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Third-order interaction. Fourth-order interaction?
greybirdofprey:
So I use this weird naming scheme where first-order interaction pertains to cards which cause player interaction on their own (Attacks, stuff like Council Room), second-order interaction pertains to cards which aren't interaction cards on their own, but become them when certain cards are in the kingdom (for example, Rocks can be second-order interaction when Swindler or trashing attacks are in the kingdom), and third-order interaction cards are cards that are NOT first- or second-order, but become interaction cards when certain second-order interactions are in the game with the first-order interactions that make them second-order interactions. For example, Militia is first-order interaction, Caravan Guard is second-order interaction when Militia is on the board, Royal Carriage and Coin of the Realm are third-order interaction when Militia and Caravan Guard are on the board (because when someone plays Militia, you can play Caravan Guard from your hand, and call Royal Carriage/Coin of the Realm).
Some cards have multiple orders (Duchess is first-order by playing it, second-order when someone else gives you a Duchy through Swindler or Ambassador).
Now here are the puzzles:
-Find a loop where a card can keep getting in a higher-order of interaction (or show it's impossible).
-Find a fourth-order interaction card that isn't first- to third-order interaction (or show it's impossible).
-Find the highest possible amount of orders a card has without looping (using the same triggers when climbing orders, e.g. playing Possession in a Possession turn).
-The above challenges without using Attacks (or show it's impossible).
-The above challenges without using Possession (or show it's impossible).
-The above challenges without using Possession and Attacks (or show it's impossible).
Now I haven't given a clear definition for interaction cards. I can't give you a definition, but I can give you lots of examples (not exhaustive):
-Events: Raid, Tax.
-Landmarks: any Landmark where you put VP tokens on piles in the set-up. Mountain Pass.
-Projects: Road Network.
-Cards that use Boons/Hexes, as using Boons/Hexes changes what Boons/Hexes other players will get.
-Cards that care about emptying piles like City, Poacher, Tower.
-Trade Route, Embargo.
-All Attacks.
-All cards that directly influence other player's 'game state'.
Not interaction:
-The usual emptying of piles. Emptying of Split piles/Knights/Ruins.
-Obelisk, as it only changes the property of a card.
-Lighthouse (doesn't trigger).
You can only get to another order of interaction through 'triggering events'. When an [X]-order interaction card triggers something else (before having completely resolved it, but cards that say 'after' also count), then that something else is an [X+1]-order interaction card. Like in the aforementioned example, playing Caravan Guard 'triggers' calling Royal Carriage.
[Xth]-order interaction cards played during a Possession turn become [X+1th]-order interaction cards.
If you're not sure about a triggering event or whether something is first-order interaction, use your intuition.
majiponi:
How about this?
play Ambassador
your opponent plays Caravan Guard (from Black Market)
she calls Royal Carriage 4 times
reveal Emporium
This game doesn't use any other Durations or Reserves. Emporium cannot be 1st to 3rd order interaction in this game.
ghostofmars:
Wouldn't Trader technically qualify as an infinite loop? You gain a silver and the reveal Trader to gain a silver instead. Obviously Possession also involves an infinite loop.
If we do not allow Trader to replace the silver it gained and do not use Possession or Attacks, I think we are limited by the amount of Market Squares.
A: gain a Province
B: trash Fool's Gold - gain a Gold
loop until out of Market Squares:
B: discard Market Square - gain a gold
B: reveal Trader - gain a silver instead
B: reveal Watchtower - trash the silver
MeNowDealWithIt:
--- Quote from: majiponi on November 17, 2018, 03:03:24 am ---How about this?
play Ambassador
your opponent plays Caravan Guard (from Black Market)
she calls Royal Carriage 4 times
reveal Emporium
This game doesn't use any other Durations or Reserves. Emporium cannot be 1st to 3rd order interaction in this game.
--- End quote ---
If Emporium counts as another order of interaction here, then so would a Duplicate on the tavern mat.
faust:
--- Quote from: MeNowDealWithIt on February 11, 2019, 07:56:44 pm ---
--- Quote from: majiponi on November 17, 2018, 03:03:24 am ---How about this?
play Ambassador
your opponent plays Caravan Guard (from Black Market)
she calls Royal Carriage 4 times
reveal Emporium
This game doesn't use any other Durations or Reserves. Emporium cannot be 1st to 3rd order interaction in this game.
--- End quote ---
If Emporium counts as another order of interaction here, then so would a Duplicate on the tavern mat.
--- End quote ---
No; Duplicate can be used to directly react to the Ambassador gain and is therefore a second order interaction card.
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