Ferryman

Ferryman
Info
Cost
Type(s)	Action
Kingdom card?	Yes
Set	Cornucopia & Guilds
Illustrator(s)	Jessi J
Card text
+2 Cards +1 Action Discard a card. Setup: Choose an unused Kingdom card pile costing or . Gain one when you gain a Ferryman.

Ferryman is an Action card from the second edition of Cornucopia & Guilds. It is a sifter that comes with a free copy of a pre-selected Kingdom card not in the supply, which may be different each game.

FAQ

Official FAQ

• When you gain a Ferryman, you also gain a copy of whichever card was set aside in setup.
• For example in setup you might set aside Shop, which costs ; then that game, when you gained a Ferryman, you'd also gain a Shop.
• The card chosen for Ferryman can't be gained other ways, only by gaining a Ferryman.
• If the chosen card is a split pile (such as the Augurs from Dominion: Allies), different cards will be gained via Ferryman gains as they get uncovered.

Other rules clarifications

• Do any setup required of the chosen card. So if the chosen card is Young Witch, you'll add another Kingdom pile to the Supply.
• In the case of a split pile, it is the cost listed on the pile's randomizer card that determines whether it is eligible to be set aside for Ferryman.
• If the chosen pile is e.g. Odysseys, Old Map can rotate its own pile. But if the chosen pile is Clashes, Battle Plan can't rotate it because Battle Plan specifies that the rotated pile must be in the Supply.
• Contrary to the FAQ, cards like Rats can gain copies of themselves from their own pile, because it explicitly says "gain a Rats."
  • However, Acolyte and Small Castle can't gain cards from their pile if it isn't in the Supply. This is because instead of trying to gain a card with a specific name, they try to gain a card with a specific type (from the Supply). [1]
• Changeling's ability still works even if it's not in the Supply (as long as any are in the pile).
• Temple and Farmers' Market can add and take   from their own pile, even if it's not in the Supply.
  • However, Gladiator can't trash Gladiators from their own pile (although this may get errata in the future). [2]

Versions

English versions

Print	Digital	Text	Release	Date
		+2 Cards +1 Action Discard a card. Setup: Choose an unused Kingdom card pile costing or . Gain one when you gain a Ferryman.	Cornucopia & Guilds Second Edition	March 2024

Other language versions

Language	Name	Print	Digital	Text	Notes
German	Fährmann			+2 Karten +1 Aktion Lege eine deiner Handkarten ab. Spielvorbereitung: Wählt einen ungenutzten König­reich­karten-Stapel, der oder kostet. Ein Spieler nimmt davon eine Karte, indem er einen Fährmann nimmt.

Trivia

Official card art.

Secret History

Another ancient concept: a card that comes with a specific other card. The actual ancient concept was to make the second card a non-supply pile that was the same every game, but when I actually tried it I made it use an existing pile and vary from game to game.

—Donald X. Vaccarino, The Secret History of Cornucopia & Guilds 2E