Prosperity

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Prosperity


Info
Type	Expansion
Icon
Cards	300
Kingdom	250 (25 sets)
Basic	24
Randomizers	25
Blank Card(s)	1
Additional Material(s)
Mats	1 Trade Route mat 8 Victory token mat
Tokens	8 Coin tokens 16 1 Victory tokens 15 5 Victory tokens
Theme(s)	Wealth Treasures with abilities Expensive powerful cards
Release	October 2010
Cover artist	Harald Lieske
Official Rulebook	PDF

Prosperity is the fourth Dominion expansion, released in October 2010. The box contains 25 sets of Kingdom Cards. The basic conceptual theme of the set is wealth, focusing on Treasure cards and on expensive cards with powerful abilities. It is a full size expansion, and it is best known for featuring a variety of powerful game-changing cards, including the two new basic cards, Colony and Platinum, as well as cards that produce tokens. Prosperity also introduced the first Treasure cards that have effects in addition to simply providing +. It was the first expansion to feature cards costing , and the only one to have no cards costing . It thereby has the highest average card cost of all expansions.

Additional Rules

Preparation

Prosperity includes two new base cards, Platinum and Colony. You can include them whenever you want to; they are always used together. If you want to determine when to use them randomly, choose a random Kingdom card being used, and if it is from Prosperity, use Platinum and Colony. When used, they are in the Supply and can be bought and gained, but they do not take the place of Kingdom cards; you still have the usual 10 Kingdom cards. Use 8 copies of Colony for games with 2 players, 12 for games with 3 or more players. Use all 12 Platinums with any number of players.
Prosperity has player mats for tracking tokens. You do not have to use one; if you do, take one when you first have tokens. There is also a mat for Trade Route. In games using Trade Route, put out the mat at the start of the game, and put a Coin token on each Victory card pile in the Supply.

Platinum and Colony

In games using Platinum and Colony, there is an additional way the game can end. At the end of each turn, the game ends if one of these three conditions is met: the Supply pile of Province cards is empty OR any 3 Supply piles are empty (4 piles in a 5-6 player game) OR the Supply pile of Colony cards is empty.

Victory tokens

The tokens are simply tokens that are worth at the end of the game. They provide a way to score that is not cards in a player's deck. They come in 1 and 5 amounts; make change as needed. They are not counter-limited; use a replacement if you run out. Cards say "+1 " (or other amounts) to indicate that a player takes tokens. Cards that give + take the tokens from the pile of unused tokens, not from a player. tokens are not private; anyone can count them.

Special Treasures

Prosperity includes eight Treasure cards with rules on them. They are in the Supply if selected as one of the 10 Kingdom cards for the game; they are not part of the Basic Supply. They are just like normal Treasures, but have special abilities. They are played during the Buy phase like normal Treasures and are affected by cards that refer to Treasures.
Players may play Treasure cards in any order, and may choose not to play some (or all) of the Treasure cards they have in hand. The order can matter; for example Bank counts Treasures played before it, and itself, but not Treasures played after it.
During the Buy phase, playing Treasures comes strictly before buying cards; once a card is bought, no further Treasures can be played. This can be important, for example with Grand Market or Mint.

Flavor text

Ah, money. There's nothing like the sound of coins clinking in your hands. You vastly prefer it to the sound of coins clinking in someone else's hands, or the sound of coins just sitting there in a pile that no-one can quite reach without getting up. Getting up, that's all behind you now. Life has been good to you. Just ten years ago, you were tilling your own fields in a simple straw hat. Today, your kingdom stretches from sea to sea, and your straw hat is the largest the world has ever known. You also have the world's smallest dog, and a life-size statue of yourself made out of baklava. Sure, money can't buy happiness, but it can buy envy, anger, and also this kind of blank feeling. You still have problems - troublesome neighbors that must be conquered. But this time, you'll conquer them in style.

