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[ehunt]

Here's a simple algorithm. I wonder if it's better or worse than the classic grand smithy algorithm where one gets silver with 5. I'm nearly certain it's worse if the treasury is replaced by a market.

With 8 Money = buy province
With 6 Money = buy gold if there are >5 provinces remaining, else buy duchy
With 5 Money = buy treasury if there are >5 provinces remaining, else buy duchy
With 4 Money = buy smithy if no smithy in deck, else buy silver
With 3 Money = buy silver
With 2 Money = buy estate if there is 1 province remaining

Always play all treasuries, then play smithy. Always return treasuries to top if possible.

[Graystripe77]

i ran it through geronimoo's sim, and it's 48% to 43% with 9 % ties

[Geronimoo]

Treasury/Smithy will indeed beat the simple Smithy but you need to buy Duchies a little later (if there are 4 Provinces left). Try it out for yourself with my simulator (use the VXML button):

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<player name="Grand Smithy/Treasury">
   <buy name="Province">
      <condition>
         <left type="countCardsInDeck" attribute="Gold"/>
         <operator type="greaterThan" />
         <right type="constant" attribute="0.0"/>
      </condition>
   </buy>
   <buy name="Duchy">
      <condition>
         <left type="countCardsInSupply" attribute="Province"/>
         <operator type="smallerOrEqualThan" />
         <right type="constant" attribute="4.0"/>
      </condition>
   </buy>
   <buy name="Estate">
      <condition>
         <left type="countCardsInSupply" attribute="Province"/>
         <operator type="smallerOrEqualThan" />
         <right type="constant" attribute="2.0"/>
      </condition>
   </buy>
   <buy name="Gold"/>
   <buy name="Treasury"/>
   <buy name="Smithy">
      <condition>
         <left type="countCardsInDeck" attribute="Smithy"/>
         <operator type="equalTo" />
         <right type="constant" attribute="0.0"/>
      </condition>
   </buy>
   <buy name="Silver"/>
</player>