I won both the Portland and Albany Sheriff events with the same deck, though Albany only had 2 players so that really doesn’t count (I went up against a MCC Dudes and Deeds deck and won in short order).
Portland had 11 players shooting it out over 4 rounds of Swiss and a cut to the top 2.
I went 3-1 in Swiss, beating 3 Law Dogs players (including one starting Sheriff Dave Montreal and the Gomorra Jail).
I lost in the final round of Swiss against the other undefeated player, who was running a 4th Ring control deck starting Exp. Steele Archer (with Shadow Walk, Blood Curse and Puppet as his primary hexes). This match was a tough battle that went on for 6+ days, but after an early critical error on my part it was only a matter of time.
I came in 2nd in Swiss as I had beaten both the other 3-1 players. In the championship round I had a re-match against the 4th Ring player. A first turn Kidnappin’ on Steele Archer put me in an advantageous board position, and even after he brought out Smilin’ Tom on the following turn, I was able to choke his economy until he was forced to shoot or risk discarding a dude due to upkeep the next day. In the final gunfight I pulled a straight flush and played It’s Not What You Know… on his cheating full house to win the game.
Here’s my deck list:
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OUTFIT CARD
Desolation Row
STARTING STATS
0 Wealth
1 Income
1 Influence
POSSE (5)
x1 Allie Hensman
x1 Jake Smiley
x1 Fred Aims
x1 Angelica Espinosa
x1 Mario Crane
ACTIONS (47)
x3 Hired Guns
x2 Back Ways
x2 Make the Smart Choice
x4 Sun in Yer Eyes
x4 Coachwhip!
x4 Hiding in the Shadows
x4 Faster on the Draw
x2 Kidnappin’
x2 Pinned Down
x2 This’ll Hurt in the Morning
x2 Reserves
x2 Cheatin’ Varmint
x2 Tail Between Yer Legs
x4 Unprepared
x2 Flight of the Lepus
x2 This is a Holdup!
x2 It’s Not What You Know…
x2 Takin’ Ya With Me
JOKERS (2)
x1 Red Joker
x1 Black Joker
The basic concept is to pair a Super Mario flush deck with Desolation Row and Fred Aims for more resiliency. This affords me better defense (influence), economy and faster control points. The Desolation Row job also lets me tempt players into a potentially game-winning early shootout, which happened against my opponent playing Dave Montreal.
Angelica Espinoza is there as a back-up shooter, and to cover Allie in the town square after she boots home from the Desolation Row job, or to assist Mario when he contests deeds. She was a star performer all day, and was great to combo with Faster on the Draw for a big unexpected swing in bullets.