Probably not a good idea to keep it that way but hey... 
QuoteAnthropologist - Action
+1 card
+1 action
Choose one: Choose a card in play and put it on your Research mat; or, play a card from your Research mat.
Puzzle: How many +1 Cards +1Actions can I get out of King's Courting this?
Anthropologist - Action
+1 card
+1 action
Choose one: Choose a card in play and put it on your Research mat; or, play a card from your Research mat.
Anthropologist: Action, $3.
Choose and play up to three differently named non-Anthropologist Action cards from your hand.
Anthropologist: Action, $3.
+1 Action
Reveal the top three cards of the Culture deck. Put one into play, and put the other two back on top of the Culture deck.
At the end of Clean-up, shuffle the Culture deck.
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Setup: Create a Culture deck of randomizer cards containing each of the Action cards in the game, as well as one Curse card. These cards may only exist in the Culture deck and in play; if they leave play for any reason, they must be shuffled into the Culture deck.
I would suggest 'treat this as a card on your research mat' instead, but I notice you can actually get a selection of cards of the same price, if you have two Anthropologists in a turn, the first takes a card off the research mat to play it so the second can get a card the same cost as the one just played. Unless you keep the ramp-up idea set so you only have one card per price tier, I guess you're adding a lot more words to qualify all cards correctly, something like 'when it would be discarded at Clean-up, return it to the research mat.'
I don't understand Anthropologist unless you mean "costing up to $3 more"
Otherwise this would only offer the option to choose among a 3, 4 and 5 (and sometimes a 6 or 7) and not the option to choose among several 4s or 5s.
I like the idea of a Band of Misfits like build-up card but this might be a card that switches quickly from very bad too very good (the only reasonable prices are 3 and 4).
More on the irrelevant side, if this were implemented digitally you would have to prevent taking Anthropologists via Anthropologist lest you get infinite loops.
Shipwreck
2-cost Action: +1 Buy. Each player gains a Silver and puts it into their hand.
2-cost Action: +1 Buy. When you buy this, trash an Action card from your hand. If you do, +1 Buy, +$1 for each $ it costs.
2-cost Action: +1 Buy. You may trash this. If you do, reveal your hand and gain +$1 for each Treasure revealed this way.
AnthropologistI may actually cut it in favor of another card archtype.
Choose one: +1 Card, +1 Action, and take an Action card from the supply costing $3 more than the number of cards on your Research mat and place it on your Research mat; or
Play a card from your Research mat. Return it to the Research mat when this leaves play.
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Setup: Add an Action pile costing $3 and an Action pile costing $4 to the Supply.
If you keep Petroglyph as is, it becomes a Hireling.Right. Therefore I need to change the reaction to make it more explicit.
+1 Action
Discard any number of cards, then draw until you have 5 cards in hand.
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When you discard this card during an Action phase, you can reveal it and set it aside.
If you do, during your next Clean-up phase, discard it and draw a card.
A few observations:Not intended, but I might just keep it....The way the wording on the reaction part reads, when you discard it from setting it aside, it can still be seen as discarding other than during cleanup and you could choose to set it aside again. This can be a nifty choice you can make, if you draw a good hand and don't need the extra card. You could even stock them up and draw several cards at once for a mega turn. It's a nice feature, I just wonder if it was intended.QuotePetroglyph (4)
Action - Reaction
+1 Action
Discard any number of cards, then draw until you have 5 cards in hand.
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When you discard this card any time other than during Clean-up, you can reveal it and set it aside.
If you do, discard it at the start of your next turn and draw a Card.
"1 VP per $2" already implies round down.QuoteObelisk (5)Agree with the comments made on the reaction part. The top part alone looks strong compared to Bishop, with the card draw as well, but the trashing two different cards may be enough of a setback. Either way, you'll need to say '(round down)' for odd-number costs.
Action - Reaction - Attack
+2 Cards
You may trash two differently named cards from your hand. If you do, +[VP per $2 one of them costs.
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When you discard this card any time other than during Clean-up, you can reveal it. If you do, each other player gains a Curse.
Yes.QuoteInspector (3)I assume you reveal from your hand?
Action - Attack
+2 Cards
Reveal then discard 2 cards.
Per card discarded, each other player with 4 or more cards in hand dicards a copy of it (or reveals a hand with no copies.)
I'm thinking I'll drop the +$2 from it for now, and test it at that level. Otherwise I'll test it at $6.QuoteCollector (4)Mine deals exclusively with Treasures and costs 5. Rebuild does Victories and is 5, and Expand is 7. I doubt the randomness and same-type restriction reduces the cost that much, especially as it doesn't interfere with your hand.
