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[pacovf]

"When another player plays an Attack card, ..."

[Donald X.]

If there are more expansions, will Events be something that are possibly added regularly, or do you feel you did most of the "classic" ideas?

It would depend a lot on how many good new ones I could come up with. It's not off the table.

Also, would there possibly more "player interaction" Events, or is there a reason there was only the one in Adventures?

I have nothing against player interaction in Events.

[Donald X.]

Also, would there possibly more "player interaction" Events, or is there a reason there was only the one in Adventures?

One thing I see with "attack Events" is that they aren't "attacks", and thus can't be blocked by Moat and such. This might make people dislike them.

I haven't heard a backlash from Raid yet. If you wanted you could do stuff like "Each other player may discard a Reaction card. If he doesn't..."

[werothegreat]

Also, would there possibly more "player interaction" Events, or is there a reason there was only the one in Adventures?

One thing I see with "attack Events" is that they aren't "attacks", and thus can't be blocked by Moat and such. This might make people dislike them.

I haven't heard a backlash from Raid yet. If you wanted you could do stuff like "Each other player may discard a Reaction card. If he doesn't..."

If anything, there's just some grumbling that Raid is a bit on the weak side.

[Awaclus]

Is there anything inherently wrong with the type event|attack?

Technically no, but it would be super confusing since the Attack type wouldn't do anything.

[LastFootnote]

Is there anything inherently wrong with the type event|attack?

Technically no, but it would be super confusing since the Attack type wouldn't do anything.

Well, the one thing I can think of is that you couldn't really fit "Event–Attack" in that little area that currently says "Event".

[GendoIkari]

Event-Reaction

Event-Duration

Event-Treasure-Shelter-Knight-Ruins-Curse-Action-Duration-Attack-Reaction-Victory-Prize-Looter-Reserve-Traveller

[Donald X.]

Event-Reaction

Event-Duration

Event-Treasure-Shelter-Knight-Ruins-Curse-Action-Duration-Attack-Reaction-Victory-Prize-Looter-Reserve-Traveller

You make the type Event*, and then say in the text, "This Event is also a Treasure, a Shelter, a Knight, a Ruins, a Curse, an Action, a Duration, [continued on next card]"

[werothegreat]

Why is Cornucopia packaged with Guilds in the US, but with Alchemy in Germany?

[Tables]

Why is Cornucopia packaged with Guilds in the US, but with Alchemy in Germany?

And why is Alchemy not packaged with Guilds anywhere to complete the triangle?

[LastFootnote]

Why is Cornucopia packaged with Guilds in the US, but with Alchemy in Germany?

Because in the US, the Big Box has Base, Alchemy, and Prosperity (for some bizarre reason), so it's more likely that any given person already has Alchemy.

[ConMan]

Why is Cornucopia packaged with Guilds in the US, but with Alchemy in Germany?

And Japan.

[Donald X.]

Why is Cornucopia packaged with Guilds in the US, but with Alchemy in Germany?

Because in the US, the Big Box has Base, Alchemy, and Prosperity (for some bizarre reason), so it's more likely that any given person already has Alchemy.

The Big Box is in fact part of it.

I have no idea why they did what they did in Germany. It was nothing to do with me. They also have some weird fan-chosen mix of cards, right? I don't even know what cards are in that.

Jay mentioned combining two small sets in the US and I pointed out that Alchemy is in the Big Box. So it's Cornucopia and Guilds.

The Big Box's sets were based on what made sense to Jay and/or HiG at a particular moment in time (I think HiG may have done different Big Boxes). I don't know what the logic was. I know the product existed because a store, either Barnes & Noble or someone else like that, wanted a big box. And after Jay decided to do it, other entities wanted it too, so there it is.

[Asper]

Why is Cornucopia packaged with Guilds in the US, but with Alchemy in Germany?

Because in the US, the Big Box has Base, Alchemy, and Prosperity (for some bizarre reason), so it's more likely that any given person already has Alchemy.

