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| − | '''Promotional cards''' are official Dominion kingdom cards | + | '''Promotional cards''' are official Dominion kingdom cards which do not belong to any particular [[expansions|set]]. They are a result of [[Donald X]] trying to meet the requests of his publishers, and typically either released to help promote Dominion at conventions (such as Origins or GenCon), or to commemorate the anniversary of another game, to help promote both. |
== Card List == | == Card List == | ||
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| − | + | There are currently 7 Promo cards, including one [[Event]]: | |
| − | + | * {{Card|Envoy}} | |
| − | {{ | + | * {{Card|Black Market}} |
| + | * {{Card|Stash}} | ||
| + | * {{Card|Walled Village}} | ||
| + | * {{Card|Governor}} | ||
| + | * {{Card|Prince}} | ||
| + | * {{Event|Summon}} | ||
| − | === | + | == History == |
| − | {{ | + | {{Quote |
| + | |Text=Sometimes, the publishers want promos. A magazine wants one, or a convention does, or something, and so the word comes down to me, could we have one please. And I like to be friendly. They have been given away various ways, depending on the language, but the BGG store has had them all (in English) in the long run. | ||
| + | |Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]] | ||
| + | |Source=[http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=153.0 The Secret History of the Dominion Promos] | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | With the exceptions of {{Card|Governor}} and {{Event|Summon}}, each Promo card is an "[[outtake]]" card or borrowed from a yet-to-be-released set . Governor was designed on the spot, borrowing a name and mechanic from the game Puerto Rico. Further details on the design and history of the cards can be found on the individual card pages under the "Secret History" subheading. | ||
| − | === | + | Donald has stated that he does not have any other promo cards planned, but expects there will "[http://www.boardgamegeek.com/article/8792029#8792029 probably] be a couple more". |
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| + | === Retrospective === | ||
| + | {{Quote| | ||
| + | |Text=Promos are bad; you either deprive the game of something in order to have it as a promo, or you do something wacky in the situation where people have the least access to the rules for it, or you do something not worth doing in the game and then why is it worth doing as a promo? But people love promos so what can you do. | ||
| + | |Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]] | ||
| + | |Source=[http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=3179.msg56362#msg56362 What Donald X. Might Do With a Dominion Time Machine] | ||
| + | }} | ||
== Impact of Promo Cards == | == Impact of Promo Cards == | ||
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* {{Card|Governor}} - an engine unto itself at times | * {{Card|Governor}} - an engine unto itself at times | ||
* {{Card|Prince}} - ensures that a cheap component is played every turn, smoothing out your engine | * {{Card|Prince}} - ensures that a cheap component is played every turn, smoothing out your engine | ||
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=== [[Big Money]] === | === [[Big Money]] === | ||
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=== Tricks === | === Tricks === | ||
| − | * Black Market - aside from the power of having the sole copy of a card, it can play [[Treasure|Treasures]] during your [[Action]] phase, allowing for, e.g., playing Treasures | + | * Black Market - aside from the power of having the sole copy of a card, it can play [[Treasure|Treasures]] during your [[Action]] phase, allowing for, e.g., playing Treasures with {{Card|Tactician}} |
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== Obtaining The Promo Cards == | == Obtaining The Promo Cards == | ||
| − | * The cards can typically be purchased on the [ | + | * The cards can typically be purchased on the [http://store.boardgamegeek.com/component/virtuemart/?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage-ask.tpl&product_id=299&category_id=13 BGG store]. |
* Occasionally, game stores or conventions will offer the Promotional cards in conjunction with a purchase. | * Occasionally, game stores or conventions will offer the Promotional cards in conjunction with a purchase. | ||
| − | * | + | * A recent [http://wiki.dominionstrategy.com/index.php/Tournaments#BGG_Store_Tournament online tournament] offered all 5 then-released Promo cards as a reward to the winner. |
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{{Navbox Promo}} | {{Navbox Promo}} | ||
{{Navbox Sets}} | {{Navbox Sets}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Promo]] | + | [[Category:Promo cards|*]] |
[[Category:Sets]] | [[Category:Sets]] | ||
