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|illustrator = Dennis Lohausen | |illustrator = Dennis Lohausen | ||
− | |text = You may reveal a Province | + | |text = You may reveal a Province from your hand. If you do, gain a Gold to your hand. If you don't, gain a Silver to your hand. |
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− | '''Explorer''' is an [[Action]] card from [[Seaside]]. It is a [[gainer]] which can let you gain {{Card|Silver}} directly into your | + | '''Explorer''' is an [[Action]] card from [[Seaside]]. It is a [[gainer]] which can let you gain {{Card|Silver}} directly into your hand—and sometimes {{Card|Gold}}, if you [[collision|collide]] your Explorer with a {{Card|Province}}. |
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+ | It was removed from the second edition of Seaside and replaced with {{Card|Pirate}} which is a more flexible gainer for [[Treasure]]s and ties into the set's [[Duration]] theme. | ||
== FAQ == | == FAQ == | ||
=== Official FAQ === | === Official FAQ === | ||
− | * You | + | * You do not have to reveal a Province if you have one. |
− | * If you do reveal one you gain a Gold, otherwise you gain a Silver. | + | * If you do reveal one you gain a Gold, otherwise you gain a Silver. |
− | * The gained card comes from the | + | * The gained card comes from the Supply and is put into your hand; it can be played the same turn. |
− | + | == Strategy == | |
− | == Strategy | + | Before it was removed, Explorer was a weak [[terminal]] [[gainer]] of {{Card|Silver}} or {{Card|Gold}} that usually had a prohibitively high [[opportunity cost]]. {{Card|Silver}} and {{Card|Gold}} are both [[stop card]]s and often not the most efficient forms of [[payload]], and therefore adding one of these to your deck per play is generally neither good value for a card costing {{Cost|5}} (which is itself another stop card) nor an efficient use of [[terminal space]]. |
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+ | Explorer is occasionally worthwhile when you do value the [[Treasure]] gaining highly and have no better way to achieve it. In a [[Kingdom]] with weak options for additional gains and payload, Explorer can be a reasonable way to keep adding payload to your [[engine]] once you have achieved [[deck control]], or to provide fodder for [[trash-for-benefit]] effects such as {{Card|Bishop}}. If a {{Card|Gold}} is significantly better than a {{Card|Silver}} (which is usually the case with trash-for-benefit), it may be worth buying a {{Card|Province}} slightly earlier than you would otherwise. | ||
− | + | Even in extremely weak Kingdoms where you might pursue a [[money strategy]], Explorer’s {{Card|Silver}}-gaining compares poorly with many other Treasure-gaining alternatives despite its advantage of allowing you to use the Treasure immediately. Many other effects gain stronger Treasures ({{Card|Bandit}}), are cheaper or more accessible ({{Event|Delve}}), or have useful secondary effects ({{Card|Jack of All Trades}}). | |
− | + | ===External strategy articles=== | |
+ | ''Note: Article(s) below are by individual authors and may not represent the community's current views on cards, but may provide more in-depth information or give historical perspective. Caveat emptor.'' | ||
+ | * [http://dominionstrategy.com/2012/10/24/seaside-explorer/ gman314's 2012 article] | ||
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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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− | | {{CardVersionImage| | + | | {{CardVersionImage|ExplorerOld|Explorer}} || {{CardVersionImage|ExplorerDigitalOld|Explorer from Goko/Making Fun}} || You may reveal a Province card from your hand. If you do, gain a Gold card, putting it into your hand. Otherwise, gain a Silver card, putting it into your hand. || Seaside || October 2009 |
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− | | | + | | {{CardVersionImage|Explorer|Explorer}} || {{CardVersionImage|ExplorerDigital|Explorer from Shuffle iT}} || You may reveal a Province from your hand. If you do, gain a Gold to your hand. If you don't, gain a Silver to your hand. || Seaside (2017 printing) || July 2017 |
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===Other language versions=== | ===Other language versions=== | ||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | ||
− | ! | + | ! Language !! style="width:20%"|Name !! Print !! Digital !! Text !! Notes |
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− | + | !Chinese | |
− | + | | 探險者 (pron. ''tànxiǎnzhě'') || || || || | |
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− | | || || | + | !Czech |
