I had an „awesome“ first turn as second player with 2 initiate so you can‘t blame this
What I believe just few player would have tried is my: not buy any cards a few turns later, although I could, with 4 conjuring power this early. And my scrap a goon, instead of take any cost 6 card from the candy bar with the whately brother. And switch to full damage, and scrap all initiate, this early.
And you could have prevented me from buying the ghasts, and they decided the match in the first place.