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{{Infobox Card | {{Infobox Card | ||
|name = Spy | |name = Spy | ||
+ | |cost = 4 | ||
|kingdom = Yes | |kingdom = Yes | ||
|type1 = Action | |type1 = Action | ||
|type2 = Attack | |type2 = Attack | ||
|illustrator = Michael Menzel | |illustrator = Michael Menzel | ||
− | |text = +1 Card<br>+1 Action<br>Each player (including you) reveals the top card of his deck and either discards it or puts it back, your choice. | + | |text = '''+1 Card'''<br>'''+1 Action'''<br>Each player (including you) reveals the top card of his deck and either discards it or puts it back, your choice. |
}} | }} | ||
− | '''Spy''' is an [[Action]]-[[Attack]] card from the [[Base]] set. It is a [[cantrip]], meaning it provides +1 Card/+1 Action, and so it doesn't prevent you from drawing or playing other Action cards too. It | + | '''Spy''' is an [[Action]]-[[Attack]] card from the first edition of the [[Base]] set. It is a [[cantrip]], meaning it provides +1 Card/+1 Action, and so it doesn't prevent you from drawing or playing other Action cards too. It is also a weak [[deck order attack]]. |
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+ | It was [[Removed cards|removed]] from the [[second edition]] of Dominion. | ||
== FAQ == | == FAQ == | ||
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=== Other Rules clarifications === | === Other Rules clarifications === | ||
− | + | * In a strict interpretation of the rules, each player reveals their card and returns it or discards it before the next player does, and for certain cards (such as {{Card|Chariot Race}}), this can matter when it comes to deciding which each player should do. However, in practice, it's usually fine for all players to reveal their cards at the same time for efficiency's sake, provided there's no effect in the game that cares about the order of revealing. | |
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− | + | == Strategy == | |
− | + | Before it was removed, Spy was a weak card with an effect that was rarely impactful. Spy’s deck reordering ability is inessential enough that it is more commonly gained for its [[cantrip]] status, which can be useful when combined with cards like {{Card|Throne Room}}. Spy’s attack is usually inconsequential, affecting only the top card in your opponent’s deck. If there is nothing in the Kingdom worth gaining at {{Cost|4}} or less (which is quite rare), it can be better than {{Card|Silver}} because it is not a [[stop card]]. | |
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− | Spy' | + | == Versions == |
+ | ===English versions=== | ||
+ | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | ||
+ | ! Print !! Digital !! Text !! Release !! Date | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | {{CardVersionImage|Spy|Spy}} || {{CardVersionImage|SpyDigitalOld|Spy from Goko/Making Fun}} || '''+1 Card<br>+1 Action'''<br>Each player (including you) reveals the top card of his deck and either discards it or puts it back, your choice. || Dominion 1st Edition || October 2008 | ||
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+ | | || {{CardLangVersionImage|d=1||Spy from Temple Gates Games}} || '''+1 Card<br>+1 Action'''<br>Each player (including you) reveals the top card of their deck and either discards it or puts it back, your choice. || Dominion 1st Edition || November 2021 | ||
+ | |} | ||
− | === | + | ===Other language versions=== |
− | + | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | |
− | + | ! Language !! Name !! Print !! Digital !! Text !! Notes | |
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− | + | !Chinese | |
− | + | | 間諜 (pron. ''jiàndié'') || || || || | |
− | + | |- | |
− | + | !Czech | |
− | + | | Špion || || || || | |
− | + | |- | |
− | + | !Dutch | |
− | + | | Spion || || || '''+1 kaart'''<br>'''+1 Actie'''<br> Alle spelers tonen de bovenste kaart van hun trekstapel. <br> De spion bepaalt of ze blijven liggen of worden afgelegd. || | |
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Finnish | ||
+ | | Vakooja || || || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !French | ||
+ | | Espion || || || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !German | ||
+ | | Spion || {{CardVersionImage|SpyGerman2013rulebook|German language Spy 2013 by ASS}} || {{CardLangVersionImage|German|d=g}} ||'''+1 Karte'''<br>'''+1 Aktion'''<br>Alle Spieler (auch du) decken die oberste Karte ihres Nachziehstapels auf. Du entscheidest, wer seine Karte ablegen und wer sie wieder auf seinen Nachziehstapel zurücklegen muss. || (2013) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Greek | ||
+ | | Κατάσκοπος (pron. ''kataskopos'') || || || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Hungarian | ||
+ | | Kém || || || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Italian | ||
+ | | Spia || || || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Japanese | ||
+ | | 密偵 (pron. ''mittei'') || || || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Korean | ||
+ | | 첩자 (pron. ''cheobja'') || || || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Norwegian | ||
+ | | Spion || || || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Polish | ||
+ | | Szpieg || {{CardLangVersionImage|Polish}} || || '''+1 karta''' <br> '''+1 akcja''' <br> Każdy gracz (włączając ciebie) odkrywa wierzchnią kartę swojej talii. Następnie decydujesz, czy ma ją odłożyć z powrotem na wierzch talii, czy odrzucić. || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Romanian | ||
+ | | Spion || || || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Russian | ||
+ | | Шпион (pron. ''shpion'') || || || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Spanish | ||
+ | | Espía || {{CardLangVersionImage|Spanish}} || || '''+1 Carta<br>+1 Acción'''<br>Cada jugador (incluso tú) revela la carta superior de su mazo y tú decides si la descarta o la devuelve a su sitio. || First Edition<br>(2008) | ||
+ | |} | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
− | + | [[Image:SpyArt.jpg|thumb|right|354px|Official card art.]] | |
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=== Secret History === | === Secret History === | ||
