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« Reply #20 on: December 24, 2009, 09:53:44 AM » |
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I ended up just buying it rather than waiting for Christmas, and figured I'd ask for the expansions instead.  My wife loves the game about as much as me, and we've played quite a few games. This has given both of us a lot of time to think things out. Chapel is a lot more powerful than I thought. In one of the first games I played, my cousin made good use of it, but my wife and I really put it to use in the last game we played (also with a third player). Basically, before buying provinces, my deck looked like: Gold Gold Gold Laboratory Adventurer Chapel I think the Cellar would have been better than the Lab, but I didn't think that far ahead, and I had five copper my first turn so I jumped at the opportunity. Really, at that point, you get a Province every turn unless you get unlucky enough to draw four+ Provinces/Chapels. My wife and I hit that point at the same time, and the game ended five turns after that. My poor sister-in-law would watch each of our turns unfold and just say "crap". It does look like a Thief would really hurt a deck like that. Really, most of the attack cards would slow it down, but the Thief would be down right brutal. |
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My balancing 3.5 compendiumElemental mage test gameQuotesIt is a shame stupidity isn't painful. Totally true. Historians believe that most past civilizations would have endured for centuries longer if they had successfully determined Batman's alignment. Why are so many posts on the board the equivalent of " Dear Dr. Crotch, I keep punching myself in the crotch, and my groin hurts... what should I do? How can I make my groin stop hurting?" I suggest carving "Don't be a dick" into him with a knife. A dull, rusty knife. A dull, rusty, bent, flaming knife. Fluffy: It's over Steve! I've got the high ground!
Steve: You underestimate my power!
Fluffy: Don't try it, Steve!
Steve: *charges*
Fluffy: *three critical strikes*
Steve: **** I don't even stat out commoners. Commoner = corpse that just isn't a zombie. Yet. When I think "Old Testament Boots of Peace" I think of a paladin curb-stomping an orc and screaming "Your death brings peace to this land!" Buy a small country. Or Pelor. Both are good investments.
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« Reply #21 on: January 18, 2010, 12:34:18 PM » |
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I ended up getting Dominion for Christmas, using some Christmas money to buy the first expansion and then a friend owed me some money, so he bought the third one, since he works at the FLGS.
Now with all the expansions, I don't know that Throne Room is my favorite card. It's still awesome, and I love it for the way it combos with other cards, but the expansion adds so many crazy cards. o.O
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« Reply #22 on: January 20, 2010, 01:32:44 PM » |
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Just played this game at New Year's. Tried a couple different setups. I'm actually partial to Markets and Festivals.
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« Reply #23 on: January 27, 2010, 12:53:08 PM » |
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I've found I like Festival more than I used to. I especially like it with Moat if I'm playing with Chapel and Adventurer when the Thief is in play. Over the holidays, my cousin and his wife came over, and we played a lot of Dominion. It was a blast. My wife and I had already played quite a bit, but the four of us were basically playing every waking hour that my daughter was asleep. We'd bring it over to various family get-togethers and play right after we got done eating. I love this game. I ended up getting Dominion for Christmas, using some Christmas money to buy the first expansion and then a friend owed me some money, so he bought the third one, since he works at the FLGS.
Now with all the expansions, I don't know that Throne Room is my favorite card. It's still awesome, and I love it for the way it combos with other cards, but the expansion adds so many crazy cards. o.O
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My balancing 3.5 compendiumElemental mage test gameQuotesIt is a shame stupidity isn't painful. Totally true. Historians believe that most past civilizations would have endured for centuries longer if they had successfully determined Batman's alignment. Why are so many posts on the board the equivalent of " Dear Dr. Crotch, I keep punching myself in the crotch, and my groin hurts... what should I do? How can I make my groin stop hurting?" I suggest carving "Don't be a dick" into him with a knife. A dull, rusty knife. A dull, rusty, bent, flaming knife. Fluffy: It's over Steve! I've got the high ground!
Steve: You underestimate my power!
Fluffy: Don't try it, Steve!
Steve: *charges*
Fluffy: *three critical strikes*
Steve: **** I don't even stat out commoners. Commoner = corpse that just isn't a zombie. Yet. When I think "Old Testament Boots of Peace" I think of a paladin curb-stomping an orc and screaming "Your death brings peace to this land!" Buy a small country. Or Pelor. Both are good investments.