+ | | Objevitel || || || || | ||
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− | | || || | + | !Dutch |
+ | | Ontdekkingsreiziger || || || || | ||
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− | | || || | + | !Finnish |
+ | | Tutkimusmatkailija || || || || | ||
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− | | | + | !French |
+ | | Explorateur || || || || | ||
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− | | || || | + | !German |
+ | | Entdecker || {{CardVersionImage|ExplorerGerman2018rulebook|German language Explorer 2018 by ASS}} || {{CardLangVersionImage|German|d=1}} ||Du darfst eine Provinz aus deiner Hand aufdecken.<br>Wenn du das tust: Nimm ein Gold auf die Hand.<br>Wenn du das nicht tust: Nimm ein Silber auf die Hand. || (Nachdruck 2018) | ||
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− | | | + | !Italian |
+ | | Avventuriero<br>(lit. ''adventurer'' - ''Esploratore'' was already taken by {{nowrap|{{Card|Adventurer}})}} || || || || | ||
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− | | | + | !Japanese |
+ | | 探検家 (pron. ''tanken-ka'') || || || 手札の属州1枚を公開してもよい。公開した場合、金貨1枚を手札に獲得する。公開しなかった場合、銀貨1枚を手札に獲得する。|| | ||
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− | | | + | !Korean |
+ | | 탐험가 (pron. ''tamheomga'') || || || || | ||
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− | | | + | !Polish |
+ | | Zdobywca<br>(lit. ''conqueror'') || {{CardLangVersionImage|Polish}} || || Możesz odkryć z ręki kartę Prowincji. Jeżeli to zrobisz, dodaj kartę Złota na rękę. W przeciwnym wypadku dodaj kartę Srebrników na rękę. || (2016) | ||
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− | | || || | + | !Russian |
+ | | Исследователь<br>(pron. ''isslyedovatyel''') || || {{CardLangVersionImage|DigitalRussian}} || Вы можете раскрыть Провинцию из руки. Тогда получите Золото в руку. Иначе получите Серебро в руку. || | ||
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+ | !Spanish | ||
+ | | Exploradora<br>(Note: explicitly feminine, due to ''Explorador'' already being used for {{Card|Scout}}) || {{CardLangVersionImage|Spanish}} || || Puedes revelar una carta de Provincia de tu mano. Si lo haces, ganas una carta de Oro. Si no lo haces, ganas una carta de Plata. La carta ganada va directamente a tu mano. || | ||
|} | |} | ||
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== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
[[Image:ExplorerArt.jpg|thumb|right|354px|Official card art.]] | [[Image:ExplorerArt.jpg|thumb|right|354px|Official card art.]] | ||
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|Source=[http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=3179.msg56362#msg56362 What Donald X. Might Do With a Dominion Time Machine] | |Source=[http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=3179.msg56362#msg56362 What Donald X. Might Do With a Dominion Time Machine] | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | + | === Second Edition Removal === | |
+ | {{Quote| | ||
+ | |Text=Explorer is fine. It's been complained about a lot over the years, but well, it's really not so bad. But it was borderline, it was a contender for going, and then I wanted to add {{Card|Pirate}}, which is similar. So, out with Explorer. | ||
+ | |Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]] | ||
+ | |Source=[http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=21228.msg891624#msg891624 Seaside 2E Previews 3] | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Quote| | ||
+ | |Text=I can tell you that Explorer was the card that came closest to surviving, and it's the only one where I think, if I have to keep one of these, okay I keep that one. It's bad whichever card I pick 2nd. | ||
+ | |Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]] | ||
+ | |Source=[http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=5799.msg891679#msg891679 Interview with Donald X.] | ||
+ | }} | ||
{{Navbox Seaside}} | {{Navbox Seaside}} | ||
{{Navbox Cards}} | {{Navbox Cards}} | ||
+ | [[category:treasure gainer]] | ||
+ | [[category:terminals]] | ||
+ | [[category:handsize neutral]] |
Latest revision as of 06:57, 25 December 2023
Explorer | |
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Info | |
Cost | |
Type(s) | Action |
Kingdom card? | Yes |
Set |
Seaside![]() |
Illustrator(s) | Dennis Lohausen |
Card text | |
You may reveal a Province from your hand. If you do, gain a Gold to your hand. If you don't, gain a Silver to your hand. |
Explorer is an Action card from Seaside. It is a gainer which can let you gain Silver directly into your hand—and sometimes Gold, if you collide your Explorer with a Province.
