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{{Infobox Landmark
 |name = Orchard
 |set = Empires
 |type1 = Landmark
 |illustrator = Lynell Ingram
 |text = When scoring, '''4'''{{VP}} per differently named Action card you have 3 or more copies of.
}}

'''Orchard''' is a [[Landmark]] from [[Empires]].  It rewards players with {{VP}} for accumulating multiple copies of [[Action]]s.

== FAQ ==
=== Official FAQ ===
* Having 6 or more copies of a card confers no additional bonus.
== Strategy ==
Orchard ranges from a modest bonus to a board-defining strategy of its own. In the absence of solid gaining and +Actions, it draws out the lategame by offering an alternative to Duchy buys, and encourages committing to at least three of whatever terminal you pick. Likewise, a strong single-card engine like Governor or Minion will end the game too directly to produce three of many actions. But on a board with numerous cantrips, or a solid multi-part engine, it's possible to win by focusing on Orchard to the near-exclusion of Victory cards. This generally starts like normal engine construction, and then simply continues adding cantrips and pushing for a three-pile ending rather than building up a strong payload or greening.

The best realistic case for Orchard is around 20 points on a normal 10-card board. That's sufficient to offset a couple of provinces, but an opponent with a traditional engine will usually have three of several actions themselves. As a result, you'll generally need to stay within 1-2 provinces of your opponent, or else find several additional VP sources: look for Travellers, {{card|Imp}}, unspent {{card|Horse}}, and so on. Split piles are particularly potent, since you can assure a 2/3 breakdown and many of them offer alt-VP of their own.

===Synergies===
* split piles
* Travellers
* {{card|Workshop}} and other gainers, especially {{card|Groom}}
* {{card|Horn of Plenty}}, which works very similarly
* {{card|Vineyard}} or {{card|Fairgrounds}} to double the VP payout

== Versions ==
===English versions===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! Print !! Digital !! Text !! Release !! Date
|-
| {{LandscapeVersionImage|Orchard|Orchard}} || {{LandscapeVersionImage|OrchardDigital|Orchard from Shuffle iT}} || When scoring, '''4'''{{VP}} per differently named Action card you have 3 or more copies of. || Empires || June 2016 
|}
===Other language versions===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! Language !! Name !! Print !! Digital !! Text
|-
!Dutch
| Boomgaard || || || 
|-
!Finnish
| Viinitila (lit. ''winery'') || || || 
|-
!French
| Verger || || || Pour le décompte, 4{{VP}} par carte Action de nom différent dont vous avez au moins 3 exemplaires.
|-
!German
| Obstgarten ||{{LandscapeLangVersionImage|German}}|| || Beim Zählen der {{VP}} Punkte:<br>4{{VP}} pro Aktionskarte mit unterschiedlichem Namen, von der du mindestens 3 Stück besitzt.
|-
!Japanese
| 果樹園 (pron. ''kaju-en'') || || || ゲーム終了時、あなたが3枚以上持っているアクションカード1種類につき'''4'''{{VP}}。 
|-
!Polish
| Sad || {{LandscapeLangVersionImage|Polish}} || || 
|-
!Russian
| Фруктовый Сад (pron. ''fruktovy sad'') || || || 
|}

== Trivia ==
[[Image:OrchardArt.jpg|thumb|right|500px|Official card art.]]

The Dutch translation of this card erroneously states that 4 {{VP}} are awarded for any card the player has 3 or more copies of, in stead of just Action Cards.

=== Secret History ===
{{Quote|Text=This started out giving a flat bonus of 5{{VP}} if you had at least 3 copies of each card you had any copies of; then it was 10{{VP}} if you had at least 2 of everything you had any of. It was too hard to go for, so it switched to giving {{VP}} per card you had 3 copies of, first 5{{VP}} then a more reasonable 4{{VP}}.
|Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]]
 |Source=[http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=15660.0 The Secret History of the Empires Cards]
}}
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