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{{Infobox Card
 
{{Infobox Card
 
  |name = Loan
 
  |name = Loan
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|cost = 3
 
  |type1 = Treasure
 
  |type1 = Treasure
 
  |illustrator = Simon Jannerland
 
  |illustrator = Simon Jannerland
  |text = {{Cost|1|l}}<br/>When you play this, reveal cards from your deck until you reveal a Treasure. Discard it or trash it. Discard the other cards.
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  |text = {{Cost|1|l}}<br/>Reveal cards from your deck until you reveal a Treasure. Discard it or trash it. Discard the other cards.
 
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'''Loan''' is a [[Treasure]] card from [[Prosperity]]. When played, it [[dig]]s through your deck for another Treasure card which you can [[trash]] or discard. Typically it is used to trash unwanted {{Card|Copper}} and works best in a treasure-less [[engine]].  
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'''Loan''' is a [[Treasure]] card from [[Prosperity]]. When played, it [[dig|digs]] through your deck for another Treasure card which you can [[trash]] or discard. Typically it is used to trash unwanted {{Card|Copper}} and works best in a treasure-less [[engine]].  
  
 
== FAQ ==
 
== FAQ ==
 
=== Official FAQ ===
 
=== Official FAQ ===
* This is a Treasure worth {{Cost|1}}, like Copper.
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* When you play Loan, you get {{Cost|1}}, reveal cards from the top of your deck until revealing a Treasure card, and then decide whether to trash that card or discard it.  
* When you play it, you reveal cards from the top of your deck until revealing a Treasure card, and then you decide whether to trash that card or discard it. Then you discard all of the other revealed cards.  
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* Then you discard all of the other revealed cards.  
 
* If you run out of cards before revealing a Treasure, shuffle your discard pile (but not the revealed cards) to get more; if you still do not find a Treasure, just discard all of the revealed cards.
 
* If you run out of cards before revealing a Treasure, shuffle your discard pile (but not the revealed cards) to get more; if you still do not find a Treasure, just discard all of the revealed cards.
* Remember that you can play Treasures in any order in the Buy phase and can choose not to play some of your Treasures if you want.
 
 
=== Other Rules clarifications ===
 
=== Other Rules clarifications ===
 
== Strategy Article ==
 
== Strategy Article ==
''[http://dominionstrategy.com/2010/11/16/prosperity-loan/ Original artcile] by theory''
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''[http://dominionstrategy.com/2010/11/16/prosperity-loan/ Original article] by theory''
  
 
Loan is a much-maligned card.  In the mid- to late-game, Loans do more harm than good, bypassing your good Actions only to discard your {{Card|Platinum|Platinums}} or {{Card|Gold|Golds}}.  Effective use of the Loan is very situational.
 
Loan is a much-maligned card.  In the mid- to late-game, Loans do more harm than good, bypassing your good Actions only to discard your {{Card|Platinum|Platinums}} or {{Card|Gold|Golds}}.  Effective use of the Loan is very situational.
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* [[Attack]] cards (as a defense)
 
* [[Attack]] cards (as a defense)
 
* {{Card|Venture}} (only if there aren’t other trashing options)
 
* {{Card|Venture}} (only if there aren’t other trashing options)
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* {{Card|Patron}} (when Loan reveals Patron +1 coffer)
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* {{Card|Village Green}}
  
