Advanced Guide to Deck Cycling by @PinkApple

PinkApple · July 2022

Hey everybody! I just released the first video of my advanced guide series, this time covering Deck Cycling. This is a heavily overlooked tactic that I seldom see my ranked opponents utilizing. If you are already consistently sitting in the top half of the leaderboard some of this may not be news to you, but I think the vast majority of the playerbase will learn a trick or two here!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0v7_ptaZebM&ab_channel=PinkAppleYT

Let me know what you think

koopdaville68 · July 2022

Thank you for sharing, I have learned something and will need to be trying to execute this in my game play.

DinoZavr · July 2022

Thank you, PinkApple ! Solid and useful lecture.

Peacatcher · July 2022

I don't think I even realised the two piles of cards on the right hand side were separate! Very helpful video, thanks for sharing.

Personofsecrets · July 2022

Great guide to getting that extra value out of our card picks.

PinkApple · July 2022

koopdaville68 wrote: »

Thank you for sharing, I have learned something and will need to be trying to execute this in my game play.

DinoZavr wrote: »

Thank you, PinkApple ! Solid and useful lecture.

Peacatcher wrote: »

I don't think I even realised the two piles of cards on the right hand side were separate! Very helpful video, thanks for sharing.

Personofsecrets wrote: »

Great guide to getting that extra value out of our card picks.

Thank you all for the positive words

cant wait to get more advanced guides out. Should have an Ansei Hunding tierlist out tomorrow hopefully!

spartaxoxo · July 2022

I just used this advice to win 2 games in a row. I also won a 3rd game in a row, but tbh that one I only one because the other player clearly didn't understand the 80 points rule. Still, I got some higher coin cards earlier than my opponent thanks to this advice!

I had 77 prestige to their 60 (over 60) something I forget what exactly and then they got a hugeeee combo with crows and they had enough coin and power to finish off the game by just pressing the crow patron. I was like whelp GG. But then they used Hlallu instead and I knew I had won. They bought some choice cards from the tavern even though we were both in our final turns. So I just used the rest of my power cards and won as soon as my turn came up. So tbh I lucked out on that one.

Heartrage · July 2022

Great guide, this is the kind of tricks that people who believe that tot is only Rng don’t know about. The game is about manipulating the odds of a good thing to happen, not waiting around for something good to end up in your hand.

kieso · July 2022

Insightful 🙂

Magenpie · July 2022

There are many good guides out there, but this is the single most useful vid I've watched. I didn't know deck cycling was even a thing until I watched this. Love @PinkApple's very simple direct explanations. Brilliant stuff and very much looking forward to more guides like this! Thank you, Pink Apple!!

Sungod · August 2022

There is a reason PinkAPple is at the top of the leaderboard on our 3rd ToT campaign.

PinkApple · August 2022

spartaxoxo wrote: »

I just used this advice to win 2 games in a row. I also won a 3rd game in a row, but tbh that one I only one because the other player clearly didn't understand the 80 points rule. Still, I got some higher coin cards earlier than my opponent thanks to this advice!
I had 77 prestige to their 60 (over 60) something I forget what exactly and then they got a hugeeee combo with crows and they had enough coin and power to finish off the game by just pressing the crow patron. I was like whelp GG. But then they used Hlallu instead and I knew I had won. They bought some choice cards from the tavern even though we were both in our final turns. So I just used the rest of my power cards and won as soon as my turn came up. So tbh I lucked out on that one.

Heartrage wrote: »

Great guide, this is the kind of tricks that people who believe that tot is only Rng don’t know about. The game is about manipulating the odds of a good thing to happen, not waiting around for something good to end up in your hand.

kieso wrote: »

Insightful 🙂

Magenpie wrote: »

There are many good guides out there, but this is the single most useful vid I've watched. I didn't know deck cycling was even a thing until I watched this. Love @PinkApple's very simple direct explanations. Brilliant stuff and very much looking forward to more guides like this! Thank you, Pink Apple!!

Sungod wrote: »

There is a reason PinkAPple is at the top of the leaderboard on our 3rd ToT campaign.

