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{{Infobox Card | {{Infobox Card | ||
|name = Mandarin | |name = Mandarin | ||
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|type1 = Action | |type1 = Action | ||
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|illustrator = Lynell Ingram | |illustrator = Lynell Ingram | ||
− | |text = +{{Cost|3}}<br | + | |text = +{{Cost|3}}<br>Put a card from your hand onto your deck. |
− | + | |text2 = When you gain this, put all Treasures you have in play onto your deck in any order. | |
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}} | }} | ||
− | '''Mandarin''' is an [[Action]] card from [[Hinterlands]]. Mandarin gives +{{Cost|3}} and requires you to place a card on top of your deck | + | '''Mandarin''' is an [[Action]] card from [[Hinterlands]]. Mandarin gives +{{Cost|3}} and requires you to place a card on top of your deck. Its on-gain ability can enable some very strong combos. |
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+ | It was removed from the second edition of Hinterlands. | ||
== FAQ == | == FAQ == | ||
=== Official FAQ === | === Official FAQ === | ||
− | + | * When you gain this, you put all of your Treasures from play on top of your deck in any order. | |
− | + | * You do not have to show this order to other players. | |
− | + | * You have to put all of your Treasures on top; you cannot leave some out. | |
− | *When you gain this, you put all of your Treasures from play on top of your deck in any order. | + | * You only put Treasures from play on top of your deck, not unplayed Treasures from your hand. |
− | *You do not have to show this order to other players. | + | * This does not stop you from having the {{Cost}} you got from playing those Treasures; for example, if you have +1 Buy and play four {{Card|Gold|Golds}} and buy a Mandarin, you put the Golds on top of your deck, and still have {{Cost|7}} left to spend. |
− | *You only put Treasures from play on top of your deck, not unplayed Treasures from your hand. | + | |
− | *This does not stop you from having the | + | |
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− | + | == Strategy == | |
− | + | Before it was removed, Mandarin was occasionally useful as [[payload]] card. However, as it’s an expensive [[terminal]] {{Card|Gold}} which slows down your [[cycling]] with its on-play effect, most alternative options are superior. Therefore, Mandarin is most relevant in the context of a few combos and tactical tricks which make use of its on-gain effect in scenarios where it’s useful to [[topdeck]] [[Treasure]]s. | |
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− | + | The on-gain effect of Mandarin enables several different combos. The most common type of these aims to simply use five or fewer [[Treasure]]s to buy a {{Card|Province}} and a Mandarin, then topdeck all those Treasures for the next turn to repeat the process with perfect consistency regardless of the shape of the rest of your deck. [[Combo:_Capital_and_Mandarin|The example par excellence]] is with {{Card|Capital}}—the card provides +Buy and lots of {{Cost}}, and buying a Mandarin to topdeck the {{Card|Capital|Capitals}} prevents you from taking {{Debt}}, so you can begin executing the combo with only two {{Card|Capital|Capitals}} and a {{Card|Copper}} in hand. In many [[Kingdom]]s this will be the dominant strategy. Some other versions without {{Card|Capital}} (using e.g. {{Card|Counterfeit}} or {{Card|Horn of Plenty}} to supply at least one extra gain) are conceptually similar but typically much slower and more difficult to set up. All of these combos are vulnerable to [[handsize attack]]s; for example, {{Card|Minion}} makes you discard all of the cards you had topdecked with Mandarin, while other attacks make it much more difficult to afford both {{Card|Province}} and Mandarin. | |
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+ | Outside of these combos, Mandarin can infrequently be worth gaining opportunistically. Generally, topdecking Treasures greatly hinders an [[engine]]’s ability to kick off because it fills your starting hand with [[stop card]]s, and also slows down your [[cycling]] in situations where you can’t draw your deck. However, doing so might be useful if, for example, you have played only two {{Card|Gold|Golds}} this turn; by buying Mandarin, you can increase your odds of affording a {{Card|Province}} next turn. Less commonly, engines with [[gainer]]s can gain a Mandarin mid-turn to topdeck, draw and then replay important Treasures such as {{Card|Crown}} (or, under the effect of {{Project|Capitalism}}, Action cards such as {{Card|Steward}} which have also become Treasures). In extremely rare situations, this may allow a full loop in which you can continually play the same cards over and over. | ||
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+ | == Versions == | ||
+ | ===English versions=== | ||
+ | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | ||
+ | ! Print !! Digital !! Text !! Release !! Date | ||
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+ | | {{CardLangVersionImage|o=1}} || {{CardVersionImage|MandarinDigitalOld|Mandarin from Goko/Making Fun}} || +{{Cost|3}}<br>Put a card from your hand on top of your deck.{{divline}}When you gain this, put all Treasures you have in play on top of your deck in any order. || Hinterlands || October 2011 | ||
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+ | | {{CardLangVersionImage}} || {{CardLangVersionImage|d=1}} || +{{Cost|3}}<br>Put a card from your hand onto your deck.{{divline}}When you gain this, put all Treasures you have in play onto your deck in any order. || Hinterlands [[Second Edition#Formatting_changes|(2016 printing)]] || December 2016 | ||
+ | |} | ||