 
=== Antisynergies ===
 
=== Antisynergies ===
 
* {{Card|Moneylender}}, {{Card|Spice Merchant}}
 
* {{Card|Moneylender}}, {{Card|Spice Merchant}}
 
* {{Card|Chapel}}/{{Card|Steward}}
 
* {{Card|Chapel}}/{{Card|Steward}}
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== Versions ==
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===English versions===
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
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! Print !! Digital !! Text !! Release !! Date
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| {{CardVersionImage|LoanOld|Loan}} || {{CardVersionImage|LoanDigitalOld|Loan from Goko/Making Fun}} || {{Cost|1}}. When you play this, reveal cards from your deck until you reveal a Treasure. Discard it or trash it. Discard the other cards. || Prosperity 1st Edition || October 2010
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| {{CardVersionImage|Loan|Loan}} || {{CardVersionImage|LoanDigital|Loan from Shuffle iT}} || {{Cost|1}}. When you play this, reveal cards from your deck until you reveal a Treasure. Discard it or trash it. Discard the other cards. || Prosperity [[Second Edition|2nd Edition]] || February 2017
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|  ||  || {{Cost|1}}. Reveal cards from your deck until you reveal a Treasure. Discard it or trash it. Discard the other cards. || Prosperity (2020 printing) || October 2020
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|}
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===Other language versions===
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
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! Language !! Name !! Print !! Digital !! Text
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!Chinese
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| 借貸 || || ||{{Cost|1}} 當你打出這張卡,展示你的牌庫直到展示一張錢幣卡為止。選擇移除或棄掉那張錢幣卡後,棄掉剩下的卡。
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|-
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!Czech
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| Půjčka || || ||
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|-
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!Dutch
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| Lening || || ||
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|-
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!Finnish
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| Laina || || ||
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!French
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| Prêt || || ||
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!German
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| Lohn (lit. ''wage'') || {{CardVersionImage|Loan German-HiG|German language Loan}} || ||  {{Cost|1}}<br>Sobald du diese Karte ausspielst, decke solange Karten vom Nachziehstapel auf, bis du eine Geldkarte aufdeckst. Entsorge diese oder lege sie ab. Lege die anderen aufgedeckten Karten ab.
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!Italian
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| Prestito || || || 
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!Japanese
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| 借金 (pron. ''shakkin'') || || || {{Cost|1}}。 財宝カード1枚が公開されるまで山札を上から公開する。その1枚を捨て札にするか廃棄する。公開した他のカードを捨て札にする。
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!Polish
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| Kredyt (lit. ''credit'') || {{CardLangVersionImage|Polish}} || || 
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!Russian
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| Ссуда (pron. ''ssuda'') || || ||
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!Spanish
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| Préstamo || || || 
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|}
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
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[[Image:LoanArt.jpg|thumb|right|354px|Official card art.]]
 
=== Secret History ===
 
=== Secret History ===
 
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|Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]]
 
|Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]]
 
|Source=[http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=5230.0 The Other Secret History of the Prosperity Cards]
 
|Source=[http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=5230.0 The Other Secret History of the Prosperity Cards]
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=== Retrospective ===
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|Text=Loan is easily the dud for me. I knew this during that extra testing period but decided to keep it. Looking at it in the set, it's okay. It has basically the same issues as {{Card|Lookout}}, only not as bad; less experienced players are terrified of flipping over a {{Card|Platinum}} that they now don't get to draw on this pass, while experienced players know that Loan is fine but not the best trasher ever; sometimes it's exciting because you are not buying any other treasures this game. I buy it more than Lookout, but whatever, in general this flipping over of cards thing has to come paired with something like "and get the good ones" in order to not bum people out too much. I don't think {{Card|Venture}} makes people not buy it because maybe they'll flip over their good actions, although they will sometimes. But Loan, not a star. Anyway I kept it in knowing this.
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|Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]]
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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]
 
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{{Navbox Prosperity}}
 
{{Navbox Prosperity}}
 
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Loan
Loan.jpg
Info
Cost $3
Type(s) Treasure
Kingdom card? Yes
Set ProsperityProsperity old icon.png
Illustrator(s) Simon Jannerland
Card text
$1
Reveal cards from your deck until you reveal a Treasure. Discard it or trash it. Discard the other cards.

Loan is a Treasure card from Prosperity. When played, it digs through your deck for another Treasure card which you can trash or discard. Typically it is used to trash unwanted CopperCopper.jpg and works best in a treasure-less engine.

Contents

FAQ

Official FAQ

  • When you play Loan, you get $1, reveal cards from the top of your deck until revealing a Treasure card, and then decide whether to trash that card or discard it.
  • Then you discard all of the other revealed cards.
  • If you run out of cards before revealing a Treasure, shuffle your discard pile (but not the revealed cards) to get more; if you still do not find a Treasure, just discard all of the revealed cards.

