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− | |text = +1 Card<br>+1 Action<br>+{{cost|1}}<br>Discard a card per empty supply pile. | + | |text = '''+1 Card'''<br>'''+1 Action'''<br>+{{cost|1}}<br>Discard a card per empty supply pile. |
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− | '''Poacher''' is an [[Action]] card from the second edition of the [[base]] set. It is a [[Peddler variant]] | + | '''Poacher''' is an [[Action]] card from the [[second edition]] of the [[base]] set. It is a [[Peddler variant]], but it gets weaker late in the game by making you [[discard]] from your hand if any [[Supply]] piles have been emptied. |
== FAQ == | == FAQ == | ||
=== Official FAQ === | === Official FAQ === | ||
− | + | * You draw your one card before discarding. | |
− | You draw your one card before discarding. If there are no empty piles, you do not discard. If there is one empty pile, you discard one card; if there are two empty piles, you discard two cards, and so on. This includes all Supply piles, including Curses, Coppers, Poacher itself, etc. If you do not have enough cards to discard, just discard the rest of your hand. | + | * If there are no empty piles, you do not discard. |
+ | * If there is one empty pile, you discard one card; if there are two empty piles, you discard two cards, and so on. | ||
+ | * This includes all Supply piles, including Curses, Coppers, Poacher itself, etc. | ||
+ | * If you do not have enough cards to discard, just discard the rest of your hand. | ||
=== Other Rules clarifications === | === Other Rules clarifications === | ||
− | + | * [[Non-Supply]] piles, such as {{Card|Spoils}}, do not matter to Poacher. | |
== Strategy == | == Strategy == | ||
=== Synergies/Combos === | === Synergies/Combos === | ||
+ | * Big Money without terminal draw, as supply piles are unlikely to get empty and it has a fine price point for Big Money | ||
+ | * {{Card|Conspirator}} | ||
=== Anti-synergies === | === Anti-synergies === | ||
− | + | * {{Card|City}}, which gets better when supply piles are empty | |
+ | == Versions == | ||
+ | ===English versions=== | ||
+ | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | ||
+ | ! Print !! Digital !! Text !! Release !! Date | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | {{CardVersionImage|Poacher|Poacher}} || {{CardVersionImage|PoacherDigital|Poacher from Shuffle iT}} || '''+1 Card'''. '''+1 Action'''. +{{cost|1}}. Discard a card per empty supply pile. || Dominion [[Second Edition|2nd Edition]] || October 2016 | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Other language versions=== | ||
+ | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | ||
+ | ! Language !! Name !! Print !! Digital !! Text | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Chinese | ||
+ | | 盜獵者 (pron. ''dàoliè zhě'') || || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Dutch | ||
+ | | Wilddief || || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !French | ||
+ | | Braconnier || || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !German | ||
+ | | Wilddiebin (Note: explicitly feminine) || {{CardLangVersionImage|German}} || || '''+1 Karte'''<br>'''+1 Aktion'''<br>'''+{{Cost|1}}'''<br>Lege pro leerem Vorratsstapel eine Handkarte ab. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Japanese | ||
+ | | 密猟者 (pron. ''mitsuryō-sha'') || || || '''+1 カードを引く'''。 '''+1 アクション'''。 +{{Cost|1}}。 空のサプライ1山につき1枚捨て札にする。 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Polish | ||
+ | | Kłusownik || || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Russian | ||
+ | | Браконьер (pron. ''brakonyer'') || || {{CardLangVersionImage|Russian|d=1}} || '''+1 Карта'''. '''+1 Действие'''. +{{Cost|1}}. Сбросьте по одной карте за каждую пустую стопку Резерва. | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Trivia == | ||
+ | [[Image:PoacherArt.jpg|thumb|right|354px|Official card art.]] | ||
+ | === Secret History === | ||
+ | {{Quote|Text=This is in a player interaction slot, vacated by {{Card|Spy}}. I thought of having some [[vanilla]] bonuses with the penalty of discarding a card per empty pile. The vanilla bonuses had to be essentially fair at the price of the card, since you might never empty a pile until the game was over. So really it required a vanilla card I hadn't made yet. Well there was one of those, and it was +1 Card +1 Action +{{Cost|1}} for {{Cost|4}}. So there it is. Avoiding making that card all these years finally paid off. | ||
+ | |Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]] | ||
+ | |Source=[http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=16338.0 The Secret History of the Dominion 2nd Editions] | ||
+ | }} | ||
{{Navbox Base set}} | {{Navbox Base set}} | ||
{{Navbox Cards}} | {{Navbox Cards}} |
Revision as of 16:30, 18 January 2020
Poacher | |
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Info | |
Cost | |
Type(s) | Action |
Kingdom card? | Yes |
Set | Base |
Illustrator(s) | Joshua Stewart |
Card text | |
+1 Card +1 Action + Discard a card per empty supply pile. |
Poacher is an Action card from the second edition of the base set. It is a Peddler variant, but it gets weaker late in the game by making you discard from your hand if any Supply piles have been emptied.
Contents |
FAQ
Official FAQ
- You draw your one card before discarding.
- If there are no empty piles, you do not discard.
- If there is one empty pile, you discard one card; if there are two empty piles, you discard two cards, and so on.
- This includes all Supply piles, including Curses, Coppers, Poacher itself, etc.
- If you do not have enough cards to discard, just discard the rest of your hand.
Other Rules clarifications
- Non-Supply piles, such as Spoils, do not matter to Poacher.
Strategy
Synergies/Combos
- Big Money without terminal draw, as supply piles are unlikely to get empty and it has a fine price point for Big Money
- Conspirator
Anti-synergies
- City, which gets better when supply piles are empty
Versions
English versions
Digital | Text | Release | Date | |
---|---|---|---|---|
+1 Card. +1 Action. +. Discard a card per empty supply pile. | Dominion 2nd Edition | October 2016 |
Other language versions
Trivia
Secret History
This is in a player interaction slot, vacated by Spy. I thought of having some vanilla bonuses with the penalty of discarding a card per empty pile. The vanilla bonuses had to be essentially fair at the price of the card, since you might never empty a pile until the game was over. So really it required a vanilla card I hadn't made yet. Well there was one of those, and it was +1 Card +1 Action + for . So there it is. Avoiding making that card all these years finally paid off.