In video games, things are sometimes censored due to ratings concerns. SSLY: Can you tell me how you came to play Dominion? truffles: Hmm. Like #kingdom-analysis for example is a good channel to talk about general ideas, which I enjoy. Not necessarily cheaper. Freaky: It might actually be my favourite card-shaped object. truffles: Yeah, it almost feels like a different game in a sense, but in a very good way. I looked up what I said two years ago to be consistent, and back then I said Donate. It’s one of those wonky cards that I like with Menagerie. I had a game where I played against aku chi where he invested Magpies and Villas. What do you think has contributed most to your improvement since last year or previous years. catoftheyear: I think I’m gonna go with nerdbound. RTT: Yeah, really look at what you’re doing and what your opponent is doing and why he might be doing it. I think whoever taught us the game didn’t know it too well, so when we played a card we discarded it so we had loops all the time. Them lightly armored makes them a bit tougher than a Clubber. truffles: Do you have a least favorite card? This year, Menagerie came out so I was wondering what you impressions of it were? nerdbound: Nothing that isn’t pretty standard I think. For those of you listening/reading I’ll insert the link and timestamp here. But I worked something out. But, it’s not really something that stands out. JNails: Yeah. What would be some of the key mechanics? Haha Haha be like Japan and ignore the others. Playing the 7th game brought huge pressure on me as accumulating long games made me exhausted. Then, I can probably play as well as I can, so it’s all good whatever happens. This year we saw 471 players enter to compete in the Dominion 2020 Online Championship. truffles: Yeah, for sure. Those can be better often since action card gets you lots of gold – that can be worth it, even when buying an individual gold is not. When a player deploys a mech, that player’s mechs … This is only applicable before piles/provinces piling becomes a serious concern and is meant to accelerate your building phase. They’re not going to do you any good at least until you reach 2 mu, you can completely ignore them, and you’re probably going to do better doing that than if you try to make them work. So, menagerie came out this year. nasmith99: Yeah, kind of just to focus all the relevant details of a given position or whatnot and not to get lazy. I feel like it’s kind of similar to villa in that it gives you a lot of really interesting and complicated decisions. What is your favourite and least favourite card in Menagerie? ... Panamax, Blood Rage and Scythe to this list. The player that I’ve learned the most from, which I guess I can say is my favorite player, when I was learning to play Dominion would be Dan [Brooks]. SSLY: How did you go from there to Dominion Online? It is known in Japan as Akumajō Dracula XX (Double X) (悪魔城ドラキュラXX, Akumajō Dracula XX (Double X)?) A key hurdle you have to cross is to get your deck under control first, then add the treasure cards. Then, you can play the horses and gain them again. catoftheyear: I don’t know if I have one, maybe Invest I don’t really like, mostly because I also play 3 and 4 players sometimes and it gets really weird when you play it well. or Best Offer. SSLY: Yeah, and you are indeed the champion of season 1, can I watch your match? RTT: Well, there have been some nice boards. SSLY: I’d like to ask you about the current tournament. Which is crazy because I think this year has kind of flown by. But then, there’s the ⅙ chance it hits your Sentry. They can also be referred to as Pontic Scythians, European Scythians or Western Scythians. I don’t really have one particular moment, I more have a collection of fun kingdoms I play, that’s more what I get more joy out of, not one specific moment I can recall. It’s just nice at a lot of different decision points, and makes you play different decks quite a lot of the time, or it makes you play money more often than you usually would, which works surprisingly well in my experience. Each player in Scythe can deploy up 4 mechs to assert force over the uncharted lands surrounding the Factory and to protect their workers and territories. Strategy - Strategy games usually involve using strategic thinking to advance your goals during the game. pop180: lol I’ve never talked about myself to the world, though. Initially, it was pretty exciting to evaluate them and then see how they play out but sometimes the Ways just do nothing, because every other card on the board just does better than what the Way does. nerdbound: Thanks, this has been a lot of fun! Second, also swinder. RTT: My favorite card is Displace. Freaky: Hermit Market Square isn’t weak, it’s just you can’t really play the monolithic combo style anymore, because you’re never going to get 7 Hermits. It doesn’t necessarily have to be a good catchphrase, haha, but it