It was removed from the second edition of Seaside and replaced with Pirate which is a more flexible gainer for Treasures and ties into the set's Duration theme.
Contents |
[edit] FAQ
[edit] Official FAQ
- You do not have to reveal a Province if you have one.
- If you do reveal one you gain a Gold, otherwise you gain a Silver.
- The gained card comes from the Supply and is put into your hand; it can be played the same turn.
[edit] Strategy
Before it was removed, Explorer was a weak terminal gainer of Silver or Gold that usually had a prohibitively high opportunity cost. Silver and Gold are both stop cards and often not the most efficient forms of payload, and therefore adding one of these to your deck per play is generally neither good value for a card costing (which is itself another stop card) nor an efficient use of terminal space.
Explorer is occasionally worthwhile when you do value the Treasure gaining highly and have no better way to achieve it. In a Kingdom with weak options for additional gains and payload, Explorer can be a reasonable way to keep adding payload to your engine once you have achieved deck control, or to provide fodder for trash-for-benefit effects such as Bishop. If a Gold is significantly better than a Silver (which is usually the case with trash-for-benefit), it may be worth buying a Province slightly earlier than you would otherwise.
Even in extremely weak Kingdoms where you might pursue a money strategy, Explorer’s Silver-gaining compares poorly with many other Treasure-gaining alternatives despite its advantage of allowing you to use the Treasure immediately. Many other effects gain stronger Treasures (Bandit), are cheaper or more accessible (Delve), or have useful secondary effects (Jack of All Trades).
[edit] External strategy articles
Note: Article(s) below are by individual authors and may not represent the community's current views on cards, but may provide more in-depth information or give historical perspective. Caveat emptor.
[edit] Versions
[edit] English versions
[edit] Other language versions
Language | Name | Digital | Text | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chinese | 探險者 (pron. tànxiǎnzhě) | ||||
Czech | Objevitel | ||||
Dutch | Ontdekkingsreiziger | ||||
Finnish | Tutkimusmatkailija | ||||
French | Explorateur | ||||
German | Entdecker | ![]() |
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Du darfst eine Provinz aus deiner Hand aufdecken. Wenn du das tust: Nimm ein Gold auf die Hand. Wenn du das nicht tust: Nimm ein Silber auf die Hand. |
(Nachdruck 2018) |
Italian | Avventuriero (lit. adventurer - Esploratore was already taken by Adventurer) |
||||
Japanese | 探検家 (pron. tanken-ka) | 手札の属州1枚を公開してもよい。公開した場合、金貨1枚を手札に獲得する。公開しなかった場合、銀貨1枚を手札に獲得する。 | |||
Korean | 탐험가 (pron. tamheomga) | ||||
Polish | Zdobywca (lit. conqueror) |
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Możesz odkryć z ręki kartę Prowincji. Jeżeli to zrobisz, dodaj kartę Złota na rękę. W przeciwnym wypadku dodaj kartę Srebrników na rękę. | (2016) | |
Russian | Исследователь (pron. isslyedovatyel') |
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Вы можете раскрыть Провинцию из руки. Тогда получите Золото в руку. Иначе получите Серебро в руку. | ||
Spanish | Exploradora (Note: explicitly feminine, due to Explorador already being used for Scout) |
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Puedes revelar una carta de Provincia de tu mano. Si lo haces, ganas una carta de Oro. Si no lo haces, ganas una carta de Plata. La carta ganada va directamente a tu mano. |
[edit] Trivia
[edit] Secret History
[edit] Retrospective
[edit] Second Edition Removal