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+ | == Base Cards (Set) == | ||
+ | {{Infobox Set | ||
+ | |link=Basic cards | ||
+ | |name = Base Cards | ||
+ | |type = Base Cards | ||
+ | |||
+ | |cards = 250 | ||
+ | |basiccards = 248 | ||
+ | |blankcards = 1 | ||
+ | |othercards = 1 [[Trash pile card]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | |release = June 2012 | ||
+ | |coverartist = [[Matthias Catrein]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | |nocats = yes | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | The Base Cards were released as their own set in June 2012, including enough cards for up to four players. The set includes all of the base cards released before {{Set|Dark Ages}}, with new art for every card in the set. These cards can be added to the {{Set|Dominion|base set}} or {{Set|Intrigue|Intrigue (First Edition)|ed=1}} to play with five or six players, or used to play Dominion with an expansion that does not include base cards. | ||
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+ | While the set includes {{Card|Potion}}, {{Set|Alchemy}} is required for Potion to have a use; and it is recommended to only use {{Card|Platinum}}/{{Card|Colony}} when playing with {{Set|Prosperity}}. | ||
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+ | In 2018, the Base Cards were reprinted with the updated formatting used in the [[Second Edition]] [[Base]] set. This reprint also gave the standalone Base Cards their own unique icon. | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Contents === | ||
+ | ==== Base Cards ==== | ||
+ | * {{Cost|0}}: Copper, Curse | ||
+ | * {{Cost|2}}: Estate | ||
+ | * {{Cost|3}}: Silver | ||
+ | * {{Cost|4}}: Potion | ||
+ | * {{Cost|5}}: Duchy | ||
+ | * {{Cost|6}}: Gold | ||
+ | * {{Cost|8}}: Province | ||
+ | * {{Cost|9}}: Platinum | ||
+ | * {{Cost|11}}: Colony | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Additional materials ==== | ||
+ | * {{BaseCard|Trash}} card | ||
== Basic Treasures == | == Basic Treasures == |
Revision as of 21:27, 23 September 2022
- For the main game see Dominion (Base Set) and for the product containing only basic cards see Base Cards.
Basic cards (or Base cards) are those cards in the Supply (or players' starting decks) that are not Kingdom cards. Dominion introduced Copper, Silver, Gold, Estate, Duchy, Province, and Curse as basic cards, and other expansions have added to their ranks. The Base Cards expansion has new basic cards with individual illustrations.
Contents |
Cards
Name | Type(s) | Text | Cost | Expansion(s) |
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Copper | Treasure | Dominion Intrigue (First Edition) Base Cards | ||
Silver | Treasure | |||
Gold | Treasure | |||
Estate | Victory | 1 | ||
Duchy | Victory | 3 | ||
Province | Victory | 6 | ||
Curse | Curse | -1 | ||
Potion | Treasure | Alchemy Base Cards | ||
Platinum | Treasure | Prosperity Base Cards | ||
Colony | Victory | 10 | ||
Ruins | Action-Ruins | various texts | Dark Ages | |
Shelters | Action-Shelter Reaction-Shelter Victory-Shelter |
various texts | ||
Heirlooms | Treasure-Heirloom Treasure-Victory-Heirloom |
various texts | various costs | Nocturne |
Base Cards (Set)
Base Cards | |
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Info | |
Type | Base Cards |
Icon | |
Cards | 250 |
Basic |
248 |
Blank Card(s) |
1 |
Other Card(s) |
|
Release | June 2012 |
Cover artist | Matthias Catrein |
The Base Cards were released as their own set in June 2012, including enough cards for up to four players. The set includes all of the base cards released before Dark Ages, with new art for every card in the set. These cards can be added to the base set or Intrigue (First Edition) to play with five or six players, or used to play Dominion with an expansion that does not include base cards.
While the set includes Potion, Alchemy is required for Potion to have a use; and it is recommended to only use Platinum/Colony when playing with Prosperity.
In 2018, the Base Cards were reprinted with the updated formatting used in the Second Edition Base set. This reprint also gave the standalone Base Cards their own unique icon.
Contents
Base Cards
- : Copper, Curse
- : Estate
- : Silver
- : Potion
- : Duchy
- : Gold
- : Province
- : Platinum
- : Colony
Additional materials
- Trash card
Basic Treasures
- Copper is a Treasure that produces when played. Coppers cost , meaning they are "free," although they use up a buy. Each player starts with 7 Coppers in their deck. Copper is usually not desirable in one's deck, and is usually fodder for trashers when trashers are present in the kingdom.
- Silver is a Treasure that produces and costs . It is a common opening buy. Every kingdom card that costs competes with Silver, making the "Silver test" ("Is this card really better than Silver for my deck?") something to consider.
- Gold is a Treasure that produces and costs . It is a valuable card for many decks, and is a popular buy with and to spend, though buying a strong Kingdom card costing or more can often be a better choice.
Basic Victory cards
- Estate is a Victory card that gives 1 and costs . Each player starts with 3 Estates in their deck. Like Copper, Estates are undesirable in one's deck at the beginning of the game, but unlike Copper, they can be crucial in the endgame when every point matters. For this reason, they are mainly bought at the end of games, usually when one is unable to buy a Province or Duchy.
- Duchy is a Victory card that gives 3 and costs . Duchies are usually not bought until the endgame where one cannot afford a Province or one is observing the Penultimate Province Rule.
- Province is a Victory card that gives 6 and costs . In many games, the goal is to buy as many Provinces as possible, since they are usually the most valuable victory card in every game (except in Colony games or with strong Alt-VP cards).
Curse
- Curse is a card that gives –1 and costs . Players rarely intentionally add a Curse to their own decks, but there are cursers -- Attacks that give Curses to opponents -- and some effects that give out Curses as a penalty or drawback like Cursed Gold and Defiled Shrine. However, Curse is always in the Supply, even in games that do not include such Kingdom cards.
Special basic cards
A few expansions provide additional basic cards.
- Alchemy includes Potion, a Treasure card that produces when played and costs . It is added to the supply in games using Kingdom cards with in their cost.
- Prosperity includes Platinum, a Treasure card that produces and costs , and Colony, a Victory card that gives 10 and costs . These may be included in the Supply in games using Kingdom cards from Prosperity.
- Dark Ages includes Ruins, a collection of weak Action cards costing , which, like Curses, are distributed by some Kingdom cards (called Looters) as an Attack or penalty. Ruins are added to the Supply in games using Looters. Dark Ages also includes Shelters, cards costing which can replace Estates in players' starting decks and never appear in the Supply; these may be used in games including Kingdom cards from Dark Ages.
- Nocturne includes Heirlooms, a variety of alternate Treasure cards that replace Coppers in players' starting decks when certain Kingdom cards are in use, and never appear in the Supply.
Gallery
Original basic cards
Other basic supply piles
Ruins
Shelters
Heirlooms