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− | {{Card|Caravan}} is an [[Action]]-[[Duration]] card from [[Seaside]]. On the turn it is played, Caravan is just a [[cantrip]], giving +1 Card/+1 Action; however, since it gives +1 Card at the start of the next turn, playing Caravan this turn is equivalent to playing a {{Card|Laboratory}} on | + | {{Card|Caravan}} is an [[Action]]-[[Duration]] card from [[Seaside]]. On the turn it is played, Caravan is just a [[cantrip]], giving +1 Card/+1 Action; however, since it [[duration draw|gives +1 Card at the start of the next turn]], playing Caravan this turn is equivalent to playing a {{Card|Laboratory}} on your next turn. |
== FAQ == | == FAQ == | ||
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* You draw a card and get +1 Action when you play this, and then you draw another card at the start of your next turn. | * You draw a card and get +1 Action when you play this, and then you draw another card at the start of your next turn. | ||
− | + | == Strategy == | |
− | == Strategy | + | Caravan acts as a [[cantrip]] on the turn you play it while providing a card’s worth of [[Duration draw]] for next turn. As a [[non-terminal]] way to increase your hand size, it is a positive addition to most decks, although it often has a high [[opportunity cost]], since cards costing {{Cost|4}} or less often provide more benefit than a single card’s draw every other turn. However, it is often a good target for [[gainer]]s that make it easy to gain many cards in that price range, such as {{Card|Ironworks}}. Because Caravan is slow to improve your deck’s drawing capabilities, adding them is usually a lower priority than the usual early game goals of [[thinning]] and getting [[deck control]], though its presence may make it worth buying an early gainer. |
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− | + | Compared to other non-terminal draw cards (e.g. {{Card|Advisor}}), Caravan has the drawback of being a Duration (which means its effect is delayed, you can only play it every other turn, and it has a higher risk of missing a [[reshuffle|shuffle]] in a case in which you can’t draw your deck). However, the start-of-turn draw can be valuable in that it provides you with extra reliability to reduce the odds of [[dud]]ding by increasing the chances that you’ll find, e.g., both {{Card|Village}} and {{Card|Smithy}} in your starting hand. The increased hand size at the start of your turn also synergizes with some other start-of-turn effects that can capitalize on it, such as {{Card|Transmogrify}}. If you are using Caravan as a reliability booster (as opposed to a primary source of draw) and your shuffles permit you to do so, it may be worthwhile to try and split your Caravan plays evenly across your turns, so that you have a consistent hand size to work with. It also somewhat counteracts [[handsize attack|discard attacks]] but anti-synergizes with [[draw-to-X]] cards. | |
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== Versions == | == Versions == | ||
===English versions=== | ===English versions=== | ||
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! Print !! Digital !! Text !! Release !! Date | ! Print !! Digital !! Text !! Release !! Date | ||
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− | | {{ | + | | {{CardLangVersionImage|o=1}} || {{CardVersionImage|CaravanDigitalOld|Caravan from Goko/Making Fun}} || style="padding:0px 20px;"| '''+1 Card<br>+1 Action'''<br>At the start of your next turn, +1 Card. || Seaside || October 2009 |
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− | | {{ | + | | {{CardLangVersionImage|o=2}} || {{CardLangVersionImage|d=1}} || '''+1 Card<br>+1 Action'''<br>At the start of your next turn, '''+1 Card'''. || Seaside (2017 printing) || July 2017 |
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+ | | {{CardLangVersionImage}} || {{CardLangVersionImage|d=1}} || '''+1 Card<br>+1 Action'''<br>At the start of your next turn, '''+1 Card'''. || Seaside (Second Edition) || June 2022 | ||
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===Other language versions=== | ===Other language versions=== | ||
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− | ! Language !! Name !! Print !! Digital !! Text | + | ! Language !! Name !! Print !! Digital !! Text || Notes |
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+ | !Chinese | ||
+ | | 商隊 (pron. ''shāngduì'') || || || || | ||
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+ | !Czech | ||
+ | | Karavana || || || || | ||
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− | ! | + | !Dutch |
− | | | + | | Karavaan || {{CardLangVersionImage|Dutch}} || || '''+1 Kaart'''<br>'''+1 Actie'''<br>Aan het begin van je volgende beurt: '''+1 Kaart'''. || Hijs de Zeilen (2de Editie) 999 Games (2022) |
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− | ! | + | !Finnish |
− | | | + | | Karavaani || || || || |
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− | ! | + | !French |
− | | | + | | Caravane || || || || |
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− | ! | + | !rowspan=2|German |
