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Dominion General Discussion / Re: Interview with Donald X.

« on: June 28, 2024, 08:46:30 pm »

Looking at the list of cards, most of the cards that are likely to lead to gaining Copper were deprecated in revised editions. Jester is the only exception. In other sets, Dark Ages has 2 (Beggar and Count), Adventures one (Treasure Trove), Empires some landscapes (Banquet, Fountain, arguably Palace), there's the hex Greed, Menagerie has Alliance, Barbarian is impacted (you would just Trash silver instead of gaining a Copper), and Plunder has (arguably) Mining Road.

However one consideration would be that Coppers are likely to go through a lot more wear and tear than other cards in the base set, so it would be good to have spares. Is that a consideration behind any of Dominion's design choices?

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Variants and Fan Cards / Re: Revised versions of published cards

« on: June 28, 2024, 08:35:19 pm »

Donald X recently floated the idea that Copper need not be a supply pile. This affects surprisingly few cards and would free up 32 cards worth of space in the base set (so 3 new cards for the base set using a blank).

Suggestions for cards that would need to be replaced or upgraded for functionality,, trying to retain the spirit of the card. In quotes where I think it's different enough to warrant a new name:

"Beggar"
Action/Reaction - $2
Gain a Silver to your hand. Put from one to three cards from your hand onto your deck for $1 per card topdecked.
_________
When another player plays an attack, you may play this.

"Treasure Trove"
Treasure - $5
Gain a Gold. You may discard a treasure to gain a Silver.


Count
Action - $5
Choose one: Discard 2 cards; Put a card onto your deck; Trash a card costing $3 or more
Choose one: +$3; Gain a Duchy; trash your hand

"Jester"
Action - $5
+$2
Each other player reveals the top card of their deck. You may gain a copy of a revealed non-Victory card. +$1 if you didn't gain a card.

Alliance
Event - $10
Gain a Province, Duchy, Estate, Gold, Silver and Curse

"Banquet"
Event - $3
Put 2 cards from your hand onto your deck to gain a non-Victory card costing up to $5

"Fountain"
Landmark
When scoring, worth 10VP if you have 6 or more coppers

"Greed"
Hex
Put a card costing $0 to $2 from the trash onto your deck

(Note: I don't think hexes will survive)

Mining Road and Barbarian come to mind as cards that would be meaningfully changed by not having Copper in the supply but I think they're fine as is.

Edit: Modified Greed

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Dominion General Discussion / Re: Interview with Donald X.

« on: June 28, 2024, 03:09:25 am »

Would that mean that Copper becomes exclusively a starting card and all cards that gain Copper are gone? What card that gains or interacts with Copper would you miss most?

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Weekly Design Contest / Re: Weekly Design Contest #222: Take Five

« on: June 21, 2024, 08:39:15 pm »

Grandstand
Action - $5
You may discard an Action for +5 cards

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Weekly Design Contest / Re: Weekly Design Contest #221: I Am Forever in Your Debt

« on: June 17, 2024, 04:24:06 pm »

Desperado
Action - $3
+2 Cards
While you have any <>, +2 Actions
At the start of your buy phase, you may return this to its pile for +$3 and +<3>

The +$3 and +<3> cancel each other (you can't use the $ for buying as long as you have debt).
To make the $3 usable, the card should give out the debt later than the $, like Capital does, e.g. during clean-up.

I fixed it, but for transparency this happened after the contest was closed.

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Weekly Design Contest / Re: Weekly Design Contest #221: I Am Forever in Your Debt

« on: June 16, 2024, 06:07:12 pm »

Desperado
Action - $3
+2 Cards
While you have any <>, +2 Actions
At the start of your buy phase, you may return this to its pile for +$3. If you did, +<3> at end of turn.

Rules clarification: Unlike Capital, you can't pay off the end of turn debt with any excess $ you have.

