ive decided upon using this (sorry for any confusion)
"way of the hamster
+1 coffer"
My submission:
This is, ofc, for Nocturne.
A simple one for the base set:
Dome (Landmark)
When scoring, -1VP per Copper you have.
This nudges newer players towards the idea that trashing weak cards is a good thing to do.
I'm replacing my previous submission with a Landmark for Alchemy.
Alchemy provides some of the most powerful engine parts in Dominion, but novice players often don't like the expansion due to the awkwardness of Potions. This provides some additional incentive to add Potions to your deck. It would be good to playtest a few variations (e.g. 9VP per 3 Potions you have), but this is the version I am submitting:
For intrigue
QuoteWay of the Vermin
Way
Trash this.
If there wasn't a copy of this in the Trash, gain a Spoils.
Each other player gains a Ruins.
A Way for Dark Ages. It is a self trashing conditional Spoils gainer that hands out Ruins, like a one-shot Marauder. I am not sure how good of an idea this is as it definitely can snow-ball, but seeing as it is a counter to itself it won't devolve into a slog straight away. Villages will be highly sought after as using the Way will eat up Actions. I think of this as more of a tactical Way as you want to be the first to trash a particular card to get the Spoils reward, but handing a Ruins to other players means they will get the Spoils from that card and send Ruins back your way. I would want to play test it to see if it is actually fun, but I like the idea. Feedback is more than welcome!
I love Ways and I think this is a nice idea. It could allow for some interesting tactical decisions. However, I think the part I would personally enjoy less is the extra layer of randomness that arises from it. If you're unlucky, when someone plays this Way, you could gain a Ruins that is already in the trash whereas someone else could gain one that isn't. Or you could be lucky and be the first to draw a Ruins that isn't in the trash. The benefit isn't huge, but if it happens often enough in a game, that could have a significant impact on the outcome.
I agree completely, and this randomness has been a consistent issue when I have used Ruins in card designs. I really like Ruins, but I do understand their randomness is unwanted by some players. I am gonna stick with this design for now, but the critique that it has randomness is valid and appreciated. I welcome additional criticisms and appreciate the responses!
Consulate: a project for empires. It was originally just provinces, but I think adding colonies, farmland, and fairgrounds makes it a bit more interesting.
Out of curiosity, how did you determine the cost for Consulate?
I was thinking about a two-player Province game, where one player buys Consulate and the other doesn't. Assuming they buy Provinces only and no Duchies, the player who bought Consulate wins if they have an equal number of Provinces. But in scenarios where they have even one less Province than the player that didn't buy Consulate, the extra points gained with Consulate won't be sufficient to make up the difference.
A Way for Seaside. A card jumps like a Doplhin out of your deck and goes to your next hand.
It interacts with Seaside in many ways: thematically, affecting next turn, turning the played actions into Durations and caring about the top of your deck. This last feature interacs with Pearl Diver, Lookout, Navigator and Ghost Ship. It also could help you to match Treasure Maps or a Province with Explorer.
The effect next turn is similar to Caravan but a bit weaker. With Caravan you can draw next turn a card played this turn.
The connection to Cornucopia isn't super strong, but it's engine-friendly, which is arguably a subtheme.
Note that this doesn't give you your buy back, so even though it costs 0$, it's not really free.
A card im considering submiting for this contest, im probably submiting another one. this one is obviously "nocturne" themedShouldn't it be an action card from their hand? (Or an "Action, treasure, or night" card). Playing a victory card doesn't work.
The only true difference is the name of cardTo make sure I understand, the task is to design a card that (a) belongs to a particular expansion, and (b) is on-theme but off-mechanic for that expansion? So a sifting duration card for hinterlands, or a variety-encouraging way for Cornucopia?
If I understand correctly, it is...
- An Event, Landmark, State, Project, Artifact, or Way for one of the pre-Advantures expansions
- A Landmark, State, Project, Artifact, or Way for Adventures
- A State, Project, Artifact, or Way for Empires
- An Event, Landmark, Project, Artifact (*), or Way for Nocturne
- An Event, Landmark, State (*), or Way for Renaissance
- A Landmark, State, Project or Artifact for Menagerie
(*) States and Artifacts are functionally similar, so not sure how that counts for Nocturne or Renaissance.
Yes! My apologies for not making it clear. Thank you grrgrrgrr for the clarification. Both asterisk'ed cases are allowed. You can do States and Artifacts for Renaisance/Nocturne. If you do, make sure that it really makes sense that the card be a state and not and artifact and vice versa.
That's not the only true difference. Look at the design space of the two: There can be multiple copies of a state for each player. States can be double-sided. States can be given to other players. None of those are true for artifacts. Because of lost in the woods, it means that states can do anything an artifact can do (not the other way around), but it makes sense to me that a single-sided state where there is only one copy per player is probably actually an artifact. If you follow that reasoning, it also looks like there's the common breakdown that artifacts are good for you and states are bad for you.
You can implement many sidewise cards as a normal-ways duration card that stays in play. But you have to think about whether it's smoother to use the side-ways card. Often it is. Likewise, if you have a "state" that is one per player and it is positive to have it, it probably makes more sense to make it an artifact. And if you have an "artifact" that breaks convention by having one copy per player, well, you should probably make it a "state." It's the smoothest thing to do.
hi everyone! ive never used dominion strategy forums before, but the WDC is really cool.
here is the card im considering as my submission for this weeks contest
hope im doing it right
(also i know the colors are wrong, but ill fix that in a future ittiration)
does this work?
an alternate fireplace design suggested by Funfighter that i like
I like the idea, but I think it could use better wording. As it is, it seems like the "other than from Fireplace's reaction" and "You may react with multiple fireplaces" parts contradict each other.
newest itteration
i think this will by my submission unless i post another version
Also, I think it needs to be set aside instead of discarded because if you're drawing your deck it can be really strong even for $5. Tell me if I'm reading this right: I play one Fireplace for +2 Villagers and +1 Card. Then discard another Fireplace to get +4 Coffers instead of the 2 Villagers, and another +1 Card. Then I can draw and play the discarded Fireplace later in the turn.
So here's my suggestion for the reaction: "When you would take Coffers or Villagers other than from Fireplace's reaction, you may set this aside from your hand for +1 Card and instead take twice the amount of either token. If you do, discard this at the start of clean-up."
hi everyone! ive never used dominion strategy forums before, but the WDC is really cool.
here is the card im considering as my submission for this weeks contest
hope im doing it right
(also i know the colors are wrong, but ill fix that in a future ittiration)
does this work?
an alternate fireplace design suggested by Funfighter that i like
hi everyone! ive never used dominion strategy forums before, but the WDC is really cool.
here is the card im considering as my submission for this weeks contest
hope im doing it right
(also i know the colors are wrong, but ill fix that in a future ittiration)
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does this work?
an alternate fireplace design suggested by Funfighter that i like
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hi everyone! ive never used dominion strategy forums before, but the WDC is really cool.
here is the card im considering as my submission for this weeks contest
hope im doing it right
(also i know the colors are wrong, but ill fix that in a future ittiration)
does this work?
hi everyone! ive never used dominion strategy forums before, but the WDC is really cool.
here is the card im considering as my submission for this weeks contest
hope im doing it right
(also i know the colors are wrong, but ill fix that in a future ittiration)
