Okay, new board. Catching up to my current game. I am forcing at least two cards from the Dark Ages set, which I'm still learning.
Here's the setup
Game #25472169
Quick thoughts:
-Altar seems great, but it's tough to "build" around a card costing 6... might be turn 7 before I even get to buy it. I am perplexed by Rats, have not made a successful hand with them yet. The Urchin/Mercenary combo seems intriguing, I have yet to really play it.
My first instinct -- there's not a ton to work with here. Stick to basics, mainly. Probably buy an early Monument, but basically just use it as a Silver that might generate some tiebreaker points. My first $5 hand might either turn into a Festival or a Mine, if it's super early. Past that, just money.