can just be something you live by when you play Dominion. I remember being grouped with him for one of the mix tournaments, maybe Hinterlands, and I was super excited, but also really nervous, to get to play him. nerdbound: He seemed to be enjoying it, but I don’t know – you’d have to ask him, haha. So, what has your favourite moment in the Championship been so far, if you have one? truffles: Yeah. Freaky: Man, I wish I could play like I did a year ago. It was the most exciting 3 piles out ever. The expansion works seamlessly with any version of Scythe. He is a forward for Kuro no Kishidan, Raimon, Raimon (Chrono Stone), Chrono Storm and later in Galaxy, a forward for Inazuma Japan, Earth Eleven and captain for Faram Dite. I definitely spent a significant amount of time … I learned Dominion there. We decided to do another audio interview with some bonus questions. 4. pop180: Okay, welcome. Macronova Games is military family member owned and operated. Freaky: You get a big hand and then you discard them for money and then you redraw and discard them for money. Take up the role of leader by assuming command of one of 5 factions, and set out to conquer the coveted "Factory". I always thought Mastermind was just too cheap and too unreliable because most decks you can’t decide what your opening hand is. I think it’s happening this Saturday [October 31st] at 18:30 UTC. truffles: Have you had a favourite moment in the championship so far? I did end up losing it, but I was pretty happy with how I played and I think Mic also played really well, so it was a fun match. I feel like the thing that makes it more fun than villa to me is that cavalry there are more spots where you could reasonably buy cavalry, but it’s unclear whether or not you should. I’ll do my best. I don’t even think it was intentionally meant to be associated with me at first. you played T3. Following the yesterday’s release of Snowy Village, Sheepdog, Animal Fair, Kiln and Barge, comes more cards – this time centred around Horses (very fitting for the Menagerie theme). I also really like Ruins now with Ways because I think Ruins are less bad. Big Money isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. So two days is really impressive! I think it was your fault in fact. The game is set entirely in and around a castle where both Trish and Dante go to on Mallet Island. I think being able to be aware and modifying your strategy even if a shuffle didn’t go the way you wanted to, or something like that happens, not only helps you improve but I think it helps you enjoy the game more, when you aren’t tilted. nerdbound: Sure. You can start out by picturing what your final deck might look like here but in truth I don’t hold a high opinion of that approach. With two Liveries, and you buy Farmland, trashing Remodel to gain a Border Village which comes with a Laboratory, you gain six Horses. Only 8 players remain. truffles: I think if I recall correctly, last year you said you were an Economics major, which might be an interesting fact for those that didn’t know. I think I’m sort of rooting for nasmith99 because he’s been playing really, really well and I think he has good chances. But if I had to pick something different, maybe pixie. RTT: Something new, I don’t know. I like Stockpile, I think some interactions like Stockpile/Alms can be pretty fun to play with. Onto another question about favorites, do you have a favorite board that you’ve played or a board that you’ve recently enjoyed playing? A common theme is advancing an empire, such as in "Age of Empires," Civilization," and "Heroes of Might and Magic." In an alternate reality in 1920s Europa, it's been several years since the ""Great War"", but the ashes of the conflict are still hot and th nerdbound: Do you have an example of a thought process? Turns out the opponent was RTT’s cousin, which I didn’t know at the time. nerdbound: Yeah, haha it’s on my banlist. About the JDL, see https://seesaawiki.jp/japanese_dominion_league/. Do you have a favourite or least favourite card in Dominion? Having to buy early provinces and stuff is just not something I really enjoy. Fortunately I found Caravan Base, a board game cafe in Kichijoji, Tokyo, held a Dominion night every Friday. I do think it’s a tricky card to play with because you don’t know how much debt you should take. truffles: Exploration definitely is one of my favourite card-shaped objects. RTT: Yeah haha, I heard that. So no particular mats are useful or terrible in your opinion? truffles: That sounds both awesome and very sad for aku chi. Or demote. If we don't have a product, send a message and we will add it to the store ASAP so you can get the games you … I guess in this past year, since this year has been pretty special! He is also their self-proclaimed leader, and is hinted in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey to be of a high enough rank to directly receive orders from and give status