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Black Market
Black Market.jpg
Info
Cost $3
Type(s) Action
Kingdom card? Yes
Set PromoPromo icon.png
Illustrator(s) Franz Vohwinkel
Card text
+$2
Reveal the top 3 cards of the Black Market deck. Play any number of Treasures from your hand. You may buy one of the revealed cards. Put the rest on the bottom of the Black Market deck in any order.

Setup: Make a Black Market deck out of different unused Kingdom cards.

Black MarketBlack Market.jpg is a promotional Action card that allows players to buy Kingdom cards that are not in the Supply for the current game. It has a reputation for leading to swingy and unpredictable games because the Black Market deck contains only one copy of each card and they appear in a random order.

As one of a small number of cards that allow you to play Treasure cards during the Action phase of a turn, Black Market can enable some exotic combos. The presence of Black Market in a game can also lead to odd consequences such as an eleventh Kingdom card being in the Supply without Young WitchYoung Witch.jpg, or Ruins being in the Supply without Looters, since Young Witch or Looters may be in the Black Market deck.

Contents

[edit] FAQ

[edit] Official FAQ

  • Black Market allows you to Buy a card during the Action phase.
  • You can use $ provided by other Action cards played earlier in the Action phase and you can also play Treasure cards from your hand to pay the cost of the bought card.
  • The Treasure cards are played to the table in your play area, just as you would during the Buy phase.
  • You may play more Treasure cards than are required for the purchase; the extra $ from Action cards and Treasure cards are available to use during your Buy phase.
  • You may even play Treasure cards without Buying a card.
  • You may not reuse $ already spent during a turn.
  • A card bought during the Action phase does not count as a card bought in your Buy phase, so you do not need an Action card giving you +1 Buy to still buy a card during your normal Buy phase.
  • To use the Black Market Kingdom card, you must create a Black Market deck before starting the game. The Black Market deck is made up of Kingdom cards that are not in the Supply of the current game. The players should agree before the game which cards will be used to create the Black Market deck (for example, you could agree to use one of every Kingdom card you own that is not a part of the Supply).
  • It is recommended that the Black Market deck contain at least 15 Kingdom cards, with no duplicates.
  • All players can see which cards are placed in the Black Market deck before the game begins.
  • Take one of each selected Kingdom card, shuffle them together, and place the deck face down on the table where all players can reach it.
  • This deck is not a Supply pile and if it is emptied, it does not count towards the end game conditions.
  • If you play Black Market and the Black Market deck is empty, you cannot buy a card but you still get +$2.
  • If you play Black Market and choose not to buy one of the three cards from the Black Market deck, you still get +$2.

[edit] Other rules clarifications

  • Any setup instructions or "in games using this" rules that apply to cards in the Black Market deck are in effect, even if nobody ever gains (or even reveals) the relevant cards. For example, if Young WitchYoung Witch.jpg is in the Black Market deck, you add a Bane, and if CharlatanCharlatan.jpg is there, CursesCurse.jpg are Treasures for the whole game.
  • It is not necessary to include every unused Kingdom card; you may decide how many cards to include in the Black Market deck, and which ones, in any way. In general, Donald X is a bit indifferent as to how the Black Market deck should be constructed specifically, especially given the complexities introduced to Kingdom card piles in more recent expansions.
    • Dominion Online creates a deck of up to 60 cards (less if both players have a free account). It does not include cards with an obvious setup that would give away what's in the Black Market deck, such as TournamentTournament.jpg or BakerBaker.jpg.
  • On Dominion Online, the Black Market deck is shuffled after every card in it has been seen.
  • For piles with differently named cards in them (e.g. KnightsKnights.jpg or split piles), only one of each can be added to the Black Market deck.
  • Black Market does not give you an extra Buy phase; you are (usually) buying from the Black Market deck during your Action phase. So, for example, the cost of PeddlerPeddler.jpg stays at $8, and cards you buy won't count for Merchant GuildMerchant Guild.jpg.
  • You cannot pay off D while buying from the Black Market, and you cannot buy anything from the Black Market if you have D. You also cannot buy cards if it's a MissionMission.jpg turn.
  • Buying and gaining a card from from the Black Market will count for anything that cares about cards that you bought (e.g. HagglerHaggler.jpg or Swamp HagSwamp Hag.jpg).
  • If gaining a card from the Black Market causes you to gain more cards (e.g. you gain a Border VillageBorder Village.jpg or a StonemasonStonemason.jpg), the cards you gain come from the Supply, and you can't gain one of the other revealed cards.
  • The Black Market deck is not considered a "pile", and cards from the Black Market deck don't have a pile. This has several implications.
    • You cannot exchange cards that come from the Black Market deck (e.g. with TraderTrader.jpg or ChangelingChangeling.jpg, or if they are Travellers or VampireVampire.jpg).
    • Cards from the Black Market deck cannot be returned to a pile or the Supply (with e.g. Way of the HorseWay of the Horse.jpg or SwapSwap.jpg), meaning that those cards will stay where they were.
    • The Gathering cards will not accumulate VP anywhere.

[edit] Strategy Article (Titandrake)

Original article

Often, Dominion cards can be classified into a certain category. You have trashers like ChapelChapel.jpg and RemakeRemake.jpg, +Cards like SmithySmithy.jpg, +Buy from WoodcutterWoodcutter.jpg and HerbalistHerbalist.jpg, and +Actions from villages. Although this is not an exhaustive list, it shows that many Dominion cards can be grouped together into certain general effects.

Black Market throws all of that out the window. It is the only card in the game that allows you to buy cards from outside the game. And because of this, it is one of the most high-variance cards in the game. You can lose a game because one player managed to pick out a power card from the Black Market and you didn't, and there isn't really much you can do about it.

[edit] Downsides

Black Market is terminal. Because of this, it must always be judged in comparison to buying a Silver instead of Black Market.

Black Market is highly likely to give you otherwise strong cards at the wrong time. Let's suppose you buy a Black Market on T1/T2. Then you play it on T3/T4. That means that if you buy Chapel from the Black Market, the earliest you can see that card is on turn 5; that's way too late to start trashing your starting cards. It might give you a curser when you're already greening, or good villages before you've bought any terminals, or terminals when you haven't bought enough villages. It's unpredictable. There is absolutely no guaranteeing that you find the card you want, with the money to pay for it. The most important thing to remember about Black Market is that you should never assume you'll get a specific card. To get the most from the card, you need a variety of cards that you would want to buy, and you need to be flexible in building a plan that can accommodate or benefit from them.

