Talk:Prince
There seems to be a bit of an edit war going on regarding the interaction between Prince and Scheme. Is a Scheming Prince vulnerable to top-card attack cards, like Spy or Bureaucrat?
I think not. Here's what I see happening: I have a Prince of Schemes, and I have played a valuable action card (like Goons). At the end of my turn, I discard the Scheme, but the Prince sets it aside. I discard the Goons, but the Scheme returns it to the top of my deck. I then draw my hand of 5 (including the Goons). At this point, the top card on my deck is unknown to me, and the critical Goons is safely in my hand. I can be hit with a Sea Hag, a Bureaucrat, a Spy, etc, without disrupting my scheme.
Is there something I'm missing, that would justify saying a Scheming Prince's scheme is vulnerable to top-of-deck attacks? --Blaisepascal (talk) 16:00, 28 August 2014 (EDT)
I actually removed then re-added the bit about top card attacks on further reflection. Blaisepascal is correct in his analysis. However the article was talking about the difference between something like Prince of Goons vs Price of Schemes + Goons. In the case of the former, you would draw five cards plus have goons at the start of your turn. In the case of the latter you essentially have Goons, 4 cards, and +1 card + 1 action at the start of your turn. Because the 5th card is drawn from your deck, top deck attacks take effect 1 turn sooner than with Prince of Goons alone. It is not a deal breaker, but it is a difference. I actually like the wording of the 1 turn sooner vs outright vulnerability and will make that change to the wording. --Murphy (talk) 16:11, 29 August 2014 (EDT)--User:Murphy (talk)
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Pretty sure that Gear doesn't work the way the recent addition says. For starters you can't not set aside two cards. Also prince "loses track" of the gear when it plays surely?