Other Rules clarifications

Strategy Article

Original article by theory

Loan is a much-maligned card. In the mid- to late-game, Loans do more harm than good, bypassing your good Actions only to discard your PlatinumsPlatinum.jpg or GoldsGold.jpg. Effective use of the Loan is very situational.

First, Loan is a good defensive card. Loans can clear out the Coppers that MountebanksMountebank.jpg add to your deck. Attacks that give you CursesCurse.jpg are blunted when you can use the Loan to skip over worthless cards. If you plan to gain money through Actions to defend from Pirate ShipsPirate Ship.jpg, then Loans can also quickly clear your deck of Pirate Ship targets. And if you are being attacked by Ghost ShipGhost Ship.jpg, then you can dump useless cards onto your deck in anticipation of using Loan to discard it.

Second, Loan is useful when there are ways to turn it into something else, e.g., RemodelRemodel.jpg, BishopBishop.jpg, SalvagerSalvager.jpg, or ApprenticeApprentice.jpg. Those cards are generally too inefficient at deck-thinning because trashing Coppers provides little to no benefit for them. Here, Loan can clear out the Coppers quickly before getting out of the way and turning into a useful $5 Action, giving 1 VP token, adding $3, or drawing 3 cards. MinesMine.jpg can also turn unwanted Loans into Gold, though Loan sort of anti-synergizes with a Mined deck.

Third, as alluded to earlier, Loan is helpful in godawful decks burdened with useless cards, where having to discard a Treasure is well worth being able to skip all the Curses and Victory Cards before it. Of course, this can backfire; in a deck with only one Gold, it can really sting to have to discard it. But in, say, a GoonsGoons.jpg deck, where you are buying up Coppers for VP tokens, Loan can help get rid of the junk. Alternatively, Loan is quite useful in no-treasure strategies like MinionMinion.jpg.

Fourth, if VentureVenture.jpg is the best $5 available, and you anticipate buying several of them, Loans can be indispensable in clearing out your Coppers. The problem is that you might trigger the Loan with the Venture... which then forces you to discard another Venture.

(As was noted in the comments to the original article, this isn’t totally accurate; Loan is good in bad Treasure decks, not necessarily in bad Action decks.)

The real problem with Loan is that it’s only a card to buy if no viable alternatives are available. In every respect it is out-classed by something else: Reaction cards are better at dealing with attacks; ChapelChapel.jpg and RemakeRemake.jpg are better for deck-cleansing; Ventures are a better option for getting through the deck; WatchtowersWatchtower.jpg are better for Goons. And unless Loans are the only source of deck-thinning in the game, even the simple Silver is probably preferable. In big money games, the lost tempo from buying Loan instead of Silver can set one back more than any gain from trashing coppers.

The one aspect that Loan uniquely excels at is the no-Treasure deck. This might be because you are paranoid about Pirate Ships, but more likely it is because you are running Combo: Minion and Loan.

Synergies/Combos

Antisynergies

Versions

English versions

Print Digital Text Release Date
Loan Loan from Goko/Making Fun $1. When you play this, reveal cards from your deck until you reveal a Treasure. Discard it or trash it. Discard the other cards. Prosperity 1st Edition October 2010
Loan Loan from Shuffle iT $1. When you play this, reveal cards from your deck until you reveal a Treasure. Discard it or trash it. Discard the other cards. Prosperity 2nd Edition February 2017
$1. Reveal cards from your deck until you reveal a Treasure. Discard it or trash it. Discard the other cards. Prosperity (2020 printing) October 2020

Other language versions

Language Name Print Digital Text
Chinese 借貸 $1 當你打出這張卡,展示你的牌庫直到展示一張錢幣卡為止。選擇移除或棄掉那張錢幣卡後,棄掉剩下的卡。
Czech Půjčka
Dutch Lening
Finnish Laina
French Prêt
German Lohn (lit. wage) German language Loan $1
Sobald du diese Karte ausspielst, decke solange Karten vom Nachziehstapel auf, bis du eine Geldkarte aufdeckst. Entsorge diese oder lege sie ab. Lege die anderen aufgedeckten Karten ab.
Italian Prestito
Japanese 借金 (pron. shakkin) $1。 財宝カード1枚が公開されるまで山札を上から公開する。その1枚を捨て札にするか廃棄する。公開した他のカードを捨て札にする。
Polish Kredyt (lit. credit) Polish language Loan
Russian Ссуда (pron. ssuda)
Spanish Préstamo

Trivia

Official card art.

