Salt the Earth
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|illustrator = Raina Kuptz | |illustrator = Raina Kuptz | ||
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== Strategy == | == Strategy == | ||
− | + | Salt The Earth is a somewhat interesting card, and it may not be clear when to use it, or why it costs {{Cost|4}}. It's a good buy whenever you know you're ahead and you're trying to run down the {{Card|Province}} pile, and/or you think your opponent is catching up to you. It's also a good idea to buy one if it's late in the game and you don't have enough {{Cost}} to buy the [[Victory]] card you want to buy, but have {{Cost|4}}. It's not fast enough for [[rush|rushes]], however, as it will take about 15 turns to empty out the Province pile, because you'll probably need to buy a couple {{Card|Silver|Silvers}} if you want to get {{Cost|4}} every turn, and by the time you run out the Provinces your opponent(s) have all got around 12 {{VP}}, while you only have 10 {{VP}} or so. | |
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+ | === Synergies/Combos === | ||
+ | *{{Card|Feodum}}: {{Cost|4}} to gain 3 {{Card|Silver|Silvers}} and 1{{VP}}. | ||
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+ | *{{Card|Crumbling Castle}}: Trash it from the supply to get a Silver and 2{{VP}}. | ||
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+ | *{{Card|Monument}} may give you enough tokens to enable a rush if the rest of the kingdom is sufficiently slow. | ||
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+ | == Versions == | ||
+ | ===English versions=== | ||
+ | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | ||
+ | ! Print !! Digital !! Text !! Release !! Date | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | {{LandscapeVersionImage|Salt the Earth|Salt the Earth}} || {{LandscapeVersionImage|Salt the EarthDigital|Salt the Earth from Shuffle iT}} || '''+1'''{{VP}}. Trash a Victory card from the Supply. || Empires || June 2016 | ||
+ | |} | ||
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+ | ===Other language versions=== | ||
+ | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | ||
+ | ! Language !! Name !! Print !! Digital !! Text | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Dutch | ||
+ | | Zout der aarde (lit. ''salt of the earth'') || || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Finnish | ||
+ | | Myrkytetty maa (lit. ''poisoned ground'') || || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !French | ||
+ | | Épandage de sel (lit. ''spreading of salt'') || || || | ||
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+ | !German | ||
+ | | Versalztes Land (lit. ''salted land'') ||{{LandscapeLangVersionImage|German}}|| || '''+1 {{VP}}-Marker'''<br>Entsorge eine Punktekarte vom Vorrat. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Japanese | ||
+ | | 大地への塩まき (pron. ''daichi e no shio maki'') || || || +'''1'''{{VP}}。サプライから勝利点カード1枚を廃棄する。 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Polish | ||
+ | | Solna klątwa (lit. ''salt curse'') || {{LandscapeLangVersionImage|Polish}} || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Russian | ||
+ | | Соление Земель (pron. ''solyeniye zyemyel''') || || || | ||
+ | |} | ||
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+ | == Trivia == | ||
+ | [[Image:Salt_the_EarthArt.jpg|thumb|right|500px|Official card art.]] | ||
=== Secret History === | === Secret History === | ||
{{Quote|Text=Trashing directly from the Supply tried out for [[Dark Ages]] - and cards were phrased to account for the possibility of it - but didn't pass the audition. This approach worked immediately though. | {{Quote|Text=Trashing directly from the Supply tried out for [[Dark Ages]] - and cards were phrased to account for the possibility of it - but didn't pass the audition. This approach worked immediately though. |
Revision as of 09:48, 18 October 2019
Salt the Earth | |
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Info | |
Cost | |
Type | Event |
Set | Empires |
Illustrator(s) | Raina Kuptz |
Event text | |
+1 Trash a Victory card from the Supply. |
Salt the Earth is an Event from Empires. It gives the buyer +1 , and allows them to accelerate endgame by trashing a Victory card from the Supply.
Contents |
FAQ
Official FAQ
- If the trashed card does something when trashed (such as Crumbling Castle), you do that thing.
Strategy
Salt The Earth is a somewhat interesting card, and it may not be clear when to use it, or why it costs . It's a good buy whenever you know you're ahead and you're trying to run down the Province pile, and/or you think your opponent is catching up to you. It's also a good idea to buy one if it's late in the game and you don't have enough to buy the Victory card you want to buy, but have . It's not fast enough for rushes, however, as it will take about 15 turns to empty out the Province pile, because you'll probably need to buy a couple Silvers if you want to get every turn, and by the time you run out the Provinces your opponent(s) have all got around 12 , while you only have 10 or so.
Synergies/Combos
- Crumbling Castle: Trash it from the supply to get a Silver and 2 .
- Monument may give you enough tokens to enable a rush if the rest of the kingdom is sufficiently slow.
Versions
English versions
Digital | Text | Release | Date | |
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+1 . Trash a Victory card from the Supply. | Empires | June 2016 |
Other language versions
Trivia
Secret History