[edit] When to buy Black Market

  • A slow game. This is probably the most important point to keep in mind. Black Market is only useful if you actually get the time to play the action card you bought. Against a fast Big Money strategy, like EmbassyEmbassy.jpg-BM or CourtyardCourtyard.jpg-BM, I would hesitate at picking up Black Market. The fast pace means you play fewer Black Markets, have a smaller chance of obtaining a good card, and an even smaller chance of having that card have a meaningful impact.
  • Villages. Unless you're buying Black Market for variety (see a later point for this), villages are almost essential to Black Market. Because of how the Black Market deck is created, you are going to primarily be buying actions, often terminals. You need villages to ensure you can actually play them.
  • Engine decks. If you can play Black Market every turn, you're bound to find what you want fairly quickly. The problem is that buying Black Market early will probably hurt the speed of your engine deployment. So in these games, you want to do it after you've picked up a few pieces. Throne RoomsThrone Room.jpg and King's CourtsKing's Court.jpg are particularly good with Black Market. They allow you to rapidly churn through the Black Market deck and loot the best cards. The overall deck will become a good match too with many different action cards and some terminal actions for +$2 coins.
  • Strong cards in the BM deck, preferably those strong even when bought late. Remember that when buying from a Black Market, you're getting the card turn 5 at the earliest. So although buying trashers from the Black market is tempting, I would hesitate about it. There's a reason you open Chapel, StewardSteward.jpg, and Remake on T1/T2, and not on turn 5. Even AmbassadorAmbassador.jpg is not an amazing buy from the Black Market. Also, there need to be strong cards. Not one strong card and several weak ones. There should be a couple (at least 3) cards that you really want from the Black Market, as well as some that you would be fine with adding to your deck (generally cantrips).

Cards that like variety can benefit, sometimes hugely, from the extra variety afforded by the Black Market cards. These cards include:

  • FairgroundsFairgrounds.jpg. Black Market–Fairgrounds is very strong, and is worth considering even if there are not many villages in the game. I'm honestly not sure how it compares to the top-tier BM decks, like MasqueradeMasquerade.jpg-BM, but you can get very high point-scoring Fairgrounds with Black Market out.
  • Horn of PlentyHorn of Plenty.jpg. Black Market alone does not make Horn of Plenty a viable strategy, but Black Markets make a great addition to otherwise viable decks based around this card.
  • MenagerieMenagerie.jpg. The synergy between these cards is obvious: Menagerie benefits from the added diversity of Black Market, and in turn provides the Card-drawing power, while being non-terminal, adding two factors that help you get the most of your Black Markets.
  • HarvestHarvest.jpg, while not a power card or game-changer, benefits from the added variety from Black Market. It also provides disappearing Virtual Coin, which can be of use in a Draw-up-to-X engine, which synergize with Black Market as discussed below.

Other cards on the board that synergize with Black Market are:

  • VineyardVineyard.jpg. Vineyard likes slow games as well (ignoring Vineyard rushes with IronworksIronworks.jpg and the like.) So Black Market can be useful in picking up lots of actions, and as a source of virtual +Buy. Ideally, the Black Market will have lots of cantrips, or the board or the Black Market deck will have decently strong attacks to slow down the pace of the game.
  • TacticianTactician.jpg. So Black Market is an amazing way to fuel a Double Tactician deck. Play Black Market, play Tactician, use massive buying power from the Treasure in play. This is discussed at Combo: Black Market and Tactician.
  • Treasures with special abilities. Getting treasures played mid-turn uniquely allows advantages from kingdom Treasures, such as Royal SealRoyal Seal.jpg, and QuarryQuarry.jpg to be available before the buy phase.
  • Draw-up-to-X engines like WatchtowerWatchtower.jpg, LibraryLibrary.jpg, MinionMinion.jpg can draw after you've played your Treasures. (Menagerie also has a similar effect.)

Cards to watch out for in the Black Market deck are:

  • Cursers. Although curse-givers are much stronger early on in the game than later, Curses are still amazingly painful. Still, if there's only one Curser and nothing else, I wouldn't bother unless the board was very slow. The chances of getting it are too slim otherwise.
  • Missing engine components. This should be considered more as a bonus than as an active reason to buy it.
  • Good engines typically have +Actions, +Cards, and +Buys. If one of those categories is missing from the board, you can try to get it from the Black Market. As mentioned before, trying to get missing +Actions from Black Market is usually not worth it. Trying to get that missing +Buy is alright, but don't neglect ProvincesProvince.jpg/ColoniesColony.jpg. Finally, picking up terminal draw can be quite good, but should be considered more as a side goal.
  • TournamentTournament.jpg. Yep, Tournament gets its own section. It's that good. I might be overdoing it, but if I see Tournament in the Black Market, I'd buy Black Market about 80% of the time. If you get the only Tournament in the game, you get exclusive access to all the Prizes. And the prizes are really good. Essentially, Tournament can be considered as a potential Curser, +Buy, +Actions...you get the idea. The best part is that because Tournament is most useful after the first Province, it is relevant over almost the entire game.

[edit] What can mess up a Black Market deck

One way to misplay Black Market is to buy too many terminal actions. It is very tempting to take terminals offered from the black market stack, since the opportunity might not come again, but this is the classic way to break your deck. This also needs to factor into your decision whether to buy the Black Market or not.

A second way to misplay Black Market is to have a weak deck, expecting the Black Market to rescue it. If the deck is weak then you might not have enough coins in hand to buy the best cards when they are offered. Get the foundations of the deck right and then bring in the Black Market if you need it.

Cards with P in the cost may sometimes show up in the Black Market deck when there are no P-cost cards in the Supply (or only ones you don't want, like TransmuteTransmute.jpg). Buying a PotionPotion.jpg just to hope you can use it to snatch a PossessionPossession.jpg, GolemGolem.jpg, FamiliarFamiliar.jpg, or whatever from the Black Market deck is usually a mug's game, though: on most turns it'll simply be a dead card in your deck, and there's no guarantee it'll ever be useful to you.

Lastly, if you insist on always buying a card from the Black Market, it will lead to a lot of bad plays. Suppose you open Black Market, and draw your Black Market with three coppers on turn 3. If the market only contains cost $2-$3 cards, or $6 cards that you can't afford, unless one of the cheaper cards is essential to your strategy, it is usually better to forgo the Black Market buy and instead get a $5 card from the Supply. Always compare your options to what is on the board and consider opportunity cost, only buying cards when you get a distinct advantage from them. Even if you are playing a Variety-driven strategy like Menagerie or Fairgrounds, it is not necessary or beneficial to buy from the Black Market every time you play it.

[edit] Synergies/Combos

  • Black Market/Tactician is a top-notch combo enabling a powerful double Tactician deck, since Black Market allows you to play your Treasures and then play TacticianTactician.jpg.
  • Black Market is a strong enabler for FairgroundsFairgrounds.jpg, since Fairgrounds depends on differently-named cards for its value and Black Market greatly increases the number of differently-named cards available in a game.
  • Since most cards in the Black Market deck are Actions, QuarryQuarry.jpg is helpful for buying good cards from the Black Market deck and still having enough money left over to buy another useful card during the Buy phase of the same turn.
  • When the Black Market deck contains powerful terminal Actions, villages are helpful to ensure that cards acquired from it can be regularly played.
  • CapitalismCapitalism.jpg allows one to play however many Black Markets are in their hand during their buy phase.
  • Way of the HorseWay of the Horse.jpg turns every action card in the black market deck into a LaboratoryLaboratory.jpg, since there is no pile for them to return to.