—Donald X. Vaccarino, the Dominion rulebook

Cards gallery

Basic cards

Kingdom cards

Impact

Prosperity is a very popular expansion, as its themes lend very well to extravagant engines and frequent high-spending turns, which are usually quite a lot of fun to play. Most of the cards produce , and Prosperity-heavy games can result in ludicrously high amounts of being gained (at least compared to other expansions), including cards that can indefinitely continue to produce . It quite firmly grounded the strategic center of Dominion in engine decks, and it wasn't until the release of Hinterlands that this changed.

Game-changing cards

Prosperity is filled with incredibly powerful cards which often dominate the games they are a part of. Some of these include:

City - Level 2 Cities are fantastic cards, offering +Actions, +Cards, and +.
Goons - The chips and +Buy make Goons viable in both BM and engine games. Goons is capable of producing obscene scores well over 100 .
Grand Market - A powerful cantrip which players will often rush to grab.
King's Court - Being able to play a card 3 times is invaluable, and players will often gladly trade a Province buy to grab a King's Court.
Mountebank - One of the most powerful attacks in the game, it is capable of damaging an opponent's deck even after the Curse pile empties.

Victory tokens

The three token cards - Bishop, Monument and Goons - allow for the acquisition of without gaining Victory cards. They are all quite popular cards, as well as strong ones, and can, in some cases, lead to stalemate game states where no player moves to end the game, because they can simply continue producing indefinitely. Despite being such a small part of the set, they are usually thought of as one of the key themes of the expansion. All of them favor engine games, as they allow not only for decks without Treasures, but decks without any Victory cards to clog a trimmed engine.

Treasures

Despite having the most Kingdom Treasures of any set, the Treasures of Prosperity for the most part favor engine and combo play more than big money.

Loan - trashes other Treasures to help jumpstart an engine
Quarry - makes it much easier to purchase high-cost Actions
Talisman - can pick up cheap engine parts quickly
Contraband - terrible as a BM card, works best in Alt-VP strategies
Royal Seal - allows for the immediate use of engine parts
Bank - functions best with large handsizes, which engines provide most reliably

However, a minority of the Treasures are well-suited to BM strategies:

Venture - an "engine" onto itself, but only with other Treasures
Hoard - encourages BM play, though it can fit in certain engines

Colonies and Platinum

Colonies and Platinum impact the games they are present in in a variety of ways.

Longer Games - Colony games typically last longer than Province games, as it is more difficult to build to the required to buy a Colony.
Engine Viability - Because games are typically longer, engines tend to be more viable than BM strategies in Colony games.
Alternate VP - Alt-VP are typically less viable in Colony games, as the 10 of a Colony is often large enough to offset the massed you will see from cards such as Duke, Gardens, or Silk Road.

Theme

Game designer Donald X. offered some insight into some themes of the set here.

8 Special Treasure: Loan, Quarry, Talisman, Contraband, Royal Seal, Venture, Hoard, Bank (Platinum)
7 Treasure interaction: Counting House, Mint, Mountebank, Venture, Grand Market, Hoard, Bank
5 Non-attack player interaction: Trade Route, Bishop, City, Contraband, Vault
3 VP tokens: Bishop, Monument, Goons
8 Expensive: Goons, Grand Market, Hoard, Bank, Expand, Forge, King's Court, Peddler (Platinum, Colony)

Alternate versions

First Polish Edition (by GFP)

Trivia

Prosperity was the only expansion to feature Kingdom Cards costing until the release of Menagerie.

Official box art.

In other languages

Czech: Prosperita
Dutch: Welvaart
Finnish: Nousukausi (lit. upswing)
French: Prospérité
German: Blütezeit (lit. flowering time)
Italian: Prosperità
Japanese: 繁栄 (pron. han'ei)
Polish: Złoty Wiek (lit. golden age)
Russian: Процветание (pron. protsvyetaniye)
Spanish: Prosperidad

Secret history

Rather than a card-by-card breakdown, Prosperity's Secret History was originally written as a version-by-version look at the set as a whole. That version can still be viewed here, but Donald X. has provided it to the community in the same format as the other Histories to accomodate this wiki. [1]

As part of my ongoing effort to endlessly document Prosperity, here is a new intro.

I made Dominion. It gradually got more cards. One day I divided up the cards into a main set, a first expansion, and a second expansion. Then I moved on! My friends just wanted to play Dominion though. Okay; I could make some more Dominion expansions.

