[The Panther]

Hm.... After that post from Boron, how can he still say that clams are balanced???

Clams are actually the most unbalanced artifact in the game. They have a 5 turn or less payback, which is far too short. After those 5 turns, you have 5 pearls for 7 water gem investment (this is assuming you don't have any other bonus besides the hammer). And I think 5 pearls are just as good (probably really better) than 7 water gems. Making clams require 4 water magic skill (sugested by many others in this forum) means the payback is closer to 20 turns, which is far better balanced that a mere 2 water skill and a 5 turn payback.

The fact that Boron thinks a player with 3/4 of the territory can lose to a player with 1/4 of the territory means Dominions must be clearly busted in the late game, which is I something already knew for truth anyway.

I sure hope this gets fixed in Dom 3, or I might not be playing that one when it comes out. After all, there are good reasons why very few games are fought to the bitter end...