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[[Image:VP.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Some Victory tokens from [[Prosperity]].]] | [[Image:VP.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Some Victory tokens from [[Prosperity]].]] | ||
− | [[Image:VPCardboard.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Some cardboard Victory tokens from some European | + | [[Image:VPCardboard.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Some cardboard Victory tokens from some European versions.]] |
− | [[Image:Empires_tokens_punchboard.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Victory and Debt tokens punchboard, as found in some European | + | [[Image:Empires_tokens_punchboard.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Victory and Debt tokens punchboard, as found in some European versions.]] |
'''Victory tokens''' (usually abbreviated as '''VP tokens''' or {{VP}} tokens) can be gained by certain cards, [[Event]]s, and [[Landmark]]s in [[Prosperity]] and [[Empires]]. They keep a tally of how much {{VP}} a player has accrued over the game by means other than [[Victory]] cards. They are represented by metal shields similar to the icon used on Victory cards, in units of 1{{VP}}, 2{{VP}} and 5{{VP}}. Prosperity comes with 16 1{{VP}} tokens and 15 5{{VP}} tokens, while Empires comes with 24 1{{VP}} tokens, 12 2{{VP}} tokens and 20 5{{VP}} tokens; if they run out, players can use another means to count their {{VP}}. | '''Victory tokens''' (usually abbreviated as '''VP tokens''' or {{VP}} tokens) can be gained by certain cards, [[Event]]s, and [[Landmark]]s in [[Prosperity]] and [[Empires]]. They keep a tally of how much {{VP}} a player has accrued over the game by means other than [[Victory]] cards. They are represented by metal shields similar to the icon used on Victory cards, in units of 1{{VP}}, 2{{VP}} and 5{{VP}}. Prosperity comes with 16 1{{VP}} tokens and 15 5{{VP}} tokens, while Empires comes with 24 1{{VP}} tokens, 12 2{{VP}} tokens and 20 5{{VP}} tokens; if they run out, players can use another means to count their {{VP}}. | ||
== List of cards, Events, and Landmarks using Victory tokens == | == List of cards, Events, and Landmarks using Victory tokens == | ||
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{{Cost|||5}} {{Event|Triumph}} | {{Cost|||5}} {{Event|Triumph}} | ||
<br>{{Cost|3}} {{Card|Chariot Race}}, {{Card|Farmers' Market}} | <br>{{Cost|3}} {{Card|Chariot Race}}, {{Card|Farmers' Market}} | ||
− | <br>{{Cost|4}} {{Card|Bishop}}, {{Card|Crumbling Castle | + | <br>{{Cost|4}} {{Card|Bishop}}, {{Card|Crumbling Castle}}, {{Card|Monument}}, {{Event|Ritual}}, {{Card|Sacrifice}}, {{Event|Salt the Earth}}, {{Card|Temple}} |
<br>{{Cost|4||3}} {{Event|Wedding}} | <br>{{Cost|4||3}} {{Event|Wedding}} | ||
− | <br>{{Cost|5}} | + | <br>{{Cost|5}} {{Card|Emporium}}, {{Card|Groundskeeper}}, {{Card|Plunder}}, {{Card|Wild Hunt}} |
− | <br>{{Cost|6}} {{Event|Conquest}}, | + | <br>{{Cost|6}} {{Event|Conquest}}, {{Card|Goons}} |
<br>{{Cost|9}} {{Card|Grand Castle}} | <br>{{Cost|9}} {{Card|Grand Castle}} | ||
<br>{{Cost|14}} {{Event|Dominate}} | <br>{{Cost|14}} {{Event|Dominate}} | ||
<br>Landmarks: {{Landmark|Aqueduct}}, {{Landmark|Arena}}, {{Landmark|Basilica}}, {{Landmark|Baths}}, {{Landmark|Battlefield}}, {{Landmark|Colonnade}}, {{Landmark|Defiled Shrine}}, {{Landmark|Labyrinth}}, {{Landmark|Mountain Pass}}, {{Landmark|Tomb}} | <br>Landmarks: {{Landmark|Aqueduct}}, {{Landmark|Arena}}, {{Landmark|Basilica}}, {{Landmark|Baths}}, {{Landmark|Battlefield}}, {{Landmark|Colonnade}}, {{Landmark|Defiled Shrine}}, {{Landmark|Labyrinth}}, {{Landmark|Mountain Pass}}, {{Landmark|Tomb}} | ||
− | == Official Rules | + | == Official Rules (Prosperity) == |
− | + | * "+X{{VP}}" - The player takes X{{VP}} tokens. | |
− | * | + | ** He takes them from the pile of unused tokens, not from another player. |
− | * | + | ** When a player first takes {{VP}} tokens, he takes a player mat to put them on. |
