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== Strategy == | == Strategy == | ||
+ | ''For discussion of Diadem's interaction with {{Card|Tournament}}, refer to the [[Tournament#Strategy|Tournament strategy section]].'' | ||
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Diadem is usually weak compared to the other [[Prize]]s but can be worthwhile in certain specific circumstances. First, its ability to convert a surplus of [[terminal space]] into {{Cost}} can occasionally be a worthwhile form of [[payload]], e.g. if you are using a lot of [[village (card category)|villages]] for effects other than +Actions, or if you have a {{Card|Champion}} in play. Second, it is a unique [[Treasure]], which makes it significantly better than a {{Card|Duchy}} for scoring with {{Landmark|Keep}}. | Diadem is usually weak compared to the other [[Prize]]s but can be worthwhile in certain specific circumstances. First, its ability to convert a surplus of [[terminal space]] into {{Cost}} can occasionally be a worthwhile form of [[payload]], e.g. if you are using a lot of [[village (card category)|villages]] for effects other than +Actions, or if you have a {{Card|Champion}} in play. Second, it is a unique [[Treasure]], which makes it significantly better than a {{Card|Duchy}} for scoring with {{Landmark|Keep}}. | ||
Revision as of 16:03, 22 January 2022
Diadem | |
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Cost | |
Type(s) | Treasure - Prize |
Kingdom card? | No |
Set | Cornucopia |
Illustrator(s) | Ryan Laukat |
Card text | |
When you play this, + per unused Action you have (Action, not Action card). (This is not in the Supply.) |
Diadem is a Treasure-Prize card from Cornucopia. It is not in the Supply, and can only be gained by playing a Tournament.
Contents |
FAQ
Official FAQ
- When you play Diadem, you get an extra + per unused Action you have. This means Actions, not Action cards. So for example if you play Farming Village (which gives you +2 Actions), then Diadem, Diadem will give you an extra +, for total.
- If you play no Action cards at all on your turn, you will have one unused Action, so you will get total from Diadem.
Other Rules clarifications
- It is possible to steal Diadem from another player by using Thief.
- If you play Diadem during your Action phase, such as with Black Market, it does not use up your remaining Actions; it only gives equal to their number.
Strategy
For discussion of Diadem's interaction with Tournament, refer to the Tournament strategy section.
Diadem is usually weak compared to the other Prizes but can be worthwhile in certain specific circumstances. First, its ability to convert a surplus of terminal space into can occasionally be a worthwhile form of payload, e.g. if you are using a lot of villages for effects other than +Actions, or if you have a Champion in play. Second, it is a unique Treasure, which makes it significantly better than a Duchy for scoring with Keep.
Versions
English versions
Digital | Text | Notes | Release | Date | |
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When you play this, + per unused Action you have (Action, not Action card). (This is not in the Supply.) |
Cornucopia 1st Edition | June 2011 | |||
When you play this, + per unused Action you have (Action, not Action card). (This is not in the Supply.) |
Digital version has a cost of rather than . | Cornucopia 2nd Edition | March 2018 |
Other language versions
Trivia
Secret History
Diadem started in the large version of Alchemy long ago, as an Action: "+. Return this to your hand." It was a cute combo with Villages, but useless without them. I then tried some "choose one" versions, which solved the problem of it sometimes being dead, but didn't make the actions-to-money part any better. I eventually gave up on it, and well here it is at last.