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Title: Weekly Design Contest #195 Old Dominion Had A Farm
Post by: fika monster on August 09, 2023, 04:35:53 pm
This week's contest:
Design an animal themed card!

There are some cards in dominion that are animals. This week i want you all to design a new one! Altough this isnt a strict "make a card that does X" design challenge, animal cards in dominion tends to have these traits in common:

A list of Current animal cards to refresh everyone. Google them for reference!

Good luck everyone! Entries will end at 17th August with 24 hours warning. My judgement post should be up by 18th or 19th august.

Edit: you may submit a Way.
Landscapes, projects etc may not be submitted
Title: Re: Weekly Design Contest #195 Old Dominion Had A Farm
Post by: X-tra on August 09, 2023, 05:28:45 pm
(https://i.postimg.cc/M68Vv9pq/Chicken-V2.png)

Pile of 20 cards.
Title: Re: Weekly Design Contest #195 Old Dominion Had A Farm
Post by: JW on August 09, 2023, 06:55:53 pm
Timid Steed
(http://wiki.dominionstrategy.com/images/thumb/7/7d/Coin5.png/16px-Coin5.png) - Action Reaction
+3 Cards
___
At the start of your turn, you may discard a Treasure to play this from your hand.

Notes: I had to make a blue card! Timid Steed can be a Smithy or, at the start of your turn, a Stables. Because you need to meet the Stables discarding condition at the start of your turn, it's harder to chain them at the start of your turn than it would be to play a similar number of Stables (consider a deck with other cards with +Cards besides Timid Steed). It makes up for that in the versatility of being playable as Smithy too.
Title: Re: Weekly Design Contest #195 Old Dominion Had A Farm
Post by: Will(ow|iam) on August 09, 2023, 07:01:17 pm
Can we enter a Way?
Title: Re: Weekly Design Contest #195 Old Dominion Had A Farm
Post by: fika monster on August 10, 2023, 02:05:17 am
Can we enter a Way?

yes
Title: Re: Weekly Design Contest #195 Old Dominion Had A Farm
Post by: segura on August 10, 2023, 11:20:58 am
(https://i.imgur.com/WTWnTOJ.png)
Title: Re: Weekly Design Contest #195 Old Dominion Had A Farm
Post by: BryGuy on August 10, 2023, 12:01:54 pm
Quote
Termite • $4 • Action
+1 Card
+1 Action
If the Estate pile is empty, gain a Termite; otherwise gain an Estate.
You may trash a Victory card or Termite from your Hand for +1VP.

:) I'm wondering if this could cost $3.
Title: Re: Weekly Design Contest #195 Old Dominion Had A Farm
Post by: 4est on August 10, 2023, 12:48:45 pm
(https://i.imgur.com/kwgT7P3.png)

Who? Who played a card costing $2? The Owl usually only draws at Night (and can help set up your next turn), but if you're clever, you can awaken it at other times too.
Title: Re: Weekly Design Contest #195 Old Dominion Had A Farm
Post by: SignError on August 10, 2023, 01:50:05 pm
(https://i.imgur.com/kwgT7P3.png)

Who? Who played a card costing $2? The Owl usually only draws at Night (and can help set up your next turn), but if you're clever, you can awaken it at other times too.

I like this a lot.  I was going to make a comment about how it compares favorably to Night Watchman (https://wiki.dominionstrategy.com/index.php/Night_Watchman). But even setting aside Owl’s reaction and NW’s gain-and-play, any unplayable cards in your hand count toward Owl’s 6 cards, putting it in a good spot I think.
Title: Re: Weekly Design Contest #195 Old Dominion Had A Farm
Post by: xyz123 on August 10, 2023, 02:37:46 pm
Way of the Crow

Look at the top 3 cards of your deck. Discard any number and put the rest back in any order.

- Looking for things that aren't covered by existing ways. A deck inspector is one example.
Title: Re: Weekly Design Contest #195 Old Dominion Had A Farm
Post by: grep on August 10, 2023, 03:11:47 pm
(https://i.imgur.com/kHMdQ8S.png)

Koi
$3D2 - Treasure - Victory
+$2
You may discard a Treasure card and take 1 Debt to gain a Koi.
Worth 1VP


