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− | [[ | + | The "'''blue dog rule'''" is a ruling by [[Donald X]] on what to do when a card has an effect either on a card it's gaining, or based on a card it's gaining, but the card to-be-gained is never actually gained for one reason or another. In this case, the first card has no effect, since it did not gain a card. |
− | The | + | The archetypal example of this rule is the interaction between {{Card|Ironworks}} and {{Card|Trader}}. If you would gain a card with Ironworks, and then reveal Trader to gain a {{Card|Silver}} instead, you never actually gained anything with Ironworks, so Ironworks fails to give a bonus effect based on the type of the card gained. |
− | + | Many cards gain a card to the top of your deck or to your hand; if you reveal Trader, or are being {{Card|Possession|Possessed}}, the Silver (or the gained card) goes into your discard pile (or the player to your right's discard pile). | |
− | It is called the "blue dog" rule because when [[Hinterlands]] was first released, Donald X posted a bizarre | + | It is called the "blue dog" rule because when [[Hinterlands]] was first released, Donald X posted a bizarre anecdote about walking a blue dog to try to explain the interaction. |
== List of cards that can invoke the Blue dog rule == | == List of cards that can invoke the Blue dog rule == | ||
=== Gaining-hinderers === | === Gaining-hinderers === | ||
* {{Card|Possession}} | * {{Card|Possession}} | ||
− | * {{Card|Trader | + | * {{Card|Trader}} |
− | If a chosen Supply pile is empty | + | If a chosen Supply pile is empty, this also hinders gaining. |
=== Gain-effect cards === | === Gain-effect cards === | ||
− | + | * {{Card|Bureaucrat}} | |
+ | * {{Card|Mine}} | ||
* {{Card|Ironworks}} | * {{Card|Ironworks}} | ||
− | * {{Card| | + | * {{Card|Trading Post}} |
− | * {{Card| | + | * {{Card|Treasure Map}} |
+ | * {{Card|Explorer}} | ||
+ | * {{Card|Bag of Gold}} | ||
+ | * {{Card|Tournament}} | ||
+ | * {{Card|Beggar}} | ||
+ | * {{Card|Armory}} | ||
+ | * {{Card|Graverobber}} | ||
* {{Card|Messenger}} | * {{Card|Messenger}} | ||
+ | * {{Card|Transmogrify}} | ||
+ | * {{Card|Artificer}} | ||
* {{Event|Seaway}} | * {{Event|Seaway}} | ||
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