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[Roadrunner7671]

I was scouting for a Jester in my Library

[McGarnacle]

#1 - Library



I've always found this picture to be creepy.

I +1 it because it is a Jester-related post.

I did the same for Library, but I didn't feel the need to brag about it...

Whatever, man. You are obviously not a real fan  .

[McGarnacle]

#57 - Venture



The monarch practice his hypnotism skills while listening to another crackpot pitch his wonderful idea that would pay back in cartloads if he is just given the chance.

Has anybody else noticed that the Venturer looks like a hobbit?

[McGarnacle]

#349 - Count



This is the beginning of group X, 13 cards.

I always assumed the guy on the left was the Count but when my daughters asked me, I wasn't so sure.

Chancellor Palpatine, post-electric shock from Mace Windu, makes an appearance. Either that or Norman Bates pulls out his deceased mother from the backroom. Those are some seriously big hands, particularly the finger.

These two talk while the world burns outside.

This is actually some of my favorite art. That guys armor is amazing.

[McGarnacle]

#299 - Stash



Nothing wrong with a bag of coins. We were thinking a stash probably ought to be hidden under a floorboard or in the fake bottom of a drawer or something.

What does it say on the stash map? "....rcup?"

[Deadlock39]

What does it say on the stash map? "....rcup?"

Clearly it says "buttercup".

[jamfamsam]

#46 - Hamlet



What is Hamlet without a 2B or not 2B reference? We like the toothpick windmill and Santa boots.

I've always really liked Hamlet.

[jamfamsam]

#45 - Harvest



Here are the Amber Waves of Grain referenced in my earlier Pollyanna post of Crown. Yes, jsh, there is a lot of yellow here but what do you expect to find in a grain field?

My daughters thought the grain looked like hair. I don't see it.

[jamfamsam]

#44 - Young Witch



In what is pure coincidence after jsh comes out of nowhere with his Cornucopia rating after we had all given him up for dead, here is a 3rd Cornucopia card in a row.

ConMan wasn't alone in noticing the similarities between Young Witch and Fairgrounds. At first we thought maybe this was the girl from Fairgrounds, who, after being supremely disappointed by her experience there, decided to become a witch. On further inspection, this is clearly the Farigrounds' girl's younger sister. She had a premonition that the fair was going to be awful and ran off to get the tattoo and pet possum and start her apprenticeship with the local witch. See what a bad fair can do to a person?

[pedroluchini]

#50 - Obelisk

What's going on on top of the building to the left? They seem to colorful to be statues.

Fun fact: Statues in ancient Rome were usually painted! That paint didn't survive the centuries, though, leaving only bare stone and marble we see today.

[jamfamsam]

#43 - Familiar



My daughters weren't sure which being is controlling which. This art is a nice change-up from the typical Dominion card.

For a long time Familiar was my favorite Dominion card. I used to play a lot with my son (who is now gone off to college) and he would never buy Familiar. I would usually destroy him particularly with no trashing in the game. I never could figure out why he would avoid it, but I developed a real liking for the card. In the same way Torturer art embodies the card, for me Familiar does the same.

[jamfamsam]

#42 - Advisor



I never imagined Wormtongue being bald, but hey, why not? Here he is doing what he does best. The only way to beat him is to give him choices that are all bad for him (and good for you).

This actually looks a lot like Taxman doing double duty. It also looks like he is whispering to a mannequin. I still like it.

[jamfamsam]

#41 - Lighthouse



My daughters were upset at the shape of the lighthouse. The stereotypical lighthouse for them is round. They want it done right!!!

It doesn't bother me at all. The color scheme goes nicely with the orange border.

[jamfamsam]

#40 - Fortress



As with many Dominion cards, I wish it weren't quite so dark. I love the scenery.

[jamfamsam]

#39 - Stables



Maybe this card got a little rating bump because it has to do with animals. The guy on the right looks somewhat like the human form of the Beast (Beauty and the Beast).

The hay looks a little prickly and the horse in the stall looks like it's wearing a wig.

[jamfamsam]

#38 - Transmogrify



Gandalf summons a ratbird (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs). This bird looks much better than the nasty ratbirds from that movie.

Anyway, I think this art is really cool (obviously). Too bad I can't give myself a +1 on this.

[jamfamsam]

#37 - Haunted Castle



Sure, it reminds us of the castle from Sleeping Beauty once Malificent put the thorns around it, but we love Sleeping Beauty.

[jamfamsam]

#36 - Ill-gotten Gains



This is another fabulous example of art representing an abstract concept. My girls thought it looked like a bunch of foaming insulation coming up under the raven. I love the speared skull.

[jamfamsam]

#35 - Dame Natalie



We really like the lighting here. The artist may have overdone the density of the trees, but it is working well enough.

[jamfamsam]

#34 - Contraband



We love the colors and detail. It looks like a snow globe on top of the chest. My girls made some comment about the magic carpet from Aladdin, but I don't see it.

That is the end of group C.

[jamfamsam]

#33 - Trusty Steed



This is the start of group B, 17 cards.

Perhaps another card that got a little bump because it has an animal in it. It's a little dark, but a fine rendition of the horse. We'll have to take their word for it that it's trusty.

[jamfamsam]

#32 - Farming Village



My daughters made a comment about Barbie Mariposa because of all the butterflies, but I'm not sure what that is about. What are they farming? Something is off about the woman's neckline, but we're not exactly sure what it is.

[jamfamsam]

#31 - Vagrant



Another really dark card. He seems dressed very well for a vagrant. Is this the Caravan Guard in off hours? A Goth teen sulking in the street?

[SuperHans]

#36 - Ill-gotten Gains

This is another fabulous example of art representing an abstract concept. My girls thought it looked like a bunch of foaming insulation coming up under the raven. I love the speared skull.

Best art in the game.

[jamfamsam]

#30 - Overgrown Estate



The two dandelion flowers look like eyes.