Tommy abusing Agency Backup (29 XP - Standalone)

This idea has been wondering in my head for quite a long time, but I haven't had the chance to actually try it out, so I decided to post it as it is.

The idea is to abuse Agency Backup mainly and to lesser extend Brother Xavier as well in a way that they basically become immune to your weakness. The funny part is that in order for that to happen your weakness has to actually hit one of your allies (or get in the discard by other means) in order to guarrantee that immunity.

Let me explain: The secret lies behind the A Chance Encounter and Calling in Favors combo. Tommy is only who has access to this set of cards. That means that he can abuse expensive allies and play them cheap from the discard. To be more clear, what will happen if you play A Chance Encounter on Brother Xavier or Agency Backup and then play Calling in Favors? You will return Bro or Agency back into your hand and search your deck for another Bro or Agency and put it into play at reduced cost. The profit? Huge! You 've just recovered an ally from your discard and played another ally for a cost of 2 actions and 2-4 resources. And we 're talking about strong allies. Bro X and Agency mean business. Now adding Flare into the mix makes this even more crazy, as you can pull one of your allies at reduced cost let it die to your weakness and play the combo on it afterwards!

So, how do we make that happen?

• Step 1: Stick Prepared for the Worst, Flare and Extra Ammunition under Stick to the Plan.

• Step 2: Find a weapon. Your target is Becky. If you don't find Becky, .45 Thompson will do.

• Step 3: Play Flare. Your target is Agency Backup, but Brother Xavier is fine.

• Step 4: Keep your weapon loaded. You have Extra Ammunition.

• Step 5: Keep drawing cards. Your main tools are Self-Sacrifice and Rabbit's Foot. Self-Sacrifice is self-explanatory, but in order to use Rabbit's Foot well, you need to attempt investigate checks. You also have "Look what I found!" and Live and Learn to support this playstye. This line of action will have you grab a few clues and draw you a bunch of cards.

• Step 6: Let your ally die to Rookie Mistake. If for some reason you have no ally when Rookie Mistake hits, pitch one of your allies for its icons.

• Step 7: Play the A Chance Encounter + Calling in Favors combo on your discarded ally. Be careful to have enough actions and resources for the desired outcome.

• Step 8: Rule the game! That's it! You have now gained immunity and you can earn a ton of cash, play multiple Agencies and place a whole lot of ammo on Becky! You just rule the game from now on!

Note: In between steps it is implied that you also play your other soaks and you are careful not to lose too much to Rookie Mistake. It is also implied that the reason you are drawing cards is not only to find the A Chance Encounter-Calling in Favors combo, but to also find Becky and other useful cards. As said above Becky is your main weapon and after you become immune your ammo will never-ever run out.

I'm curious how this will turn out. Keen Eye would be boss here of course but the 29 XP standalone version leaves no room for it. If you try this crazy deck out let me know how it went! Thanks for reading and hope you enjoy! :)