The Big Box is in fact part of it.

I have no idea why they did what they did in Germany. It was nothing to do with me. They also have some weird fan-chosen mix of cards, right? I don't even know what cards are in that.

Jay mentioned combining two small sets in the US and I pointed out that Alchemy is in the Big Box. So it's Cornucopia and Guilds.

The Big Box's sets were based on what made sense to Jay and/or HiG at a particular moment in time (I think HiG may have done different Big Boxes). I don't know what the logic was. I know the product existed because a store, either Barnes & Noble or someone else like that, wanted a big box. And after Jay decided to do it, other entities wanted it too, so there it is.

HiG in fact produced a german Big Box. It includes base, Cornucopia, and all Promos available at that time, with Stash having the standard back side.

[chipperMDW]

Library's secret history says that it and Festival used to be part of a 3-card package back when they were in a different expansion, but the third card didn't make it (into the base set, I guess).  What was that third card like?  Have we ever seen it (or a variant) show up in a later set?

[Donald X.]

Library's secret history says that it and Festival used to be part of a 3-card package back when they were in a different expansion, but the third card didn't make it (into the base set, I guess).  What was that third card like?  Have we ever seen it (or a variant) show up in a later set?

Village Idiot: Action, $3
+2 Actions
Each other player discards a card.

Village Idiot was in the main set briefly. The set they came from was Alchemy. The main set also got Gardens from it (swapping with Vineyard).

[hvb]

When you created a new expansion, have you ever considered to create a "Set-of-all-Trades", where no new mechanic is introduced, and where you just have a few cards of every mechanic so far (e.g. a few potion cards, a few coin token cards, a few duration cards and so on)? What you think are the advantages/disadvantages of such a set?

[AJD]

When you created a new expansion, have you ever considered to create a "Set-of-all-Trades", where no new mechanic is introduced, and where you just have a few cards of every mechanic so far (e.g. a few potion cards, a few coin token cards, a few duration cards and so on)? What you think are the advantages/disadvantages of such a set?

That one's answered most recently (I think) here.

[Witherweaver]

When you created a new expansion, have you ever considered to create a "Set-of-all-Trades", where no new mechanic is introduced, and where you just have a few cards of every mechanic so far (e.g. a few potion cards, a few coin token cards, a few duration cards and so on)? What you think are the advantages/disadvantages of such a set?

Set-of-all-Trades is just a Jack of all Trades of every suit, right?

[qmech]

When you created a new expansion, have you ever considered to create a "Set-of-all-Trades", where no new mechanic is introduced, and where you just have a few cards of every mechanic so far (e.g. a few potion cards, a few coin token cards, a few duration cards and so on)? What you think are the advantages/disadvantages of such a set?

Set-of-all-Trades is just a Jack of all Trades of every suit, right?

East coast rules also allow King/Queen/Jack of all Trades in a single suit.

[Ozle]

Donald, serious question.... Did ya miss me?

And seriously, this threads still going after 100 pages, surely the amount of useful information to posting ratio has to be abysmically low by now? (More so now I'm here of course!)

[Awaclus]

And seriously, this threads still going after 100 pages, surely the amount of useful information to posting ratio has to be abysmically low by now? (More so now I'm here of course!)

How do you know if it's going to be going still after 100 pages when we're only on page 52?

[Witherweaver]

And seriously, this threads still going after 100 pages, surely the amount of useful information to posting ratio has to be abysmically low by now? (More so now I'm here of course!)

How do you know if it's going to be going still after 100 pages when we're only on page 52?

Why would you even question Ozle's ability to know this?

[enfynet]

I like reading everything on one page.

Donald, how many pages do you see?

[Accatitippi]

I like reading everything on one page.

Donald, how many pages do you see?

I thought it was 10, and 5 of each of the upgrades.

Ok, ok, old joke, but hey! Recycling jokes is an old habit of mint.