Type: Treasure-Duration
Cost: 4
When you play this take 3D
At the start of your next 2 turns:
+ $4
+ 1 Buy
This is far too strong. Probably a 6$.
Really. Too strong?
This turn, $0, next turn $1, the turn after $4. The benefit is so delayed it has to be good. And remember that becuase it is such a long duration will miss many reshuffles and cycle very slowly. I think it is fun but probably not dominant.
You are assuming here that you got no other coin generating stuff in play. What the card does is this turn -3, next turn and the turn after that +4. That's a coin equivalent of Platinum spread over 3 turns for a mere 4$. My card is just a Gold equivalent spread over two turns and I am pretty sure that it is too strong for 5$.
Swamp hag is a $5 with +$3 next turn and it dishes out Curses on top! I think you're really under estimating the negative impact of the delayed benefit.
You're right though in that thinking about my card as 0/1/4 isn't quite right. The debt can easily be paid off on the turn it is played giving you the spike sooner that I'd imagined. Maybe 4 or 5D would be better.
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Thinking further on it I'm not sure this is the most interesting way to take the 'reverse capital' concept. I.e. go into debt now for a future benefit. The duration mechanic + debt can allow you to delay a benefit with some fuzzy ground in how good the benefit will be in the future depending on how quickly you can pay off your debts. But that isn't fundamentally different to just a duration card. I think a reserve card would be a better approach.
'Literally Reverse Capital'
Action - Reserve
Take 6D
Put this on your tavern mat
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If you have no debt you may call this for +$6 +1 buy
I have no idea what something like that should be priced at, and the debt and +$ could/should both be changed. It is radically worse than capital in
most all situations but it does let you sets you up for mega-turns quite well. I also think it would be more interesting without the +buy, so that you need some help setting it up. A guess:
Government Bonds
Action - Reserve $4
Take 4D
Put this on your tavern mat
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If you have no debt tokens you may call this for +$6
Still seems weak if anything. You need to buy it, play it, pay off the debt, and then cash in. And even then it wont really be that good without support.