[edit] Antisynergies

  • Powerful cards already in the Kingdom make searching the Black Market unnecessary and risky.
  • When an engine depends on cards from the Black Market, it is particularly vulnerable to cards like SwindlerSwindler.jpg, SaboteurSaboteur.jpg, and Knights, which can trash key engine pieces with no good way of replacing them.
  • When to have singles copies of any cards is penalizing: GatekeeperGatekeeper.jpg, Wolf DenWolf Den.jpg...

[edit] Strategy Article (-Stef-)

Original article

This is my favorite card. I love the variety it brings to the game. It is a tricky card to play well, and at least as difficult to write a good article about. Some dominating cards like RebuildRebuild.jpg or CultistCultist.jpg make all the games look the same so you can give pretty specific rules for those games. For Black Market I can't go much beyond general advice and some examples.

[edit] Yes or No?

Only play Black Market in an engine. Fortunately an engine is almost always viable with Black Market on the board. In general, you should play engines unless a) the engine is too weak or b) something else is too strong. That may sound like lame advice but what I'm trying to say is that Black market on the board simply makes a) impossible. Your Black Market-engine will eventually always be powerful enough. So the only reason not to play Black Market is if you lose the game before the long run ever happens. Look for...

The most important thing to take away from this is: the decision whether to play with Black Market does not depend on the content of the Black Market deck. It depends almost entirely on the regular kingdom and whether that allows you to build an engine. The Black Market will always provide you with payload for your engine, and it will always contain some useful cards and some mediocre ones.

[edit] Balance

A tricky thing to get right with Black Market is the balance. The card itself is terminal, and so are many of the cards you buy with it. All those shiny prizes can easily lead you astray from your main early goal: somehow get to the point where you can play your entire deck every turn. Get the engine running. This is important in almost any engine, but especially so in engines that allow you to gain mid-turn, and Black Market is the very star in that category. Far too many players focus on gaining certain cards from the Black Market in their analysis of the board or gameplan.

[edit] 0, 1 or 2

Black Market is a terminal payload card that gets you even more payload cards. With those kind of cards it's much better to play your only copy more frequently than it is to get multiple copies. Your initial plan should be to play with 1 Black Market. Exceptions arise when you can't significantly get the frequency up (no trashing, no village+draw) or when the Black Market contains some cheap bombs. I estimate 10% for 0, 60% for 1 and 30% for 2 early copies. 2 copies is more likely in a mirror than when you play against some form of Big Money or slog.

[edit] Bombs

Sometimes the Black Market contains some exceptionally strong cards in the given kingdom. I don't like writing this section because almost everybody overestimates the importance of this already, but hey - it does exist. TournamentTournament.jpg is likely to be the one; it could be AmbassadorAmbassador.jpg, any trasher, PossessionPossession.jpg, GoonsGoons.jpg, TacticianTactician.jpg or King's CourtKing's Court.jpg. It's really rare that the bomb is a junker like WitchWitch.jpg. If you're in a game with a bomb in the Black Market, make sure to have a plan. This plan could be a) I'm just going to get the bomb and win because of it or b) I'm going to build a deck that has a chance even when my opponent gets the bomb. If b) is an option I always go for it, but sometimes it just isn't and you should probably buy a second Black Market.

[edit] Slow it down

If your opponent doesn't mirror, look for ways to slow the game down. You will always win the long run. How are they going to end the game before you have more? If it involves a 3-pile, can you prevent buying from those piles?

[edit] Combos

Also, Tactician is amazing because you can just use all your money on the turn you play Tactician.

[edit] Synergies

  • WatchtowerWatchtower.jpg, LibraryLibrary.jpg, MenagerieMenagerie.jpg all allow you to draw more cards after you put your money into play
  • Throne RoomThrone Room.jpg is fantastic for both providing enough +Actions and doubling up everything you have only one of
  • QuarryQuarry.jpg is good mostly because of the virtual +Buy, and sometimes you can upgrade CursesCurse.jpg into Menageries after you put Quarry into play
  • Horn of PlentyHorn of Plenty.jpg can gain you a card mid-turn that you can often use immediately
  • FairgroundsFairgrounds.jpg obviously becomes worth a lot with all those uniques

[edit] Antisynergies

[edit] Example games

BeggarBeggar.jpg, CellarCellar.jpg, MoatMoat.jpg, Black Market, Great HallGreat Hall.jpg, IronworksIronworks.jpg, ScavengerScavenger.jpg, Treasure MapTreasure Map.jpg, Walled VillageWalled Village.jpg, HoardHoard.jpg

You and your opponent both open Ironworks/Black Market. On your turn 3 you have 3 coppers and both your action cards. What do you gain with Ironworks, and do you buy something out of Worker's Village, Smithy, Spice Merchant? How does this affect your gameplan? You gain a Walled Village. Your deck will require lots of villages. You buy the Spice Merchant. That's really a great early card to remove coppers and increase cycling. As a result, you might skip a second Black Market, that you would otherwise certainly have bought on turn 4. log

HerbalistHerbalist.jpg, Black Market, Great Hall, SageSage.jpg, SchemeScheme.jpg, WorkshopWorkshop.jpg, IronmongerIronmonger.jpg, Scavenger, Throne Room, Library, AltarAltar.jpg (with Shelters)

You open Black Market/Workshop and your opponent prefers Black Market/Ironmonger. On your turn 3 you draw all the Shelters, a CopperCopper.jpg and the Workshop. What do you gain? I think I'd already get a Throne Room now, but Ironmonger is also reasonable. On turn 4 you get Black Market with 4 Coppers and you get served Council RoomCouncil Room.jpg, Wharf, SquireSquire.jpg. What do you buy? You return them all and buy an Altar. Wharf is a great card but not what you need in this kingdom. Draw is provided by Library and reliability comes from Scheme. log

Black Market, Fishing VillageFishing Village.jpg, CaravanCaravan.jpg, ConspiratorConspirator.jpg, Ironworks, BazaarBazaar.jpg, Merchant GuildMerchant Guild.jpg, WharfWharf.jpg, Goons, Hoard

You open $4/$3 but get a coin token from BakerBaker.jpg in the Black Market. What do you buy? Fishing Village/Wharf. First mission is to get the draw up and make the engine running; add Ironworks on your next $5 miss and mostly hunt for Wharves. Maybe you'll pick up a Black Market late, maybe not, but it's not likely to have too much impact on the game. log

VineyardVineyard.jpg, Black Market, Fortune TellerFortune Teller.jpg, Mining VillageMining Village.jpg, MoneylenderMoneylender.jpg, Quarry, Hunting PartyHunting Party.jpg, InnInn.jpg, JourneymanJourneyman.jpg, Hunting GroundsHunting Grounds.jpg

