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Dominion => Rules Questions => Topic started by: soudek01 on November 23, 2016, 11:54:16 am

Title: Trader
Post by: soudek01 on November 23, 2016, 11:54:16 am
Ok, a question about Trader, if I have 3 buys, $0, and Trader in hand, can I try to buy three Coppers, reveal Trader, and pick up 3 Silvers instead?
Title: Re: Trader
Post by: Awaclus on November 23, 2016, 12:02:30 pm
Yes.
Title: Re: Trader
Post by: Kirian on November 23, 2016, 12:24:49 pm
And in a very specific edge case, if Silvers are empty, you can reveal Trader to gain nothing instead of Copper.  Useful when triggering things that happen "when you buy a card" like Goons or Merchant Guild.
Title: Re: Trader
Post by: sudgy on November 23, 2016, 12:53:24 pm
However, you can't do this if there are no coppers or curses (or other $0 card) in the supply.
Title: Re: Trader
Post by: Davio on November 23, 2016, 01:48:49 pm
However, you can't do this if there are no coppers or curses (or other $0 card) in the supply.
Unless you have some cost reduction due to Bridge/Highway/...
Title: Re: Trader
Post by: Limetime on November 23, 2016, 02:11:54 pm

Unless you have some cost reduction due to Bridge/Highway/...
(or other $0 card)
Title: Re: Trader
Post by: soudek01 on November 23, 2016, 04:56:20 pm
Thanks, ya'll, just double checking.
Title: Re: Trader
Post by: faust on November 24, 2016, 11:44:59 am
However, you can't do this if there are no coppers or curses (or other $0 card) in the supply.

If there are no Coppers or Curses or Silvers in the supply, the game is usually over.
Title: Re: Trader
Post by: Awaclus on November 24, 2016, 11:59:37 am
However, you can't do this if there are no coppers or curses (or other $0 card) in the supply.

If there are no Coppers or Curses or Silvers in the supply, the game is usually over.

Not if it's still your buy phase.
Title: Re: Trader
Post by: GendoIkari on November 24, 2016, 12:18:44 pm
However, you can't do this if there are no coppers or curses (or other $0 card) in the supply.

If there are no Coppers or Curses or Silvers in the supply, the game is usually over.

Not if it's still your buy phase.

Or a 5-6 player game.
Title: Re: Trader
Post by: Awaclus on November 24, 2016, 12:19:36 pm
However, you can't do this if there are no coppers or curses (or other $0 card) in the supply.

If there are no Coppers or Curses or Silvers in the supply, the game is usually over.

Not if it's still your buy phase.

Or a 5-6 player game.

Good point — if it's a 5-6 player game, it's not usually over (any time soon, at least).
Title: Re: Trader
Post by: Aleimon Thimble on November 25, 2016, 09:27:11 am
Why would anyone ever play Dominion with 5-6 players? The horror.
Title: Re: Trader
Post by: Accatitippi on November 25, 2016, 11:28:57 am
Why would anyone ever play Dominion with 5-6 players? The horror.

Of course, to be able to buy out the Curses and Coppers to stop your opponent doing the Trader-no-Silver trick.
Title: Re: Trader
Post by: Marcory on November 27, 2016, 04:19:23 pm
Why would anyone ever play Dominion with 5-6 players? The horror.

Of course, to be able to buy out the Curses and Coppers to stop your opponent doing the Trader-no-Silver trick.

Also, Celestial Chameleon, when he's emptying the supply in 0 turns--or Chuck Norris, who can do so while all the cards are still in the box on a shelf.