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'''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.  
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'''Promotional cards''' are official Dominion kingdom cards and [[Event|Events]] 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.
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Donald said on the Dominion Discord there are 2 promos due for 2019, both for Altenburger as German tournament prizes. One will have an illustration featuring the [[Church|winning province]] of Germany or Austria, and the other will have an illustration featuring the [[Captain|winning player]].
  
 
== Card List ==
 
== Card List ==
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There are currently 11 promotional releases, including one [[split pile]] and one [[Event]]:
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* {{Card|Envoy}} (November 2008)
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* {{Card|Black Market}} (March 2009)
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* {{Card|Stash}} (February 2010)
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* {{Card|Walled Village}} (June 2011)
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* {{Card|Governor}} (October 2011)
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* {{Card|Prince}} (June 2014)
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* {{Event|Summon}} (November 2015)
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* {{Card|Sauna}}/{{Card|Avanto}} (September 2016)
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* {{Card|Dismantle}} (December 2017)
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* {{Card|Church}} (2019)
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* {{Card|Captain}} (2019)
  
There are currently 7 Promo cards, including one [[Event]]:
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== Cards Gallery ==
* {{Card|Envoy}}
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=== Kingdom Cards ===
* {{Card|Black Market}}
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{{CardImage|Black_Market}}{{CardImage|Church}}{{CardImage|Dismantle}}{{CardImage|Envoy}}{{CardImage|Sauna}}{{CardImage|Avanto}}{{CardImage|Walled_Village}}{{CardImage|Governor}}{{CardImage|Stash}}{{CardImage|Captain}}{{CardImage|Prince}}
* {{Card|Stash}}
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* {{Card|Walled Village}}
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* {{Card|Governor}}
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* {{Card|Prince}}
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* {{Event|Summon}}
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== History ==
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=== Events ===
{{Quote
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{{EventImage|Summon}}
|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.
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|Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]]
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|Source=[http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=153.0 The Secret History of the Dominion Promos]
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}}
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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, and Summon was designed by a playtester after the release of [[Adventures]]. Further details on the design and history of the cards can be found on the individual card pages under the "Secret History" subheading.
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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 ===
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{{Quote|
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|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.
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|Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]]
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|Source=[http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=3179.msg56362#msg56362 What Donald X. Might Do With a Dominion Time Machine]
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}}
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== 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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* {{Card|Sauna}}/{{Card|Avanto}} - together act as both a [[trasher]] and a self-sufficient engine
 
* {{Event|Summon}} - ensures that a cheap component is played immediately, without costing an Action
 
* {{Event|Summon}} - ensures that a cheap component is played immediately, without costing an Action
  
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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 with {{Card|Tactician}}
 
* 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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== Trivia ==
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Until the release of Summon, each Promo had its own unique expansion symbol, either referring to the convention it was distributed at, or the other game it was helping to promote.  When Summon was released, Donald X felt there was a need for a generic Promo symbol, which ended up being a flag.  All other Promos released since then have had that symbol, and all previous Promos were given that symbol as part of the [[second edition]] update.
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=== History ===
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{{Quote
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|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.
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|Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]]
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|Source=[http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=153.0 The Secret History of the Dominion Promos]
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}}
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Several Promo cards are "[[outtake]]s", 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, and Summon was designed by a playtester after the release of [[Adventures]]. Further details on the design and history of the cards can be found on the individual card pages.
  
== Obtaining The Promo Cards ==
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=== Retrospective ===
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{{Quote|
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|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.
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|Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]]
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|Source=[http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=3179.msg56362#msg56362 What Donald X. Might Do With a Dominion Time Machine]
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}}
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=== Obtaining The Promo Cards ===
  
* 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].  
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* The cards can typically be purchased on the [https://boardgamegeekstore.com/search?q=dominion 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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* Various iterations of the [[Big Box]] have included one or more Promotional cards, {{card|Black Market}} was included in [[Special Edition]], and {{Event|Summon}} was bundled with pre-release orders of [[Adventures]] German version.
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* [[Tournaments]] may offer Promo cards as prizes.
  
