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Dominion: Dark Ages Previews / Re: Dark Ages Preview #1
« on: August 06, 2012, 07:25:02 pm »One nuance of the Poor House that I feel we have skirted, is that the negative effect of treasures will hit each poor house, not just to first, so if you have 2 poor houses and a copper (and 2 actions), you end up with 7 to spend. With a single poor house, you are guaranteed at least 4, but 2 poor houses to not guarantee at least 8 in the same way. I suspect we will find some situations (more than very limited, but less than many) where one poor house is useful, but due to diminishing returns, there will be fewer situations where 2, 3, 4, etc poor houses are a good idea - situations like those mentioned where you can reliably empty your hand of almost all your other treasures.
Since I suspect a sub-theme of the set is doing amazing things with cheap cards, Poor House is going to change how you play your hand. Discarding copper instead of estates is better in Oasis; Cellar can get rid of those pesky treasures, and Secret Chamber can be exploited (assuming you get a + action somewhere) to get rid of the treasures before Poor House is played.