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Title: Let's Discuss Adventures Events: Seaway
Post by: werothegreat on March 20, 2016, 09:01:33 am
(http://wiki.dominionstrategy.com/images/d/df/Seaway.jpg)

A man, a plan, a canal.  Suez.

-How does this compare to the other vanilla bonus token Events?
-How does having to gain the relevant card affect it?
-Which cards are best to Seaway?
Title: Re: Let's Discuss Adventures Events: Seaway
Post by: Moneymodel on March 20, 2016, 09:33:27 am
This might be trivial to say, but I imagine gaining the card makes it better because you want to play it anyway. On the other hand, the cost of the card is restricted to 4, so it balances out. Playtesters, with this one, did you just want to shake things up with the vanilla token events? Or was there a practical reason it couldn't be a direct companion to Pathfinding/Lost Arts/Training?
Title: Re: Let's Discuss Adventures Events: Seaway
Post by: Watno on March 20, 2016, 09:38:55 am
 The reason is probably that +buy is a lot less useful than the other vanilla effects, especially if you get lots of them. So seaway has to be really cheap. But if you use it to get +buy, you likely can only buy one thing at that point, so at $2' the opportunity cost would still be too high.
Title: Re: Let's Discuss Adventures Events: Seaway
Post by: DG on March 20, 2016, 10:08:38 am
A smithy with a +buy token isn't as good as a 5 coin margrave, on the face of it, but the +buy token will also help all the smithies in your deck, both now and in the future.

Seaway is clearly an engine enabler that you put on on a village or drawing card when there isn't an easy source of +buy elsewhere in the kingdom. If kingdom cards that love +buy are in the kingdom then clearly seaway comes into play. It could easily be worth using a seaway with worker's villages to set up a big goons finish.
Title: Re: Let's Discuss Adventures Events: Seaway
Post by: jomini on March 20, 2016, 01:24:50 pm
In general, you should Seaway whichever card in your deck you want at the moment. If you can make an engine, just about any component works as you rarely need more than two or three buys. Certainly I would just Seaway whatever off a Mission turn.

There are a couple of exceptions:
1. If you are planning to or have already massed a card for some slog: stuff like B-crat, Squire, Horse traders, etc. can make for very nice slog decks.
2. If you want to threaten to pile the estates or curses. It can be worth it to buy Seaway just to double the +buys in your deck with a nice Hamlet or Worker’s Village play. The other time this can work is when you have Tr, Prssn, Rc, or Kc in the works.
3. Three pile threats. Like above, but more generally when you start getting low you can spend a 5 to make the other guy green ASAP. Seaway on the last village can be a nice way to control game end.





Title: Re: Let's Discuss Adventures Events: Seaway
Post by: faust on March 20, 2016, 01:30:16 pm
Play Highway.
Seaway Highway.
Profit.
Title: Re: Let's Discuss Adventures Events: Seaway
Post by: Donald X. on March 20, 2016, 01:36:24 pm
This might be trivial to say, but I imagine gaining the card makes it better because you want to play it anyway. On the other hand, the cost of the card is restricted to 4, so it balances out. Playtesters, with this one, did you just want to shake things up with the vanilla token events? Or was there a practical reason it couldn't be a direct companion to Pathfinding/Lost Arts/Training?
You tend to want as much +Actions/$/Cards as you can get, but are less likely to want tons of +Buy. So Seaway competes with +Buy cards and so to avoid shutting them out it wanted to cost $5. That meant it had to do something extra, and what it does is get you a copy of the card.

It went back and forth on whether or not it could put the token on a card it couldn't gain. I liked being able to put the token on more expensive cards but it wasn't worth making Seaway more complex.
Title: Re: Let's Discuss Adventures Events: Seaway
Post by: Seprix on March 22, 2016, 10:47:31 am
Seaway is a lot less effective when there are good +buy cards around. When there is no +buy, suddenly Seaway is an excellent card.
Title: Re: Let's Discuss Adventures Events: Seaway
Post by: AdrianHealey on March 22, 2016, 01:07:31 pm
Putting seaway on highway is the way to go.
Title: Re: Let's Discuss Adventures Events: Seaway
Post by: werothegreat on March 22, 2016, 01:09:55 pm
Putting seaway on highway is the way to go.