 
{{Navbox Promo}}
 
{{Navbox Promo}}
 
{{Navbox Sets}}
 
{{Navbox Sets}}
[[Category:Promo cards|*]]
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[[Category:Promo]]
 
[[Category:Sets]]
 
[[Category:Sets]]

Revision as of 10:13, 5 August 2019

Promotional cards are official Dominion kingdom cards and Events which do not belong to any particular 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.

Donald said on the Dominion Discord there are 2 promos due for 2019, both for Altenburger as German tournament prizes. One will have an illustration featuring the winning province of Germany or Austria, and the other will have an illustration featuring the winning player.

Contents

Card List

There are currently 11 promotional releases, including one split pile and one Event:

Cards Gallery

Kingdom Cards

Black Market.jpgChurch.jpgDismantle.jpgEnvoy.jpgSauna.jpgAvanto.jpgWalled Village.jpgGovernor.jpgStash.jpgCaptain.jpgPrince.jpg

Events

Summon.jpg

Impact of Promo Cards

The promotional cards range from simple, but balanced cards that there simply wasn't room for in a main set (Envoy and Walled Village), to being almost patently ridiculous in their mechanics. As such, Promo cards frequently feature in complicated engines or combos that hinge on their peculiar mechanic.

Engines

  • EnvoyEnvoy.jpg - has a draw that rivals SmithySmithy.jpg at the same cost
  • Black MarketBlack Market.jpg - can give access to a key card that makes an engine or combo work that no other player will be able to get
  • Walled VillageWalled Village.jpg - Villages are always useful, but this one ensures that it will be in a hand with other engine parts
  • GovernorGovernor.jpg - an engine unto itself at times
  • PrincePrince.jpg - ensures that a cheap component is played every turn, smoothing out your engine
  • SaunaSauna.jpg/AvantoAvanto.jpg - together act as both a trasher and a self-sufficient engine
  • SummonSummon.jpg - ensures that a cheap component is played immediately, without costing an Action

Big Money

  • Envoy - better than Smithy+BM
  • StashStash.jpg - four of these guarantees a ProvinceProvince.jpg every shuffle
  • Governor - gains GoldGold.jpg, for a price

Tricks

  • Black Market - aside from the power of having the sole copy of a card, it can play Treasures during your Action phase, allowing for, e.g., playing Treasures with TacticianTactician.jpg

Trivia

Until the release of Summon, each Promo had its own unique expansion symbol, either referring to the convention it was distributed at, or the other game it was helping to promote. When Summon was released, Donald X felt there was a need for a generic Promo symbol, which ended up being a flag. All other Promos released since then have had that symbol, and all previous Promos were given that symbol as part of the second edition update.

History

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.

Several Promo cards are "outtakes", 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, and Summon was designed by a playtester after the release of Adventures. Further details on the design and history of the cards can be found on the individual card pages.

Retrospective

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.

Obtaining The Promo Cards

  • The cards can typically be purchased on the BGG store.
  • Occasionally, game stores or conventions will offer the Promotional cards in conjunction with a purchase.
  • Various iterations of the Big Box have included one or more Promotional cards, Black MarketBlack Market.jpg was included in Special Edition, and SummonSummon.jpg was bundled with pre-release orders of Adventures German version.
  • Tournaments may offer Promo cards as prizes.


Promo
Cards $3 Black MarketBlack Market.jpgChurchChurch.jpg $4 DismantleDismantle.jpgEnvoyEnvoy.jpgSaunaSauna.jpg/AvantoAvanto.jpgWalled VillageWalled Village.jpg $5 GovernorGovernor.jpgMarchlandMarchland.jpgStashStash.jpg $6 CaptainCaptain.jpg $8 PrincePrince.jpg
Events $5 SummonSummon.jpg
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