Secret History

The original card said "when you spend this, trash another treasure spent with it." All of the Prosperity treasures originally had "when you spend this" phrasings. They caused some confusion - what if a treasure worth $2 has such a rule, and you spend $1 on something and $1 on something else? I eventually reworded them all as "when you play this" or "while this is in play." Loan didn't work like that and died. Then later I brought it back by having it look for a treasure in your deck.

Retrospective

Loan is easily the dud for me. I knew this during that extra testing period but decided to keep it. Looking at it in the set, it's okay. It has basically the same issues as LookoutLookout.jpg, only not as bad; less experienced players are terrified of flipping over a PlatinumPlatinum.jpg that they now don't get to draw on this pass, while experienced players know that Loan is fine but not the best trasher ever; sometimes it's exciting because you are not buying any other treasures this game. I buy it more than Lookout, but whatever, in general this flipping over of cards thing has to come paired with something like "and get the good ones" in order to not bum people out too much. I don't think VentureVenture.jpg makes people not buy it because maybe they'll flip over their good actions, although they will sometimes. But Loan, not a star. Anyway I kept it in knowing this.


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Events: 5D TriumphTriumph.jpg 8D AnnexAnnex.jpgDonateDonate.jpg $0 AdvanceAdvance.jpg $2 DelveDelve.jpgTaxTax.jpg $3 BanquetBanquet.jpg $4 RitualRitual.jpgSalt the EarthSalt the Earth.jpg $43D WeddingWedding.jpg $5 WindfallWindfall.jpg $6 ConquestConquest.jpg $14 DominateDominate.jpg
Landmarks: AqueductAqueduct.jpgArenaArena.jpgBandit FortBandit Fort.jpgBasilicaBasilica.jpgBathsBaths.jpgBattlefieldBattlefield.jpgColonnadeColonnade.jpgDefiled ShrineDefiled Shrine.jpgFountainFountain.jpgKeepKeep.jpgLabyrinthLabyrinth.jpgMountain PassMountain Pass.jpgMuseumMuseum.jpgObeliskObelisk.jpgOrchardOrchard.jpgPalacePalace.jpgTombTomb.jpgTowerTower.jpgTriumphal ArchTriumphal Arch.jpgWallWall.jpgWolf DenWolf Den.jpg
Nocturne $0star Will-o'-WispWill-o'-Wisp.jpgWishWish.jpg $2 DruidDruid.jpgFaithful HoundFaithful Hound.jpgGuardianGuardian.jpgMonasteryMonastery.jpgPixiePixie.jpg (GoatGoat.jpg) • TrackerTracker.jpg (PouchPouch.jpg) $2star ImpImp.jpg $3 ChangelingChangeling.jpgFoolFool.jpg (Lost in the WoodsLost in the Woods.jpgLucky CoinLucky Coin.jpg) • Ghost TownGhost Town.jpgLeprechaunLeprechaun.jpgNight WatchmanNight Watchman.jpgSecret CaveSecret Cave.jpg (Magic LampMagic Lamp.jpg) $4 BardBard.jpgBlessed VillageBlessed Village.jpgCemeteryCemetery.jpg (Haunted MirrorHaunted