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Weekly Design Contest / Re: Weekly Design Contest #220: The Neverending VP Token

« on: May 27, 2024, 02:26:33 am »

Concert Hall
Action - $5
+2 Actions
+$2
+1VP
At the start of your Clean Up phase, -1VP per Action you have (you can't go below zero VP tokens)

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Variants and Fan Cards / Re: Alchemy Rebrewed

« on: May 22, 2024, 06:02:44 pm »

I really like this. I like all the cards that try to put a Potion on top of your deck so you can use an Elixir - including good old Herbalist.

I don't think every card from the original alchemy needs a direct replacement (Familiar comes to mind). On the other hand I really like Ritualist and the way it can play other Ritualists (which isn't always desirable) - maybe it could be cheaper for that reason.

I think just having an event that costs P should be enough to add potions to the supply. Dispense could have an "in games using this" text.

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Weekly Design Contest / Re: Weekly Design Contest #219: Livin' in the (Lost) City)

« on: May 16, 2024, 07:29:16 am »

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Weekly Design Contest / Re: Weekly Design Contest #218: Tokens

« on: May 03, 2024, 09:30:44 am »

Shares
Action - $2
+1 Action
Choose one: Place your Shares token on an Action supply pile, or take back your Shares token for +2 Cards and +2 Actions
____
In games using this, when any player gains a card, +1 Card if your Shares token is on it

Edit from previous post: Modified so it's one per player

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Weekly Design Contest / Re: Weekly Design Contest #217: Silver

« on: April 20, 2024, 11:45:24 pm »

Aluminium Smelter
Project - $5
On your turns, gain a Silver at the start, and when you play a Silver, trash it

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Weekly Design Contest / Re: Weekly Design Contest #216: Blue Dogs

« on: April 14, 2024, 05:17:48 am »

Hamlet is implementing an idea that was already implemented by Worker's Village, which is stronger than it.

I think the card is an interesting way of getting some of the fun of both cards onto the one card at a lower price point, which does unlock some interesting interactions (e.g. you can remodel a Copper into a GR), though not quite as many as, say, turning a $5 into a $4. Plus being both cards at once (like a "Now or at the start of your next turn" Stowaway) is pretty neat. However it would be more interesting if it there were some things it could do that neither of those cards could.  The bottom is simple enough that you could make the top different.

Note: I also named my card Golden Retriever and am retaining the name as my card interacts with Gold, but I have no issue with other cards of the same name in the same contest (though it's up to the judge)

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Weekly Design Contest / Re: Weekly Design Contest #216: Blue Dogs

« on: April 10, 2024, 10:24:16 pm »

Golden Retriever
Action/Reaction - $4
+2 Cards
You may set aside a Gold for +3 Cards, then
You may set aside a non-Copper treasure for +2 Cards
Discard any set aside cards at end of turn
_________
When any player gains a Gold, you may play this.

Rules clarification: There are 2 separate opportunities to set aside Treasures for +Cards - one Gold for +3, and then one non-Copper (including Gold) for +2

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Variants and Fan Cards / Re: Revised versions of published cards

« on: April 05, 2024, 08:10:40 pm »

Royal Galley
Action/Duration - $4
+1 Card
You may play an Action from your hand. If it isn't a Duration, set it aside to play it at the start of your next turn.

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Weekly Design Contest / Re: Weekly Design Contest #215: Getting Engaged

« on: April 04, 2024, 08:12:27 pm »

King's Council
Action/Duration - $5
You may play a non-Duration, non-Command Action from your hand three times. If it's still in play, each player (including you) plays it at the start of their next turn, leaving it in play.

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Variants and Fan Cards / Re: Fan Card Mechanics Week 86: Quests

« on: March 31, 2024, 06:31:43 am »

Catch the Thief
Quest
(1) Discard or Trash a non-Copper Treasure (you may reveal it)
(2) Another player gains a non-Copper Treasure
________
When another player gains a Treasure, you may exchange a card from your hand for a copy of it, putting it in your hand.

Rules clarifications:
* You don't have to discard the Treasure with an effect that reveals the card to activate (1) - the reveal is for tracking
* You can activate (1) when discarding your hand during Clean-up
* You can immediately activate the reward from the gain that triggers (2)
* Exchanging isn't gaining (this is to avoid infinite loops)

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Dominion General Discussion / Re: Interview with Donald X.

