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|illustrator = Joshua Stewart | |illustrator = Joshua Stewart | ||
− | |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]], but it gets weaker late in the game by making you [[discard]] from your hand if any [[Supply]] piles have been emptied. | + | '''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 == | ||
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* If you do not have enough cards to discard, just discard the rest of your hand. | * 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. | + | * [[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 == | == Trivia == | ||
+ | [[Image:PoacherArt.jpg|thumb|right|354px|Official card art.]] | ||
=== Secret History === | === 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. | {{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. |
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.