Mirror.jpg) • ConclaveConclave.jpgDevil's WorkshopDevil's Workshop.jpgExorcistExorcist.jpgNecromancerNecromancer.jpg (Zombies: ApprenticeZombie Apprentice.jpgMasonZombie Mason.jpgSpyZombie Spy.jpg) • ShepherdShepherd.jpg (PasturePasture.jpg) • SkulkSkulk.jpg $4star GhostGhost.jpg $5 CobblerCobbler.jpgCryptCrypt.jpgCursed VillageCursed Village.jpgDen of SinDen of Sin.jpgIdolIdol.jpgPookaPooka.jpg (Cursed GoldCursed Gold.jpg) • Sacred GroveSacred Grove.jpgTormentorTormentor.jpgTragic HeroTragic Hero.jpgVampireVampire.jpg (BatBat.jpg) • WerewolfWerewolf.jpg $6 RaiderRaider.jpg
Boons: The Earth's GiftThe Earth's Gift.jpgFieldThe Field's Gift.jpgFlameThe Flame's Gift.jpgForestThe Forest's Gift.jpgMoonThe Moon's Gift.jpgMountainThe Mountain's Gift.jpgRiverThe River's Gift.jpgSeaThe Sea's Gift.jpgSkyThe Sky's Gift.jpgSunThe Sun's Gift.jpgSwampThe Swamp's Gift.jpgWindThe Wind's Gift.jpg
Hexes: Bad OmensBad Omens.jpgDelusionDelusion.jpg (DeludedDeluded.jpg) • EnvyEnvy.jpg (EnviousEnvious.jpg) • FamineFamine.jpgFearFear.jpgGreedGreed.jpgHauntingHaunting.jpgLocustsLocusts.jpgMiseryMisery.jpg (MiserableMiserable.jpg/Twice MiserableTwice Miserable.jpg) • PlaguePlague.jpgPovertyPoverty.jpgWarWar.jpg
Renaissance $2 Border GuardBorder Guard.jpg (HornHorn.jpgLanternLantern.jpg) • DucatDucat.jpgLackeysLackeys.jpg $3 Acting TroupeActing Troupe.jpgCargo ShipCargo Ship.jpgExperimentExperiment.jpgImproveImprove.jpg $4 Flag BearerFlag Bearer.jpg (FlagFlag.jpg) • HideoutHideout.jpgInventorInventor.jpgMountain VillageMountain Village.jpgPatronPatron.jpgPriestPriest.jpgResearchResearch.jpgSilk MerchantSilk Merchant.jpg $5 Old WitchOld Witch.jpgRecruiterRecruiter.jpgScepterScepter.jpgScholarScholar.jpgSculptorSculptor.jpgSeerSeer.jpgSpicesSpices.jpgSwashbucklerSwashbuckler.jpg (Treasure ChestTreasure Chest.jpg) • TreasurerTreasurer.jpg (KeyKey.jpg) • VillainVillain.jpg
Projects: $3 CathedralCathedral.jpgCity GateCity Gate.jpgPageantPageant.jpgSewersSewers.jpgStar ChartStar Chart.jpg $4 ExplorationExploration.jpgFairFair.jpgSilosSilos.jpgSinister PlotSinister Plot.jpg $5 AcademyAcademy.jpgCapitalismCapitalism.jpgFleetFleet.jpgGuildhallGuildhall.jpgPiazzaPiazza.jpgRoad NetworkRoad Network.jpg $6 BarracksBarracks.jpgCrop RotationCrop Rotation.jpgInnovationInnovation.jpg $7 CanalCanal.jpg $8 CitadelCitadel.jpg
Menagerie $2 Black CatBlack Cat.jpgSleighSleigh.jpgSuppliesSupplies.jpg $3 Camel TrainCamel Train.jpgGoatherdGoatherd.jpgScrapScrap.jpgSheepdogSheepdog.jpgSnowy VillageSnowy Village.jpgStockpileStockpile.jpg $3star HorseHorse.jpg $4 Bounty HunterBounty Hunter.jpgCardinalCardinal.jpgCavalryCavalry.jpgGroomGroom.jpgHostelryHostelry.jpgVillage GreenVillage Green.jpg $5 BargeBarge.jpgCovenCoven.jpgDisplaceDisplace.jpgFalconerFalconer.jpgGatekeeperGatekeeper.jpgHunting LodgeHunting Lodge.jpgKilnKiln.jpgLiveryLivery.jpgMastermindMastermind.jpgPaddockPaddock.jpgSanctuarySanctuary.jpg $5star FishermanFisherman.jpg $6star DestrierDestrier.jpgWayfarerWayfarer.jpg $7star Animal FairAnimal Fair.jpg