Action
+$2
Reveal and trash the top card of your deck to gain a card that shares a type with it that costs up to $3 more.
Yes.QuoteZiggurat (4)Can it play a Treasure? Could you bring an Estate or another pure Victory into play to Bonfire it?
Action
You may discard cards from the top of your deck until there are 3 cards in your discard pile.
You may trash up to two cards from your discard pile.
If you trashed a card, you may play a card from your discard pile.
The problem, I think, is that the wording of the card suggests that you're somehow keeping track of where the coins came from that you're using to buy a card, which has never been necessary before. For example, if I have 2 Buys, and I play Riches, a Silver and a Copper, can I buy a Duchy and an Estate and claim that I only "used" the Riches and the Copper to buy the Duchy, so only the Copper gets trashed?
I agree that a more manageable wording would be something like "When you buy a card with this in play, trash all non-Riches Treasures you have in play", but does that line up with the intended design?
One noteworthy difference to me seems to be that two Riches with the original wording seem capable of trashing each other. That's easily remedied, though.
The names "Obelisk" and "Mission" are already used by published Dominion cards.
How about Pawn?QuoteShipwreck
cost $2 - Action - Duration
Choose one: +1 Card; +1 Action; +1 Buy; +$1.
At the start of your next turn, do the others.
When you buy this, reveal the top 3 cards of your deck, discard any revealed treasures, and the put rest back.
Shipwreck (2)
Action
+1 Cards
+$1
+1 Buy
When you buy this, reveal the top 5 cards of your deck, discard any revealed Treasures, and put the rest back.
Shipwreck (5)Variant Shipwreck.
Action
+2 Cards
+$2
+1 Buy
When you buy this, reveal the top 5 cards of your deck, discard any revealed Treasures, and put the rest back.
but how else will the set get stronger?I kept having games where I rapidly picked up most of the Aquifers, and while I felt that was okay, chaining them into other cards (with +draws) felt somewhat too powerful. That was my thinking, anyhow. Alternatively, I could make it work more like a Crossroads, where the +Actions is limited to the first time you play one per turn.Why limit the +action on this? I think your first version (Ancient Waterways) was fine, but I probably wouldn't buy this version. too weak.QuoteAquifer (5)
Action - Reaction
+1 Card
+$1
You may play an Aquifer from your hand.
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When you discard this card any time other than during Clean-up, you can reveal it to gain an Aquifer.
You aren't the only person to say this, as it was a common comment by my playtesters. I will remove the 2nd +card.I suggest you do remove the 2nd +card. This is (often) much easier to activate than city.QuoteEarthmound Village (5)I'm debating removing the second +1 Card.
Action
+1 Card
+2 Actions
Reveal your hand. If you revealed no Copper, +1 Card, +1 Buy and +$1.
I'm thinking of reworking it a bit to make it a bit more attractive; replace the reveal with a discard a treasure, gain a Victory card costing up to 2 more, put it on your deck.I still don't see the appeal of this card. I guess it could combo with Groundskeeper/Duke along with some gold, but usually I wouldn't want it.QuoteEncroach (6)
Action
+2 Cards.
+1 Action.
Reveal a card from your hand. Gain a Victory card costing less than it onto your deck.
I'm thinking I'll nerf this down to only cause a discard of one matching card. Although a player still has to do to himself the same thing that he's doing to his enemies.This attack could sometimes be really mean/swingy/political, especially if you can reveal your opponents' hands before playing this (or play two).QuoteInspector (3)
Action - Attack
+2 Cards
Reveal then discard 2 cards.
Per card discarded, each other player with 4 or more cards in hand discards a copy of it (or reveals a hand with no copies.)
The idea is a library that draws cards when you are full up on cards, with a (limited) ability to choose the cards.I think this would be fine costing $5. The "up to 3" is enough of a limitation. Anyway, it seems too similar to Catacombs. I guess the draw part is strictly better than Catacombs, but not by much and Catacombs has the on-trash benefit, so I still think it'd be okay at $5.QuoteArchaeologist (7)
Action
+3 Cards.
As you draw these cards, you may set aside up to 3 Cards and draw replacements for them, discarding them afterwards.
You set aside an Action card costing $3. But if it's super confusing, it might need to be written better. It's also currently under a lot of testing. The idea is to make a card that lets you play a chain of terminals without having them in your deck. Also I've found that it's hard to cost (go figure.)This is really confusing. What do you set aside when you buy one without having any cards already set aside?QuoteAnthropologist (5)
Action
Play each of the cards set aside by Anthropologist in any order, then end your Action phase.