Exploring the theme of animal breeding; the debt trick is to reduce the 5-2 advantage.
Title: Re: Weekly Design Contest #195 Old Dominion Had A Farm
Post by: silverspawn on August 10, 2023, 05:37:40 pm
^ the card is pretty cool, but why is the font so damn small? I guess bc the other two signs are too large, but it looks weeeird
Title: Re: Weekly Design Contest #195 Old Dominion Had A Farm
Post by: grep on August 10, 2023, 08:01:27 pm
^ the card is pretty cool, but why is the font so damn small? I guess bc the other two signs are too large, but it looks weeeird
Sorry, I am too lazy to make my own card generator or hack the existing one
Title: Re: Weekly Design Contest #195 Old Dominion Had A Farm
Post by: BryGuy on August 10, 2023, 10:11:05 pm
^ the card is pretty cool, but why is the font so damn small? I guess bc the other two signs are too large, but it looks weeeird
Sorry, I am too lazy to make my own card generator or hack the existing one
Here is an option that also credits the artist:
(https://i.imgur.com/ORk2jaa.png)
Title: Re: Weekly Design Contest #195 Old Dominion Had A Farm
Post by: spheremonk on August 11, 2023, 12:39:00 am

(https://abload.de/img/mountain_goatudiub.png)

Title: Re: Weekly Design Contest #195 Old Dominion Had A Farm
Post by: AJL828 on August 11, 2023, 12:55:35 pm
(https://i.imgur.com/ImKSa6Mh.jpg)

Golden Retriever

Action - Reaction ($2)

+2 Cards
Discard a card. Look through your discard pile and put a card from it into your hand.
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When something causes you to reveal this (using the word "reveal"), you may play it.


Golden Retrievers are good at well... retrieving things. This one can fetch stuff from your discard pile, but first you gotta throw something for it to bring back. You're still working on that trick though; sometimes it will bring you back something else instead. They also really like attention, and so will be glad to perform a trick when shown off (revealed) to your friends.

I thought about pricing this at $3, but I think $2 is better for this card as I'm pretty sure cards that reveal are a little scarcer than gainers.
Title: Re: Weekly Design Contest #195 Old Dominion Had A Farm
Post by: Augie279 on August 11, 2023, 01:52:08 pm
(https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/827692005160648744/1139616864209735680/Retriever.png?width=460&height=705)

A different Retriever, because I didn't see AJL's entry when making this. This one fetches stuff that you threw away, but might grab the wrong things.
Title: Re: Weekly Design Contest #195 Old Dominion Had A Farm
Post by: fika monster on August 11, 2023, 02:01:27 pm
(https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/827692005160648744/1139616864209735680/Retriever.png?width=460&height=705)

A different Retriever, because I didn't see AJL's entry when making this. This one fetches stuff that you threw away, but might grab the wrong things.

Dont think i have to say this, but just to be clear: Its fine that both cards use the name "retriever". AJLs entry has "golden retriever" to distinguish it, if they both had retriever as name i would honestly ask that either of you changed the name so i could distunguish them easier.
Title: Re: Weekly Design Contest #195 Old Dominion Had A Farm
Post by: LibraryAdventurer on August 11, 2023, 08:25:20 pm
Well, I have a split pile of Livestock, but it's based too closely on someone else's idea for me to feel okay entering it in a contest. Then I have the Flock of Ducks project, but I just used that for the previous contest. hmmm...

Here's something to help you find what you need:
Quote
Homing Pigeon
$3 - Action - Duration
+$1.
Now and at the start of your next turn: Look at the top 3 cards of your deck, put one in your hand and discard the others.
Title: Re: Weekly Design Contest #195 Old Dominion Had A Farm
Post by: Gubump on August 11, 2023, 09:19:26 pm
(https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/449166977991180299/1139729751083335730/Swineherd.png?width=286&height=438)
Title: Re: Weekly Design Contest #195 Old Dominion Had A Farm
Post by: NoMoreFun on August 11, 2023, 11:52:35 pm
Yellow Cat
Action - $2
+2 Cards
You may set this aside to gain a Yellow Cat. Return all set aside Yellow Cats to the supply at end of turn.

Edit: Changed to cap the number of times you can play the "same" Yellow Cat each turn. If you buy a single Yellow Cat, it has nine lives.
Title: Re: Weekly Design Contest #195 Old Dominion Had A Farm
Post by: Augie279 on August 12, 2023, 01:18:22 am
Yellow Cat
Action - $2
+2 Cards
Discard this from play

Loopable with Training and either Lost Arts or First Mate.
Title: Re: Weekly Design Contest #195 Old Dominion Had A Farm
Post by: silverspawn on August 12, 2023, 06:12:33 am
Discard this from play

