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« on: April 13, 2012, 12:33:36 pm »
Paddy, I confirm your findings - I just got a new game and despite my best efforts (I was not in any way throwing the game), I got slaughtered the first time I played with my wife. It was great for her to be the one asking for "just one more" for a change! I recall that her enjoyment of Dominion took a huge leap when we were learning the game, and I cautioned her that she might be buying Duchies too soon - and she then won by 3.
I think the only time I would "throw" a game or play intentionally suboptimally is when I've already played it before to get its quirks, and am introducing it to wife/friends. (When it's brand new to everyone playing, it tends to be a great experience!) But once everyone knows what torturer can do, I'll buy it with wild abandon, and expect to be tortured right back.