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The biggest changes are the removal of several cards in each set and new cards added in their place. Some new cards are direct replacements (such as {{Card|Patrol}} for {{Card|Scout}}), but others filled needs that Donald X. had felt were lacking in the sets. For instance, the first edition of the base set had several [[big money]] enablers, but not a lot of [[engine]] support, leading some players of the base game to view it as a solved game where you could win by [[Silver test|mostly buying Treasures]], so the second edition added several [[cantrip]]s to balance the set strategically. | The biggest changes are the removal of several cards in each set and new cards added in their place. Some new cards are direct replacements (such as {{Card|Patrol}} for {{Card|Scout}}), but others filled needs that Donald X. had felt were lacking in the sets. For instance, the first edition of the base set had several [[big money]] enablers, but not a lot of [[engine]] support, leading some players of the base game to view it as a solved game where you could win by [[Silver test|mostly buying Treasures]], so the second edition added several [[cantrip]]s to balance the set strategically. | ||
− | The new cards added to each set are available separately as [[Update Packs]], allowing owners of the first | + | The new cards added to each set are available separately as [[Update Packs]], allowing owners of the first edition sets to get the new cards without buying the entire set again. |
All second-edition sets have new box cover art and icons that makes it easy to distinguish them from the first-edition boxes and cards. | All second-edition sets have new box cover art and icons that makes it easy to distinguish them from the first-edition boxes and cards. |