(https://media.tenor.com/MYWssTToktMAAAAd/press-button-explosion.gif)
Title: Re: Weekly Design Contest #195 Old Dominion Had A Farm
Post by: BryGuy on August 12, 2023, 09:04:23 am
(https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/449166977991180299/1139729751083335730/Swineherd.png?width=286&height=438)
Usually Peddler variants (https://wiki.dominionstrategy.com/index.php/Peddler_variant) cost $5. How do you justify this costing less?
Title: Re: Weekly Design Contest #195 Old Dominion Had A Farm
Post by: NoMoreFun on August 12, 2023, 10:16:25 am
Discard this from play

(https://media.tenor.com/MYWssTToktMAAAAd/press-button-explosion.gif)

Old Mister Johnson had troubles of his own
He had a yellow cat which wouldn't leave its home;
He tried and he tried to give the cat away,
He gave it to a man goin' far, far away.

But the cat came back the very next day,
The cat came back, we thought he was a goner
But the cat came back; it just couldn't stay away.
Away, away, yea, yea, yea

The atom bomb fell just the other day,
The H-Bomb fell in the very same way;
Russia went, England went, and then the U.S.A.
The human race was finished without a chance to pray.

But the cat came back the very next day,
The cat came back, we thought he was a goner
But the cat came back; it just couldn't stay away.
Away, away, yea, yea, yea
Title: Re: Weekly Design Contest #195 Old Dominion Had A Farm
Post by: silverspawn on August 12, 2023, 11:29:59 am
Usually Peddler variants (https://wiki.dominionstrategy.com/index.php/Peddler_variant) cost $5. How do you justify this costing less?

You can theoretically justify it by arguing that the added effect is not always positive. (Compare tournament, which is also a peddler&, but the & can be negative.) Though I actually agree that the effect is too easy to utilize in this case and it'd be better at 5$.
Title: Re: Weekly Design Contest #195 Old Dominion Had A Farm
Post by: segura on August 12, 2023, 11:43:49 am
(https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/449166977991180299/1139729751083335730/Swineherd.png?width=286&height=438)
Usually Peddler variants (https://wiki.dominionstrategy.com/index.php/Peddler_variant) cost $5. How do you justify this costing less?
I think this is fine at $4. Sure, you can get cheap Actions to make Swineherd shine. But you might also draw into that splitter or that strong $5 which you don’t want to play as Peddler in that very moment.
Title: Re: Weekly Design Contest #195 Old Dominion Had A Farm
Post by: fika monster on August 12, 2023, 01:57:57 pm
Discard this from play

(https://media.tenor.com/MYWssTToktMAAAAd/press-button-explosion.gif)

Old Mister Johnson had troubles of his own
He had a yellow cat which wouldn't leave its home;
He tried and he tried to give the cat away,
He gave it to a man goin' far, far away.

But the cat came back the very next day,
The cat came back, we thought he was a goner
But the cat came back; it just couldn't stay away.
Away, away, yea, yea, yea

The atom bomb fell just the other day,
The H-Bomb fell in the very same way;
Russia went, England went, and then the U.S.A.
The human race was finished without a chance to pray.

But the cat came back the very next day,
The cat came back, we thought he was a goner
But the cat came back; it just couldn't stay away.
Away, away, yea, yea, yea

This is a design Contest, but if it was a meme contest this would immideatly win haha
Title: Re: Weekly Design Contest #195 Old Dominion Had A Farm
Post by: silverspawn on August 13, 2023, 05:58:59 pm
(https://i.ibb.co/BZ4WNCc/Elephant-Graveyard.png)
Title: Re: Weekly Design Contest #195 Old Dominion Had A Farm
Post by: SignError on August 14, 2023, 10:38:09 am
(https://i.ibb.co/2Ktrnv2/Elephant-Graveyard.png)

It should probably have a non-Duration clause, or use Improve’s (https://wiki.dominionstrategy.com/index.php/Improve) "a card you would discard from play this turn"
Title: Re: Weekly Design Contest #195 Old Dominion Had A Farm
Post by: silverspawn on August 14, 2023, 12:47:09 pm
yes you're most definitely correct. Fixed.
Title: Re: Weekly Design Contest #195 Old Dominion Had A Farm
Post by: RovingBear on August 15, 2023, 07:13:52 am
(https://i.ibb.co/j8Drb6n/Crow.png)

Thought of the crow on the curse cards.
(Don't pay attention to the word familiar next to action- it doesnt matter here its for an idea im working on)
Title: Re: Weekly Design Contest #195 Old Dominion Had A Farm
Post by: 4444 on August 16, 2023, 01:37:31 am
(https://i.imgur.com/gW06tMV.png)