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+ | ===Other language versions=== | ||
+ | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | ||
+ | ! Language !! Name !! Print !! Digital !! Text !! Notes | ||
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+ | !Czech | ||
+ | | Mandarín || || || || | ||
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+ | !Dutch | ||
+ | | Mandarijn || || || || | ||
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+ | !Finnish | ||
+ | | Mandariini || || || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !French | ||
+ | | Mandarin || || || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !German | ||
+ | | Mandarin || [[File:Mandarin.German.jpg|100px|German language Mandarin 2019 by ASS]] || {{CardVersionImage|MandarinGerman2021Digital|German language Mandarin 2021 from Shuffle iT}} || +{{Cost|3}}<br>Lege eine deiner Handkarten auf deinen Nachziehstapel.{{divline}}Wenn du diese Karte nimmst, lege alle Geldkarten, die du im Spiel hast, in beliebiger Reihenfolge auf deinen Nachziehstapel. || (2019) | ||
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+ | !Italian | ||
+ | | Mandarino || || || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Japanese | ||
+ | | 官吏 <br>(pron. ''kanri'', lit. ''government official'') || || || style="padding:15px 0px;"| +{{Cost|3}}<br>手札1枚を山札の上に置く。{{divline}}これを獲得するとき、場の財宝カードをすべて好きな順番で山札の上に置く。 || | ||
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+ | !Russian | ||
+ | | Мандарин (pron. ''mandarin'') || || || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Spanish | ||
+ | | Mandarín || || || || | ||
+ | |} | ||
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== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
+ | [[Image:MandarinArt.jpg|thumb|right|354px|Official card art.]] | ||
+ | On Discord, Donald X. stated that he would lower Mandarin's cost to {{Cost|2}}. | ||
+ | === Theme === | ||
+ | {{Quote | ||
+ | |Text= The card is reminiscent of {{Card|Bureaucrat}}, so this is a {{Card|Bureaucrat}} from (to medieval Europeans) a far-off place. | ||
+ | |Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]] | ||
+ | |Source=[https://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/719450/article/7789338#7789338 The Secret History of the Hinterlands Cards] | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | === Preview === | ||
+ | {{Quote | ||
+ | |Text= | ||
+ | Mandarin puts all of your played [[Treasure|Treasures]] back on your deck when you gain it. It's pretty cute when those Treasures are five {{Card|Copper|Coppers}}, such as on turn one with a {{Split|5|2}} opening. You buy Mandarin, put the Coppers on your deck, draw your new hand... of five Coppers. Enough for a Mandarin! Just how many Mandarins did you want, anyway? It all depends, but I am betting, not all of them. | ||
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+ | The when-gain ability is also cute when you want a {{Card|Province}} but don't have {{Cost|8}}. Play just a {{Card|Gold}} and a {{Card|Silver}}, keeping any superfluous Copper in hand; buy a Mandarin, see if you do better next turn. And there are tricks it can do with special Treasures. | ||
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+ | When you play Mandarin, you get +{{Cost|3}} and put a card from your hand on your deck - the money version of {{Card|Courtyard}}. It [[cost|costs]] a lot more than Courtyard and well there's a lesson there for all of us. | ||
+ | |Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]] | ||
+ | |Source=[http://boardgamegeek.com/thread/711443/previews-3 Hinterlands Previews #3] | ||
+ | }} | ||
=== Secret History === | === Secret History === | ||
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|Source=[http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=909.0 The Secret History of the Hinterlands Cards] | |Source=[http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=909.0 The Secret History of the Hinterlands Cards] | ||
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− | + | === Relevant outtakes === | |
− | + | {{Quote | |
+ | |Text= There was a Village with "when you gain this, you may put a card from your hand on your deck." I had a few cards that let you save a card for next turn as a when-gain, but it was never that interesting of an ability. Mandarin kind of takes up that space in a cooler way. | ||
+ | |Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]] | ||
+ | |Source=[http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=909.0 The Secret History of the Hinterlands Cards] | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | === Second Edition removal === | ||
+ | {{Quote|Text=Mandarin is very weak. You heard it here. Good rules of thumb: never get involved in a land war in Asia; don't buy Mandarin. | ||
+ | |Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]] | ||
+ | |Source=[http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=21313.msg893707#msg893707 Hinterlands 2E Preview 1] | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Navbox Hinterlands}} | ||
{{Navbox Cards}} | {{Navbox Cards}} | ||
+ | [[category:topdecking]] | ||
+ | [[category:virtual coin]] | ||
+ | [[category:terminals]] | ||
+ | [[category:handsize negative]] |
Latest revision as of 16:27, 6 July 2022
Mandarin | |
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Cost | |
Type(s) | Action |
Kingdom card? | Yes |
Set | Hinterlands |
Illustrator(s) | Lynell Ingram |
Card text | |
+ Put a card from your hand onto your deck. When you gain this, put all Treasures you have in play onto your deck in any order. |
Mandarin is an Action card from Hinterlands. Mandarin gives + and requires you to place a card on top of your deck. Its on-gain ability can enable some very strong combos.