Events: $0 DelayDelay.jpgDesperationDesperation.jpg $2 GambleGamble.jpgPursuePursue.jpgRideRide.jpgToilToil.jpg $3 EnhanceEnhance.jpgMarchMarch.jpgTransportTransport.jpg $4 BanishBanish.jpgBargainBargain.jpgInvestInvest.jpgSeize the DaySeize the Day.jpg $5 CommerceCommerce.jpgDemandDemand.jpgStampedeStampede.jpg $7 ReapReap.jpg $8 EnclaveEnclave.jpg $10 AllianceAlliance.jpgPopulatePopulate.jpg
Ways: ButterflyWay of the Butterfly.jpgCamelWay of the Camel.jpgChameleonWay of the Chameleon.jpgFrogWay of the Frog.jpgGoatWay of the Goat.jpgHorseWay of the Horse.jpgMoleWay of the Mole.jpgMonkeyWay of the Monkey.jpgMouseWay of the Mouse.jpgMuleWay of the Mule.jpgOtterWay of the Otter.jpgOwlWay of the Owl.jpgOxWay of the Ox.jpgPigWay of the Pig.jpgRatWay of the Rat.jpgSealWay of the Seal.jpgSheepWay of the Sheep.jpgSquirrelWay of the Squirrel.jpgTurtleWay of the Turtle.jpgWormWay of the Worm.jpg
Allies $2 BaubleBauble.jpgSycophantSycophant.jpgTownsfolkTownsfolk.jpg (Town CrierTown Crier.jpg / BlacksmithBlacksmith.jpg / MillerMiller.jpg / ElderElder.jpg) $3 AugursAugurs.jpg (Herb GathererHerb Gatherer.jpg / AcolyteAcolyte.jpg / SorceressSorceress.jpg / SibylSibyl.jpg) • ClashesClashes.jpg (Battle PlanBattle Plan.jpg / ArcherArcher.jpg / WarlordWarlord.jpg / TerritoryTerritory.jpg) • FortsForts.jpg (TentTent.jpg / GarrisonGarrison.jpg / Hill FortHill Fort.jpg / StrongholdStronghold.jpg) • ImporterImporter.jpgMerchant CampMerchant Camp.jpgOdysseysOdysseys.jpg (Old MapOld Map.jpg / VoyageVoyage.jpg / Sunken TreasureSunken Treasure.jpg / Distant ShoreDistant Shore.jpg) • SentinelSentinel.jpgUnderlingUnderling.jpgWizardsWizards.jpg (StudentStudent.jpg / ConjurerConjurer.jpg / SorcererSorcerer.jpg / LichLich.jpg) $4 BrokerBroker.jpgCarpenterCarpenter.jpgCourierCourier.jpgInnkeeperInnkeeper.jpgRoyal GalleyRoyal Galley.jpgTownTown.jpg $5 BarbarianBarbarian.jpgCapital CityCapital City.jpgContractContract.jpgEmissaryEmissary.jpgGalleriaGalleria.jpgGuildmasterGuildmaster.jpgHighwaymanHighwayman.jpgHunterHunter.jpgModifyModify.jpgSkirmisherSkirmisher.jpgSpecialistSpecialist.jpgSwapSwap.jpg $6 MarquisMarquis.jpg
