1
Dominion Articles / Re: Donate + Windfall
« on: January 24, 2018, 03:45:22 pm »
I simulated plain Big Money + Donate, comparing donating twice (Don2) to donating once (Don1) in average time to buy N Provinces, opening $3/$4 or $4/$3. Don2' is a variant of Don2 that buys Gold rather than Province on Turn 9.
N Don2 Don2' Don1
4 10.7 11.3 11.9
5 13.1 12.9 13.9
6 15.6 15.0 16.1
7 18.1 17.3 18.2
8 20.6 19.6 20.4
Donating twice averages 10.7 turns to get 4 Provinces. This is faster than donating once, and keeps its edge except for all getting 8 Provinces as you might need versus alt VP. In 2P, Don2 has 60% win rate over Don1 with both sides doing basic Duchy dancing.
Don2' is Don2 but getting Gold over Province turn 9, making it slower to 4 Provinces but faster for 5+ with better econ. I'm not sure which is better in a mirror, as they're very close with Duchy dancing enabled and it's hard to play optimally. Drawing less than $8 on turn 6 forces you into an equivalent to Don2'.
N Don2 Don2' Don1
4 10.7 11.3 11.9
5 13.1 12.9 13.9
6 15.6 15.0 16.1
7 18.1 17.3 18.2
8 20.6 19.6 20.4
Donating twice averages 10.7 turns to get 4 Provinces. This is faster than donating once, and keeps its edge except for all getting 8 Provinces as you might need versus alt VP. In 2P, Don2 has 60% win rate over Don1 with both sides doing basic Duchy dancing.
Don2' is Don2 but getting Gold over Province turn 9, making it slower to 4 Provinces but faster for 5+ with better econ. I'm not sure which is better in a mirror, as they're very close with Duchy dancing enabled and it's hard to play optimally. Drawing less than $8 on turn 6 forces you into an equivalent to Don2'.