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[Witherweaver]

Why does the art for Pathfinding not fill the entire art box?

Yikes. At least the art is dark.

You don't want to go on that side of the path.

[Donald X.]

Why does the art for Pathfinding not fill the entire art box?

I'll treat this as a rhetorical question. And I know what you mean. I feel the same way sometimes.

[Polk5440]

When was the last time you taught Dominion to someone who was totally unfamiliar with the game?

Has a friend or family member ever mentioned Dominion to you without realizing you created it?

[Donald X.]

When was the last time you taught Dominion to someone who was totally unfamiliar with the game?

Has a friend or family member ever mentioned Dominion to you without realizing you created it?

When I'm playtesting it comes up once in a while; I'm guessing 1-3 times for Adventures. If I'm playing Dominion and not playtesting, odds are I am not playing with anyone who would possibly not know the rules. It will eventually come up with the kids.

No, but a mom (mother of a friend of the kids) who had heard of Dominion talked with me about it for a bit before realizing that I'd made it.

[Jimmmmm]

Why does the art for Pathfinding not fill the entire art box?

Thanks. I would have quite happily lived the rest of my life thinking that was a tree.

[GendoIkari]

Why doesn't exchanging cause you to gain the new cards? Is it to lower their power level by removing Royal Seal, Traveling Fair, or Watchtower combos? Or did you feel like it would be simpler to just not have it gaining?

[enfynet]

Why doesn't exchanging cause you to gain the new cards? Is it to lower their power level by removing Royal Seal, Traveling Fair, or Watchtower combos? Or did you feel like it would be simpler to just not have it gaining?

For me it feels more like the character is simply improving, not turning into a different character. Gaining would feel like I'm getting something different.

[pubby]

Why doesn't exchanging cause you to gain the new cards? Is it to lower their power level by removing Royal Seal, Traveling Fair, or Watchtower combos? Or did you feel like it would be simpler to just not have it gaining?

Not to mention Trader.

"When I grow up, I want to be a silver~"

[Rubby]

Why doesn't exchanging cause you to gain the new cards? Is it to lower their power level by removing Royal Seal, Traveling Fair, or Watchtower combos? Or did you feel like it would be simpler to just not have it gaining?

It also makes Possession less nasty.

For me it feels more like the character is simply improving, not turning into a different character. Gaining would feel like I'm getting something different.

True, but the same could be said of Urchin/Mercenary.

If you had the technology at the time, would you use the "exchange" mechanic for Hermit and Urchin?

[Eran of Arcadia]

Do you think there's any chance you would sell a pack of just blank cards (so people could make a whole kingdom out of their own fan cards, or whatever)?

[Deadlock39]

Do you think there's any chance you would sell a pack of just blank cards (so people could make a whole kingdom out of their own fan cards, or whatever)?

I'm not sure where they get them, but the BGG store sells blanks.
http://boardgamegeekstore.com/products/dominion-blank-cards

[Donald X.]

Why doesn't exchanging cause you to gain the new cards? Is it to lower their power level by removing Royal Seal, Traveling Fair, or Watchtower combos? Or did you feel like it would be simpler to just not have it gaining?

I obv. didn't want to trash the Travellers because it would reduce your ability to go up the path, or require 40 more cards. It made no sense to both trash and return them, it's just extra words to confuse people. Since you weren't trashing them, I automatically preferred not gaining them, it seems simpler. Gaining them but not trashing them just seems weird to me.

Since they are people getting better there's a poetry to not gaining/trashing, hooray. And to fit on the cards it's all just this magic word "exchange" you have to look up anyway.

[Donald X.]

If you had the technology at the time, would you use the "exchange" mechanic for Hermit and Urchin?

Well people prefer it when I don't define new terms for them to learn. So, I dunno. Maybe. If they were in Adventures they would be "exchange."

[Donald X.]

Do you think there's any chance you would sell a pack of just blank cards (so people could make a whole kingdom out of their own fan cards, or whatever)?

