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− | | | + | |name = Spice Merchant |
− | + | |cost = 4 | |
− | | | + | |type1 = Action |
− | | | + | |illustrator = Alayna Lemmer |
+ | |text = You may trash a Treasure from your hand to choose one:<br>'''+2 Cards''' and '''+1 Action''';<br>or '''+1 Buy''' and {{Cost|2}}. | ||
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+ | '''Spice Merchant''' is an [[Action]] card from [[Hinterlands]]. It is primarily a [[trasher#Copper trashers|Copper trasher]] (though it can trash other [[Treasure]] cards too). Spice Merchant can function as essentially a [[cantrip]]—once you've trashed your Copper, you can get +2 Cards and +1 Action, to bring you back to the same hand size and action count you had before playing it. Alternatively, in a pinch Spice Merchant can also function as a source of +Buy. | ||
== FAQ == | == FAQ == | ||
=== Official FAQ === | === Official FAQ === | ||
− | + | * You may trash a Treasure card from your hand. | |
+ | * This is optional. | ||
+ | * If you did trash a Treasure card, you choose either to get +2 Cards and +1 Action, or +{{Cost|2}} and +1 Buy. | ||
=== Other Rules clarifications === | === Other Rules clarifications === | ||
== Strategy Article == | == Strategy Article == | ||
+ | Spice Merchant is useful for clearing out {{Card|Copper|Coppers}}. In that sense, it is similar to {{Card|Moneylender}}. Rarely will you want to trash any other treasures. | ||
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+ | You have a choice of which benefit you'd like. It can act as a {{Card|Laboratory}}, or as a {{Card|Woodcutter}}. If you choose the Lab option, you are back to where you started the turn; a 5 card hand with an action to play. With the Woodcutter option, you are often in a worse position than if Spice Merchant were a Moneylender, as the extra coin is usually preferable to the +Buy. However, the flexibility is what makes this the often superior card. | ||
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+ | Spice Merchant is bad with [[Big Money]]. Copper trashing isn't very important, and you don't gain as much benefit as Moneylender, as you rarely will need the extra buy. Special mention should be given to {{Card|Fool's Gold}}, however. Using Spice Merchant for the extra buy will allow you to quickly buy Fool's Golds and trim out the unwanted copper at the same time. | ||
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+ | Spice Merchant is much better with [[Engine|Engines]] as getting rid of Coppers, especially without using up an [[Action]], can be very powerful. It makes for an incredibly strong opening with {{Card|Ambassador}}. Spice Merchant takes care of the Coppers while Ambassador removes the Estates. And once you are done Copper trashing, you can send the Spice Merchant away as well. | ||
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+ | It can occasionally come in handy to trash a {{Card|Potion}}, once you've bought all the {{Cost|P}} cards you want. | ||
=== Synergies/Combos === | === Synergies/Combos === | ||
+ | * [[Engine|Engines]] | ||
+ | * {{Card|Ambassador}} | ||
+ | * {{Card|Fool's Gold}} | ||
+ | * {{Card|Colony}} | ||
+ | |||
=== Antisynergies === | === Antisynergies === | ||
+ | * [[Big Money]] | ||
+ | * {{Card|Copper}} strategies ({{Card|Counting House}}, {{Card|Coppersmith}}) | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Versions == | ||
+ | ===English versions=== | ||
+ | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | ||
+ | ! Print !! Digital !! Text !! Release !! Date | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | {{CardVersionImage|Spice MerchantOld|Spice Merchant}} || {{CardVersionImage|Spice MerchantDigitalOld|Spice Merchant from Goko/Making Fun}} || You may trash a Treasure from your hand. If you do, choose one: +2 Cards and +1 Action; or +{{Cost|2}} and +1 Buy. || Hinterlands 1st Edition || October 2011 | ||
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+ | | {{CardVersionImage|Spice Merchant|Spice Merchant}} || {{CardVersionImage|Spice MerchantDigital|Spice Merchant from Shuffle iT}} || You may trash a Treasure from your hand to choose one: '''+2 Cards''' and '''+1 Action'''; or '''+1 Buy''' and +{{Cost|2}}. || Hinterlands [[Second Edition|2nd Edition]] || December 2016 | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Other language versions=== | ||
+ | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | ||
+ | ! Language !! Name !! Print !! Digital !! Text !! Notes | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Czech | ||
+ | | Kořenář (lit. ''spicer'') || || || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Dutch | ||
+ | | Specerijenkoopman || || || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Finnish | ||
+ | | Maustekauppias || || || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !French | ||
+ | | Marchand d'épices || || || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !German | ||
+ | | Gewürzhändler (lit. ''spice trader'') || [[File:Spice.Merchant.German.jpg|100px]] || || Du darfst eine Geldkarte aus deiner<br>Hand entsorgen.<br>Wenn du das machst, wähle eins:<br>'''+2 Karten''' und '''+1 Aktion<br>oder'''<br>+{{Cost|2}} und '''+1 Kauf'''|| | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Italian | ||
+ | | Mercante di Spezie || || || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Japanese | ||
+ | | 香辛料商人 (pron. ''kōshinryō shōnin'') || || || 次のうち1つを選ぶために、手札の財宝カード1枚を廃棄してもよい:「'''+2 カードを引く'''、 '''+1 アクション'''」:「'''+1 購入'''、 +{{Cost|2}}」。 || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Polish | ||
