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[Eistee]

Hello Guys,

a small idea I'm throwing out there for you to try and comment, if you want.


Gambler's Way
Action - (4)

+1 Card, +1 Action
You may set aside an action or treasure from your hand. if you do; the player to your left guesses if the card costs 4 or more.
Then, reveal the card.
If he guessed correctly: Put the card into your discard pile.
If he guessed wrong: Play the card twice.


Just curious what you think about it. Yes, it lets you play Treasure during your action phase, but that makes the card fun. Overpowered? Not sure.

[soulnet]

If you always choose Silver, this is on average a Peddler (GM half the times, nothing half the times), which is probably fine. It is pretty nice as a pseudo-village, especially when you have too many terminals you would not have been able to play anyway. Sounds powerful, but not extremely powerful. I would change "if it costs 4 or more" for "whether it costs more than 3" to make it less ambiguous.

[Awaclus]

If you always choose Silver, this is on average a Peddler (GM half the times, nothing half the times), which is probably fine. It is pretty nice as a pseudo-village, especially when you have too many terminals you would not have been able to play anyway. Sounds powerful, but not extremely powerful. I would change "if it costs 4 or more" for "whether it costs more than 3" to make it less ambiguous.

I think "more than 3" is more ambiguous than "4 or more".

[AJD]

If you always choose Silver, this is on average a Peddler (GM half the times, nothing half the times), which is probably fine. It is pretty nice as a pseudo-village, especially when you have too many terminals you would not have been able to play anyway. Sounds powerful, but not extremely powerful. I would change "if it costs 4 or more" for "whether it costs more than 3" to make it less ambiguous.

I think "more than 3" is more ambiguous than "4 or more".

They have different answers on Alchemist, Familiar, and Philosopher's Stone!

[GendoIkari]

Anti-combos with highway!

This isn't a GM half the time... It's a double GM half the time. When they guess wrong, (with silver), you get $4. But with 1 less card in your hand. So it's like 3 peddlers followed by an oasis.

[silverspawn]

Anti-combos with highway!

This isn't a GM half the time... It's a double GM half the time. When they guess wrong, (with silver), you get $4. But with 1 less card in your hand. So it's like 3 peddlers followed by an oasis.

you get 4$, and you lose 2$ because you can't play the silver in your buy phase anymore. so it's a GM.

[eHalcyon]

When the other player guesses incorrect, this is a cantrip Throne Room (that also works on treasures and, somehow, victory cards).  I may be mistaken, but didn't the Secret Histories mention that a cantrip TR was scrapped because it got confusing to track when you played it on another copy of itself?

[Awaclus]

When the other player guesses incorrect, this is a cantrip Throne Room (that also works on treasures and, somehow, victory cards).  I may be mistaken, but didn't the Secret Histories mention that a cantrip TR was scrapped because it got confusing to track when you played it on another copy of itself?

Would it be more confusing than Counterfeit, though?

[eHalcyon]

When the other player guesses incorrect, this is a cantrip Throne Room (that also works on treasures and, somehow, victory cards).  I may be mistaken, but didn't the Secret Histories mention that a cantrip TR was scrapped because it got confusing to track when you played it on another copy of itself?

Would it be more confusing than Counterfeit, though?

I think the confusion would be more because KC and TR can spawn huge chains, which are confusing enough in themselves.  Also having to draw cards and add actions in-between just makes it crazier.  You have to add up +Buys with Counterfeit, but it'll be rare when it spawns a long chain involving many other cards (Counterfeit+Counterfeit+Venture is the only way I can think, but it'll still be much less than what can happen with KC and TR).

But I don't know.  I'm mostly asking to see if anybody else remembers that (or has enough motivation to go look for it).

[GendoIkari]

Anti-combos with highway!

This isn't a GM half the time... It's a double GM half the time. When they guess wrong, (with silver), you get $4. But with 1 less card in your hand. So it's like 3 peddlers followed by an oasis.

you get 4$, and you lose 2$ because you can't play the silver in your buy phase anymore. so it's a GM.

Ah, right. That also deals with the 1 less card in hand part.