Sometimes a mule is a good horse, and sometimes it's just a mule.
Title: Re: Weekly Design Contest #195 Old Dominion Had A Farm
Post by: LibraryAdventurer on August 16, 2023, 02:39:13 am
<Mule>

Sometimes a mule is a good horse, and sometimes it's just a mule.
I hesitated a moment before upvoting this only because you had 4 posts and 4 respect and I'd be changing that number.
Title: Re: Weekly Design Contest #195 Old Dominion Had A Farm
Post by: segura on August 16, 2023, 06:41:44 am
(https://i.imgur.com/gW06tMV.png)

Sometimes a mule is a good horse, and sometimes it's just a mule.
Poacher is a Peddler that can degrade into an Oasis later whereas this is a Peddler that sucks to open with (because it is only a Copper after the first shuffle and thus does not help you to hit 5) but is then fine.
Title: Re: Weekly Design Contest #195 Old Dominion Had A Farm
Post by: JW on August 16, 2023, 09:39:41 am
(https://i.ibb.co/j8Drb6n/Crow.png)

Its interaction with Lurker is even more degenerate than Lurker-Hunting Grounds (because it curses opponents instead of clogging your deck with Duchies, while generating similar amounts of net VP). Adding "except from the supply" to the on-trash condition is one change that could solve that issue.
Title: Re: Weekly Design Contest #195 Old Dominion Had A Farm
Post by: Will(ow|iam) on August 16, 2023, 10:59:27 am
Way of the Newt
+P
Setup: Choose 2 random supply piles. Cards from them cost $3 less and P more this game.
Title: Re: Weekly Design Contest #195 Old Dominion Had A Farm
Post by: fika monster on August 16, 2023, 01:07:13 pm
Way of the Newt
+P
Setup: Choose 2 random supply piles. Cards from them cost $3 less and P more this game.

Sorry for asking but what is +P?

+Points?
Potion?
Title: Re: Weekly Design Contest #195 Old Dominion Had A Farm
Post by: Will(ow|iam) on August 16, 2023, 02:24:11 pm
Way of the Newt
+P
Setup: Choose 2 random supply piles. Cards from them cost $3 less and P more this game.

Sorry for asking but what is +P?

+Points?
Potion?

Potion, yeah. the intent is also that the potion pile is not necessarily in the supply when WotNewt is in the game, unless Alchemy cards are also there.
Title: Re: Weekly Design Contest #195 Old Dominion Had A Farm
Post by: fika monster on August 16, 2023, 02:44:15 pm
ENTRIES CLOSE IN 24-ish HOURS
Title: Re: Weekly Design Contest #195 Old Dominion Had A Farm
Post by: segura on August 16, 2023, 02:46:56 pm
I really like this but fear that it might be too good (of course you can always argue that power level is not that relevant in the case of Ways).
It is better than Sheep as it grants 3 Coins as well as access to two otherwise unavailable cards.
It is worse than Sheep as you can only use the Coins for buying these very two cards.
Title: Re: Weekly Design Contest #195 Old Dominion Had A Farm
Post by: Will(ow|iam) on August 16, 2023, 02:52:02 pm
I really like this but fear that it might be too good (of course you can always argue that power level is not that relevant in the case of Ways).
It is better than Sheep as it grants 3 Coins as well as access to two otherwise unavailable cards.
It is worse than Sheep as you can only use the Coins for buying these very two cards.

I feel like it falls into the Shaman or Baker category where the "Setup"/"In Games Using This" clause is more important than the effect. There's always a chance that it just kills at least one of the piles because you don't want to be using a terminal action to play it.
Title: Re: Weekly Design Contest #195 Old Dominion Had A Farm
Post by: SignError on August 16, 2023, 05:48:05 pm
There's always a chance that it just kills at least one of the piles because you don't want to be using a terminal action to play it.

As worded with “choose 2 random supply piles,” it could effect basic Supply piles like Province or Silver, which I’m not sure is intended.  Maybe setup like Young Witch (https://wiki.dominionstrategy.com/index.php/Young_Witch) would work:

Setup: Add 2 extra Kingdom card piles costing $3 or more to the Supply. Their cards cost $3 less and P more.
Title: Re: Weekly Design Contest #195 Old Dominion Had A Farm
Post by: anordinaryman on August 16, 2023, 05:58:57 pm
Quote
Junk Dog | Action - Reaction | $3

+ 2 cards

When you trash this, you may play it.
When you trash a card, you may discard this from your hand to gain an action card from the trash.

