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[Davio]

What's the minimum requirement that makes you consider going for Fool's Gold?

Do you need at least a +Buy to both get them faster and get more out of them?
Do you need a trasher to get more of them together or a drawer?

[Qvist]

If there's at least one of the following cards on the board: Margrave, Wharf, Mine, Mint, Remodel, Salvager, Spice Merchant, Nomad Camp, Council Room (some work of course better than other) and if there's no cursing attack on the board. So mostly 2 of the following TfB, +Buy/Gain, Card Draw

[HiveMindEmulator]

I always at least consider going Fool's Gold.

Really it's less about what there is and more about what there isn't. If there are no alternative VPs or VP chips or super-fast-building engine (note that if the engine has +buy or +cards, those same cards also make Fool's Gold faster), Fool's Gold is a winning proposition. In addition to the stuff listed by Qvist, any terminal draw is pretty good with FG. It's not hard to find 2 FGs in a 7-card hand, even if you only have 3-5 in your deck. then you just need $3 from your other 5 cards to buy a Province.

[pingpongsam]

I always at least consider going Fool's Gold.

Really it's less about what there is and more about what there isn't. If there are no alternative VPs or VP chips or super-fast-building engine (note that if the engine has +buy or +cards, those same cards also make Fool's Gold faster), Fool's Gold is a winning proposition. In addition to the stuff listed by Qvist, any terminal draw is pretty good with FG. It's not hard to find 2 FGs in a 7-card hand, even if you only have 3-5 in your deck. then you just need $3 from your other 5 cards to buy a Province.

This, and assuming I am not generating the $ needed for an engine part and the opponent is testing FG I'll buy FG just to reduce his access, to leverage them for buying power and also to gain golds in the province stage of the game.

If remodel (or any other $2+ TFB) is on the board FG is almost required because it's a no brainer upgrade from coppers and even curses.

[gman314]

If there's at least one of the following cards on the board: Margrave, Wharf, Mine, Mint, Remodel, Salvager, Spice Merchant, Nomad Camp, Council Room (some work of course better than other) and if there's no cursing attack on the board. So mostly 2 of the following TfB, +Buy/Gain, Card Draw

You should add Embassy to your list. 9 cards keep 6 is some incredibly powerful drawing.

[popsofctown]

Then the gained Silver is unhelpful to engine decks, the only thing that can race FG with dead draw that strong.

[Qvist]

If there's at least one of the following cards on the board: Margrave, Wharf, Mine, Mint, Remodel, Salvager, Spice Merchant, Nomad Camp, Council Room (some work of course better than other) and if there's no cursing attack on the board. So mostly 2 of the following TfB, +Buy/Gain, Card Draw

You should add Embassy to your list. 9 cards keep 6 is some incredibly powerful drawing.

Once you have the FGs you need, it's very good. But without +Buy, Embassy is just overkill IMO.

[popsofctown]

Disagree.  Embassy makes your deck way more tolerant of Duchies, something FG decks tend to struggle with.

[gman314]

Disagree.  Embassy makes your deck way more tolerant of Duchies, something FG decks tend to struggle with.

Embassy makes your deck way more tolerant of just about anything.

[Morgrim7]

About the lack of +buy for Embassy, well, wouldn't you want to open with a cheap source of buy anyway so you can pick up more FG? I guess WV or Hamlet would be ideal.

If there's at least one of the following cards on the board: Margrave, Wharf, Mine, Mint, Remodel, Salvager, Spice Merchant, Nomad Camp, Council Room (some work of course better than other) and if there's no cursing attack on the board. So mostly 2 of the following TfB, +Buy/Gain, Card Draw

Add Woodcutter? Herbalist is a nice enabler as well.

[HiveMindEmulator]

If there's at least one of the following cards on the board: Margrave, Wharf, Mine, Mint, Remodel, Salvager, Spice Merchant, Nomad Camp, Council Room (some work of course better than other) and if there's no cursing attack on the board. So mostly 2 of the following TfB, +Buy/Gain, Card Draw

You should add Embassy to your list. 9 cards keep 6 is some incredibly powerful drawing.

The problem is that Embassy with Silver is actually better than Embassy with Fool's Gold. 2 Silvers in an Embassy draw already basically guarantees a Provinces (you only need $4 out of the other 7 cards), so there is no real need for Fool's Gold, and the Silver deck ramps up to buy the Embassy faster.