« on: March 30, 2024, 10:47:50 pm »

Cornucopia-Guilds 2E has a few more obscure or archaic names for cards - Footpad, Housecarl, Demesne, Coronet. Did you seek out lesser known words and is it something you'll be doing more moving ahead?

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Weekly Design Contest / Re: Weekly Design Contest #214: Cornucopia AND Guilds AND Menagerie

« on: March 29, 2024, 01:40:59 am »

Trendsetter
Action/Reaction - $4
+1 Card
Choose one: +1 Action or +1 Coffers
____
When another player gains a card, you may reveal a copy of it from your hand to play this from your hand

Rules Clarification: When another player gains a Trendsetter, you can reveal a Trendsetter and then play it

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Weekly Design Contest / Re: Weekly Design Contest #214: Cornucopia AND Guilds AND Menagerie

« on: March 26, 2024, 08:36:41 pm »

I do not get the below the line stuff. Alice gains a Silver in T1, Urban Farm triggers but nobody has any Urban Farm in Hand (unless Inherited).

That's correct, there will only be a finite number of times the below the line can be triggered in a given game.

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Weekly Design Contest / Re: Weekly Design Contest #214: Cornucopia AND Guilds AND Menagerie

« on: March 26, 2024, 12:18:22 am »

Urban Farm
Action/Duration/Reaction - $5
+2 Cards
Set aside any number of differently named Action or Treasure cards from your hand. At the start of your next turn, play them in any order.
______
When you gain a card that has not yet been gained by anyone this game, you may play this from your hand.

No longer my entry

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Weekly Design Contest / Re: Weekly Design Contest #213: GREEN

« on: March 14, 2024, 06:54:55 pm »

Forsaken Lands
Victory - $4
Worth 5VP if you have at least as many Curses as Forsaken Lands. Otherwise, worth 2VP.

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Weekly Design Contest / Re: Weekly Design Contest #212: Three's Company

« on: March 05, 2024, 05:55:22 am »

Patisserie
Action - $3
+1 Card
+1 Action
At the start of Clean-up, if you didn't spend any Coffers this turn, +1 Coffers

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Variants and Fan Cards / Re: Revised versions of published cards

« on: February 18, 2024, 10:03:52 pm »

Working on a Dark Ages 2nd edition for my own amusement. I didn't get rid of Rats but I changed it subtly, and now it has a normal 10 card supply pile (freeing up some space). Now there's a way to trash Rats even in a game without any other trashers (thematically, the Rats starve and die once there's nothing for them to eat). The returning to pile means the Rats are always there.

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Puzzles and Challenges / Re: The Ultimate Legal Fairground

« on: February 18, 2024, 06:08:04 am »

Now with Allies, Fairgrounds can be worth 26VP.

Basic Supply (with Platinum and Colony) - 9
Shelters - 3
Young Witch - 1  (it's a free 11th pile)

We have 10 kingdom cards to fill.  One must be Fairgrounds.  That leaves 9.

Fairgrounds - 1
Knights - 10
Castles - 8
Marauder/Ruins/Spoils - 7
Tournament/Prizes - 6
Page/Travelers - 5
Peasant/Travelers - 5
Exorcist/Spirits - 4
Town Crier/Blacksmith/Miller/Elder - 4
Student/Conjurer/Sorcerer/Lich - 4

Total: 67 unique cards.  Is it possible to add 70th card without Landscapes?

With landscapes you can add Loot[e.g. Looting] (15 more uniques) and Horses [e.g. Ride] for 83 unique cards. Only 81 without Colony/Platinum , which as Holger pointed out wouldn't pop up without a card from Prosperity. Either way, 32 point Fairgrounds.

Without landscapes you would want to swap one of the rotating piles for a Loot gainer

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Weekly Design Contest / Re: Weekly Design Contest #211: Not Your Ordinary Village

« on: February 18, 2024, 05:21:35 am »

Amazing design. Interestingly it wouldn't necessarily be stronger if it cost $3 - as using a Marina on itself would only give you 1 Action in that instance. Kind of like the card Improve.