You can’t get both “when’s” since playing it takes it out of your hand and it isn’t in your hand after getting trashed.
Title: Re: Weekly Design Contest #195 Old Dominion Had A Farm
Post by: LTaco on August 17, 2023, 06:40:48 am
Not the Bees!

(https://i.imgur.com/K5yA9h9.jpg)

You know you have spent too much time searching for suitable card images when you end up using some Ukrainian stamps from more than 20 years ago.
Title: Re: Weekly Design Contest #195 Old Dominion Had A Farm
Post by: Snorka on August 17, 2023, 10:40:57 pm
VERSION 2
(https://i.imgur.com/kAwPhUh.png)
This one's a one-shot cantrip, similar to Horse. It's part of a fan expansion I'm working on, but modified to fit the contest better. Thematically, it's sort of supposed to represent the slaughter of the Great Plains bison. The villagers are to match how the bison herds supported Native tribes. It can gain itself, but not if the pile is out(extinct). Eventually, you use up the bison resource to gain a Silver or something of equal value(using every part of the buffalo *or* slaughtering for the money).
Title: Re: Weekly Design Contest #195 Old Dominion Had A Farm
Post by: JW on August 17, 2023, 11:14:16 pm
(https://i.imgur.com/Eq8mm2Y.png)

Until the pile is empty, it looks like you can gain a Bison on-play, making it a far superior Village (comes with a Villager on-gain, and you can store the extra action as a Villager if you don’t need it right away). That’s not to mention the flexibility.
Title: Re: Weekly Design Contest #195 Old Dominion Had A Farm
Post by: Snorka on August 18, 2023, 12:55:17 am
Until the pile is empty, it looks like you can gain a Bison on-play, making it a far superior Village (comes with a Villager on-gain, and you can store the extra action as a Villager if you don’t need it right away). That’s not to mention the flexibility.

Can't believe I didn't think about that. Hopefully fixed! Market Square with the gainer flexibility and not costing a buy instead of its reaction? Fits better with my original idea, too.
Title: Re: Weekly Design Contest #195 Old Dominion Had A Farm
Post by: segura on August 18, 2023, 01:30:26 am
I really like this but fear that it might be too good (of course you can always argue that power level is not that relevant in the case of Ways).
It is better than Sheep as it grants 3 Coins as well as access to two otherwise unavailable cards.
It is worse than Sheep as you can only use the Coins for buying these very two cards.

I feel like it falls into the Shaman or Baker category where the "Setup"/"In Games Using This" clause is more important than the effect. There's always a chance that it just kills at least one of the piles because you don't want to be using a terminal action to play it.
You cannot separate the setup and play effect unless Potion is in the Kingdom.
Title: Re: Weekly Design Contest #195 Old Dominion Had A Farm
Post by: fika monster on August 18, 2023, 04:48:26 am
Entries closed!! Expect husging in 12-24 hours
Title: Re: Weekly Design Contest #195 Old Dominion Had A Farm
Post by: majiponi on August 18, 2023, 06:12:56 am
(https://i.imgur.com/Eq8mm2Y.png)

Until the pile is empty, it looks like you can gain a Bison on-play, making it a far superior Village (comes with a Villager on-gain, and you can store the extra action as a Villager if you don’t need it right away). That’s not to mention the flexibility.

It goes infinite easily.
Title: Re: Weekly Design Contest #195 Old Dominion Had A Farm
Post by: fika monster on August 18, 2023, 08:19:09 am
JUDGEMENT
Note: the /10 score is a bit arbitrary. its more an approximate representation of how excited i would be to play with the card.

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        X-tra
Chicken/b]
(https://i.postimg.cc/M68Vv9pq/Chicken-V2.png)
Trash a card from your hand. gain a card costing up to 1$ more than it. gain a chicken

3$ Cost. Action.


-
A nonterminal but less powerful remodel, that similar to rats fills your deck with so so cards. While this doesnt have Rats weakness of being unable to trash itself, Its not a cantrip.

I dont see any big problems with it, but its just a bit unexciting to me. It doesnt pose an interesting problem like rats "unable to trash itself", so its just sorta in the way sometimes. Im a big fan of "when trashed" effects, and i believe this card could have benefited from something similar. Or perhaps "if you trashed a card costing 2 or less, get an estate"? And you could give chicken a 2$ cost to give you an dilemma.

it seems pretty good to me, and something i would get in most kingdoms. Despite my judgement here, i would like to try it sometime!

i love the theme of the card though. now that i think about it, is there any Bird cards in dominion?

6/10
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        JW/b]
Timid steed/b]

- Action Reaction
+3 Cards
___
At the start of your turn, you may discard a Treasure to play this from your hand.