You open Black Market/Quarry against a Journeyman/- opening. On turn 3 you have $4 for a Moneylender and turn 4 is $3 for another Black Market. On turn 5 all of these cards clash and you gain VagrantVagrant.jpg+Inn. Turn 6 nets in a Mining Village and on turn 7 you finally get a good turn. You have $6 to spend when Black Market presents you with HeraldHerald.jpg, Mountebank and Tactician. In the meanwhile your opponent bought a Gold, 2 Silvers and 2 Journeymen. What to get now? As Black Market player you can completely ignore the Provinces if you have to, and without +Buy your opponent can't 3-pile either. That means that despite your horrible start you'll still easily win this game unless a miracle happens. Investing in reliability (Tactician) feels like the right play to me here, even though Mountebank is a great card. log

TransmuteTransmute.jpg, Moat, Pearl DiverPearl Diver.jpg, StonemasonStonemason.jpg, Black Market, Caravan, MarauderMarauder.jpg, Trader, Young WitchYoung Witch.jpg, Inn, RogueRogue.jpg

You open Black Market/Marauder versus Silver/Marauder. Your opponent continues with Trader, signalling BigMoney. What is your gameplan now? Black Market is simply the wrong call here; I don't think any engine is going to win. Two junkers in the kingdom, no trashing and barely any draw. You need to get a lot of the Caravans, Ruins will run out all by themselves and Stonemason does the rest. Maybe if you pull 3+ Smithy variants AND a superb trasher like UrchinUrchin.jpg or RemakeRemake.jpg you still stand a chance, but here they weren't even available and I was just fooling around/losing. log

[edit] Versions

[edit] English versions

Print Digital Text Release Date
Black Market Black Marketfrom Goko/Making Fun +$2
Reveal the top 3 cards of the Black Market deck. You may buy one of them immediately. Put the unbought cards on the bottom of the Black Market deck in any order.
(Before the game, make a Black Market deck out of one copy of each Kingdom card not in the supply.)
Black Market March 2009
Black Market Black Market from Shuffle iT +$2
Reveal the top 3 cards of the Black Market deck. Play any number of Treasures from your hand. You may buy one of the revealed cards. Put the rest on the bottom of the Black Market deck in any order.
Setup: Make a Black Market deck out of different unused Kingdom cards.
Black Market (2017 printing) February 2017

[edit] Other language versions

Language Name Print Digital Text Notes
Chinese 黑市 (pron. hēishì)
Czech Černý trh
Dutch Zwarte markt
Finnish Musta pörssi
French Marché noir French language Black Market 2021 from Shuffle iT +$2
Dévoilez les 3 premières cartes du paquet du Marché noir. Jouez autant de cartes Trésor de votre main que souhaité. Vous pouvez acheter une des cartes dévoilées. Replacez les autres sous le paquet Marché noir dans l'ordre de votre choix.
Mise en place : préparez le paquet du Marché noir avec des cartes Royaume différentes non utilisées.
German Schwarzmarkt German language Black Market 2013 by ASS +$2
Decke die obersten 3 Karten vom Schwarzmarkt-Stapel auf. Du darfst sofort eine der aufgedeckten Karten kaufen. Lege die nicht gekauften Karten in beliebiger Reihenfolge unter den Schwarzmarkt-Stapel zurück.
Spielvorbereitung: Vor Spielbeginn wird ein Schwarzmarkt-Stapel gebildet. Dieser enthält jeweils eine Karte aller Königreichkarten, die nicht im Vorrat sind.
wording issue:
Stapel (pile) and Deck (deck) synonymously used
(2013)
Schwarzmarkt German language Black Market 2019 by ASS German language Black Market 2022 from Shuffle iT +$2
Decke die obersten 3 Karten des Schwarzmarkt-Decks auf. Spiele beliebig viele Geldkarten aus deiner Hand aus. Du darfst eine der aufgedeckten Karten kaufen. Lege den Rest in beliebiger Reihenfolge unter das Schwarzmarkt-Deck.
Spielvorbereitung: Bildet ein Schwarzmarkt-Deck aus verschiedenen ungenutzten Königreichkarten.
(2019)
Italian Mercato Nero
Japanese 闇市場 (pron. yamishijō) +$2
闇市場デッキの上から3枚を公開する。手札から好きな枚数の財宝カードを使用する。公開した中の1枚を購入してもよい。残りを好きな順番で闇市場デッキの下に置く。
準備:使用されない王国カード各1枚で闇市場デッキを作る。
Korean 암시장 (pron. amsijang)
Polish Czarny rynek Polish language Black Market
Russian Чёрный Рынок (pron. chorny rynok)
Spanish Mercado Negro (unreleased)

[edit] Trivia

Official card art.

[edit] Card Art

The expansion symbol is the Spielbox magazine symbol.

[edit] Secret History

This started in Seaside. Seaside involves your next turn; Black Market reaches into the next game. It was adored by some players - a star of the set - and seemed harmless to everyone else. It left the set though, due to the combination of rules wackiness, and the cumbersome set-up. I have never had to do that set-up - I don't have separate randomizer cards, because why print 11 cards each time I change something when 10 will do. I use one card from each pile for the randomizer, putting it into the pile to play and returning one to the randomizer after the game. So Black Market had no set-up at all for me - I already had a pile of unused cards with the proper back right there. But we included a separate randomizer deck in the main set. So there was this set-up. So, wackiness, set-up, it left the set.

Then we needed a promo, Dale said why not Black Market, and I was eager to have it exist after all. Ultimately it's not a great choice for a promo. It still has the set-up and still has the wackiness, only now you don't have a rulebook telling you how it works, you have a slip of paper you lose and then the internet. I'm still glad it exists though, it's a fun card.

[edit] Retrospective

Black Market could be a lot simpler. You make it gain cards directly, to get rid of the buying-during-action-phase thing, and then make a special dedicated deck for it, to simplify set-up. And hey I made that card, it's TournamentTournament.jpg.


If I changed Black Market, the way to clear up buying-related stuff is to make it not buying. "You may play any number of Treasures. You may pay the cost of one of the revealed cards to gain it." Then it would dodge D, which wasn't the intention but probably leaves D still mattering plenty. If I get to be more revisionist but not go all the way to TournamentTournament.jpg, it could modify your Buy phase. Something like: "Reveal 3 cards from the Black Market deck. Choose one; it's available to buy in your Buy phase this turn. If you Buy it, +1 Buy. At the start of Clean-up, put the unbought cards on the bottom of the Black Market deck."


