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[[Image:Zombie Apprentice.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Zombie Apprentice]], a Zombie.]] | [[Image:Zombie Apprentice.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Zombie Apprentice]], a Zombie.]] | ||
− | '''Zombie''' is a [[card type]] from [[Nocturne]]. The Zombies are three differently-named [[Action]] cards that are used in games with {{card|Necromancer}}. They begin the game in the [[trash]], allowing Necromancer's ability to play cards from the trash to have something to work with. | + | '''Zombie''' is a [[card type]] from [[Nocturne]]. The Zombies are three differently-named [[Action]] cards that are used in games with {{card|Necromancer}}. There is only one copy of each. They begin the game in the [[trash]], allowing Necromancer's ability to play cards from the trash to have something to work with. |
==List of Zombies== | ==List of Zombies== | ||
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* {{card|Zombie Mason}} | * {{card|Zombie Mason}} | ||
* {{card|Zombie Spy}} | * {{card|Zombie Spy}} | ||
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+ | == Card gallery == | ||
+ | {{CardImage|Zombie Apprentice}}{{CardImage|Zombie Mason}}{{CardImage|Zombie Spy}} | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
=== In other languages === | === In other languages === | ||
+ | * French: Zombie | ||
+ | * German: Zombie | ||
* Russian: Зомби (pron. ''zombi'') | * Russian: Зомби (pron. ''zombi'') | ||
+ | * Japanese: ゾンビ (pron. ''zombi'') | ||
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+ | === Secret History === | ||
+ | {{Quote|Text=There were always three Zombies. At first they were [[Night]] cards, and Necromancer could also play Night cards, but that was more confusing than it was worth. For the first test they were {{Card|Woodcutter}}, {{Card|Smithy}}, {{Card|Remodel}}. It was clear that one wanted to be a [[cantrip]], so you could play Necromancer as that if you couldn't do better, and one wanted to provide a way to get things into the trash, a way that wasn't too generous and yet might get good cards there. In the end two do that: Zombie Mason may randomly hit a good Action, and Zombie Apprentice just flat out does it, but doesn't get people to immediately trash their good Actions - though, if you have a bunch of Necromancers... | ||
+ | |Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]] | ||
+ | |Source=[http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=17955.0 The Secret History of Dominion: Nocturne] | ||
+ | }} | ||
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Latest revision as of 05:30, 19 July 2022
Zombie is a card type from Nocturne. The Zombies are three differently-named Action cards that are used in games with Necromancer. There is only one copy of each. They begin the game in the trash, allowing Necromancer's ability to play cards from the trash to have something to work with.
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[edit] List of Zombies
[edit] Card gallery
[edit] Trivia
[edit] In other languages
- French: Zombie
- German: Zombie
- Russian: Зомби (pron. zombi)
- Japanese: ゾンビ (pron. zombi)
[edit] Secret History
There were always three Zombies. At first they were Night cards, and Necromancer could also play Night cards, but that was more confusing than it was worth. For the first test they were Woodcutter, Smithy, Remodel. It was clear that one wanted to be a cantrip, so you could play Necromancer as that if you couldn't do better, and one wanted to provide a way to get things into the trash, a way that wasn't too generous and yet might get good cards there. In the end two do that: Zombie Mason may randomly hit a good Action, and Zombie Apprentice just flat out does it, but doesn't get people to immediately trash their good Actions - though, if you have a bunch of Necromancers...