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« Reply #24 on: January 27, 2010, 07:44:14 PM » |
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I like both of them, although I haven't gotten to use all the cards yet. Sadly I don't get to play as often as you did.  Seaside introduces new cards that stay in play for you for a round and do something cool at the beginning of the next round. I really like them. They allow for interesting plays. Overall both expansions are really good, imo.  There is one card, Tribute, which really should be an attack, but isn't. It's still awesome, I just think it is definitely an attack card, even if it only hits one player. |
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« Reply #25 on: February 03, 2010, 08:22:36 AM » |
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We bought Intrigue, but it hasn't arrived yet. We've agreed not to open it until we finish our basement, which is sadly at least two months off. Still, it's something to look forward to.
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My balancing 3.5 compendiumElemental mage test gameQuotesIt is a shame stupidity isn't painful. Totally true. Historians believe that most past civilizations would have endured for centuries longer if they had successfully determined Batman's alignment. Why are so many posts on the board the equivalent of " Dear Dr. Crotch, I keep punching myself in the crotch, and my groin hurts... what should I do? How can I make my groin stop hurting?" I suggest carving "Don't be a dick" into him with a knife. A dull, rusty knife. A dull, rusty, bent, flaming knife. Fluffy: It's over Steve! I've got the high ground!
Steve: You underestimate my power!
Fluffy: Don't try it, Steve!
Steve: *charges*
Fluffy: *three critical strikes*
Steve: **** I don't even stat out commoners. Commoner = corpse that just isn't a zombie. Yet. When I think "Old Testament Boots of Peace" I think of a paladin curb-stomping an orc and screaming "Your death brings peace to this land!" Buy a small country. Or Pelor. Both are good investments.
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« Reply #26 on: June 01, 2010, 10:21:15 AM » |
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I finally got a chance to play Sea Side. Treasure Map is a lot of fun, especially with something like Warehouse to make it easier to match up.
Tactician can be great too, so long as you draw it with an otherwise weak hand. I got lucky in that both times I drew it, I had something like two copper and two green cards in my hand, so it was a no-brainer. Each time I followed it up with at least three gold in my ten cards.
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My balancing 3.5 compendiumElemental mage test gameQuotesIt is a shame stupidity isn't painful. Totally true. Historians believe that most past civilizations would have endured for centuries longer if they had successfully determined Batman's alignment. Why are so many posts on the board the equivalent of " Dear Dr. Crotch, I keep punching myself in the crotch, and my groin hurts... what should I do? How can I make my groin stop hurting?" I suggest carving "Don't be a dick" into him with a knife. A dull, rusty knife. A dull, rusty, bent, flaming knife. Fluffy: It's over Steve! I've got the high ground!
Steve: You underestimate my power!
Fluffy: Don't try it, Steve!
Steve: *charges*
Fluffy: *three critical strikes*
Steve: **** I don't even stat out commoners. Commoner = corpse that just isn't a zombie. Yet. When I think "Old Testament Boots of Peace" I think of a paladin curb-stomping an orc and screaming "Your death brings peace to this land!" Buy a small country. Or Pelor. Both are good investments.
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« Reply #27 on: June 21, 2010, 02:57:08 PM » |
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We bought Intrigue, but it hasn't arrived yet. We've agreed not to open it until we finish our basement, which is sadly at least two months off. Still, it's something to look forward to.
We finally opened it (which means my basement is done)! God. Four months! |
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My balancing 3.5 compendiumElemental mage test gameQuotesIt is a shame stupidity isn't painful. Totally true. Historians believe that most past civilizations would have endured for centuries longer if they had successfully determined Batman's alignment. Why are so many posts on the board the equivalent of " Dear Dr. Crotch, I keep punching myself in the crotch, and my groin hurts... what should I do? How can I make my groin stop hurting?" I suggest carving "Don't be a dick" into him with a knife. A dull, rusty knife. A dull, rusty, bent, flaming knife. Fluffy: It's over Steve! I've got the high ground!
Steve: You underestimate my power!
Fluffy: Don't try it, Steve!
Steve: *charges*
Fluffy: *three critical strikes*
Steve: **** I don't even stat out commoners. Commoner = corpse that just isn't a zombie. Yet. When I think "Old Testament Boots of Peace" I think of a paladin curb-stomping an orc and screaming "Your death brings peace to this land!" Buy a small country. Or Pelor. Both are good investments.
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