Whoever Seaways Peddler first gets to empty the pile.
Title: Re: Let's Discuss Adventures Events: Seaway
Post by: ackmondual on April 27, 2016, 02:13:52 am
If you want to get a card without taking a Curse via Embargo token, this is such a "loophole".
Title: Re: Let's Discuss Adventures Events: Seaway
Post by: AJD on April 28, 2016, 09:42:31 pm
If you want to get a card without taking a Curse via Embargo token, this is such a "loophole".

Seaway allows you to dodge an Embargo... hmm, okay, that checks out.
Title: Re: Let's Discuss Adventures Events: Seaway
Post by: Roadrunner7671 on April 28, 2016, 10:48:35 pm
If you want to get a card without taking a Curse via Embargo token, this is such a "loophole".
That joke went over my head. I clicked away from this thread, then I got the joke. So I came back to give you a +1.

Well played, sir.
Title: Re: Let's Discuss Adventures Events: Seaway
Post by: LastFootnote on May 26, 2016, 01:32:30 pm
The power of +Buy is the power to end the game. Never forget.
Title: Re: Let's Discuss Adventures Events: Seaway
Post by: schadd on May 26, 2016, 03:52:47 pm
The power of +Buy is the power to end the game. Never forget.
also generally to buy more stuff than 1 stuff but yeah
Title: Re: Let's Discuss Adventures Events: Seaway
Post by: LastFootnote on May 26, 2016, 04:04:24 pm
The power of +Buy is the power to end the game. Never forget.
also generally to buy more stuff than 1 stuff but yeah

OK, let me rephrase.

Donald said earlier that +Buy has returns that diminish more quickly than +Cards, +Actions, or +$. And that's true, except that having absolutely massive amounts of +Buy (like from putting Seaway on Port) can often give you an amazing amount of control over when the game ends. If there's a very cheap pile that you can finish buying out, you may be able to instantly end a game that looks like it's nowhere near ending. If you're far enough ahead, that pile can even be Curses.
Title: Re: Let's Discuss Adventures Events: Seaway
Post by: schadd on May 26, 2016, 04:48:38 pm
OK, let me rephrase.

Donald said earlier that +Buy has returns that diminish more quickly than +Cards, +Actions, or +$. And that's true, except that having absolutely massive amounts of +Buy (like from putting Seaway on Port) can often give you an amazing amount of control over when the game ends. If there's a very cheap pile that you can finish buying out, you may be able to instantly end a game that looks like it's nowhere near ending. If you're far enough ahead, that pile can even be Curses.
i got nervous when awaclus upped my post so i illustrated what you said as a token of friendship
(http://i.imgur.com/SmoaJhE.png)
Title: Re: Let's Discuss Adventures Events: Seaway
Post by: A Drowned Kernel on May 26, 2016, 07:35:24 pm
Seaway on Highway is a combo I've somehow managed to see a couple of times and it's nearly always bonkers.
Title: Re: Let's Discuss Adventures Events: Seaway
Post by: E.Honda on May 27, 2016, 07:50:56 am
Seaway on Highway is a combo I've somehow managed to see a couple of times and it's nearly always bonkers.

http://gokosalvager.com/static/logprettifier.html?http://dominion-game-logs.s3.amazonaws.com/game_logs/20160519/log.0.1463652625182.txt

I had 10 seawayed highways here and bought 8 Provinces + 4 duchies on turn 11 :D
Title: Re: Let's Discuss Adventures Events: Seaway
Post by: werothegreat on May 28, 2016, 12:37:33 am
Seaway on Highway is a combo I've somehow managed to see a couple of times and it's nearly always bonkers.

http://gokosalvager.com/static/logprettifier.html?http://dominion-game-logs.s3.amazonaws.com/game_logs/20160519/log.0.1463652625182.txt

I had 10 seawayed highways here and bought 8 Provinces + 4 duchies on turn 11 :D

Yeah, and you opened Chapel.  Seaway/Highway very much needs support.
Title: Re: Let's Discuss Adventures Events: Seaway
Post by: E.Honda on May 28, 2016, 08:31:40 am
Seaway on Highway is a combo I've somehow managed to see a couple of times and it's nearly always bonkers.

http://gokosalvager.com/static/logprettifier.html?http://dominion-game-logs.s3.amazonaws.com/game_logs/20160519/log.0.1463652625182.txt

I had 10 seawayed highways here and bought 8 Provinces + 4 duchies on turn 11 :D

Yeah, and you opened Chapel.  Seaway/Highway very much needs support.