+ | | Zamorski kupiec || || || || Although Polish version is not released, this card is referred to in the Polish version of ''[[Empires]]'' rulebook | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Russian | ||
+ | | Торговец Специями (pron. ''torgovyets spyetsiyami'') || || || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Spanish | ||
+ | | Mercader de Especias || || || || | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
+ | [[Image:Spice_MerchantArt.jpg|thumb|right|354px|Official card art.]] | ||
+ | |||
=== Secret History === | === Secret History === | ||
{{Quote | {{Quote | ||
− | |Text=Originally this gave +1 Action +1 Buy, choose between +2 Cards and + | + | |Text=Originally this gave +1 Action +1 Buy, choose between +2 Cards and +{{Cost|2}}. That was too strong. Then for a while it was like it is now, and then I tried it without the +{{Cost|2}} +1 Buy option. There had been some worries about power level, but if it was over the top it wasn't very far over, and we were picking the Lab a lot more than the Woodcutter anyway. And remember I wanted simple cards, to make the set a standalone. Well some people were very sad to see the +{{Cost|2}} +1 Buy option go, and it did not appear to make the card too strong after all, so there it is. |
|Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]] | |Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]] | ||
− | |Source=[http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=909.0 | + | |Source=[http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=909.0 The Secret History of the Hinterlands Cards] |
}} | }} | ||
− | + | {{Navbox Hinterlands}} | |
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Spice Merchant | |
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Type(s) | Action |
Kingdom card? | Yes |
Set | Hinterlands |
Illustrator(s) | Alayna Lemmer |
Card text | |
You may trash a Treasure from your hand to choose one: +2 Cards and +1 Action; or +1 Buy and . |
Spice Merchant is an Action card from Hinterlands. It is primarily a Copper trasher (though it can trash other Treasure cards too). Spice Merchant can function as essentially a cantrip—once you've trashed your Copper, you can get +2 Cards and +1 Action, to bring you back to the same hand size and action count you had before playing it. Alternatively, in a pinch Spice Merchant can also function as a source of +Buy.
Contents |
FAQ
Official FAQ
- You may trash a Treasure card from your hand.
- This is optional.
- If you did trash a Treasure card, you choose either to get +2 Cards and +1 Action, or + and +1 Buy.
Other Rules clarifications
Strategy Article
Spice Merchant is useful for clearing out Coppers. In that sense, it is similar to Moneylender. Rarely will you want to trash any other treasures.
You have a choice of which benefit you'd like. It can act as a Laboratory, or as a Woodcutter. If you choose the Lab option, you are back to where you started the turn; a 5 card hand with an action to play. With the Woodcutter option, you are often in a worse position than if Spice Merchant were a Moneylender, as the extra coin is usually preferable to the +Buy. However, the flexibility is what makes this the often superior card.
Spice Merchant is bad with Big Money. Copper trashing isn't very important, and you don't gain as much benefit as Moneylender, as you rarely will need the extra buy. Special mention should be given to Fool's Gold, however. Using Spice Merchant for the extra buy will allow you to quickly buy Fool's Golds and trim out the unwanted copper at the same time.
Spice Merchant is much better with Engines as getting rid of Coppers, especially without using up an Action, can be very powerful. It makes for an incredibly strong opening with Ambassador. Spice Merchant takes care of the Coppers while Ambassador removes the Estates. And once you are done Copper trashing, you can send the Spice Merchant away as well.
It can occasionally come in handy to trash a Potion, once you've bought all the cards you want.
Synergies/Combos
Antisynergies
- Big Money
- Copper strategies (Counting House, Coppersmith)
Versions
English versions
Digital | Text | Release | Date | |
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You may trash a Treasure from your hand. If you do, choose one: +2 Cards and +1 Action; or + and +1 Buy. | Hinterlands 1st Edition | October 2011 | ||
You may trash a Treasure from your hand to choose one: +2 Cards and +1 Action; or +1 Buy and +. | Hinterlands 2nd Edition | December 2016 |
Other language versions
Language | Name | Digital | Text | Notes | |
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Czech | Kořenář (lit. spicer) | ||||
Dutch | Specerijenkoopman | ||||
Finnish | Maustekauppias | ||||
French | Marchand d'épices | ||||
German | Gewürzhändler (lit. spice trader) | Du darfst eine Geldkarte aus deiner Hand entsorgen. Wenn du das machst, wähle eins: +2 Karten und +1 Aktion oder + und +1 Kauf |
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Italian | Mercante di Spezie | ||||
Japanese | 香辛料商人 (pron. kōshinryō shōnin) | 次のうち1つを選ぶために、手札の財宝カード1枚を廃棄してもよい:「+2 カードを引く、 +1 アクション」:「+1 購入、 +」。 | |||
Polish | Zamorski kupiec | Although Polish version is not released, this card is referred to in the Polish version of Empires rulebook | |||
Russian | Торговец Специями (pron. torgovyets spyetsiyami) | ||||
Spanish | Mercader de Especias |
Trivia
Secret History