Cards $3 Black MarketBlack Market.jpgChurchChurch.jpg $4 DismantleDismantle.jpgEnvoyEnvoy.jpgSaunaSauna.jpg/AvantoAvanto.jpgWalled VillageWalled Village.jpg $5 GovernorGovernor.jpgMarchlandMarchland.jpgStashStash.jpg $6 CaptainCaptain.jpg $8 PrincePrince.jpg
Events $5 SummonSummon.jpg
Combos and Counters Black Market/TacticianChancellor/Stash
Dominion Cards
Basic cards $0 CopperCopper.jpgCurseCurse.jpg $2 EstateEstate.jpg $3 SilverSilver.jpg $5 DuchyDuchy.jpg $6 GoldGold.jpg $8 ProvinceProvince.jpg
Dominion $2 CellarCellar.jpgChapelChapel.jpgMoatMoat.jpg $3 HarbingerHarbinger.jpg • MerchantMerchant.jpgVassalVassal.jpgVillageVillage.jpgWorkshopWorkshop.jpg $4 BureaucratBureaucrat.jpgGardensGardens.jpgMilitiaMilitia.jpgMoneylenderMoneylender.jpgPoacherPoacher.jpgRemodelRemodel.jpgSmithySmithy.jpgThrone RoomThrone Room.jpg $5 BanditBandit.jpgCouncil RoomCouncil Room.jpgFestivalFestival.jpgLaboratoryLaboratory.jpgLibraryLibrary.jpgMarketMarket.jpgMineMine.jpgSentrySentry.jpg • WitchWitch.jpg $6 ArtisanArtisan.jpg
Removed cards: $3 ChancellorChancellor.jpgWoodcutterWoodcutter.jpg $4 FeastFeast.jpgSpySpy.jpgThiefThief.jpg $6 AdventurerAdventurer.jpg
Intrigue $2 CourtyardCourtyard.jpgLurkerLurker.jpgPawnPawn.jpg $3 MasqueradeMasquerade.jpgShanty TownShanty Town.jpgStewardSteward.jpgSwindlerSwindler.jpgWishing WellWishing Well.jpg $4 BaronBaron.jpgBridgeBridge.jpgConspiratorConspirator.jpgDiplomatDiplomat.jpgIronworksIronworks.jpgMillMill.jpgMining VillageMining Village.jpgSecret PassageSecret Passage.jpg $5 CourtierCourtier.jpgDukeDuke.jpgMinionMinion.jpgPatrolPatrol.jpgReplaceReplace.jpgTorturerTorturer.jpgTrading PostTrading Post.jpgUpgradeUpgrade.jpg $6 FarmFarm.jpgNoblesNobles.jpg
Removed cards: $2 Secret ChamberSecret Chamber.jpg $3 Great HallGreat Hall.jpg $4 CoppersmithCoppersmith.jpgScoutScout.jpg $5 SaboteurSaboteur.jpgTributeTribute.jpg $6 HaremHarem.jpg
Seaside $2 HavenHaven.jpgLighthouseLighthouse.jpgNative VillageNative Village.jpg $3 AstrolabeAstrolabe.jpgFishing VillageFishing Village.jpgLookoutLookout.jpgMonkeyMonkey.jpgSea ChartSea Chart.jpgSmugglersSmugglers.jpgWarehouseWarehouse.jpg $4 BlockadeBlockade.jpgCaravanCaravan.jpgCutpurseCutpurse.jpgIslandIsland.jpgSailorSailor.jpgSalvagerSalvager.jpgTide PoolsTide Pools.jpgTreasure MapTreasure Map.jpg $5 BazaarBazaar.jpgCorsairCorsair.jpgMerchant ShipMerchant Ship.jpgOutpostOutpost.jpgPiratePirate.jpgSea WitchSea Witch.jpgTacticianTactician.jpgTreasuryTreasury.jpgWharfWharf.jpg
Removed cards: $2 EmbargoEmbargo.jpgPearl DiverPearl Diver.jpg $3 AmbassadorAmbassador.jpg $4 NavigatorNavigator.jpgPirate ShipPirate Ship.jpgSea HagSea Hag.jpg $5 ExplorerExplorer.jpgGhost ShipGhost Ship.jpg
Alchemy P TransmuteTransmute.jpgVineyardVineyard.jpg $2 HerbalistHerbalist.jpg $2P ApothecaryApothecary.jpgScrying PoolScrying Pool.jpgUniversityUniversity.jpg $3P AlchemistAlchemist.jpgFamiliarFamiliar.jpgPhilosopher's StonePhilosopher's Stone.jpg $4 PotionPotion.jpg $4P GolemGolem.jpg $5 ApprenticeApprentice.jpg $6P PossessionPossession.jpg
Prosperity $3 AnvilAnvil.jpgWatchtowerWatchtower.jpg $4 BishopBishop.jpgClerkClerk.jpgInvestmentInvestment.jpgTiaraTiara.jpgMonumentMonument.jpgQuarryQuarry.jpgWorker's VillageWorker's Village.jpg $5 CharlatanCharlatan.jpgCityCity.jpgCollectionCollection.jpgCrystal BallCrystal Ball.jpgMagnateMagnate.jpgMintMint.jpgRabbleRabble.jpgVaultVault.jpgWar ChestWar Chest.jpg $6 HoardHoard.jpg $6star Grand MarketGrand Market.jpg $7 BankBank.jpgExpandExpand.jpgForgeForge.jpgKing's CourtKing's Court.jpg $8star PeddlerPeddler.jpg $9 PlatinumPlatinum.jpg $11 ColonyColony.jpg
Removed cards: $3 LoanLoan.jpgTrade RouteTrade Route.jpg $4 TalismanTalisman.jpg $5 ContrabandContraband.jpgCounting HouseCounting House.jpgMountebankMountebank.jpgRoyal SealRoyal Seal.jpgVentureVenture.jpg $6 GoonsGoons.jpg
Cornucopia & Guilds $2 Candlestick MakerCandlestick Maker.jpgHamletHamlet.jpg $2plus FarrierFarrier.jpgStonemasonStonemason.jpg $3 MenagerieMenagerie.jpgShopShop.jpg $3plus InfirmaryInfirmary.jpg $4 AdvisorAdvisor.jpgFarmhandsFarmhands.jpgPlazaPlaza.jpgRemakeRemake.jpgYoung WitchYoung Witch.jpg $4plus HeraldHerald.jpg $5 BakerBaker.jpgButcherButcher.jpgCarnivalCarnival.jpgFerrymanFerryman.jpgFootpadFootpad.jpgHorn of PlentyHorn of Plenty.jpgHunting PartyHunting Party.jpgJesterJester.jpgJourneymanJourneyman.jpgJoustJoust.jpg (Rewards: CoronetCoronet.jpgCourserCourser.jpgDemesneDemesne.jpgHousecarlHousecarl.jpgHuge TurnipHuge Turnip.jpgRenownRenown.jpg)• Merchant GuildMerchant Guild.jpgSoothsayerSoothsayer.jpg $6 FairgroundsFairgrounds.jpg