reports to Bowser. C $35.55. Yeah, because he would have won one against me so he can just win it all. truffles: How would you describe your playstyle? By specializing in Horsemen and Saka Horse Archers early on, and taking advantage of Tomyris' leader bonus to heal rapidly, you can launch a very early offensive and take over a number of cities before the opposition has a chance to build up a force of their own. Freaky: Least favourite is Lackeys for sure. He is an excellent top player with many proven records, but that will make me more concentrated at all. I guess we couldn’t both promote at the same time, but we both demote. Let’s see how far we can get. truffles: Ya, I think the Dominion discord can be pretty overwhelming for a lot of the newer folks. What this means is that your next hand will contain the bottomdecked terminal and all the other cards topdecked, so adding yet another terminal to your deck has a much lower chance of colliding with your the bottomdecked terminal given the only case this happens is if you draw it as a new card from your discard. Two teens must compete with each other to become a scythe--a position neither of them wants. truffles: The play did make sense right? or Best Offer. After the Championship I also joined To-Domi, Tokyo Dominion Circle. The Horse goes onto your deck, so normally you’ll just start with it next turn. JNails: I did have the fortune or misfortune of playing Mic when I was in A league, but let’s not talk about that. And that’s why I wanted it to be my Dominion discord picture. So first of all, congratulations! Every so often it falls upon the shoulders of Wargamer to make a list. I would get super excited whenever I got matched with them, because I was like “oh my gosh” – I was fangirling getting to play someone really good. So congratulations on another successful year into the Quarterfinals. It’s probably not the best for a long-term accomplishment, but if you just want to get to a decent level fast, I think I would do that. truffles: I think I can search it up right now, it was a really high win percentage, on average over a 4-2 score. When considering opening a trasher that does not produce economy on play, it is important to consider the quality of the $2 cards. pop180: I played Magic: The Gathering and when I was getting interested in board games, the most famous ones in Japan were Catan, and Dominion. truffles: I actually did! I really like draw. Would you consider or group yourself as a “programmer”? truffles: Yeah. I feel like there are a lot of really interesting cards and also just a lot of cards that are kind of more simple but do still make games pretty interesting in general. There was just so many actions in the trash and you could get by with just a bunch of Necromancers. truffles: So, my last question for you is: if you had a dominion catchphrase what would it be? IGN's Dark Souls 3 complete strategy guide and walkthrough will lead you through every step of Dark Souls 3 from the title screen to the final credits, truffles: Ah! Haha, a dominion catchphrase. Every so often it falls upon the shoulders of Wargamer to make a list. Definitely cards from nocturne especially like pooka, pixie, those type of heirloom cards. truffles: Hi everyone! The Discord is named Dominion: Playing Server, where Dominion Japan Grand Prix, an unofficial substitute for DJC, was held last July. Not particularly helpful for alt VP with things like Triumph, but good towards the end of the game. truffles: My last question for you is, if you had a Dominion catchphrase, what would it be? And you can’t pick yourself! catoftheyear: Or Way of the Mouse, or Experiment. When you play someone like E.Honda, they’re all doing that too. catoftheyear: I guess it’s the first expansion really for me; all the other ones really existed when I started playing. I think I even snagged one game which was great. JNails: Most likely to win. I think if you were to design an expansion, you should definitely do a construction themed expansion. I had a similar opportunity with Mic. I have two more questions for you – one of them being: what advice do you have for Dominion players looking to improve? I initially thought it was weak. Though some people don’t think playstyle is a Dominion thing, but I think I do. Although Megatron is a great … truffles: And then you roll a board with Swindler and you’re even sadder. (+630 Total ATK bonuses from Cross-Fate Episodes.Element: Race Officially called "Type" in-game. Castlevania: Dracula X is an action/adventure platform game developed and published by Konami, originally released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1995. It was great chatting with you, and have a great day! truffles: Do you have a person that you think will be mostly likely to win the Championship? If you do not see your Masquerade turn 3, then turn 4 Masquerade will trigger a shuffle and draw exactly one card from the new shuffle.