I'm not sure where they get them, but the BGG store sells blanks.
http://boardgamegeekstore.com/products/dominion-blank-cards

Hasbro prints them! So if you have these you can tell what exactly the difference is with that 90 degree rotation.

[pedroluchini]

Non-Supply cards usually cost $0, but the upgraded Travellers cost $3, $4, etc. Is there any particular reason why you decided to break the pattern here?

[Donald X.]

Non-Supply cards usually cost $0, but the upgraded Travellers cost $3, $4, etc. Is there any particular reason why you decided to break the pattern here?

To help reinforce the upgrading concept; you trade in your $3 and get a $4. It automatically puts them in an order on the table. You know. Obv. the cost then makes a difference for various interactions, but that didn't matter to me so much.

[werothegreat]

So you've said before that, though you might have done certain cards differently knowing what you know now, such as Throne Room saying "you may", you'd never actually change them, for a number of reasons.  However, there are a couple cards that actually have wrong wordings, such as Envoy saying "draw" instead of "put in your hand" - would you ever change those, just to make their wording consistent with their actual effects, since how they play would not be changed?

[Donald X.]

So you've said before that, though you might have done certain cards differently knowing what you know now, such as Throne Room saying "you may", you'd never actually change them, for a number of reasons.  However, there are a couple cards that actually have wrong wordings, such as Envoy saying "draw" instead of "put in your hand" - would you ever change those, just to make their wording consistent with their actual effects, since how they play would not be changed?

Maybe, it would be up to Jay. He might think people would feel entitled to getting sent a free fixed wording card and would sufficiently want to avoid dealing with those people that he wouldn't want the change.

[enfynet]

So you've said before that, though you might have done certain cards differently knowing what you know now, such as Throne Room saying "you may", you'd never actually change them, for a number of reasons.  However, there are a couple cards that actually have wrong wordings, such as Envoy saying "draw" instead of "put in your hand" - would you ever change those, just to make their wording consistent with their actual effects, since how they play would not be changed?

Maybe, it would be up to Jay. He might think people would feel entitled to getting sent a free fixed wording card and would sufficiently want to avoid dealing with those people that he wouldn't want the change.

What about the people that would pay a couple dollars to have a new card?

[Donald X.]

So you've said before that, though you might have done certain cards differently knowing what you know now, such as Throne Room saying "you may", you'd never actually change them, for a number of reasons.  However, there are a couple cards that actually have wrong wordings, such as Envoy saying "draw" instead of "put in your hand" - would you ever change those, just to make their wording consistent with their actual effects, since how they play would not be changed?

Maybe, it would be up to Jay. He might think people would feel entitled to getting sent a free fixed wording card and would sufficiently want to avoid dealing with those people that he wouldn't want the change.

What about the people that would pay a couple dollars to have a new card?

That feels rhetorical?

[Kirian]

So you've said before that, though you might have done certain cards differently knowing what you know now, such as Throne Room saying "you may", you'd never actually change them, for a number of reasons.  However, there are a couple cards that actually have wrong wordings, such as Envoy saying "draw" instead of "put in your hand" - would you ever change those, just to make their wording consistent with their actual effects, since how they play would not be changed?

Maybe, it would be up to Jay. He might think people would feel entitled to getting sent a free fixed wording card and would sufficiently want to avoid dealing with those people that he wouldn't want the change.

What about the people that would pay a couple dollars to have a new card?

That feels rhetorical?

How do you feel about rhetorical questions?

[pacovf]

Haven't we been over this already?

[Asper]

Haven't we been over this already?

If you don't like the topic, shouldn't you refrain from feeding it by asking rhetorical questions?

[Kirian]

Haven't we been over this already?

If you don't like the topic, shouldn't you refrain from feeding it by asking rhetorical questions?

Well, that wouldn't be any fun, would it?

[pacovf]

Haven't we been over this already?

If you don't like the topic, shouldn't you refrain from feeding it by asking rhetorical questions?

Well, that wouldn't be any fun, would it?

I am afraid you've dropped the ball there, that is a question tag, not a rhetorical question.

But then again, who cares?