Thanks for all the support everyone

I want to start working on the next advanced guide videos here, I think there is a lot more technique to the game than players realize! Do you guys or anyone else have specific subjects you would want covered?

spartaxoxo · August 2022

PinkApple wrote: »

spartaxoxo wrote: »

I just used this advice to win 2 games in a row. I also won a 3rd game in a row, but tbh that one I only one because the other player clearly didn't understand the 80 points rule. Still, I got some higher coin cards earlier than my opponent thanks to this advice!
I had 77 prestige to their 60 (over 60) something I forget what exactly and then they got a hugeeee combo with crows and they had enough coin and power to finish off the game by just pressing the crow patron. I was like whelp GG. But then they used Hlallu instead and I knew I had won. They bought some choice cards from the tavern even though we were both in our final turns. So I just used the rest of my power cards and won as soon as my turn came up. So tbh I lucked out on that one.

Heartrage wrote: »

Great guide, this is the kind of tricks that people who believe that tot is only Rng don’t know about. The game is about manipulating the odds of a good thing to happen, not waiting around for something good to end up in your hand.

kieso wrote: »

Insightful 🙂

Magenpie wrote: »

There are many good guides out there, but this is the single most useful vid I've watched. I didn't know deck cycling was even a thing until I watched this. Love @PinkApple's very simple direct explanations. Brilliant stuff and very much looking forward to more guides like this! Thank you, Pink Apple!!

Sungod wrote: »

There is a reason PinkAPple is at the top of the leaderboard on our 3rd ToT campaign.

Thanks for all the support everyone I want to start working on the next advanced guide videos here, I think there is a lot more technique to the game than players realize! Do you guys or anyone else have specific subjects you would want covered?

Some tips on beating early game power cards going to the opponent. I win that sometimes but right now beating Pelin in particular feels like total RNG for me because it feels like it mostly comes down to who gets Armory/Rally first.

Alternatively some tips on when to buy cards in tavern and when to use Treasury, early game. I feel like I got a decent handle on that but I would like to see some advice still.

Peacatcher · August 2022

PinkApple wrote: »

spartaxoxo wrote: »

I just used this advice to win 2 games in a row. I also won a 3rd game in a row, but tbh that one I only one because the other player clearly didn't understand the 80 points rule. Still, I got some higher coin cards earlier than my opponent thanks to this advice!
I had 77 prestige to their 60 (over 60) something I forget what exactly and then they got a hugeeee combo with crows and they had enough coin and power to finish off the game by just pressing the crow patron. I was like whelp GG. But then they used Hlallu instead and I knew I had won. They bought some choice cards from the tavern even though we were both in our final turns. So I just used the rest of my power cards and won as soon as my turn came up. So tbh I lucked out on that one.

Heartrage wrote: »

Great guide, this is the kind of tricks that people who believe that tot is only Rng don’t know about. The game is about manipulating the odds of a good thing to happen, not waiting around for something good to end up in your hand.

kieso wrote: »

Insightful 🙂

Magenpie wrote: »

There are many good guides out there, but this is the single most useful vid I've watched. I didn't know deck cycling was even a thing until I watched this. Love @PinkApple's very simple direct explanations. Brilliant stuff and very much looking forward to more guides like this! Thank you, Pink Apple!!

Sungod wrote: »

There is a reason PinkAPple is at the top of the leaderboard on our 3rd ToT campaign.

Thanks for all the support everyone I want to start working on the next advanced guide videos here, I think there is a lot more technique to the game than players realize! Do you guys or anyone else have specific subjects you would want covered?

I'd be interested in patron selection strategy, eg good choices to lead with if you pick first or what counters to pick if you go second/third.

Skvysh · August 2022

PinkApple wrote: »

Do you guys or anyone else have specific subjects you would want covered?

Occasionally people pop up saying that they didn't know you could look at opponents deck/discard pile or tavern deck, etc. Might want to cover that - especially how to plan your current + next move based on what opponent has/may have in their hand.