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When you buy this, set aside an Action card from the supply other than Anthropologist that costs exactly $3 more than the number of cards you have set aside with Anthropologist.
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Setup: Add an Action pile costing $3 and an Action pile costing $4 to the Supply.
It's literally just flavor. It's the coffin of a pharoah.Does this need the on-buy attack?QuoteSarcophagus (6)
Action - Attack
Choose an Action card in the Supply costing up to $4.
Play that card three times, then trash it.
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When you buy this each other player gains a Curse.
Thanks. I want some sort of extra cost that simulates a shipwreck occuring, but not sure what.No. The on-buy effect is helpful, not a drawback at all (see Mint). This might be okay costing $6.QuoteShipwreck (5)Does the cost (and the additional cost) balance the inherent power of this card?
Action
+2 Cards
+$2
+1 Buy
When you buy this, trash any Treasure cards you have in play.
Will do.Would be better with Ghost Ship's wording "...until he has 3 cards in hand." Otherwise, players with 4 cards in hand end up with 2.QuoteTomb Guardian (4) Action - Attack
+$2
You may gain a Curse card. If you did, +1 Action, +$1.
If the Curse pile is empty, each other player with 4 or more cards in hand puts 2 cards from their hand onto their deck.
Petroglyph (4)
Action - Reaction
+1 Action
Discard any number of cards, then draw until you have 5 cards in hand.
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When you discard this card any time other than during Clean-up, you can reveal it and set it aside.
If you do, discard it at the start of your next turn and draw a Card.
Agora (5)
Action - Reaction
+2 Actions
+$2
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When you discard this card other than during your Clean-up phase, you may reveal it to gain a Silver and put it in your hand.
Obelisk (5)
Action - Reaction - Attack
+2 Cards
You may trash two differently named cards from your hand. If you do, +[VP per $2 one of them costs.
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When you discard this card any time other than during Clean-up, you can reveal it. If you do, each other player gains a Curse.
Aquifer (5)
Action - Reaction
+1 Card
+$1
You may play an Aquifer from your hand.
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When you discard this card any time other than during Clean-up, you can reveal it to gain an Aquifer.
Tomb Raider (4)Yes, this card will have a depiction of Lara Croft (as a medieval dominion character) on it.
Action
+1 Action
Each opponent discards an attack card (or reveals a hand containing no attacks.)
You may gain a copy of a Treasure revealed this way.
Artifact (4)
Treasure
$1
While this is in play, when you buy a Treasure, you may discard this to play that Treasure and +1 Buy.
Idol (4)Wording advice on this would be appreciated.
Treasure
$3
While this is in play, when you buy a card, put it on your Idol mat.
If it a Curse, start a new turn with all of the cards from your Idol mat as your hand.
Digsite (6)
Victory
Reveal the top card of your deck.
If it's a Victory card, discard it. Otherwise, trash this card. If the revealed card costs...
$2 or less, +4%.
$3 to $5, +5%.
$6 or more, +6%.
Earthmound Village (5)I'm debating removing the second +1 Card.
Action
+1 Card
+2 Actions
Reveal your hand. If you revealed no Copper, +1 Card, +1 Buy and +$1.
Encroach (6)
Action
+2 Cards.
+1 Action.
Reveal a card from your hand. Gain a Victory card costing less than it onto your deck.
Excavate (4)
Action
+1 Buy
Reveal the top 5 cards of your deck.
Put a revealed Treasure into your hand.
You may discard any non-Treasure cards. Put the rest on top of your deck in any order.
Graveyard (1)
Action
+2 Actions
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When you trash this, gain a card from the trash.
Inspector (3)
Action - Attack
+2 Cards
Reveal then discard 2 cards.
Per card discarded, each other player with 4 or more cards in hand dicards a copy of it (or reveals a hand with no copies.)
Archaeologist (7)
Action
+3 Cards.
As you draw these cards, you may set aside up to 3 Cards and draw replacements for them, discarding them afterwards.
Mission (4)
Action
+2 Cards
If you have less than 6 VP tokens, you may discard a Victory card. If you do, take a VP token.
If you have 6 or more VP tokens, +2 Actions.
Anthropologist (5)This is a recent addition... it's still being tested for balance/suitability.
Action
Play each of the cards set aside by Anthropologist in any order, then end your Action phase.
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When you buy this, set aside an Action card from the supply other than Anthropologist that costs exactly $3 more than the number of cards you have set aside with Anthropologist.
