this is the first draft of a simple ai combo system,

format is as follows

HINT#combo hold(blah|myhand)^until(blah|mygraveyard)^until(blah|opponentshand)^restriction{type(creature|mybattlefield)~morethan~2}^cast(blah) targeting(blah|mygraveyard)^totalmananneeded({g}{g}{r}{u}{2})

the ai can be told to hold more then one card, until as many condiations as you want are met, until( is a TC and can basically be used in a fasion of saying "hold arbor elf until you have a lord of atlantas in play and a gaint growth in you hand" 

once the condiations are met you can later tell it to cast(gaint growth) targeting(arbor elf[fresh]|mybattlefield)...

I also included the whole of the games restrictions system...
so you can get really really creative with this so far.

the next thing I will do is ability targeting and card favoring.

projects/mtg/include/AIHints.h

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ using std::string;
 using std::vector;
 
 #include "AIPlayerBaka.h"
+#include "AllAbilities.h"
 
 class ManaCost;
 class MTGAbility;
@@ -18,6 +19,14 @@ public:
     string mAction;
     string mCombatAttackTip;
     vector<string>castOrder;
+    vector<string>combos;
+    //for preformance we disect the combo on first run.
+    vector<string>partOfCombo;
+    vector<string>hold;
+    vector<string>until;
+    vector<string>restrict;
+    map<string,string>cardTargets;
+    string manaNeeded;
     int mSourceId;
     AIHint(string line);
 };
@@ -39,6 +48,8 @@ public:
     AIHints (AIPlayerBaka * player);
     AIAction * suggestAbility(ManaCost * potentialMana);
     bool HintSaysDontAttack(GameObserver* observer,MTGCardInstance * card = NULL);
+    bool HintSaysItsForCombo(GameObserver* observer,MTGCardInstance * card = NULL);
+    bool canWeCombo(GameObserver* observer,MTGCardInstance * card = NULL,AIPlayerBaka * Ai = NULL);
     vector<string> mCastOrder();
     void add(string line);
     ~AIHints();