Joe Diamond - Solo Return to Where Doom Awaits

Spoiler Warning

Return to the Dunwich Legacy solo (Standard difficulty):
Disclaimer: semi-blind run - several decisions within the game as well as in deck-building is done with prior knowledge of the Campaign in mind.
Though this is my first run on Return and with Joe Diamond.

Upgrades:
Dr. Milan Christopher sacrificed as ally slot will go to Naomi O'Bannion.
Cryptic Research for more draw and with that, going to test out Segment of Onyx, sacrificing Inquiring Mind and Shortcut.

Return to Where Doom Awaits:

Summary:
With the help with the draw engine, didn't encounter much issues and had what I needed most of the time. Really wanted Naomi O'Bannion early though, but can't complain.

Game Begins: Put Ace of Swords in play

• Turn 1:
  Cryptic Research (draw 3)
  Investigate commit Take the Initiative (7 vs 4 shroud) (0: success) discard clue: spawn Diverging Path
  Play Pathfinder
  Exhaust Pathfinder: move to Slaughtered Woods
  Play Hawk-Eye Folding Camera
  Enemy: Conglomeration of Spheres to Base of the Hill

• Turn 2:
  Encounter: Idle Hands
  Exhaust Pathfinder: move to Base of the Hill
  Scene of the Crime (Hunch) discard 2 clues: spawn Diverging Path x2 Hawk-Eye Folding Camera
  Crack the Case (+4 resources)
  Crack the Case (+4 resources)
  discard Idle Hands: +1 action; 2 damage
  Fight Conglomeration of Spheres commit Vicious Blow (6 vs 1) (0: success - 2 damage)
  Fight Conglomeration of Spheres (5 vs 1) (+1: success - 1 damage)
  Fight Conglomeration of Spheres (5 vs 1) : success - 1 damage; move Scene of the Crime to Hunch deck)
  Enemy: Conglomeration of Spheres (1 damage, 1 horror)

• Turn 3:
  Encounter: Spaces Between (shuffle Diverging Paths)
  Fight Conglomeration of Spheres commit Vicious Blow (6 vs 1) (-3: success - kill Conglomeration of Spheres)
  Exhaust Pathfinder: move to Abandoned Camp (-2 resources)
  Investigate (4 vs 2 shroud) (: success) Hawk-Eye Folding Camera
  Play Segment of Onyx
  Play Well Prepared (WP)

• Turn 4:
  Encounter: Light of Aforgomon attach to Act
  Exhaust Pathfinder: move to Base of the Hill
  to Slaughtered Woods
  Investigate (5 vs 2 shroud) (-1: success) Hawk-Eye Folding Camera
  Advance Act discard Light of Aforgomon
  Preposterous Sketches (Hunch)

• Turn 5:
  Encounter: Visions of Futures Past WP (4 vs 5) (: success; move Cryptic Research to Hunch deck)
  Exhaust Pathfinder: move to Base of the Hill
  to Ascending Path
  Working a Hunch (Hunch) discard clue: spawn Altered Path
  Play Bandolier
  Play Khopesh of the Abyss

• Turn 6:
  Encounter: Thrall
  Khopesh of the Abyss on Thrall (8 vs 2) (0: success - kill Thrall)
  Evidence! (Hunch) discard clue: spawn Altered Path
  Exhaust Pathfinder: move to Dimensional Gap (spawn Devotee of the Key)
  Khopesh of the Abyss on Devotee of the Key (8 vs 3) (-3: success - 2 damage)
  Khopesh of the Abyss on Devotee of the Key (8 vs 3) (: fail)
  Enemy: Devotee of the Key deals 1 damage, 1 horror and moves to Ascending Path

• Turn 7:
  Encounter: Rites Howled
  Play Hawk-Eye Folding Camera
  Working a Hunch (Hunch) Hawk-Eye Folding Camera
  Exhaust Pathfinder: move to Ascending Path
  Khopesh of the Abyss on Devotee of the Key (8 vs 3) (-1: success - kill Devotee of the Key)
  to Lost Memories

• Turn 8:
  Encounter: Altered Beast surge Visions of Futures Past WP 7 vs 5) (-1: success)
  Play Well Prepared (WP)
  Investigate WP commit Eureka! (7 vs 2 shroud) (-2: success; draw Pantalone) Hawk-Eye Folding Camera
  Exhaust Pathfinder: move to Ascending Path
  Gain 1 resource

• Turn 9:
  Encounter: Wizard of Yog-Sothoth
  Khopesh of the Abyss on Wizard of Yog-Sothoth WP (10 vs 4) (-5: success - 2 damage)
  Khopesh of the Abyss on Wizard of Yog-Sothoth WP (10 vs 4) (-2: success - kill Wizard of Yog-Sothoth and add to Victory Display)
  No Stone Unturned (Hunch) draw Naomi O'Bannion

• Turn 10:
  Encounter: Lupine Thrall
  Exhaust Pathfinder: move to Sentinel Peak
  Advance Act (spawn Seth Bishop
  Khopesh of the Abyss on Seth Bishop WP (10 vs 5) ( & -1: success - kill Seth Bishop and add to Victory Display)
  Investigate WP (7 vs 4 shroud) (: success)
  Investigate commit Pantalone (8 vs 4 shroud) (-2: success) Hawk-Eye Folding Camera

Scenario Ends ( R1 : 5VP )
the investigators entered the gate