Removed cards: $3 Fortune TellerFortune Teller.jpg $3plus DoctorDoctor.jpgMasterpieceMasterpiece.jpg $4 Farming VillageFarming Village.jpgHorse TradersHorse Traders.jpgTaxmanTaxman.jpgTournamentTournament.jpg (Prizes: Bag of GoldBag of Gold.jpgDiademDiadem.jpgFollowersFollowers.jpgPrincessPrincess.jpgTrusty SteedTrusty Steed.jpg) $5 HarvestHarvest.jpg
Hinterlands $2 CrossroadsCrossroads.jpgFool's GoldFool's Gold.jpg $3 DevelopDevelop.jpgGuard DogGuard Dog.jpgOasisOasis.jpgSchemeScheme.jpgTunnelTunnel.jpg $4 Jack of All TradesJack of All Trades.jpgNomadsNomads.jpgSpice MerchantSpice Merchant.jpgTraderTrader.jpgTrailTrail.jpgWeaverWeaver.jpg $5 BerserkerBerserker.jpgCartographerCartographer.jpgCauldronCauldron.jpgHagglerHaggler.jpgHighwayHighway.jpgInnInn.jpgMargraveMargrave.jpgSoukSouk.jpgStablesStables.jpgWheelwrightWheelwright.jpgWitch's HutWitch's Hut.jpg $6 Border VillageBorder Village.jpgFarmlandFarmland.jpg
Removed cards: $2 DuchessDuchess.jpg $3 OracleOracle.jpg $4 Noble BrigandNoble Brigand.jpgNomad CampNomad Camp.jpgSilk RoadSilk Road.jpg $5 CacheCache.jpgEmbassyEmbassy.jpgIll-Gotten GainsIll-Gotten Gains.jpgMandarinMandarin.jpg
Dark Ages $0 Ruins (Abandoned MineAbandoned Mine.jpgRuined LibraryRuined Library.jpgRuined MarketRuined Market.jpgRuined VillageRuined Village.jpgSurvivorsSurvivors.jpg) $0star SpoilsSpoils.jpg $1 Poor HousePoor House.jpgShelters (HovelHovel.jpgNecropolisNecropolis.jpgOvergrown EstateOvergrown Estate.jpg) $2 BeggarBeggar.jpgSquireSquire.jpgVagrantVagrant.jpg $3 ForagerForager.jpgHermitHermit.jpg (MadmanMadman.jpg) • Market SquareMarket Square.jpgSageSage.jpgStoreroomStoreroom.jpgUrchinUrchin.jpg (MercenaryMercenary.jpg) $4 ArmoryArmory.jpgDeath CartDeath Cart.jpgFeodumFeodum.jpgFortressFortress.jpgIronmongerIronmonger.jpgMarauderMarauder.jpgProcessionProcession.jpgRatsRats.jpgScavengerScavenger.jpgWandering MinstrelWandering Minstrel.jpg $5 Band of MisfitsBand of Misfits.jpgBandit CampBandit Camp.jpgCatacombsCatacombs.jpgCountCount.jpgCounterfeitCounterfeit.jpgCultistCultist.jpgGraverobberGraverobber.jpgJunk DealerJunk Dealer.jpgKnightsKnights.jpg (Dames AnnaDame Anna.jpgJosephineDame Josephine.jpgMollyDame Molly.jpgNatalieDame Natalie.jpgSylviaDame Sylvia.jpg • Sirs BaileySir Bailey.jpgDestrySir Destry.jpgMartinSir Martin.jpgMichaelSir Michael.jpgVanderSir Vander.jpg) • MysticMystic.jpgPillagePillage.jpgRebuildRebuild.jpgRogueRogue.jpg $6 AltarAltar.jpgHunting GroundsHunting Grounds.jpg
Adventures $2 Coin of the RealmCoin of the Realm.jpgPagePage.jpg (Treasure HunterTreasure Hunter.jpgWarriorWarrior.jpgHeroHero.jpgChampionChampion.jpg) • PeasantPeasant.jpg (SoldierSoldier.jpgFugitiveFugitive.jpgDiscipleDisciple.jpgTeacherTeacher.jpg) • RatcatcherRatcatcher.jpgRazeRaze.jpg $3 AmuletAmulet.jpgCaravan GuardCaravan Guard.jpgDungeonDungeon.jpgGearGear.jpgGuideGuide.jpg $4 DuplicateDuplicate.jpgMagpieMagpie.jpgMessengerMessenger.jpgMiserMiser.jpgPortPort.jpgRangerRanger.jpgTransmogrifyTransmogrify.jpg $5 ArtificerArtificer.jpgBridge TrollBridge Troll.jpgDistant LandsDistant Lands.jpgGiantGiant.jpgHaunted WoodsHaunted Woods.jpgLost CityLost City.jpgRelicRelic.jpgRoyal CarriageRoyal Carriage.jpgStorytellerStoryteller.jpgSwamp HagSwamp Hag.jpgTreasure TroveTreasure Trove.jpgWine MerchantWine Merchant.jpg $6 HirelingHireling.jpg
Events: $0 AlmsAlms.jpgBorrowBorrow.jpgQuestQuest.jpg $1 SaveSave.jpg $2 Scouting PartyScouting Party.jpgTravelling FairTravelling Fair.jpg $3 BonfireBonfire.jpgExpeditionExpedition.jpgFerryFerry.jpgPlanPlan.jpg $4 MissionMission.jpgPilgrimagePilgrimage.jpg $5 BallBall.jpgRaidRaid.jpgSeawaySeaway.jpgTradeTrade.jpg $6 Lost ArtsLost Arts.jpgTrainingTraining.jpg $7 InheritanceInheritance.jpg $8 PathfindingPathfinding.jpg
Empires 4D EngineerEngineer.jpg 8D City QuarterCity Quarter.jpgOverlordOverlord.jpgRoyal BlacksmithRoyal Blacksmith.jpg $2 EncampmentEncampment.jpg/PlunderPlunder.jpgPatricianPatrician.jpg/EmporiumEmporium.jpgSettlersSettlers.jpg/Bustling VillageBustling Village.jpg $3 CastlesCastles.jpg (HumbleHumble Castle.jpgCrumblingCrumbling Castle.jpgSmallSmall Castle.jpgHauntedHaunted Castle.jpgOpulentOpulent Castle.jpgSprawlingSprawling Castle.jpgGrandGrand Castle.jpgKing'sKing's Castle.jpg) • CatapultCatapult.jpg/RocksRocks.jpgChariot RaceChariot Race.jpgEnchantressEnchantress.jpgFarmers' MarketFarmers' Market.jpgGladiatorGladiator.jpg/FortuneFortune.jpg $4 SacrificeSacrifice.jpgTempleTemple.jpgVillaVilla.jpg $5 ArchiveArchive.jpgCapitalCapital.jpgCharmCharm.jpgCrownCrown.jpgForumForum.jpgGroundskeeperGroundskeeper.jpgLegionaryLegionary.jpgWild HuntWild Hunt.jpg
Events: 5D TriumphTriumph.jpg 8D AnnexAnnex.jpgDonateDonate.jpg $0 AdvanceAdvance.jpg $2 DelveDelve.jpgTaxTax.jpg $3 BanquetBanquet.jpg $4 RitualRitual.jpgSalt the EarthSalt the Earth.jpg $43D WeddingWedding.jpg $5 WindfallWindfall.jpg $6 ConquestConquest.jpg $14 DominateDominate.jpg
