Wedding is a powerful event, but it also taught me the value of being able to divide the cost of a card over multiple turns, and made me less apprehensive about the super high debt cost of certain cards in empires.
I think Wedding could've not had the +1 VP rider along with gaining the Gold, and it would still be a great deal at $4 and 3 debt. I think Wedding could've been a straight up $7 for a Gold and +1 VP, and while that might seem like an iffy choice sometimes I'd still go for it over Duchies until the game starts looking like it'll end soon. But having the choice to put off some of the cost (minimum $4), and to get a Gold that comes with a VP which doesn't clog your deck? This thing is insane.
As long as the board doesn't have something which demands my immediate attention, I'm usually happy to use Wedding at the start of the game. A 5/2 or 4/3 split would be the most ideal opening, as I'd end up with a Gold in my deck by turn 3 and +1 VP on the side, which is quite nice. A 3/4 split isn't completely disastrous though; I'd still use Wedding on my second play and deal with the debt cost next turn.
Going into mid game, I'm very happy to flood my deck with Gold that come with VPs as often as I can. I guess the question is if Gold and 1VP over two turns is better or worse than whatever else one can get on the board, but the choices that beat that are probably very few.
And then going into late game and greening... I mean I've been flooding myself with Gold this entire time, and I probably don't have much else taking up space in my deck, mostly thanks to debt actually. My chances of getting a hand with 3 or more Gold will be pretty high, so even nasty attackers will have some trouble stopping me from brute forcing my way to Provinces.
I'm curious how strong Wedding is in a game involving Platinum and Colonies though. Do I still want to go deep on Wedding, then ratchet up to Plats and Colonies? Or can I actually flood myself with Gold so quickly that I'll deplete the Province pile before anyone else can get enough of a lead with Colonies?
So anyways...
- Do you think the Wedding is event is good?
- If Wedding is in the game and you plan to use it, how long will you use it before you stop?
- What other cards work well with Wedding? When do you find the turns to go for these cards over Wedding?