Yeah the Chapel thinning really helped a lot
Title: Re: Let's Discuss Adventures Events: Seaway
Post by: eHalcyon on May 28, 2016, 11:33:55 am
OK, let me rephrase.

Donald said earlier that +Buy has returns that diminish more quickly than +Cards, +Actions, or +$. And that's true, except that having absolutely massive amounts of +Buy (like from putting Seaway on Port) can often give you an amazing amount of control over when the game ends. If there's a very cheap pile that you can finish buying out, you may be able to instantly end a game that looks like it's nowhere near ending. If you're far enough ahead, that pile can even be Curses.
i got nervous when awaclus upped my post so i illustrated what you said as a token of friendship

I know it's just a joke, but diminishing returns doesn't mean it dips down. Having 3-8 gains isn't weaker than having only 1 gain.
Title: Re: Let's Discuss Adventures Events: Seaway
Post by: schadd on May 28, 2016, 11:43:45 am
OK, let me rephrase.

Donald said earlier that +Buy has returns that diminish more quickly than +Cards, +Actions, or +$. And that's true, except that having absolutely massive amounts of +Buy (like from putting Seaway on Port) can often give you an amazing amount of control over when the game ends. If there's a very cheap pile that you can finish buying out, you may be able to instantly end a game that looks like it's nowhere near ending. If you're far enough ahead, that pile can even be Curses.
i got nervous when awaclus upped my post so i illustrated what you said as a token of friendship

I know it's just a joke, but diminishing returns doesn't mean it dips down. Having 3-8 gains isn't weaker than having only 1 gain.
note the part where it says "ds/dg"


it has layers
Title: Re: Let's Discuss Adventures Events: Seaway
Post by: Burning Skull on May 28, 2016, 12:31:05 pm
it has layers

Is it a sandwich?
Title: Re: Let's Discuss Adventures Events: Seaway
Post by: Accatitippi on May 28, 2016, 12:45:42 pm
OK, let me rephrase.

Donald said earlier that +Buy has returns that diminish more quickly than +Cards, +Actions, or +$. And that's true, except that having absolutely massive amounts of +Buy (like from putting Seaway on Port) can often give you an amazing amount of control over when the game ends. If there's a very cheap pile that you can finish buying out, you may be able to instantly end a game that looks like it's nowhere near ending. If you're far enough ahead, that pile can even be Curses.
i got nervous when awaclus upped my post so i illustrated what you said as a token of friendship

I know it's just a joke, but diminishing returns doesn't mean it dips down. Having 3-8 gains isn't weaker than having only 1 gain.
note the part where it says "ds/dg"


it has layers

Is s for strength and g for gains?

EDIT: hey guys, did you see that? schadd used caps!
Title: Re: Let's Discuss Adventures Events: Seaway
Post by: markusin on May 28, 2016, 01:49:12 pm
Putting seaway on highway is the way to go.

Whoever Seaways Peddler first gets to empty the pile.

I played a game where I used Seaway on Magpie to empty the Peddler pile. In the same game I actually bought Plan twice. Once on Gear at the start, then I moved the trashing token to Walled Village to help deal with Swamp Hag Curses.
Title: Re: Let's Discuss Adventures Events: Seaway
Post by: ThetaSigma12 on May 28, 2016, 02:27:17 pm
it has layers

Is it a sandwich?
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Title: Re: Let's Discuss Adventures Events: Seaway
Post by: eHalcyon on May 28, 2016, 05:00:14 pm
OK, let me rephrase.

Donald said earlier that +Buy has returns that diminish more quickly than +Cards, +Actions, or +$. And that's true, except that having absolutely massive amounts of +Buy (like from putting Seaway on Port) can often give you an amazing amount of control over when the game ends. If there's a very cheap pile that you can finish buying out, you may be able to instantly end a game that looks like it's nowhere near ending. If you're far enough ahead, that pile can even be Curses.
i got nervous when awaclus upped my post so i illustrated what you said as a token of friendship

I know it's just a joke, but diminishing returns doesn't mean it dips down. Having 3-8 gains isn't weaker than having only 1 gain.
note the part where it says "ds/dg"


it has layers

Did not notice that.  Touche.
Title: Re: Let's Discuss Adventures Events: Seaway
Post by: Burning Skull on May 28, 2016, 06:39:13 pm
it has layers

Is it a sandwich?
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