I asked my friend Molly if there was a theme she'd like to see. She said "spendy." And spendy I gave her.

Initially the set's themes were: spendy, in particular Platinum/Colony; cards caring about treasures; treasures that did something when spent; and actions that let you spend money to do things. At the time the set was just 18 cards, including Platinum/Colony. Intrigue and Seaside/Hinterlands were both 15, but counting Platinum/Colony in 15 cards seemed too small, and then a page holds 9 cards. So, 18. Then I decided the sets were too small and upped them all to 20; then during work on the published version I tried all of the sets at 16 cards briefly, then finally up to 25.

The spendy theme got fleshed out by having four cards costing , and nothing costing . Seaside got extra 's to compensate. Cards caring about treasures remained a minor theme. I added more treasures that did things, but changed "when spent" to "when played," to deal with rules questions, while having some treasures do things "while in play." The actions that let you spend money died; they weren't compelling and anyway Black Market confused some people.

I added a non-attack interaction subtheme. The set needed interaction, like any set, but it had trouble with attacks. Attacks slow down the game and push you away from buying Colonies. But this is the set with Colonies, you want those to be reachable. So in the end the set only has 3 attacks, but it has 5 non-attacks that interact (not counting Watchtower).

I also added the VP tokens. Monument hadn't always been in the set, and then at one point left, tentatively slated for Dark Ages. I brought it back as a thing people liked that seemed to fit well. I knew tokens would be used for Monument, and also that people would be disappointed if it was the only card that used them (Seaside just had one use per token type because the set did not originally use tokens). In the end I managed to have three cards that used them.

Prosperity was initially the third expansion. Around the time work on it was almost done, it turned out that the powers that be wanted small expansions, and could the next one be small? So Prosperity got put on hold while I worked on Alchemy. This gave it extra time to get extra polished. Bishop and Goons came out of that period, and various small tweaks.

—Donald X. Vaccarino, The Other Secret History of the Prosperity Cards

Retrospective

Prosperity got more testing than any other set, due to being pushed back for Alchemy. It did not need even more testing; whatever cards could be improved, it would not be worth spending time improving them. That's time that could be spent improving other expansions or working on other games. That's how I see it.

—Donald X. Vaccarino, What Donald X. Might Do With a Dominion Time Machine

Recommended sets of 10

Prosperity only

Beginners [images]
	Bank	Counting House	Expand	Goons	Monument


	Rabble	Royal Seal	Venture	Watchtower	Worker's Village
Landscapes and Additional Cards
	Platinum	Colony

Friendly Interactive [images]
	Bishop	City	Contraband	Forge	Hoard


	Peddler	Royal Seal	Trade Route	Vault	Worker's Village
Landscapes and Additional Cards
	Platinum	Colony

Big Actions [images]
	City	Expand	Grand Market	King's Court	Loan


	Mint	Quarry	Rabble	Talisman	Vault
Landscapes and Additional Cards
	Platinum	Colony

Prosperity & Dominion


Artisan	Harbinger	Laboratory	Mine	Moneylender


Bank	Grand Market	Mint	Royal Seal	Venture


Bureaucrat	Council Room	Merchant	Moat	Village


Expand	Goons	King's Court	Rabble	Vault


Artisan	Bureaucrat	Cellar	Gardens	Village


Contraband	Counting House	Hoard	Monument	Mountebank

Prosperity & Intrigue


Bishop	Counting House	Goons	Monument	Peddler


Baron	Harem	Pawn	Shanty Town	Upgrade


Hoard	Talisman	Trade Route	Vault	Watchtower


Bridge	Mill	Mining Village	Pawn	Torturer


Bank	Expand	Forge	King's Court	Vault


Bridge	Lurker	Patrol	Swindler	Wishing Well

Prosperity & Seaside


Bishop	City	Grand Market	King's Court	Quarry


Fishing Village	Lookout	Outpost	Tactician	Wharf


Expand	Hoard	Mint	Trade Route	Watchtower


Bazaar	Lighthouse	Pirate Ship	Smugglers	Warehouse

Prosperity & Alchemy

Counting Contest [images]
	Bank	Counting House	Hoard	Goons	Rabble


	Quarry	Philosopher's Stone	Golem	Herbalist	Apothecary
Landscapes and Additional Cards
	Potion

