flagrantangles I'm watching your set against mastrblastr now. Caveat is that I'm not a great Quince or Gwen player, so I'll probably only catch surface level stuff.
1. Game one - Quince vs ZaneNice opening Ace catching the 3 attack. So we know he doesn't have a 2 at least. I'm a little curious why you go for the Patriot Mirror instead of opting for a J, Q, or K spin? Threatening "honest Quince"/3 attack mix-up is pretty good, even if you don't have the 3 attack. Also don't like using your only odd block for the spin.
After you knock him down again, you go into K-spin, then draw but don't play the tax. Maybe I'm wrong, but at this point of the game, I want to draw stuff ASAP. I'm not sure what the 10 does for you in neutral, or when you're KD, because I've never played the MU, but idk - you have a life lead and spin going. Might as well try to capitalize and try to get some more fuel to stretch your life lead, imo.
Yeah, basically losing that 9 early in the game cost you so much life. :C I mean, you probably play it on the first KD, where he threw you, but still. Worth trying to keep one around.
Otherwise, enh, he drew 2s for neutral and won combat twice on your KD. #JustZaneThings
2. Game two - Quince vs ZaneGet thrown. It happens. He mas the Classic. It happens. 3 attack on your KD means he doesn't have any good attacks, probably.
Ace vs King is fine for you, yeah. Especially since he's at 6 cards to your 9.
Not sure I like the Patriot Mirror there. Again, not sure what it's getting you compared to J, Q, or K spin.
Good gold burst in wake-up. I like the immediate play of consent too. XD
There's the unblockable! Oh boy. Not sure I like the max-damage play there... that hand is so vulnerable to 5 throw. Nicely closed out though! I would probably have gone for lamer 56J, then try to play for the win from there. Idk if that's actually better than what you did, honestly.
3. Game three - Gwen vs ZaneGood lord that opening hand... I would almost definitely power up those 10s for 2 Aces. Your hand is butts, and Aces are damage.
I loooove the block on turn 2. I don't love the continued lack of powering up the 10s.
Turn 4 and your hand still can't do damage.
"Why do you hate damage?" Thelo, 2016
Now that you're at high hand, he crawls into his shell and plays for Anarchy. Now holding on to the 10s is fine, I guess? idk - I still don't think they do anything for you in this match-up.
Oh god why the bluff instead of a real joker!
You don't have the life to be able to tank Zane combos off an attack!
Nice block on the Crash Bomb!
I like the play of the cross-up three. It's either that or dodge into AAA.
Good recognition that you can't respect jokers at this point. Just gotta go for broke and hope.
Dodge was the safe play from him there, since max throw combo is 28, so might have considered throw with a slightly higher amount in your range.
4. Game 4 - Quince vs ZaneGood 9 throw - at this point mastrblastr seems very content to play passive and let you overextend. So the throw is a good reminder that you're not terrified of pushing the button. I think?
Nice bluff!
Hmm. Not sure about picking the 3 instead of the 6 with Two Truths. You have a 7 in hand, so getting 5 and 6 gives you a straight - it's not like 5 attack in neutral is completely insane against Zane. It also would let you put 56 in one pile and K in the other, which guarantees you value, I think? You get the higher value pile though, which is nice.
OH GOD WHY NO TWO TRUTHS!
SO PRECARIOUS!
OH GOD OH GOD YOU DIDN'T GET ANY BLOCKS! AAAAAH!
If he KDs I think you die, unless topdeck block?
Oops anarchy - enh, not a bad way to lose that - as you say "that'll happen."
5. Game five - Quince vs ZaneOpening throw seems fine to me.
3 cross-up is also fine, though you can't -really- go into consent there...
You need to block a little bit more in neutral, I think? Right now you're playing into every 2 (and a lot of 3) attacks.
I also don't really like the dodges instead of blocks. Moar drawzo plz.
LOL "I HEARD YOU, MOTHER!"
I could be wrong, but I feel like you're falling into a "lie > truth > lie > truth" pattern with your Positive Spin turns.
Hard to make a comeback from that kind of a life deficit.