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Dominion General Discussion / Re: Advanced Strategy: Managing Game Flow

« on: June 13, 2011, 10:02:27 am »

Yes, it does.  In fact, I move between these two strategies all the time.  Maybe it is just bad luck, but sometimes it seems like either way I lose.  Under buy and lose to a better economy or go with the flow of the cards and lose to a better tuned deck.  Generally I do stick to the latter.  Anyway, thanks Theory.  If you don't have a better answer I will just accept this as an aspect of the game I can't mitigate much and look to other areas for improvement.

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Dominion General Discussion / Advanced Strategy: Managing Game Flow

« on: June 13, 2011, 07:56:01 am »

Ok, I would like some feedback on an area of Dominion that I am struggling with.  Managing game flow is a skill that makes or breaks players and is really the core, in my opinion, of Dominion strategy.  This can mean anything from managing income, coin vs victory, terminal action density or many other things, but for the purpose of this post I would like to limit the definition to one area.

After looking over the kingdom cards and deciding a path to victory the game starts and you must try to implement your plan.  If you are lucky each buy comes at the correct pace and in a good order.  Turn 3, say, you have the $5 to buy that first Wharf or Minion, and further actions and buys seem naturally to build the perfect VP Engine and you cruise to victory.  Or if your luck is bad you hit $4 for too many early turns and fail miserably.  Or, and this is where I am struggling with my game, the luck mocks your plan and you have early $6 hands and must choose whether to build your engine or buy Gold, forestalling good engine cards to improve your coin density.  If this happens a lot in a game you are basically tossing your subtle or unsubtle strategy for a lame big money strategy; on the other hand, the early Gold can be a great boon.

I am not asking for card-specific advise or VP buying tips but rather strategy for mitigating the luck part of buying and building engines.  If what I am describing is not clear I will try to clarify it.

Jake