{{Quote|Text=I made this for the 4th expansion during development of the main set, and almost immediately stole it for the main set. It was just too perfect; it's an attack that doesn't feel like the other ones, it interacts with a bunch of things, it's hard to evaluate. It's "free" (it has +1 card, +1 action, so playing it doesn't use up your action and it doesn't take up space in your hand), and those cards are hot tickets. |Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]] | {{Quote|Text=I made this for the 4th expansion during development of the main set, and almost immediately stole it for the main set. It was just too perfect; it's an attack that doesn't feel like the other ones, it interacts with a bunch of things, it's hard to evaluate. It's "free" (it has +1 card, +1 action, so playing it doesn't use up your action and it doesn't take up space in your hand), and those cards are hot tickets. |Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]] | ||
|Source=[http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=115.0 The Secret History of the Dominion Cards] | |Source=[http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=115.0 The Secret History of the Dominion Cards] | ||
}} | }} | ||
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=== Retrospective === | === Retrospective === | ||
{{Quote| | {{Quote| | ||
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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] | |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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=== Why does Spy cost 4? === | === Why does Spy cost 4? === | ||
− | + | {{Quote|Text=It's pretty random. I didn't know as much what I was doing then; I tried it at {{Cost|4}} and people bought it and you didn't have to. These days I wouldn't make it at all - it's too slow for what you get, and charging less doesn't fix that. {{Card|Rabble}} is the way to do Spy. | |
− | {{Quote|Text=It's pretty random. I didn't know as much what I was doing then; I tried it at {{Cost|4}} and people bought it and you didn't have to. These days I wouldn't make it at all - it's too slow for what you get, and charging less doesn't fix that. Rabble is the way to do Spy. | + | |
|Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]] | |Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]] | ||
|Source=[http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=5799.msg150397#msg150397 Interview with Donald X] | |Source=[http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=5799.msg150397#msg150397 Interview with Donald X] | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | === Second Edition Removal === | ||
+ | {{Quote|Text=This is both weak and slow. Make one decision per player; now play another Spy and make another decision per player. These days I prefer Spies to look more like Rabble and {{Card|Fortune Teller}}: no +1 Action, no decision. I thought I would replace Spy with something like Rabble, but as you can see I didn't. Dominion itself is joining the ranks of the later expansions, that go lighter on attacks and heavier on non-attack interaction. | ||
+ | |Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]] | ||
+ | |Source=[http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=16338.0 The Secret History of the Dominion 2nd Editions] | ||
}} | }} | ||
+ | {{Quote|Text= Nothing directly replaces this. It's slow and weak; I prefer the at least faster form of {{Card|Rabble}}. But there is still potential to someday do a new Spy. | ||
+ | |Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]] | ||
+ | |Source=[http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=115.0 Product Idea - Dominion: Memories] | ||
+ | }} | ||
{{Navbox Base set}} | {{Navbox Base set}} | ||
{{Navbox Cards}} | {{Navbox Cards}} | ||
+ | [[category:non-terminals]] | ||
+ | [[category:cantrip]] | ||
+ | [[category:offense]] | ||
+ | [[category:attack]] | ||
+ | [[category:deck inspection attack]] | ||
+ | [[category:turn-worsening attack]] | ||
+ | [[category:deck inspector]] | ||
+ | [[category:handsize neutral]] |
Latest revision as of 08:43, 25 December 2023
Spy | |
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Info | |
Cost | |
Type(s) | Action - Attack |
Kingdom card? | Yes |
Set | Base |
Illustrator(s) | Michael Menzel |
Card text | |
+1 Card +1 Action Each player (including you) reveals the top card of his deck and either discards it or puts it back, your choice. |
Spy is an Action-Attack card from the first edition of the Base set. It is a cantrip, meaning it provides +1 Card/+1 Action, and so it doesn't prevent you from drawing or playing other Action cards too. It is also a weak deck order attack.
It was removed from the second edition of Dominion.
Contents |
[edit] FAQ
[edit] Official FAQ
- Spy causes all players, including the one who played it, to reveal the top card of their Deck.
- Note that you draw your card for playing Spy before any cards are revealed.
- Anyone who does not have any cards left in their Deck shuffles in order to have something to reveal. Anyone who still has no cards to reveal doesn't reveal one.
- If players care about the order in which things happen for this, you do yourself first, then each other player in turn order.
- Revealed cards that aren't discarded are returned to the top of their players' Decks.
[edit] Other Rules clarifications
- In a strict interpretation of the rules, each player reveals their card and returns it or discards it before the next player does, and for certain cards (such as Chariot Race), this can matter when it comes to deciding which each player should do. However, in practice, it's usually fine for all players to reveal their cards at the same time for efficiency's sake, provided there's no effect in the game that cares about the order of revealing.
[edit] Strategy
Before it was removed, Spy was a weak card with an effect that was rarely impactful. Spy’s deck reordering ability is inessential enough that it is more commonly gained for its cantrip status, which can be useful when combined with cards like Throne Room. Spy’s attack is usually inconsequential, affecting only the top card in your opponent’s deck. If there is nothing in the Kingdom worth gaining at or less (which is quite rare), it can be better than Silver because it is not a stop card.
[edit] Versions
[edit] English versions
[edit] Other language versions
[edit] Trivia
[edit] Secret History
[edit] Retrospective
[edit] Why does Spy cost 4?
[edit] Second Edition Removal