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− | | {{ | + | | {{CardLangVersionImage|o=1}} || {{CardLangVersionImage|d=1|o=1||Moat from Goko/Making Fun}} || '''+2 Cards''' <br> When another player plays an Attack card, you may reveal this from your hand. If you do, you are unaffected by that Attack. || Dominion 1st Edition || October 2008 |
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− | | {{ | + | | {{CardLangVersionImage}} || {{CardLangVersionImage|d=1}} || '''+2 Cards''' <br> When another player plays an Attack card, you may first reveal this from your hand, to be unaffected by it. || Dominion [[Second Edition|2nd Edition]] || October 2016 |
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+ | | 護城河 (pron. ''hùchénghé'') || || || || | ||
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+ | | Hradní příkop || || || || | ||
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− | | {{CardVersionImage|Moat German-ASS|German language Moat}} || || | + | !German |
+ | | Burggraben || {{CardVersionImage|Moat German-ASS|German language Moat}} || || '''+2 Karten''' <br> Wenn ein Mitspieler eine Angriffskarte ausspielt, darfst du zuerst diese Karte aus der Hand aufdecken. Du bist dann von ihr nicht betroffen. || HiG translation error : "Then the attack has no effect for you." <br> ASS (1. Edition) translation error : "With it the attack has no effect for you." | ||
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+ | | Τάφρος (pron. ''tafros'') || {{CardLangVersionImage|Greek}} || || || | ||
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+ | | Fossato || || || || | ||
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+ | | 堀 (pron. ''hori'') || || {{CardLangVersionImage|Japanese|d=1}} || '''+2 カードを引く'''。<br>他のプレイヤーがアタックカードを便用するとき、 その解決前に、 手札からこれを公開してもよい。公開した場合、 そのアタックカードの影響を受けない。|| | ||
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+ | | 해자 (pron. ''haeja'') || || || || | ||
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+ | | Vollgrav || || || || | ||
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+ | | Fosa || {{CardLangVersionImage|Polish}} || || '''+2 karty''' <br>Kiedy inny gracz zagrywa kartę ataku, możesz odkryć tę kartę z ręki. Jeśli to zrobisz, to atak cię ominie. || | ||
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+ | | Șanț || || || || | ||
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+ | | Ров (pron. ''rov'') || || {{CardLangVersionImage|Russian|d=1}} || '''+2 Карты'''.<br>Когда другой игрок играет карту Атаки, вы можете раскрыть эту карту из руки, тогда Атака вас не затронет. || | ||
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== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
[[Image:MoatArt.jpg|thumb|right|354px|Official card art.]] | [[Image:MoatArt.jpg|thumb|right|354px|Official card art.]] | ||
+ | [[Image:MoatOldArt.jpg|thumb|right|287px|First edition card art.]] | ||
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+ | === Card Art === | ||
+ | Moat is the only card to have its art changed with the release of the [[second edition]]s, albeit subtly (one [[Event]], {{Event|Pathfinding}} also had its artwork adjusted). | ||
+ | {{Quote | ||
+ | |Text= The artwork for Moat is different - just tinted blue - because [[Matthias Catrein|the artist]] is also the layout guy and I guess this was something he regretted, not having the art match the frame. | ||
+ | |Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]] | ||
+ | |Source=[https://boardgamegeek.com/article/23765120#23765120 Dominion and Intrigue second editions] | ||
+ | }} | ||
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=== Secret History === | === Secret History === | ||
{{Quote|Text=The very first Moat just stopped one attack and was discarded. That was pretty weak, so I gradually improved it. Also I felt like it was important that you be able to do something with Moat even if no attacks were on the table, for people who wanted to just deal out 10 random cards and play with them. When Valerie got her copy, the card either drew 2 cards or was discarded to stop an attack, but during the time between then and when development started, I changed it so you just revealed it to stop attacks - you could stop multiple attacks with it, and then still play it to draw cards on your turn. For a while Valerie or Dale thought this might be too good, and we tested a version you had to discard, but eventually the stronger version won out. |Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]] | {{Quote|Text=The very first Moat just stopped one attack and was discarded. That was pretty weak, so I gradually improved it. Also I felt like it was important that you be able to do something with Moat even if no attacks were on the table, for people who wanted to just deal out 10 random cards and play with them. When Valerie got her copy, the card either drew 2 cards or was discarded to stop an attack, but during the time between then and when development started, I changed it so you just revealed it to stop attacks - you could stop multiple attacks with it, and then still play it to draw cards on your turn. For a while Valerie or Dale thought this might be too good, and we tested a version you had to discard, but eventually the stronger version won out. |Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]] |
Revision as of 23:43, 30 November 2019
Moat | |
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Type(s) | Action - Reaction |
Kingdom card? | Yes |
Set | Base |
Illustrator(s) | Matthias Catrein |
Card text | |
+2 Cards When another player plays an Attack card, you may first reveal this from your hand, to be unaffected by it. |
Moat is an Action and Reaction card from the Base set. When played, it gives +2 Cards, and if it is in your hand when an Attack card is played, then you are immune to the attack. Moat is usually bought for the Reaction part, because +2 Cards is relatively weak and outclassed by most other cards. Additionally, it is more often useful in games with three or more players, since it will be more likely to defend against attacks than in two player games.