Allies: Architects' GuildArchitects' Guild.jpgBand of NomadsBand of Nomads.jpgCave DwellersCave Dwellers.jpgCircle of WitchesCircle of Witches.jpgCity-stateCity-state.jpgCoastal HavenCoastal Haven.jpgCrafters' GuildCrafters' Guild.jpgDesert GuidesDesert Guides.jpgFamily of InventorsFamily of Inventors.jpgFellowship of ScribesFellowship of Scribes.jpgForest DwellersForest Dwellers.jpgGang of PickpocketsGang of Pickpockets.jpgIsland FolkIsland Folk.jpgLeague of BankersLeague of Bankers.jpgLeague of ShopkeepersLeague of Shopkeepers.jpgMarket TownsMarket Towns.jpgMountain FolkMountain Folk.jpgOrder of AstrologersOrder of Astrologers.jpgOrder of MasonsOrder of Masons.jpgPeaceful CultPeaceful Cult.jpgPlateau ShepherdsPlateau Shepherds.jpgTrappers' LodgeTrappers' Lodge.jpgWoodworkers' GuildWoodworkers' Guild.jpg
Plunder $2 CageCage.jpgGrottoGrotto.jpgJewelled EggJewelled Egg.jpgSearchSearch.jpgShamanShaman.jpg $3 Secluded ShrineSecluded Shrine.jpgSirenSiren.jpgStowawayStowaway.jpgTaskmasterTaskmaster.jpg $4 AbundanceAbundance.jpgCabin BoyCabin Boy.jpgCrucibleCrucible.jpgFlagshipFlagship.jpgFortune HunterFortune Hunter.jpgGondolaGondola.jpgHarbor VillageHarbor Village.jpgLanding PartyLanding Party.jpgMapmakerMapmaker.jpgMaroonMaroon.jpgRopeRope.jpgSwamp ShacksSwamp Shacks.jpgToolsTools.jpg $5 Buried TreasureBuried Treasure.jpgCrewCrew.jpgCutthroatCutthroat.jpgEnlargeEnlarge.jpgFigurineFigurine.jpgFirst MateFirst Mate.jpgFrigateFrigate.jpgLongshipLongship.jpgMining RoadMining Road.jpgPendantPendant.jpgPickaxePickaxe.jpgPilgrimPilgrim.jpgQuartermasterQuartermaster.jpgSilver MineSilver Mine.jpgTricksterTrickster.jpgWealthy VillageWealthy Village.jpg $6 Sack of LootSack of Loot.jpg $7 King's CacheKing's Cache.jpg $7star Loots (AmphoraAmphora.jpgDoubloonsDoubloons.jpgEndless ChaliceEndless Chalice.jpgFigureheadFigurehead.jpgHammerHammer.jpgInsigniaInsignia.jpgJewelsJewels.jpgOrbOrb.jpgPrize GoatPrize Goat.jpgPuzzle BoxPuzzle Box.jpgSextantSextant.jpgShieldShield.jpgSpell ScrollSpell Scroll.jpgStaffStaff.jpgSwordSword.jpg)
Events: $1 BuryBury.jpg $2 AvoidAvoid.jpgDeliverDeliver.jpgPerilPeril.jpgRushRush.jpg $3 ForayForay.jpgLaunchLaunch.jpgMirrorMirror.jpgPreparePrepare.jpgScroungeScrounge.jpg $4 MaelstromMaelstrom.jpgJourneyJourney.jpg $6 LootingLooting.jpg $10 InvasionInvasion.jpgProsperProsper.jpg
Traits: CheapCheap.jpgCursedCursed.jpgFatedFated.jpgFawningFawning.jpgFriendlyFriendly.jpgHastyHasty.jpgInheritedInherited.jpgInspiringInspiring.jpgNearbyNearby.jpgPatientPatient.jpgPiousPious.jpgRecklessReckless.jpgRichRich.jpgShyShy.jpgTirelessTireless.jpg
Promo $3 Black MarketBlack Market.jpgChurchChurch.jpg $4 DismantleDismantle.jpgEnvoyEnvoy.jpgSaunaSauna.jpg/AvantoAvanto.jpgWalled VillageWalled Village.jpg $5 GovernorGovernor.jpgMarchlandMarchland.jpgStashStash.jpg $6 CaptainCaptain.jpg $8 PrincePrince.jpg
Events: $5 SummonSummon.jpg
Base Cards $0 CopperCopper.jpgCurseCurse.jpg $2 EstateEstate.jpg $3 SilverSilver.jpg $4 PotionPotion.jpg $5 DuchyDuchy.jpg $6 GoldGold.jpg $8 ProvinceProvince.jpg $9 PlatinumPlatinum.jpg $11 ColonyColony.jpg
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