− | | | + | | Karawane || {{CardLangVersionImage|German|German language Caravan 2009 by HiG}} || || '''+1 Karte'''<br>'''+1 Aktion'''{{divline}}Bei Beginn deines nächsten Zuges:<br>'''+1 Karte''' || (2009)<sup>†</sup> |
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− | + | | Karawane ||{{CardVersionImage|CaravanGerman2019rulebook|German language Caravan 2019 by ASS}}|| {{CardLangVersionImage|German|d=1}} || '''+1 Karte'''<br>'''+1 Aktion'''<br>Zu Beginn deines nächsten Zuges:<br>'''+1 Karte''' || (Nachdruck 2018; 2019) | |
− | | Karawane || {{ | + | |
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− | !Italian | + | !Italian |
− | | Carovana || || || | + | | Carovana || || || || |
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− | !Japanese | + | !Japanese |
− | | 隊商 (pron. ''taishō'') || || || '''+1 | + | | 隊商 (pron. ''taishō'') || || || '''+1 カードを引く'''<br>'''+1 アクション'''<br>あなたの次のターンの開始時に、'''+1 カードを引く'''。|| |
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− | !Korean | + | !Korean |
− | | 대상 (pron. ''daesang'') || || || | + | | 대상 (pron. ''daesang'') || || || || |
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− | !Polish | + | !Polish |
− | | Karawana || {{CardLangVersionImage|Polish}} || || | + | | Karawana || {{CardLangVersionImage|Polish}} || || '''+1 karta<br>+1 akcja'''<br>Na początku twojej następnej tury:<br>+1 karta. || (2016) |
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− | !Russian | + | !Russian |
− | | Караван (pron. ''karavan'') || || || | + | | Караван (pron. ''karavan'') || || {{CardLangVersionImage|DigitalRussian}} || '''+1 Карта<br>+1 Действие'''<br>В начале вашего следующего хода, '''+1 Карта'''. || |
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− | !Spanish | + | !Spanish |
− | | Caravana || || || | + | | Caravana || {{CardLangVersionImage|Spanish}} || || '''+1 Carta<br>+1 Acción'''<br>Al comienzo de tu próximo turno: +1 Carta. || |
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+ | <sup>†</sup> ''The line separating start-of-turn abilities is unwarranted and was removed in later print runs. This matters e.g. when you are [[Enchantress#Other_Rules_clarifications|Enchanted]] or you use a [[Way]]''. | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
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{{Navbox Seaside}} | {{Navbox Seaside}} | ||
{{Navbox Cards}} | {{Navbox Cards}} | ||
+ | [[category:non-terminals]] | ||
+ | [[category:cantrip]] | ||
+ | [[category:handsize positive]] | ||
+ | [[category:duration draw]] |
Latest revision as of 06:25, 25 December 2023
Caravan | |
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Cost | |
Type(s) | Action - Duration |
Kingdom card? | Yes |
Set | Seaside |
Illustrator(s) | Marcel-André Casasola Merkle |
Card text | |
+1 Card +1 Action At the start of your next turn, +1 Card. |
Caravan is an Action-Duration card from Seaside. On the turn it is played, Caravan is just a cantrip, giving +1 Card/+1 Action; however, since it gives +1 Card at the start of the next turn, playing Caravan this turn is equivalent to playing a Laboratory on your next turn.
Contents |
[edit] FAQ
[edit] Official FAQ
- You draw a card and get +1 Action when you play this, and then you draw another card at the start of your next turn.
[edit] Strategy
Caravan acts as a cantrip on the turn you play it while providing a card’s worth of Duration draw for next turn. As a non-terminal way to increase your hand size, it is a positive addition to most decks, although it often has a high opportunity cost, since cards costing or less often provide more benefit than a single card’s draw every other turn. However, it is often a good target for gainers that make it easy to gain many cards in that price range, such as Ironworks. Because Caravan is slow to improve your deck’s drawing capabilities, adding them is usually a lower priority than the usual early game goals of thinning and getting deck control, though its presence may make it worth buying an early gainer.
Compared to other non-terminal draw cards (e.g. Advisor), Caravan has the drawback of being a Duration (which means its effect is delayed, you can only play it every other turn, and it has a higher risk of missing a shuffle in a case in which you can’t draw your deck). However, the start-of-turn draw can be valuable in that it provides you with extra reliability to reduce the odds of dudding by increasing the chances that you’ll find, e.g., both Village and Smithy in your starting hand. The increased hand size at the start of your turn also synergizes with some other start-of-turn effects that can capitalize on it, such as Transmogrify. If you are using Caravan as a reliability booster (as opposed to a primary source of draw) and your shuffles permit you to do so, it may be worthwhile to try and split your Caravan plays evenly across your turns, so that you have a consistent hand size to work with. It also somewhat counteracts discard attacks but anti-synergizes with draw-to-X cards.
[edit] Versions
[edit] English versions
[edit] Other language versions
† The line separating start-of-turn abilities is unwarranted and was removed in later print runs. This matters e.g. when you are Enchanted or you use a Way.
[edit] Trivia
[edit] Secret History