Mining Labs - 2007/09/06 22:00It's nice to see people have finally started noticing Astronatical Laboratories - one of my fave cards from the original release. Here's a variant which focuses more on mining and some stuff from Exiled:
Gallente: Enthrallment Tower
Dam Torsad Insmother Kyonoke Pit
Bistot x4 Crokite x3 Pyroxeres x3 Slave Mines x3
Astral Mining Inc. Astronautical Laboratories x4 Moon Harvester
Damage Control x4 Hired Enforcers x3 Pirate Mercensary x2
Thoughts anyone...?
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Bombadidaloo
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Re:Mining Labs - 2007/09/07 06:13I would definitely consider running 4 of the Serpentis Battleship. Astral Mining Inc. and Moon Harvester both allow you to bypass its ISK disadvantage.
And for those very reasons, I'd also consider running 4 of the new starbase structure (name escapes me... was it Office of Internal Affairs?) that costs ZERO for -1/+3. Again you get to bypass the ISK disadvantage once you get rolling, and it's such a great card for defense.
How about Post Natal or Salvage Drones to retrieve the multiple copies of ships you lose to reveal for your Astronautical Laboratories?
How about Problem Solver (!!!) to abuse the following cards: -Astronautical Laboratories: Reveal, bounce, replay, reveal. Also if you have 3-4 of one ship in play, you can bounce one to reveal for the labs as well. -Hired Enforcers: obvious -Astral Mining Inc.: Now this is interesting! Play astral Mining Inc., gain ISK from mining at end of turn. During opponent's turn, or simply after you gain ISK at end of yours, bounce the Astral Mining Inc. to gain ISK again at the start of your turn, rinse, repeat. Essentially for 4 ISK (2 for Problem Solver, 2 to replay Astral Mining Inc.) you gain yourself an extra mining income step.
I'd work on the Location structure a bit. Bistot is nice, but IMO not worth it. I'd go with this build, with consistency and speed in mind:
I'd have to disagree, given Star Chart-Scordite's pure unpredicability. The slave mines and crokites might help damp that down a little... but MAN is it a horrible draw when you get nothing but Scordites. That can kill a game that would otherwise be a victory.
Consider Kaikka Peunato in combination with Moon Harvester. His pilot ability's passable on the offense, he's cheap, and he pretty much guarantees the Moon Harvester will be left alone...
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Blatherskite
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Re:Mining Labs - 2007/09/07 18:12I agree with RedX...I really dislike the Scordite combo.
I do like Bistot.
Problem Solver does work well with the Astral Mining, but the other stuff is really too expensive to do with any consistency.Blatherskite Caldari Propagandist
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mikelosaurus
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Re:Mining Labs - 2007/09/08 10:28Thanks for the comments guys. Alas there's only so much room in a 52-card deck!
Serpentis Protector is a good call and worth swapping with the Navitas when I have four of them (anyone have one to trade?). Maybe ditch the Pirate Mercenaries for a couple of Problem Solvers. I'm not sure if there's room for Kaikka as well though.
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Ryuteki
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Re:Mining Labs - 2007/09/08 15:55mikelosaurus wrote: Serpentis Protector is a good call and worth swapping with the Navitas when I have four of them (anyone have one to trade?).
Ugh I wish! Out of 2.5 boxes I still only have ONE of them! I have about EIGHT Serpentis Runners though... *mutter*-Ryuteki, Owner of the Rules! We're playing Monday evenings in IL, see www.games-plus.com for the address or email me at ryuteki AT gmail DOT com.
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Blatherskite
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Re:Mining Labs - 2007/09/08 22:52I would add 1 more Crokite and ditch something...maybe a Bistot. Crokite is so good you need to see it early...everytime.Blatherskite Caldari Propagandist
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Bombadidaloo
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Re:Mining Labs - 2007/09/09 04:53How about 4x Dark Ochre? *sp*
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