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[ben_king]

I was trying to think of ideas for ways that a card's power could change as the game goes on.  This is what I came up with: a card that is more expensive and more powerful at the beginning of the game, but decreases in cost and power as the game goes on.

Gold rush
$3
Action
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+1 Buy
Trash this. +$1 for every two cards in the Gold rush pile, rounded down.
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This card costs $1 less for every two copies of Gold rush in the trash, rounded down (but not less than $0)


Could something like this work (it almost certainly would need some adjustments) or is the idea just hopelessly broken?

[GendoIkari]

I think the basic concept is good. It should cost much more than $3 if the cost can be decreased though. At only $3 there's not much room to go down. Plus at $3 this is probably something you double-open most of the time.

[ben_king]

I think the basic concept is good. It should cost much more than $3 if the cost can be decreased though. At only $3 there's not much room to go down. Plus at $3 this is probably something you double-open most of the time.

I had also considered a version at $5 that could give up to +$9 (still being a one-shot), but I was worried it would be a little too powerful in the early game.  But I agree that there isn't much room to move down from $3.

Gold rush
$5
Action
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+1 Buy
Trash this. +$1 for every card in the Gold rush pile.
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This card costs $1 less for every two copies of Gold rush in the trash, rounded down (but not less than $0)

[Kirian]

I disagree, Gendo.  At its best this is a one shot terminal $4.  If two players double open with this, it's never better than a terminal $3, and the cost doesn't decrease until at least two have been played.  It's even possible that for player 2 it never beats a terminal $2, but with no upside... the comparable one shot terminal silver is Embargo.

[GendoIkari]

Well don't forget the +buy; but you could be right. I feel like 1-shot terminal +$4 +buy would be a good opener usually.