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The more victory cards ("green") you buy, generally the less effective your deck becomes (because most victory cards don't do anything other than count for poin

by 333c 6y ago

The more victory cards ("green") you buy, generally the less effective your deck becomes (because most victory cards don't do anything other than count for points). This means that buying VPs makes it (generally) harder to buy more VPs. The smaller your deck, the more pronounced this effect. All of this taken together means that you end up having to target some point along the continuum between "get points quickly but fizzle out early" and "long slow burn to getting a lot of points." If you go for the "quick" strategy but the game doesn't end quickly, your opponent can take the extra time to pass you in VP, and vice versa if you choose the "slow" strategy but the game is short. And it's not just two options — like I said, there's a whole spectrum of choice.

Closi 6y ago
Sorry if I wasn't being clear, what I meant was isn't there an optimum tempo between being 'too quick' and getting choked with VP cards and 'too slow' and not getting choked, regardless of what my opponent does (excluding the effect of interaction cards). Like - does what my opponent do significantly change my strategy? (other than balance your deck to respond to attacks). Surely the best tempo is still the best tempo.
- lmm 6y ago
  The game length is significantly different depending on whether all players are following the same strategy (so buying the same cards) or not. So you have to adapt to that, and there are meta questions about that.
- BorisTheBrave 6y ago
  The length of a game varies according to what the players do. If your opponent plays a slow strategy, and you a quick one, not only will your deck become useless to do anything with, but you will lose your power to control game length (as it is tied to buying cards), so your opponent will be free to extend the game length.
- kevinmchugh 6y ago
  It's more obvious in games with platinums and colonies. If your opponent is going for colonies, you can win by getting all the provinces for yourself. You have to make a quick read on if they're going big or not, to decide if you can play fast or not.

by 333c 6y ago

Closi 6y ago

Sorry if I wasn't being clear, what I meant was isn't there an optimum tempo between being 'too quick' and getting choked with VP cards and 'too slow' and not getting choked, regardless of what my opponent does (excluding the effect of interaction cards). Like - does what my opponent do significantly change my strategy? (other than balance your deck to respond to attacks). Surely the best tempo is still the best tempo.

lmm 6y ago
The game length is significantly different depending on whether all players are following the same strategy (so buying the same cards) or not. So you have to adapt to that, and there are meta questions about that.
BorisTheBrave 6y ago
The length of a game varies according to what the players do. If your opponent plays a slow strategy, and you a quick one, not only will your deck become useless to do anything with, but you will lose your power to control game length (as it is tied to buying cards), so your opponent will be free to extend the game length.
kevinmchugh 6y ago
It's more obvious in games with platinums and colonies. If your opponent is going for colonies, you can win by getting all the provinces for yourself. You have to make a quick read on if they're going big or not, to decide if you can play fast or not.