Landmarks: AqueductAqueduct.jpgArenaArena.jpgBandit FortBandit Fort.jpgBasilicaBasilica.jpgBathsBaths.jpgBattlefieldBattlefield.jpgColonnadeColonnade.jpgDefiled ShrineDefiled Shrine.jpgFountainFountain.jpgKeepKeep.jpgLabyrinthLabyrinth.jpgMountain PassMountain Pass.jpgMuseumMuseum.jpgObeliskObelisk.jpgOrchardOrchard.jpgPalacePalace.jpgTombTomb.jpgTowerTower.jpgTriumphal ArchTriumphal Arch.jpgWallWall.jpgWolf DenWolf Den.jpg
Nocturne $0star Will-o'-WispWill-o'-Wisp.jpgWishWish.jpg $2 DruidDruid.jpgFaithful HoundFaithful Hound.jpgGuardianGuardian.jpgMonasteryMonastery.jpgPixiePixie.jpg (GoatGoat.jpg) • TrackerTracker.jpg (PouchPouch.jpg) $2star ImpImp.jpg $3 ChangelingChangeling.jpgFoolFool.jpg (Lost in the WoodsLost in the Woods.jpgLucky CoinLucky Coin.jpg) • Ghost TownGhost Town.jpgLeprechaunLeprechaun.jpgNight WatchmanNight Watchman.jpgSecret CaveSecret Cave.jpg (Magic LampMagic Lamp.jpg) $4 BardBard.jpgBlessed VillageBlessed Village.jpgCemeteryCemetery.jpg (Haunted MirrorHaunted Mirror.jpg) • ConclaveConclave.jpgDevil's WorkshopDevil's Workshop.jpgExorcistExorcist.jpgNecromancerNecromancer.jpg (Zombies: ApprenticeZombie Apprentice.jpgMasonZombie Mason.jpgSpyZombie Spy.jpg) • ShepherdShepherd.jpg (PasturePasture.jpg) • SkulkSkulk.jpg $4star GhostGhost.jpg $5 CobblerCobbler.jpgCryptCrypt.jpgCursed VillageCursed Village.jpgDen of SinDen of Sin.jpgIdolIdol.jpgPookaPooka.jpg (Cursed GoldCursed Gold.jpg) • Sacred GroveSacred Grove.jpgTormentorTormentor.jpgTragic HeroTragic Hero.jpgVampireVampire.jpg (BatBat.jpg) • WerewolfWerewolf.jpg $6 RaiderRaider.jpg
Boons: The Earth's GiftThe Earth's Gift.jpgFieldThe Field's Gift.jpgFlameThe Flame's Gift.jpgForestThe Forest's Gift.jpgMoonThe Moon's Gift.jpgMountainThe Mountain's Gift.jpgRiverThe River's Gift.jpgSeaThe Sea's Gift.jpgSkyThe Sky's Gift.jpgSunThe Sun's Gift.jpgSwampThe Swamp's Gift.jpgWindThe Wind's Gift.jpg
Hexes: Bad OmensBad Omens.jpgDelusionDelusion.jpg (DeludedDeluded.jpg) • EnvyEnvy.jpg (EnviousEnvious.jpg) • FamineFamine.jpgFearFear.jpgGreedGreed.jpgHauntingHaunting.jpgLocustsLocusts.jpgMiseryMisery.jpg (MiserableMiserable.jpg/Twice MiserableTwice Miserable.jpg) • PlaguePlague.jpgPovertyPoverty.jpgWarWar.jpg
Renaissance $2 Border GuardBorder Guard.jpg (HornHorn.jpgLanternLantern.jpg) • DucatDucat.jpgLackeysLackeys.jpg $3 Acting TroupeActing Troupe.jpgCargo ShipCargo Ship.jpgExperimentExperiment.jpgImproveImprove.jpg $4 Flag BearerFlag Bearer.jpg (FlagFlag.jpg) • HideoutHideout.jpgInventorInventor.jpgMountain VillageMountain Village.jpgPatronPatron.jpgPriestPriest.jpgResearchResearch.jpgSilk MerchantSilk Merchant.jpg $5 Old WitchOld Witch.jpgRecruiterRecruiter.jpgScepterScepter.jpgScholarScholar.jpgSculptorSculptor.jpgSeerSeer.jpgSpicesSpices.jpgSwashbucklerSwashbuckler.jpg (Treasure ChestTreasure Chest.jpg) • TreasurerTreasurer.jpg (KeyKey.jpg) • VillainVillain.jpg
Projects: $3 CathedralCathedral.jpgCity GateCity Gate.jpgPageantPageant.jpgSewersSewers.jpgStar ChartStar Chart.jpg $4 ExplorationExploration.jpgFairFair.jpgSilosSilos.jpgSinister PlotSinister Plot.jpg $5 AcademyAcademy.jpgCapitalismCapitalism.jpgFleetFleet.jpgGuildhallGuildhall.jpgPiazzaPiazza.jpgRoad NetworkRoad Network.jpg $6 BarracksBarracks.jpgCrop RotationCrop Rotation.jpgInnovationInnovation.jpg $7 CanalCanal.jpg $8 CitadelCitadel.jpg
Menagerie $2 Black CatBlack Cat.jpgSleighSleigh.jpgSuppliesSupplies.jpg $3 Camel TrainCamel Train.jpgGoatherdGoatherd.jpgScrapScrap.jpgSheepdogSheepdog.jpgSnowy VillageSnowy Village.jpgStockpileStockpile.jpg $3star HorseHorse.jpg $4 Bounty HunterBounty Hunter.jpgCardinalCardinal.jpgCavalryCavalry.jpgGroomGroom.jpgHostelryHostelry.jpgVillage GreenVillage Green.jpg $5 BargeBarge.jpgCovenCoven.jpgDisplaceDisplace.jpgFalconerFalconer.jpgGatekeeperGatekeeper.jpgHunting LodgeHunting Lodge.jpgKilnKiln.jpgLiveryLivery.jpgMastermindMastermind.jpgPaddockPaddock.jpgSanctuarySanctuary.jpg $5star FishermanFisherman.jpg $6star DestrierDestrier.jpgWayfarerWayfarer.jpg $7star Animal FairAnimal Fair.jpg
Events: $0 DelayDelay.jpgDesperationDesperation.jpg $2 GambleGamble.jpgPursuePursue.jpgRideRide.jpgToilToil.jpg $3 EnhanceEnhance.jpgMarchMarch.jpgTransportTransport.jpg $4 BanishBanish.jpgBargainBargain.jpgInvestInvest.jpgSeize the DaySeize the Day.jpg $5 CommerceCommerce.jpgDemandDemand.jpgStampedeStampede.jpg $7 ReapReap.jpg $8 EnclaveEnclave.jpg $10 AllianceAlliance.jpgPopulatePopulate.jpg
