Topic: What is your favorite vanilla card? (Read 15123 times)

Schneau · « **on:** July 23, 2013, 10:07:18 am »

Most vanilla cards are in the base set, but there are a few others. I'm counting any kingdom card that has one of the standard +'s (Card, Action, Buy, $), as well as plain Victory amounts and +VP cards.

jsh357 · « **Reply #1 on:** July 23, 2013, 10:13:48 am »

Worker's Village. Cheap, almost always useful, what's not to love?

D Bo · « **Reply #2 on:** July 23, 2013, 10:36:02 am »

Monument - I'm a sucker for VP chips.

Warfreak2 · « **Reply #3 on:** July 23, 2013, 10:39:29 am »

Grand Market and Peddler don't count because of buying conditions, I suppose?

I'd argue that "discard a card from your hand" and "trash a card from your hand" should be considered vanilla, too.

Mr Anderson · « **Reply #4 on:** July 23, 2013, 10:44:42 am »

I like Monument as well, it is not a card that wins the game, but it is a quite strong source of VP, great for BM and decent in engines, if you have spare actions, and particularly nice with Throne Room and King's Court.

Awaclus · « **Reply #5 on:** July 23, 2013, 11:34:21 am »

Laboratory. I like powerful cantrips.

Schneau · « **Reply #6 on:** July 23, 2013, 11:41:05 am »

Quote from: Warfreak2 on July 23, 2013, 10:39:29 am

Grand Market and Peddler don't count because of buying conditions, I suppose?

I'd argue that "discard a card from your hand" and "trash a card from your hand" should be considered vanilla, too.

I decided, mostly arbitrarily, to only include cards that don't have any instructions written in English sentences on them. If you start letting in discarding and trashing, then you can make an argument for gaining, and soon it's just "What is your favorite card?"

Of course, I am no authority on these matters, and anyone wishing to learn more about those types of cards is free to conduct a second poll!

liopoil · « **Reply #7 on:** July 23, 2013, 11:43:29 am »

Quote from: Schneau on July 23, 2013, 11:41:05 am

If you start letting in discarding and trashing, then you can make an argument for gaining, and soon it's just "What is your favorite card?"

yeah, cards like black market, tournament, and possession are pretty vanilla and simple

Warfreak2 · « **Reply #8 on:** July 23, 2013, 11:49:55 am »

My favourite slope is the slippery slope.

SirPeebles · « **Reply #9 on:** July 23, 2013, 12:37:13 pm »

Quote from: liopoil on July 23, 2013, 11:43:29 am

Quote from: Schneau on July 23, 2013, 11:41:05 am
If you start letting in discarding and trashing, then you can make an argument for gaining, and soon it's just "What is your favorite card?"
yeah, cards like black market, tournament, and possession are pretty vanilla and simple

You forgot Band of Misfits.

Asper · « **Reply #10 on:** July 23, 2013, 12:42:10 pm »

Village. Sometimes i just want that extra action and no fancy extras so i can pay more for it.

SCSN · « **Reply #11 on:** July 23, 2013, 01:14:45 pm »

Quote from: Asper on July 23, 2013, 12:42:10 pm

Village. Sometimes i just want that extra action and no fancy extras so i can pay more for it.

Village - 3+

+1 Card
+1 Action

You may overpay for this; if you do, you're wasting your money.

Awaclus · « **Reply #12 on:** July 23, 2013, 01:33:16 pm »

Quote from: SheCantSayNo on July 23, 2013, 01:14:45 pm

Quote from: Asper on July 23, 2013, 12:42:10 pm
Village. Sometimes i just want that extra action and no fancy extras so i can pay more for it.

Village - 3+

+1 Card
+1 Action

You may overpay for this; if you do, you're wasting your money.

You're wasting your money even if you don't, because this Village is actually just a cantrip with no bonus.

microman · « **Reply #13 on:** July 23, 2013, 01:39:54 pm »

My vote goes to Bazaar. It may be 2 more than village, but a village with a +$1 benefit is huge, especially with engines that lack economy. Then it is gravy, possibly aiding(with help from draw) in drawing your whole deck and still having economy to keep building your engine.

TWoos · « **Reply #14 on:** July 23, 2013, 01:46:24 pm »

Gotta be Lab.

Not that I think it's the most powerful vanilla card, but it's the most fun to play when you get a handful.

"Lab," draw two, "Lab," draw two, "Lab," draw two, "Lab," draw two, "...I buy a Province."

Davio · « **Reply #15 on:** July 23, 2013, 01:59:24 pm »

Necropolis, mostly because it's not on the list.

DG · « **Reply #16 on:** July 23, 2013, 02:04:27 pm »

Remodel

Schneau · « **Reply #17 on:** July 23, 2013, 02:43:00 pm »

Quote from: Davio on July 23, 2013, 01:59:24 pm

Necropolis, mostly because it's not on the list.

Quote from: Schneau on July 23, 2013, 10:07:18 am

I'm counting any kingdom card that has one of the standard +'s (Card, Action, Buy, $), as well as plain Victory amounts and +VP cards.

I almost added it, but then decided to limit to only kingdom cards.

BadAssMutha · « **Reply #18 on:** July 23, 2013, 02:50:46 pm »

While I do enjoy Monument piling up a small but decisive pile of VP chips in even a short game, I have to go with Festival. I often find myself buying it for just the +2 action and +$2, even if I don't need extra buys. I love it when it shows up with Minion, Watchtower, or Jack, since the lack of +Cards isn't a liability.

Piemaster · « **Reply #19 on:** July 25, 2013, 05:34:59 am »

I voted Lab, because it's the first card you tend to encounter that makes you realise how fun it is to play a bunch of cards in one turn.

RTT · « **Reply #20 on:** July 25, 2013, 05:46:34 am »

ruined village is not on the list. its so versatile and usefull in almost every case... i love it

Witherweaver · « **Reply #21 on:** July 25, 2013, 09:56:09 am »

Quote from: RTT on July 25, 2013, 05:46:34 am

ruined village is not on the list. its so versatile and usefull in almost every case... i love it

It takes away Village's risk of making cards miss the reshuffle. So it's like Village without the penalty.

ChocophileBenj · « **Reply #22 on:** July 30, 2013, 11:35:31 am »

I voted Laboratory because it's too fun to chain them in 2P games (which I played the most, also IRL).
When there are lots of vanilla cards and no "epic" drawer such as Torturer/Wharf*, you've still great hands and can draw your whole deck if there are some good trashers for benefit or money generators... wooot ! Plus it's nice with TR, dreadful with KC.

*(sorry, I can't help but think to the dragon Oarf------- when talking about wharf. It will last a few weeks)

But I prefer two duration vanilla cards : Wharf of course, and Fishing village which I voted as my favourite card in Qvist's rankings.

sudgy · « **Reply #23 on:** July 30, 2013, 01:53:29 pm »

The vanillage!

SirPeebles · « **Reply #24 on:** July 30, 2013, 01:55:53 pm »

Quote from: Witherweaver on July 25, 2013, 09:56:09 am

Quote from: RTT on July 25, 2013, 05:46:34 am
ruined village is not on the list. its so versatile and usefull in almost every case... i love it

It takes away Village's risk of making cards miss the reshuffle. So it's like Village without the penalty.

And you can draw it with Vagrant. Ruined Village is sounding OP.

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