Lower Learning [images]
	Talisman	Mint	Bishop	Worker's Village	Peddler


	Vault	Familiar	Apprentice	University	Vineyard
Landscapes and Additional Cards
	Potion

Prosperity & Cornucopia

Prosperity & Hinterlands


Bishop	Expand	Hoard	Mint	Watchtower


Farmland	Haggler	Ill-Gotten Gains	Noble Brigand	Trader


Bank	Monument	Royal Seal	Trade Route	Venture


Cache	Develop	Fool's Gold	Ill-Gotten Gains	Mandarin

Prosperity & Dark Ages

One Man's Trash [images]
	Counterfeit	Forager	Graverobber	Market Square	Rogue


	City	Grand Market	Monument	Talisman	Venture
Landscapes and Additional Cards
	Shelters

Honor Among Thieves [images]
	Bandit Camp	Procession	Rebuild	Rogue	Squire


	Forge	Hoard	Peddler	Quarry	Watchtower
Landscapes and Additional Cards
	Shelters

Prosperity & Guilds

Quarrymen [images]
	City	Expand	Grand Market	Mountebank	Quarry


	Baker	Merchant Guild	Soothsayer	Stonemason	Taxman
Landscapes and Additional Cards
	Platinum	Colony

Metal & Meat [images]
	Forge	King's Court	Monument	Venture	Watchtower


	Butcher	Candlestick Maker	Plaza	Stonemason	Taxman
Landscapes and Additional Cards
	Platinum	Colony

Penny Pinching [images]
	Bank	Counting House	Goons	Peddler	Royal Seal


	Advisor	Doctor	Herald	Journeyman	Merchant Guild
Landscapes and Additional Cards
	Platinum	Colony

Prosperity & Adventures

Last Will and Monument [images]
	Coin of the Realm	Dungeon	Messenger	Relic	Treasure Trove


	Bishop	Counting House	Monument	Rabble	Vault
Landscapes and Additional Cards
	Platinum	Colony	Inheritance

Think Big [images]
	Distant Lands	Giant	Hireling	Miser	Storyteller


	Contraband	Expand	Hoard	King's Court	Peddler
Landscapes and Additional Cards
	Platinum	Colony	Ball	Ferry

Prosperity & Empires

Big Time [images]
	Capital	Gladiator	Patrician	Royal Blacksmith	Villa


	Bank	Forge	Grand Market	Loan	Royal Seal
Landscapes and Additional Cards
	Platinum	Colony	Dominate	Obelisk

Gilded Gates [images]
	Chariot Race	City Quarter	Encampment	Groundskeeper	Wild Hunt


	Bishop	Monument	Mint	Peddler	Talisman
Landscapes and Additional Cards
	Platinum	Colony	Basilica	Palace

Prosperity & Nocturne

Treasures of the Night [images]
	Crypt	Guardian	Night Watchman	Raider	Vampire


	Bank	Contraband	Loan	Royal Seal	Venture
Landscapes and Additional Cards
	Hexes

Day at the Races [images]
	Blessed Village	Cemetery	Druid	Tormentor	Tragic Hero


	Bishop	Peddler	Talisman	Trade Route	Watchtower
Landscapes and Additional Cards
	Boons	Hexes

Boons for Druid
	The Swamp's Gift	The River's Gift	The Forest's Gift

Prosperity & Renaissance

Dreamers of Dreams [images]
	Cargo Ship	Old Witch	Priest	Scepter	Scholar


	Expand	Monument	Vault	Watchtower	Worker's Village
Landscapes and Additional Cards
	Academy

Movers and Shakers [images]
	Hideout	Patron	Research	Treasurer	Villain


	Bank	City	Grand Market	Loan	Rabble
Landscapes and Additional Cards
	Capitalism	Citadel	Key

