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Dominion General Discussion / Open: What $3 cards are better than a silver?
« on: June 23, 2011, 02:07:57 pm »
Donald X. once stated, "In general, if a card can be cheaper, I make it cheaper. I want the cards as cheap as possible without breaking the game, rather than as expensive as possible without going unplayed." This was in context of making Throne Room cost $4 rather than $3 because, "I thought, hmm, maybe this could stand being 4 after all. It makes it just a bit harder to get a million of them; you don't go, "Market, buy two Throne Rooms" nearly as often."
I started with that because his mindset was partly to balance your open so you cannot obtain two"$4" cards, and partly to help balance the cards later in the game. Now, to my question.
When you open with a 4/3 split, it is very common to purchase a silver with your three, and an action with your four. In this context, something costing three is no different than something costing four since you only have one action purchase. Regardless of cost, you buy the best action you can that costs up to four.
So, when is it better to buy an action with your four, and then buy another (or same) action with your three? When do you opt to forgo buying a silver to add another action to your deck? Specifically, what action is better than a silver assuming you will buy an action with your four?
I started with that because his mindset was partly to balance your open so you cannot obtain two"$4" cards, and partly to help balance the cards later in the game. Now, to my question.
When you open with a 4/3 split, it is very common to purchase a silver with your three, and an action with your four. In this context, something costing three is no different than something costing four since you only have one action purchase. Regardless of cost, you buy the best action you can that costs up to four.
So, when is it better to buy an action with your four, and then buy another (or same) action with your three? When do you opt to forgo buying a silver to add another action to your deck? Specifically, what action is better than a silver assuming you will buy an action with your four?