-
A smithy/stable variant. As someone that LOVES the sheepdog potential of setting up a massive chain, i dig this card. Having to discard an treasure to activate this balances the +3 Cards aspect, which is smart. While that is still a sweet deal the majority of the time, this means that you cant just draw your entire deck by happening to topdeck 5 steeds. The reaction requirement is also easy to understand.

I dont see any big problems here, and it gives the games its in a certain spice.


8/10
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        Segura
Way of the panda
(https://i.imgur.com/WTWnTOJ.png)
if you have an even number of cards in play, +2 Villagers

-
A way to get villagers with every card, but with a small requirement that it has to be the second, fourth, etc card in play.

this means that if you draw two terminal cards together and you dont have any cantrips or villagers to get to an even number, that you cant activate it.

This distuingishes itself from ox in that way, because Ox lets you solve the terminal collision problem but becomes a bit reduntant if you already have a bunch of actions.

This would probably change up the games it is in, but right now i struggle somwhat to get excited about it. its a solid way, and more interesting then some of the official ways IMO.



7/10
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        Bryguy
Termite

+1 Card
+1 Action
If the Estate pile is empty, gain a Termite; otherwise gain an Estate.
You may trash a Victory card or Termite from your Hand for +1VP.


-
This feels like a less interesting rats to me. While its trash potential is worse, the +1VP is strong and offsets that lack of versatility. And the fact that you dont have to trash is VERY strong for a cantrip.
The fact that it gains estates at first is interesting to me though.
The problem is that when i see this, i think "oh i want to play with rats"

Thematiclly it also feels a bit off to me: termites as a name feels like a curse or attack card to me, or at least with problems involved. It needs its mechanics changed to fit the name.

Things i would suggest changing:
the cantrip aspect: combined with the self gaining and trashing, its just too strong. It could give you +1 Coffers and +1 Buy instead.
Perhaps you also HAVE to trash a victory card or termite from your hand, or reveal no victory cards in hand, and have to topdeck the Termite?

3/10
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        4 Est
Owl
(https://i.imgur.com/kwgT7P3.png)
Draw untill you have 6 cards in hand. put any number of cards from your hand onto your deck.

Night - Reaction , 3$


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I love the theme and mood of this card! And its a different kind of draw to X, a night card, which makes it stand out. It seems too Cheap for its effect though, as it essentially draws itself and is nonterminal. Night watchman costs the same and has essentially he same "control your next turn" but this can be played in any turn if a player plays a card costing exactly 2$.

Speaking of that: The react aspect of this feels weird. It seems balanced enough and the theme of "the owl reacts at a small game" that costs 2$ is solid. But it still feels weird to me. Doesnt subtract much, really, but i think i would have preffered "costs 1 or 2$".

Regardless, a very solid and unique card. Games with this will definetely feel very different.
9/10
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        Grep
Koi
(https://i.imgur.com/kHMdQ8S.png)
+2$
You may discard a trasure card and take 1Debt to gain a Koi

worth 1 VP

treasure - Victory , 3$ 2 Debt


-
A more interesting Harem farm!
The self gaining is neat, and the debt means its not too cheap to get more of them.

Im not the biggest fan of Debt as a mechanic, so it might be my bias speaking here, but: The debt part feels tacked on. I think i would have preffered the discarding to be "you may discard a treasure and victory card to gain a Koi"
Right now i dont love the 3 different symbols in the card text department.

Its a solid card though, and i like the theme. I would prefer this over Farm in my games.

7/10
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        Spheremonk
mountain goat
(https://abload.de/img/mountain_goatudiub.png)
+1 Action
Trash a card from your hand.
Draw untill you have 5 cards.

Action , 5$


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Very simple, very distinct, very fun: its a trash/lab/library card! Im suprised this card isnt in dominion already!

Its a very strong card, and if it had been "draw to 6 cards" then it would have been busted. But 5 cards feels appropriate. This could be a 6$ card, but 5$ is entirely appropriate.

I also love the theme of this: Imagine old dominion tagging along the goat, it just randomly decided to trash his estate, but carries him  to the top of the mountain! Its easy to tell a story with this.

I cant think of a single thing to improve with this card.

10/10

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        AJL828
Golden retriever
(https://i.imgur.com/ImKSa6Mh.jpg)
+2 Cards
Discard a card. Look through your discard pile and put a card from it into your hand.
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When something causes you to reveal this (using the word "reveal"), you may play it.

