Category Archives: Strategy

An Analytical Approach to Valuing Cards – Part 2 of n (Bases!)

Sorry to have kept you waiting so long for part 2 of this series, but I figured I’d be on the same publishing schedule as the Megahaulin podcasts 😊

If you haven’t read part 1 of this series (or if you don’t remember what all it said), you should start with that article.  Trust me, it’s really good.

This article uses the same methodology as part 1, with the difference being that bases are now included in the dataset for a more wholistic view of the Start Realms universe.

Let’s Get Right To It

Blockade Runner, darling of the ships-only analysis, has been dethroned!  Long live Brain World!

An Analytical Approach to Valuing Cards – Part 1 of n

Over the last month or two or three, I’ve been inspired to grow my skills with the analysis program R.  As I thought through what kind of project/dataset I could use to hone those skills, I had 2 options: work related stuff or Star Realms related stuff.  You know how that went:

The specific analytical toolset I had used elsewhere and wanted to learn in R is a multiple regression analysis.   And to get this party started, the question I’m trying to explore is: how can we objectively quantify the value of cards?

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Command Deck Strategies Part 7: The Coalition and High Director Valken

Written by Jay Lansdaal

Editor’s Note: This is Part 6 of our Command Deck Strategies Series.  We also recommend:

Introduction
Finally, the long-awaited Valken article is here!

Why did it take so long? To answer that, let’s check in with the notes from the other Commanders’ articles on their Valken matchup:

From Nandi: “…, this matchup should go your way”
From Walsh: “Walsh naturally preys on…”
From Newburg: “We open hitting harder, although we may be outgained in authority…”
From Jochum: “This is a good matchup for Jochum.”
From McCready: “This matchup is really good for you.”
From Le: “Another good matchup for you, …”

Ah. I see.

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