It was removed from the second edition of Hinterlands.
Contents |
[edit] FAQ
[edit] Official FAQ
- When you gain this, you put all of your Treasures from play on top of your deck in any order.
- You do not have to show this order to other players.
- You have to put all of your Treasures on top; you cannot leave some out.
- You only put Treasures from play on top of your deck, not unplayed Treasures from your hand.
- This does not stop you from having the you got from playing those Treasures; for example, if you have +1 Buy and play four Golds and buy a Mandarin, you put the Golds on top of your deck, and still have left to spend.
[edit] Strategy
Before it was removed, Mandarin was occasionally useful as payload card. However, as it’s an expensive terminal Gold which slows down your cycling with its on-play effect, most alternative options are superior. Therefore, Mandarin is most relevant in the context of a few combos and tactical tricks which make use of its on-gain effect in scenarios where it’s useful to topdeck Treasures.
The on-gain effect of Mandarin enables several different combos. The most common type of these aims to simply use five or fewer Treasures to buy a Province and a Mandarin, then topdeck all those Treasures for the next turn to repeat the process with perfect consistency regardless of the shape of the rest of your deck. The example par excellence is with Capital—the card provides +Buy and lots of , and buying a Mandarin to topdeck the Capitals prevents you from taking , so you can begin executing the combo with only two Capitals and a Copper in hand. In many Kingdoms this will be the dominant strategy. Some other versions without Capital (using e.g. Counterfeit or Horn of Plenty to supply at least one extra gain) are conceptually similar but typically much slower and more difficult to set up. All of these combos are vulnerable to handsize attacks; for example, Minion makes you discard all of the cards you had topdecked with Mandarin, while other attacks make it much more difficult to afford both Province and Mandarin.
Outside of these combos, Mandarin can infrequently be worth gaining opportunistically. Generally, topdecking Treasures greatly hinders an engine’s ability to kick off because it fills your starting hand with stop cards, and also slows down your cycling in situations where you can’t draw your deck. However, doing so might be useful if, for example, you have played only two Golds this turn; by buying Mandarin, you can increase your odds of affording a Province next turn. Less commonly, engines with gainers can gain a Mandarin mid-turn to topdeck, draw and then replay important Treasures such as Crown (or, under the effect of Capitalism, Action cards such as Steward which have also become Treasures). In extremely rare situations, this may allow a full loop in which you can continually play the same cards over and over.
[edit] Versions
[edit] English versions
Digital | Text | Release | Date | |
---|---|---|---|---|
+ Put a card from your hand on top of your deck. When you gain this, put all Treasures you have in play on top of your deck in any order. |
Hinterlands | October 2011 | ||
+ Put a card from your hand onto your deck. When you gain this, put all Treasures you have in play onto your deck in any order. |
Hinterlands (2016 printing) | December 2016 |
[edit] Other language versions
[edit] Trivia
On Discord, Donald X. stated that he would lower Mandarin's cost to .
[edit] Theme
[edit] Preview
The when-gain ability is also cute when you want a Province but don't have . Play just a Gold and a Silver, keeping any superfluous Copper in hand; buy a Mandarin, see if you do better next turn. And there are tricks it can do with special Treasures.
When you play Mandarin, you get + and put a card from your hand on your deck - the money version of Courtyard. It costs a lot more than Courtyard and well there's a lesson there for all of us.[edit] Secret History
[edit] Relevant outtakes
[edit] Second Edition removal