− | * | + | ** {{VP}} tokens are not private; anyone can count them. |
− | * {{VP}} tokens are | + | ** There are 1{{VP}} and 5{{VP}} tokens; players make change as needed. |
+ | ** At the end of the game, players add the {{VP}} they have from tokens to their regular score. | ||
+ | ** If the tokens run out, use something else to track any further tokens; players are not limited by the number of tokens available. | ||
+ | ** {{VP}} tokens are used by Bishop, Goons, and Monument. | ||
− | == | + | == Official Rules (Empires) == |
− | * Victory Point tokens {{VP}} are simply tokens that are worth {{VP}} at the end of the game. They provide a way to score that does not appear in a player's deck. | + | * Victory Point tokens {{VP}} are simply tokens that are worth {{VP}} at the end of the game. |
− | * They come in 1 | + | * They provide a way to score that does not appear in a player's deck. |
− | * Cards say "+1{{VP}}" (or other amounts) to indicate that a player takes a {{VP}} token or tokens. Cards that give +{{VP}} or "add" {{VP}} tokens to a pile take the tokens from the pile of unused tokens, not from a player. | + | * They come in 1 (small silver shield), 2 (small gold shield), and 5 (large silver shield) amounts; make change as needed. |
+ | * They are not counter-limited; use a replacement if you run out. | ||
+ | * Cards say "+1 {{VP}}" (or other amounts) to indicate that a player takes a {{VP}} token or tokens. | ||
+ | * Cards that give +{{VP}} or "add" {{VP}} tokens to a pile take the tokens from the pile of unused tokens, not from a player. | ||
* {{VP}} tokens are not private; anyone can count them. | * {{VP}} tokens are not private; anyone can count them. | ||
== Impact == | == Impact == | ||
− | At first | + | At first, {{VP}} tokens appear to throw out one of the central strategic tensions of Dominion: the principle that [[Victory]] cards are usually [[dead]], and therefore in order to increase your score you must weaken your deck. Victory tokens don't take up space in your deck, seemingly allowing you to score points without clogging your engine. In fact, in a few cases with a card such as {{card|Monument}}, it's possible to build a deck that does nothing each turn but score points and can continue indefinitely. However, the majority of {{VP}} token–scoring effects require you to either gain or trash a card in order to earn your points, thus possibly weakening your deck anyway, and in any case driving the game toward a conclusion; several others (e.g., Landmarks such as {{landmark|Arena}}) can only be used a limited number of times. The couple of cards that can indefinitely produce {{VP}} (specifically Monument and {{Card|Plunder}}) produce only 1{{VP}} at a time, and can usually be outpaced by a strategy that buys Victory cards. |
== Strategy == | == Strategy == | ||
Each {{VP}} token card, Event or Landmark plays differently. Please see their respective articles for strategic advice. | Each {{VP}} token card, Event or Landmark plays differently. Please see their respective articles for strategic advice. | ||
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== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
− | === Secret History | + | === Secret History === |
{{Quote | {{Quote | ||
− | |Text=I also added the {{VP}} tokens. | + | |Text=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. |
|Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]] | |Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]] | ||
− | |Source=[http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=5230.msg128923#msg128923 The Other Secret History of the Prosperity Cards] | + | |Source=[http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=5230.msg128923#msg128923 The Other Secret History of the Prosperity Cards] |
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{{Navbox Prosperity}} | {{Navbox Prosperity}} | ||
{{Navbox Empires}} | {{Navbox Empires}} | ||
{{Navbox Mechanics}} | {{Navbox Mechanics}} | ||
[[Category:Tokens]] | [[Category:Tokens]] |