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− | '''Engineer''' is an [[Action]] card from [[Empires]]. It is a [[gainer]] that can | + | '''Engineer''' is an [[Action]] card from [[Empires]]. It is a [[gainer]] that can [[one-shot|trash itself]] for an extra gain, but has a [[Debt]] cost so it can't gain copies of itself. |
== FAQ == | == FAQ == | ||
=== Official FAQ === | === Official FAQ === | ||
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== Strategy == | == Strategy == | ||
+ | == Versions == | ||
+ | ===English versions=== | ||
+ | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | ||
+ | ! Print !! Digital !! Text !! Release !! Date | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | {{CardVersionImage|Engineer|Engineer}} || {{CardVersionImage|EngineerDigital|Engineer from Shuffle iT}} || Gain a card costing up to {{Cost|4}}. You may trash this. If you do, gain a card costing up to {{Cost|4}}. || Empires || June 2016 | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Other language versions=== | ||
+ | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | ||
+ | ! Language !! Name !! Print !! Digital !! Text | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Dutch | ||
+ | | Ingenieur || || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Finnish | ||
+ | | Rakennusmestari (lit. ''contractor/construction foreman'') || || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !French | ||
+ | | Ingénieur || || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !German | ||
+ | | Ingenieurin (Note: explicitly feminine) || {{CardPNGImage|Engineer_German|German language Engineer}} || || Nimm eine Karte, die bis zu {{Cost|4}} kostet.<br>Du darfst diese Ingenieurin entsorgen.<br>Wenn du das tust:<br>Nimm eine Karte, die bis zu {{Cost|4}} kostet. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Japanese | ||
+ | | 技術者 (pron. ''gijutsusha'') || || || コスト{{Cost|4}}以下のカード1枚を獲得する。これを廃棄してもよい。廃棄した場合、追加でコスト{{Cost|4}}以下のカード1枚を獲得する。 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Polish | ||
+ | | Inżynier || {{CardLangVersionImage|Polish}} || || Dodaj kartę nie droższą niż {{Cost|4}}. <br> Możesz wyrzucić tego Inżyniera na śmietnisko. <br> Jeśli to zrobisz, dodaj kartę nie droższą niż {{Cost|4}}. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Russian | ||
+ | | Инженер (pron. ''inzhyenyer'') || || || | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
− | + | [[Image:EngineerArt.jpg|thumb|right|354px|Official card art.]] | |
=== Secret History === | === Secret History === | ||
{{Quote|Text=For a while there was a different {{Card|Workshop}}: Gain a card costing up to {{Cost|4}}, get +1{{VP}} per empty pile. It seemed reasonable and then I had one too many games that were dominated by it. I tried a lot of replacements, man, like ten other cards, mostly very briefly. Engineer stood out. However it had the issue of being able to trash it to gain something plus another Engineer, to run out the pile. {{Card|Dame Josephine}} suggested having it cost {{Debt}}, which fixed that problem while taking no space on the card. | {{Quote|Text=For a while there was a different {{Card|Workshop}}: Gain a card costing up to {{Cost|4}}, get +1{{VP}} per empty pile. It seemed reasonable and then I had one too many games that were dominated by it. I tried a lot of replacements, man, like ten other cards, mostly very briefly. Engineer stood out. However it had the issue of being able to trash it to gain something plus another Engineer, to run out the pile. {{Card|Dame Josephine}} suggested having it cost {{Debt}}, which fixed that problem while taking no space on the card. |
Revision as of 19:46, 25 September 2019
Engineer | |
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Info | |
Cost | |
Type(s) | Action |
Kingdom card? | Yes |
Set | Empires |
Illustrator(s) | Elisa Cella |
Card text | |
Gain a card costing up to . You may trash this. If you do, gain a card costing up to . |
Engineer is an Action card from Empires. It is a gainer that can trash itself for an extra gain, but has a Debt cost so it can't gain copies of itself.
Contents |
FAQ
Official FAQ
- Engineer cannot gain copies of itself, or any other card with cost. in the
- When you play it, you gain a card, then may trash Engineer to gain a second card (which can be the same as the first or different).
Strategy
Versions
English versions
Digital | Text | Release | Date | |
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Gain a card costing up to . You may trash this. If you do, gain a card costing up to . | Empires | June 2016 |
Other language versions
Trivia
Secret History
For a while there was a different Workshop: Gain a card costing up to , get +1 per empty pile. It seemed reasonable and then I had one too many games that were dominated by it. I tried a lot of replacements, man, like ten other cards, mostly very briefly. Engineer stood out. However it had the issue of being able to trash it to gain something plus another Engineer, to run out the pile. Dame Josephine suggested having it cost , which fixed that problem while taking no space on the card.