Way of the Otter

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Way of the Otter

Info
Type	Way
Set	Menagerie
Illustrator(s)	Harald Lieske
Way text
+2 Cards

Way of the Otter is a Way from Menagerie. It allows any Action card to be used as a source of small terminal draw.

[edit] FAQ

[edit] Official FAQ

Way of the Otter is considered so simplistic, it does not have an official FAQ

[edit] Other rules clarifications

[edit] Strategy

[edit] Versions

[edit] English versions

Print	Digital	Text	Release	Date
		+2 Cards	Menagerie	March 2020

[edit] Other language versions

Language	Name	Print	Digital	Text	Notes
German	Weg des Otters			+2 Karten
Japanese	カワウソの習性 (pron. kawauso no shūsei)

[edit] Trivia

Official 1 card art.

v . t . e Menagerie
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Events	Delay • Desperation Gamble • Pursue • Ride • Toil Enhance • March • Transport Banish • Bargain • Invest • Seize the Day Commerce • Demand • Stampede Reap Enclave Alliance • Populate
Ways	Butterfly • Camel • Chameleon • Frog • Goat • Horse • Mole • Monkey • Mouse • Mule • Otter • Owl • Ox • Pig • Rat • Seal • Sheep • Squirrel • Turtle • Worm
Other concepts	Exile

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Hinterlands	Crossroads • Fool's Gold Develop • Guard Dog • Oasis • Scheme • Tunnel Jack of All Trades • Nomads • Spice Merchant • Trader • Trail • Weaver Berserker • Cartographer • Cauldron • Haggler • Highway • Inn • Margrave • Souk • Stables • Wheelwright • Witch's Hut Border Village • Farmland Removed cards: Duchess Oracle Noble Brigand • Nomad Camp • Silk Road Cache • Embassy • Ill-Gotten Gains • Mandarin
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Empires	Engineer City Quarter • Overlord • Royal Blacksmith Encampment/Plunder • Patrician/Emporium • Settlers/Bustling Village Castles (Humble • Crumbling • Small • Haunted • Opulent • Sprawling • Grand • King's) • Catapult/Rocks • Chariot Race • Enchantress • Farmers' Market • Gladiator/Fortune Sacrifice • Temple • Villa Archive • Capital • Charm • Crown • Forum • Groundskeeper • Legionary • Wild Hunt Events: Triumph Annex • Donate Advance Delve • Tax Banquet Ritual • Salt the Earth Wedding Windfall Conquest Dominate Landmarks: Aqueduct • Arena • Bandit Fort • Basilica • Baths • Battlefield • Colonnade • Defiled Shrine • Fountain • Keep • Labyrinth • Mountain Pass • Museum • Obelisk • Orchard • Palace • Tomb • Tower • Triumphal Arch • Wall • Wolf Den
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Renaissance	Border Guard (Horn • Lantern) • Ducat • Lackeys Acting Troupe • Cargo Ship • Experiment • Improve Flag Bearer (Flag) • Hideout • Inventor • Mountain Village • Patron • Priest • Research • Silk Merchant Old Witch • Recruiter • Scepter • Scholar • Sculptor • Seer • Spices • Swashbuckler (Treasure Chest) • Treasurer (Key) • Villain Projects: Cathedral • City Gate • Pageant • Sewers • Star Chart Exploration • Fair • Silos • Sinister Plot Academy • Capitalism • Fleet • Guildhall • Piazza • Road Network Barracks • Crop Rotation • Innovation Canal Citadel
Menagerie	Black Cat • Sleigh • Supplies Camel Train • Goatherd • Scrap • Sheepdog • Snowy Village • Stockpile Horse Bounty Hunter • Cardinal • Cavalry • Groom • Hostelry • Village Green Barge • Coven • Displace • Falconer • Gatekeeper • Hunting Lodge • Kiln • Livery • Mastermind • Paddock • Sanctuary Fisherman Destrier • Wayfarer Animal Fair Events: Delay • Desperation Gamble • Pursue • Ride • Toil Enhance • March • Transport Banish • Bargain • Invest • Seize the Day Commerce • Demand • Stampede Reap Enclave Alliance • Populate Ways: Butterfly • Camel • Chameleon • Frog • Goat • Horse • Mole • Monkey • Mouse • Mule • Otter • Owl • Ox • Pig • Rat • Seal • Sheep • Squirrel • Turtle • Worm
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Promo	Black Market • Church Dismantle • Envoy • Sauna/Avanto • Walled Village Governor • Stash Captain Prince Events: Summon
Base Cards	Copper • Curse Estate Silver Potion Duchy Gold Province Platinum Colony
See also:	Second Edition • 2019 Errata • Outtakes (Confusion) • Fan cards • Card storage • List of cards (in other languages)