Ways: ButterflyWay of the Butterfly.jpgCamelWay of the Camel.jpgChameleonWay of the Chameleon.jpgFrogWay of the Frog.jpgGoatWay of the Goat.jpgHorseWay of the Horse.jpgMoleWay of the Mole.jpgMonkeyWay of the Monkey.jpgMouseWay of the Mouse.jpgMuleWay of the Mule.jpgOtterWay of the Otter.jpgOwlWay of the Owl.jpgOxWay of the Ox.jpgPigWay of the Pig.jpgRatWay of the Rat.jpgSealWay of the Seal.jpgSheepWay of the Sheep.jpgSquirrelWay of the Squirrel.jpgTurtleWay of the Turtle.jpgWormWay of the Worm.jpg
Allies $2 BaubleBauble.jpgSycophantSycophant.jpgTownsfolkTownsfolk.jpg (Town CrierTown Crier.jpg / BlacksmithBlacksmith.jpg / MillerMiller.jpg / ElderElder.jpg) $3 AugursAugurs.jpg (Herb GathererHerb Gatherer.jpg / AcolyteAcolyte.jpg / SorceressSorceress.jpg / SibylSibyl.jpg) • ClashesClashes.jpg (Battle PlanBattle Plan.jpg / ArcherArcher.jpg / WarlordWarlord.jpg / TerritoryTerritory.jpg) • FortsForts.jpg (TentTent.jpg / GarrisonGarrison.jpg / Hill FortHill Fort.jpg / StrongholdStronghold.jpg) • ImporterImporter.jpgMerchant CampMerchant Camp.jpgOdysseysOdysseys.jpg (Old MapOld Map.jpg / VoyageVoyage.jpg / Sunken TreasureSunken Treasure.jpg / Distant ShoreDistant Shore.jpg) • SentinelSentinel.jpgUnderlingUnderling.jpgWizardsWizards.jpg (StudentStudent.jpg / ConjurerConjurer.jpg / SorcererSorcerer.jpg / LichLich.jpg) $4 BrokerBroker.jpgCarpenterCarpenter.jpgCourierCourier.jpgInnkeeperInnkeeper.jpgRoyal GalleyRoyal Galley.jpgTownTown.jpg $5 BarbarianBarbarian.jpgCapital CityCapital City.jpgContractContract.jpgEmissaryEmissary.jpgGalleriaGalleria.jpgGuildmasterGuildmaster.jpgHighwaymanHighwayman.jpgHunterHunter.jpgModifyModify.jpgSkirmisherSkirmisher.jpgSpecialistSpecialist.jpgSwapSwap.jpg $6 MarquisMarquis.jpg
Allies: Architects' GuildArchitects' Guild.jpgBand of NomadsBand of Nomads.jpgCave DwellersCave Dwellers.jpgCircle of WitchesCircle of Witches.jpgCity-stateCity-state.jpgCoastal HavenCoastal Haven.jpgCrafters' GuildCrafters' Guild.jpgDesert GuidesDesert Guides.jpgFamily of InventorsFamily of Inventors.jpgFellowship of ScribesFellowship of Scribes.jpgForest DwellersForest Dwellers.jpgGang of PickpocketsGang of Pickpockets.jpgIsland FolkIsland Folk.jpgLeague of BankersLeague of Bankers.jpgLeague of ShopkeepersLeague of Shopkeepers.jpgMarket TownsMarket Towns.jpgMountain FolkMountain Folk.jpgOrder of AstrologersOrder of Astrologers.jpgOrder of MasonsOrder of Masons.jpgPeaceful CultPeaceful Cult.jpgPlateau ShepherdsPlateau Shepherds.jpgTrappers' LodgeTrappers' Lodge.jpgWoodworkers' GuildWoodworkers' Guild.jpg
Plunder $2 CageCage.jpgGrottoGrotto.jpgJewelled EggJewelled Egg.jpgSearchSearch.jpgShamanShaman.jpg $3 Secluded ShrineSecluded Shrine.jpgSirenSiren.jpgStowawayStowaway.jpgTaskmasterTaskmaster.jpg $4 AbundanceAbundance.jpgCabin BoyCabin Boy.jpgCrucibleCrucible.jpgFlagshipFlagship.jpgFortune HunterFortune Hunter.jpgGondolaGondola.jpgHarbor VillageHarbor Village.jpgLanding PartyLanding Party.jpgMapmakerMapmaker.jpgMaroonMaroon.jpgRopeRope.jpgSwamp ShacksSwamp Shacks.jpgToolsTools.jpg $5 Buried TreasureBuried Treasure.jpgCrewCrew.jpgCutthroatCutthroat.jpgEnlargeEnlarge.jpgFigurineFigurine.jpgFirst MateFirst Mate.jpgFrigateFrigate.jpgLongshipLongship.jpgMining RoadMining Road.jpgPendantPendant.jpgPickaxePickaxe.jpgPilgrimPilgrim.jpgQuartermasterQuartermaster.jpgSilver MineSilver Mine.jpgTricksterTrickster.jpgWealthy VillageWealthy Village.jpg $6 Sack of LootSack of Loot.jpg $7 King's CacheKing's Cache.jpg $7star Loots (AmphoraAmphora.jpgDoubloonsDoubloons.jpgEndless ChaliceEndless Chalice.jpgFigureheadFigurehead.jpgHammerHammer.jpgInsigniaInsignia.jpgJewelsJewels.jpgOrbOrb.jpgPrize GoatPrize Goat.jpgPuzzle BoxPuzzle Box.jpgSextantSextant.jpgShieldShield.jpgSpell ScrollSpell Scroll.jpgStaffStaff.jpgSwordSword.jpg)
Events: $1 BuryBury.jpg $2 AvoidAvoid.jpgDeliverDeliver.jpgPerilPeril.jpgRushRush.jpg $3 ForayForay.jpgLaunchLaunch.jpgMirrorMirror.jpgPreparePrepare.jpgScroungeScrounge.jpg $4 MaelstromMaelstrom.jpgJourneyJourney.jpg $6 LootingLooting.jpg $10 InvasionInvasion.jpgProsperProsper.jpg
Traits: CheapCheap.jpgCursedCursed.jpgFatedFated.jpgFawningFawning.jpgFriendlyFriendly.jpgHastyHasty.jpgInheritedInherited.jpgInspiringInspiring.jpgNearbyNearby.jpgPatientPatient.jpgPiousPious.jpgRecklessReckless.jpgRichRich.jpgShyShy.jpgTirelessTireless.jpg
Promo $3 Black MarketBlack Market.jpgChurchChurch.jpg $4 DismantleDismantle.jpgEnvoyEnvoy.jpgSaunaSauna.jpg/AvantoAvanto.jpgWalled VillageWalled Village.jpg $5 GovernorGovernor.jpgMarchlandMarchland.jpgStashStash.jpg $6 CaptainCaptain.jpg $8 PrincePrince.jpg
Events: $5 SummonSummon.jpg
Base Cards $0 CopperCopper.jpgCurseCurse.jpg $2 EstateEstate.jpg $3 SilverSilver.jpg $4 PotionPotion.jpg $5 DuchyDuchy.jpg $6 GoldGold.jpg $8 ProvinceProvince.jpg $9 PlatinumPlatinum.jpg $11 ColonyColony.jpg
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