Prosperity & Menagerie

Limited Time Offer [images]
	Destrier	Displace	Fisherman	Supplies	Wayfarer


	Grand Market	Mint	Peddler	Talisman	Worker's Village
Landscapes and Additional Cards
	Platinum	Colony	Desperation	Way of the Frog

Birth of a Nation [images]
	Animal Fair	Camel Train	Mastermind	Paddock	Stockpile


	City	Monument	Quarry	Rabble	Trade Route
Landscapes and Additional Cards
	Platinum	Colony	Reap	Way of the Otter

v . t . e Prosperity
Cards	Anvil • Watchtower Bishop • Clerk • Investment • Tiara • Monument • Quarry • Worker's Village Charlatan • City • Collection • Crystal Ball • Magnate • Mint • Rabble • Vault • War Chest Hoard Grand Market Bank • Expand • Forge • King's Court Peddler Platinum Colony
Removed cards	Loan • Trade Route Talisman Contraband • Counting House • Mountebank • Royal Seal • Venture Goons
Combos and Counters	Bishop/Fortress • Counting House/Travelling Fair • Golden deck
Other concepts	Victory tokens

v . t . e Dominion Products
Sets	Dominion • Intrigue • Seaside • Alchemy • Prosperity • Cornucopia & Guilds • Hinterlands • Dark Ages • Adventures • Empires • Nocturne • Renaissance • Menagerie • Allies • Plunder • Rising Sun • Promo
Collections	Big Box • Special Edition (German) • Alchemy & Cornucopia (Japanese, German, Dutch)
Accessories	Base Cards • Update Packs • Play Mat • Base Cards Mat • Collectors Case • Dominion Chest
Retired Products	Cornucopia • Guilds

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-'''Prosperity''' is the fourth Dominion expansion, released in October 2010. The box contains 25 sets of Kingdom Cards. The basic conceptual theme of the set is wealth, focusing on [[Treasure]] cards and on expensive cards with powerful abilities. It is a full size expansion, and it is best known for featuring a variety of powerful game-changing cards, including the two new [[basic cards]] {{Card|Colony}} and {{Card|Platinum}} and cards that produce {{VP}} [[Victory_token|token]]s. Prosperity also introduced the first Treasure cards that have effects in addition to simply providing +{{Cost}}. It was the first expansion to feature cards costing {{Cost|7}}, and the only one to have no cards costing {{Cost|2}}. It thereby has the highest average card cost of all expansions.
+'''Prosperity''' is the fourth Dominion expansion, released in October 2010. The box contains 25 sets of Kingdom Cards. The basic conceptual theme of the set is wealth, focusing on [[Treasure]] cards and on expensive cards with powerful abilities. It is a full size expansion, and it is best known for featuring a variety of powerful game-changing cards, including the two new [[basic cards]], {{Card|Colony}} and {{Card|Platinum}}, as well as cards that produce {{VP}} [[Victory_token|token]]s. Prosperity also introduced the first Treasure cards that have effects in addition to simply providing +{{Cost}}. It was the first expansion to feature cards costing {{Cost|7}}, and the only one to have no cards costing {{Cost|2}}. It thereby has the highest average card cost of all expansions.
 == Contents ==


Rabble	Peddler	Hoard	Trade Route	Venture


Farming Village	Horn of Plenty	Jester	Remake	Tournament

Prosperity

Revision as of 22:28, 5 March 2021

Contents

Contents

Basic Supply cards

Kingdom cards

Additional materials

Mats

Tokens

Additional Rules

Preparation

Platinum and Colony

Victory tokens

Special Treasures

Flavor text

Cards gallery

Basic cards

Kingdom cards

Impact

Game-changing cards

Victory tokens

Treasures

Colonies and Platinum

Theme

Alternate versions

Trivia

In other languages

Secret history

Retrospective

Recommended sets of 10

Prosperity only

Prosperity & Dominion

Prosperity & Intrigue

Prosperity & Seaside

Prosperity & Alchemy

Prosperity & Cornucopia

Prosperity & Hinterlands

Prosperity & Dark Ages

Prosperity & Guilds

Prosperity & Adventures

Prosperity & Empires

Prosperity & Nocturne

Prosperity & Renaissance

Prosperity & Menagerie

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