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Offline Jonesy

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Gates of Samaria
« on: October 20, 2015, 07:51:40 PM »
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What is a Gates of Samaria defense biggest weakness and some easy ways to get around it?
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Re: Gates of Samaria
« Reply #1 on: October 20, 2015, 08:02:16 PM »
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Not getting Gates early.  Have a few search cards.  If they have some protect from decrease card, Silas, you might also have some problems.
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Re: Gates of Samaria
« Reply #2 on: October 20, 2015, 08:03:43 PM »
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Also there is no way to protect it (that I know of) so if it is discarded you lose a large part of your defense.
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Re: Gates of Samaria
« Reply #3 on: October 20, 2015, 09:26:39 PM »
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Quote from: Crashfach2002 on October 20, 2015, 08:03:43 PM
Also there is no way to protect it (that I know of) so if it is discarded you lose a large part of your defense.

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Re: Gates of Samaria
« Reply #4 on: October 21, 2015, 08:00:43 AM »
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Not getting Gates out early is a big problem, which can be mitigated by playing a 50 card deck and putting in searches like King Solomon, King Hiram, King Ahab, Table of Demons, Zaccheus, etc.  It's tough to fit a Gates defense into a 50 card deck though.

Honestly, the biggest problem might be the lack of speed.  Samaria sites + a slow defense just slogs the deck.  The new King Jeroboam II can help, but his ability can be both prevented and interrupted.  Wickedness Abounds could definitely help.  And a fast offense with some of the searches above (Purple is a good choice) is very helpful.
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Re: Gates of Samaria
« Reply #5 on: October 21, 2015, 12:45:24 PM »
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I had a 57 card Gates of Samaria deck that used Zaccheus, King Ahab and Table of Demons. I pretty consistently got Gates by turn 3 or 4. If I didn't, then sometimes I would just go ahead and use the Samaria sites to try and stall my opponent.

I have not tried Gates with the new Kings, but I've seen others use it pretty effectively.
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