Action-Reaction, 2$

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A solid card, with a fun Play effect. In theory i like the Reaction part, but Reveal as a mechanic feels a bit random in dominion, and not as purposeful as trash or exile. its not a fault of the card.

7/10
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        Augie279/b]
Retriever
(https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/827692005160648744/1139616864209735680/Retriever.png?width=460&height=705)
+2 Cards
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When one of your cards is trashed, you may discard this to gain a card costing up to 6$ from the trash


Action - Reaction, 2$

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I like the reaction, but it feels too strong personally. i would tweak it to "you may discard this to gain a card costing up to 1$ MORE from the trash"
still, its a welcome addition to the "gain from trash" club! I think changing the name would be good though, this feels far too chipper to me.

7/10
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        Library adventurer

+$1.
Now and at the start of your next turn: Look at the top 3 cards of your deck, put one in your hand and discard the others.

Action - Duration, $3


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In effect this is a +2 card with some sifting. The +1$ feels a bit odd to me, but i like this card. I cant think of a way to improve it currently.

7/10
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        Gubump
swineherd.
(https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/449166977991180299/1139729751083335730/Swineherd.png?width=286&height=438)
+1 Card
+1 Action
+1$
The next time you play an action card this turn, get +1 card +1 action and +1$ instead of following its instructions.

Action, 4$


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A peddler variant with a (mostly) downside.
Theres been some discussion that this is too strong, but i think its the right price point. Merchant is 3$, and isnt too hard to proc usually. And Swineherds effect can be a lot more severe.

Swineherd also has the (sometimes) benefit that it lets you handle what would otherwise be a terminal collision.

it seems to me to be a very well designed card, and i cant think of any problems with it. My only nitpick is that i dont get the name and theme of the card.

8/10
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        NoMoreFun
Yellow Cat

+2 Cards
You may set this aside to gain a Yellow Cat. Return all set aside Yellow Cats to the supply at end of turn.

Action - 2$


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The original form of this card was absolutely busted, and would have received a very low score because of that.

The current one seems pretty fun, altough a bit self defeating. it has fun synergies though with a lot of gainer cards. I feel a bit bad that i cant verbalize why im not more excited about it.

i would have preffered a different name then "yellow cat" as black cat is too similar: maybe Striped Cat?

6/10
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        Silverspawn
Elephant Graveyard
(https://i.ibb.co/BZ4WNCc/Elephant-Graveyard.png)
+1$ per card in your hand.
+3 Buys

At the start of cleanup, the player to your left chooses a card you would discard from play this turn. trash that card.

Action , 4$


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A payload that scales with your handsize! The downside is very interesting, but runs the risk of encouraging a bit boring decks where you avoid powerful action cards and mostly gets silvers.

I can imagine that i would get this card just for the +3 Buys as well, as its very potent.

8/10
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        RovingBear
Crow
(https://i.ibb.co/j8Drb6n/Crow.png)
+2$
You may reveal a curse from your hand for +2$
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If you trash this, +2VP, and each other player gains a curse onto their deck.

Action-Familiar, 3$


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This card is way too strong for a 3 cost card. its essentially a better monument, that curses the opponents. Unless the game is extremely lacking in trashing and have a weird premise or something, i would just get a ton of these.

it also feels unclear whether the bottom effect happens IF you trash it, or that you MAY trash it for that effect.

3/10
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        4444
Mule
(https://i.imgur.com/gW06tMV.png)
+1 Action
+1$
Turn your journey token over. (it starts face up).

Then, if its face up, +2 Cards

Action , 4$


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A solid "lab"/peddler variant. Given how highly its rated, i feel bad for not liking it a lot. But theres not really any problems or such. Solid work.

7/10
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        Will(ow|iam)
Way of the Newt
(WAY)
+Potion
Setup: Choose 2 random supply piles. Cards from them cost $3 less and P more this game.


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I actually really like this one! Potion is an underutilized mechanic in my opinion, and this is a good Way. While some may say just getting +potion from the way is meh, i think its actually a pretty good effect.  Having at least 2 supply piles being potion cost reduces the problem potion usually has, where you only have one card to buy. And trading an action to get that potion is a big downside.

And i really like the setup part of it. The only thing im confused about is whether the potion treasure is also in the games Newt is in? but thats a FAQ thing, and not something i hold against this.

9/10
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        LTACO
(4 cards here and im getting tired so linking here
Not the Bees!

(https://i.imgur.com/K5yA9h9.jpg)

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i like this pack! Its unique to have a rotating pile that can always play themself, and has a wonderful theme at play here.  The beehive Seems like a very good Victory card, but as Rotation piles have 4 of each card in it, it isnt too unballanced. it makes good use of the rotating pile aspect.

