Six-Shooter: Third Chamber (AN)

The Event

This is a series of decks that was played for the online name-a-card event. The tournament had flexible deck-building rules, which I used to run a revolver setup.

The pre-cut decks (in order of play) were LD, EN, AN, FM, and FP. With 4 wins (LD/EN/FM/FP) and 1 loss (AN), the OL deck will get a chance in the cut.

The Deck

I've published this list before; it's the only repeat in the revolver.

Despite the language in that write-up, it's actually a categorically bad deck. It's a cheese deck, with only one game plan if you start Nicodemus; get in on the 2 CP deed, get to 6 CP, and force a fight. It outright falls apart if you cannot do that, by any means (don't draw a deed, opponent gets >= 6 influence, etc.).

The Game

Round 3 vs. Harlath

This game lasted one round. I drew the deed, played Raven on it, and generated my 6 CP. My opponent had a 5 influence start, and played out a Fancy New Hat. At this point, they made a pretty grave play error; they walked in and fought me, despite the fact that they had influence to cover my CP, and I had to pay 5 upkeep with no money and not enough income.

It didn't matter though. After I played Siege, I had no cards in hand, he knew he could cheat like a bandit, and blew Nicodemus' (et al) brains all over The Extra Bet.

In short, I fought the law, and the law won (... by cheating?). If this match was canon, Doomtown would have a swift and happy ending.

The Lessons

• It's really easy, especially for more aggressive players, to unilaterally take the fight to your opponent if you think you have the advantage (sometimes even if you don't). Consider the board state further though; sometimes, waiting or otherwise can cripple your opponent without the risk of the fight, either doing the hard work, or a large portion of it, for you.
• If you find yourself brazen enough to run a revolver in a non-revolver tournament, and further brazen enough to include a cheese deck in that revolver, play that deck round 1, not round 3. Off-flavor cheese might squeek out a win at 0-0. Your odds go down at 2-0.
• In deck-building, ensure your deck has gameplans for if things don't work out. Your deck should not fall apart if, for example, you don't draw a deed.