Concept and Context

This is for a blind play-through of "The Circle Undone" (2-player, standard). My companion will be Agnes Baker.

Key goals:

1. Lots of card draw. The thought process being that Mr. "Rook" works well with Joe (innate weakness is outside main deck and removed from game once used so never reshuffled.)

2. Have access to reliable (ideally hands-free) weapon that deals + damage: Strange Solution (Acidic Ichor) (4)

Weapons

Start off using the .45 Automatic, likely gets swapped out when Strange Solution (Acidic Ichor) (4) arrives. Keep in mind that uses and sets the base value to 6, and I have Physical Training to pump .

Increasing my Cluevering

• Magnifying Glass to Magnifying Glass (1)
• Death • XIII (1)
• Dr. Milan Christopher

Allies

• Dr. Milan Christopher for-the-win, even with Taboo he pays for himself and gives me a resource pump. Note that I'm planning to play the pumping game with Physical Training.

• Mr. "Rook"

Will get Charisma (3) relatively early

Hunches

Initial Hunch Deck:

1. 2x Preposterous Sketches - free card draw

2. 2x Scene of the Crime - free clues (1-2/each depending on enemy at location)

3. 2x No Stone Unturned (or No Stone Unturned) - free 6 cards

4. 2x Working a Hunch - Free fast clue

5. 2x Delay the Inevitable - Free damage avoidance

Outside the hunch deck: Shortcut (and later Shortcut (2)) and Logical Reasoning (and later Cryptic Research (4)) are some insights I plan to use as well.

Desired Upgrades:

Roughly in priority order:

Other upgrades if XP is available:

• Shortcut (2)
• Deduction (2)
• Vicious Blow (2)
• Dynamite Blast (2)
• Cryptic Research (4)