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FAQ
Official FAQ
- An Attack card says "Attack" on the bottom line; in this set, Bandit, Bureaucrat, Militia, and Witch are Attacks.
- When another player plays an Attack card, you may reveal a Moat from your hand, before the Attack does anything, to be unaffected by the Attack - you do not reveal cards to Bandit, or put a Victory card on your deck for Bureaucrat, or discard for Militia, or gain a Curse for Witch.
- Moat stays in your hand, and can still be played on your next turn.
- Moat does not stop anything an Attack does to other players, or for the player who played it; it just protects you personally.
- Moat can also be played on your turn for +2 Cards.
- If multiple Attacks are played on a turn or in a round of turns, you may reveal Moat for as many of them as you want.
Other Rules clarifications
- Using a Moat to block an Attack does not give you +2 cards at the time; you only get the +2 cards when you play the Moat during the Action phase of your own turn.
- The ONLY thing that determines whether a card is an Attack card is whether it says "Attack" on the bottom. Not all cards which can hurt you are Attack cards, and not all Attack cards will hurt you.
- You can only reveal Moat when an Attack card is played, not when it is bought or gained, even if it affects you at that time.
- If an Attack card allows the player who played it to make a decision, like Minion or Pirate Ship, you must decide whether to reveal Moat before the player decides what function of the Attack card to use.
Strategy Article
No comprehensive strategy article for Moat has been written, and there is no comprehensive forum thread on Moat. It has been mentioned in this article by HiveMindEmulator, edited by theory.
Moat draws 2 cards, with its addition benefits as a reaction. It would have to be a really weak board for it to be worth playing it as a Big Money enabler. If you do, you probably don’t want more than a couple, since in the absence of trashing or spare actions, +2 cards isn’t a whole lot better than most of the time.
In 2-player, Moat is typically fairly weak at stopping attacks, since you need to have it in your hand at the right time and it's not actually very good when played as an action. You should carefully consider whether it's worth a turn to buy a moat that you'll then have in your deck for the rest of the game, on the chance that it MAY prevent a few attacks; maybe it's better to just take all the hits from the attacks, maybe it's better to counter-attack yourself instead of defending with Moat, or maybe there are other ways to deal with the attack besides blocking it. In cases where you absolutely must build an engine but there are no other +Cards sources available, Moat can be used for its +2 Cards; don't forget about that, though this use is admittedly fairly weak and situational.
Moat gets significantly better as you get more opponents, since you will be getting hit with attacks more often.
Synergies/Combos
- Attacks
- 3, 4, 5, or 6-player games
Antisynergies
Versions
English versions
Digital | Text | Release | Date | |
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+2 Cards When another player plays an Attack card, you may reveal this from your hand. If you do, you are unaffected by that Attack. |
Dominion 1st Edition | October 2008 | ||
+2 Cards When another player plays an Attack card, you may first reveal this from your hand, to be unaffected by it. |
Dominion 2nd Edition | October 2016 |
Other language versions
Trivia
Card Art
Moat is the only card to have its art changed with the release of the second editions, albeit subtly (one Event, Pathfinding also had its artwork adjusted).
Secret History