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Setup: Add an Action pile costing $3 and an Action pile costing $4 to the Supply.
Profiteer (4)
Action - Reaction
+$1
+1 Buy
Trash a non-Victory card from the Supply. +$1 per empty Supply pile.
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When you would gain a card during your Action phase, you may discard this to gain a card costing up to $2 more instead.
Prospector (3)
Action
+1 Card
+1 Action
You may discard a Victory card to gain a Treasure costing up to $1 more than it.
Pyramid (5) Action " +$5
Trash 2 cards from your hand.
Gain 2 Curses.
Riches (4)
Treasure
$4
When you buy a card using this, trash all the other treasures you used to buy that card.
Sarcophagus (6)
Action - Attack
Choose an Action card in the Supply costing up to $4.
Play that card three times, then trash it.
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When you buy this each other player gains a Curse.
Shipwreck (5)Does the cost (and the additional cost) balance the inherent power of this card?
Action
+2 Cards
+$2
+1 Buy
When you buy this, trash any Treasure cards you have in play.
Collector (4)
Action
+$2
Reveal and trash the top card of your deck to gain a card that shares a type with it that costs up to $3 more.
Stoneworks (5)
Action
+2 Cards
+1 Buy
You may reveal two cards with the same name from your hand.
If the revealed cards are Victory cards, trash this.
Cards with the same name as those cards cost $2 less this turn, but not less than $0.
Tomb Guardian (4) Action - Attack
+$2
You may gain a Curse card. If you did, +1 Action, +$1.
If the Curse pile is empty, each other player with 4 or more cards in hand puts 2 cards from their hand onto their deck.
Ziggurat (4)
Action
You may discard cards from the top of your deck until there are 3 cards in your discard pile.
You may trash up to two cards from your discard pile.
If you trashed a card, you may play a card from your discard pile.
Boulder Trap (3)
Trap
-1 VP
Setup: Shuffle a Boulder into each Supply pile.
If the Boulder is at the top of a pile, trash it.
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If you reveal this from the top of a Supply pile, put it onto your deck.
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When you discard this card on another player's turn, put this onto that player's deck.
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When you trash this, each other player gains a Curse.
Actually, you can kill two birds with one stone by making a "Renaissance" set (since that's what logically follows after 'generic medieval' and Dark Ages Dominion) that has all your arts (and some science) mechanics as well as being more modern than standard Dominion.
But killing two birds with one stone means you have less birds left afterwards.
I'm getting art for the card picture, but the card itself will be generated.? I don't understand.Since you're requesting art you might want to keep in mind that more official cards could be released and take that name. So I'd try to pick names that have a quick synonym you could swap for, like Artifact to Trinket or so.
Back on topic, the art I'm requesting is just the inset. I'll be using the card generator site to wrap the inset art. So if I have to change a name, I'll be fine.
Since you're requesting art you might want to keep in mind that more official cards could be released and take that name. So I'd try to pick names that have a quick synonym you could swap for, like Artifact to Trinket or so.
When we are talking about theme already, is "archeology" really that Dominion-y? I know many good themes are taken, but I can think of at least 2 major ones that are still available.
Don't leave us hanging! What are they?
Art, including theatre, would be one. It could be called "Dominion - Encore". Think of Actors, Bards, Frescos, Statues, Patrons, Doubles, Stagewriters...
The other would be modernization. You know, "Dominion - Modern Times". It would cover the end of the middle Ages just like Empires covers... something preceding the middle ages. Although admittedly, this idea suffers from the presence of Prosperity (covers the new & improved aspect) and Alchemy (covers the "science" aspect). So okay, the second one maybe isn't that great after all...
But art, that looks promising.
Whirling Dynamo:(Whenever you shuffle your deck, take a card out of the zone and put it into your hand.)
+3 Actions
When you Clean this up, put it in the Collaboration zone.
When you take this out of the Collaboration zone, take a Coin token for each Whirling Dynamo in the zone.
Steam Knight:
+$1
You can pay any number of Coin tokens. Each opponent reveals that number of cards and trashes one costing between $3 and $6 that you choose.
If you paid any Coin tokens, +2 Cards
When we are talking about theme already, is "archeology" really that Dominion-y? I know many good themes are taken, but I can think of at least 2 major ones that are still available.
also because I started this project largely in a vacuum, and because Antiquity and Invention, my two expack ideas, were both selected after reading the back of the Empires box and thinking about a humorous 'next step' after you conquered the world: if you've expanded your kingdom in every (lateral) direction, the only remaining directions are down (Antiquity) and up (Invention.)