8/10
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        Snorka
Bison
(https://i.imgur.com/kAwPhUh.png)
+1 Card
+1Action
Gain a card costing up to 3$.
Return this to its pile
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When you gain this, +1 BUY


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I like the base idea behind this, but its way too simple to gain an infinite loop if you have any Token or extra thing happening. Even without those, you can often gain any amount of buys you need by gaining a bison with a bison.

Suggestions for how to improve it:
- you set it aside, and then return it to the pile during cleanup. This avoid the infinite loop.
- You can gain a card costing up to 3$ of a different type then it. That way you cant gain Bisons, but you can gain silvers, or other action cards that has more then one type.

Sorry for being so harsh here: i hope you will continue making cards, and submitting to the WDC.

2/10

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EDIT:
anordinaryman

junkdog

+2 cards
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When you trash this, you may play it.
When you trash a card, you may discard this from your hand to gain an action card from the trash.

Action - Reaction , 3$

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my judgement:

/10


Finalists:
- OWL by 4est
- WAY OF THE NEWT by WILL(OWIIAM)
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Winner:
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MOUNTAIN GOAT  by  SPHEREMONK


i decided to Give mountain goat by spheremonk the win, as it felt the most like a card that was missing from dominion, which is a rare feat.

Thank you all for submitting these cards!
Title: Re: Weekly Design Contest #195 Old Dominion Had A Farm
Post by: xyz123 on August 18, 2023, 03:38:03 pm
My entry is missing from the list.

I posted it in this message.

https://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=21764.msg903857#msg903857
Title: Re: Weekly Design Contest #195 Old Dominion Had A Farm
Post by: fika monster on August 18, 2023, 04:23:59 pm
JUDGEMENT HAS BEEN POSTED

Sorry for being messy, i think it took me... 3 hours to make this? i dont know if im really slow/inneffecuebt, or if this is how much time it usually takes people. I didnt want to do a bad job where someone got very little feedback, and i also spent too much editing a sort of repeateble List, and a potential spreedcheet.

I had to take several breaks while making this list, as judging, what, 20 posts? yeah that took a lot of concentration.

I hope everyone is satisfied by the feedback here.
Title: Re: Weekly Design Contest #195 Old Dominion Had A Farm
Post by: silverspawn on August 18, 2023, 04:34:09 pm
I think I usually take more than 3 hours. Definitely took a lot more last time.
Title: Re: Weekly Design Contest #195 Old Dominion Had A Farm
Post by: spheremonk on August 20, 2023, 08:48:19 am
Thank you for the kind words, fika monster! I really appreciate it.

I am soooooo sorry it took me so long to respond. A couple of days ago I was unavoidably sent on a last-minute, week-long business trip overseas (I’m from the US) by my company.

Unfortunately, that also means I won’t be able to judge this week’s contest, as I’m working round the clock.

Again, my apologies to the community. Good luck to everyone this week!
Title: Re: Weekly Design Contest #195 Old Dominion Had A Farm
Post by: fika monster on August 20, 2023, 04:04:27 pm
Thank you for the kind words, fika monster! I really appreciate it.

I am soooooo sorry it took me so long to respond. A couple of days ago I was unavoidably sent on a last-minute, week-long business trip overseas (I’m from the US) by my company.

Unfortunately, that also means I won’t be able to judge this week’s contest, as I’m working round the clock.

Again, my apologies to the community. Good luck to everyone this week!

Understandable!! I wish you luck. I will appoint one of the finalists the judging job then
Title: Re: Weekly Design Contest #195 Old Dominion Had A Farm
Post by: fika monster on August 20, 2023, 04:08:31 pm
I have sent 4est a dm and asked if they would like to be the judge of next weeks contest. If they say no, the other finalist is offered the judging position
Title: Re: Weekly Design Contest #195 Old Dominion Had A Farm
Post by: 4est on August 20, 2023, 10:35:07 pm
Hey all, I unfortunately won't be able to host this week either, as there's a high chance we'll be welcoming a new baby to our home either this week or next (woo!). So yeah it's probably not the best time to be judging Dominion cards haha. I'll cede to Will(ow|iam).
Title: Re: Weekly Design Contest #195 Old Dominion Had A Farm
Post by: fika monster on August 21, 2023, 08:42:20 am
Super happy to hear that! Hope it will go great, and that if everything goes well that we will have a new dominion worldchampion in 18 years or so :D

Nah but seriously, take care and good luck!