
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

  • Oni (3/4, lvl5)
  • Disguised Monkey (3/1)
  • Merfolk Prospector (1/1)

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 7
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5 (Anarchy)
  • :heart: Tech III HP: 5

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 2
  • Disc: 2

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 10
Thoughts

wow, I really felt comfortable, didnā€™t see that much base damage coming. After seeing no lobbers all game long, I was convinced he had none. Now Iā€™m almost dead with lobbers, crash bombers, pillage, fire darts etc probably coming my way. Hence the decision to go against tech 1. Then Iā€™ll only die if he has two direct damage spells in his 5. I think thatā€™s better in terms of probability than to go for tech 2 break and ā€œdonā€™t allow Drakk to suicideā€ as I then canā€™t kill lobber and canā€™t prevent another tech 1 to join in the game. Really a pity I didnā€™t drew gunship. With gunship at least I would have definitely had lethal on board for next turn. Now even if I make it to another turn itā€™s very unclear whether Iā€™m able to kill himā€¦

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#19

I dont know if it was that successful overall but can sometimes catch people off guard. :wink: GG! @FrozenStorm

P1T8

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Flame Arrow
Flame Arrow

STARTING HAND
Crash Bomber
Careless Musketeer
Pillage
Ember Sparks
Kidnapping

WORKERS
Bombaster
Bloodburn
Nautical Dog
Charge
Kidnapping

NextHand

Lobber
Bloodrage Ogre
Kidnapping
Firebat
Firebat

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + t draw - ($9)
Jaina - ($7)
Ember Sparks deal 5 to base: 2 - ($4)
Pillage breaks base, GG! - ($3)

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

Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader:
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger:
  • :pschip: Technician:
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

  • Hotter Fire
  • Hotter Fire
  • L1 Jaina (2/3)

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 16
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5 (Fire)

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 12
  • Disc: 0

Gold:

  • Gold: 3
  • Workers: 9
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#20

Wow, what a finisher hand. At least I canā€™t blame myself for making the wrong decision last turn, my error was before that :sweat_smile:

But in retrospect I really donā€™t understand your pessimistic feelings turn 4ā€¦

Yeah, I underestimated hotter fire with tech 1 spam in defense. A strategic blind spot of mineā€¦

Really was a great game that held quite some learnings for me. It was an honor losing against you! All the best for the remainder of the tournament!

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