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− | |illustrator = Alayna | + | |illustrator = Alayna Danner |
− | |text = +1 Card<br/>+1 Action<br/>+{{Cost|1}}<br/>Discard a card. | + | |text = '''+1 Card<br/>+1 Action'''<br/>+{{Cost|1}}<br/>Discard a card. |
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− | '''Oasis''' is an [[Action]] from [[Hinterlands]]. It is a [[cantrip]] which gives +{{Cost|1}} at the expense of discarding a card | + | '''Oasis''' is an [[Action]] from [[Hinterlands]]. It is a [[cantrip]] which gives +{{Cost|1}} at the expense of discarding a card. |
== FAQ == | == FAQ == | ||
=== Official FAQ === | === Official FAQ === | ||
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=== Other Rules clarifications === | === Other Rules clarifications === | ||
− | == Strategy | + | == Strategy == |
− | Oasis is | + | Oasis is best thought of as a weak [[Peddler variant]]: although cheap, it has the major downside of decreasing rather than maintaining your hand size, meaning that unlike other Peddlers it is difficult to use in bulk. As such, it is most likely to benefit a deck that contains some amount of [[junk]] or other [[dead]] cards for it to discard, or those that benefit from being discarded, like {{Card|Village Green}}. Other use cases include decks that can benefit from both the [[non-terminal]], Action-based [[payload]] and the small [[sifting]] effect while suffering less than usual from smaller hand sizes, such as [[draw-to-X]] [[engine]]s and those relying on {{Card|Menagerie}} for [[draw]]. |
− | + | Even if you're not building towards a deck that will eventually make use of multiple copies of Oasis, it can be a reasonable alternative to {{Card|Silver}} in the [[opening]], providing slightly less {{Cost}} on average but more [[cycling]]. On the other hand, it is often skippable if you will be able to quickly [[thinning|thin]] all of your starting cards. | |
− | + | == Versions == | |
+ | ===English versions=== | ||
+ | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | ||
+ | ! Print !! Digital !! Text !! Release !! Date | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | {{CardVersionImage|OasisOld|Oasis}} || {{CardVersionImage|OasisDigitalOld|Oasis from Goko/Making Fun}} || style="padding:0px 20px;"| '''+1 Card<br>+1 Action'''<br>+{{Cost|1}}<br> Discard a card. || Hinterlands || October 2011 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | {{CardLangVersionImage}} || {{CardLangVersionImage|d=1}} || '''+1 Card<br>+1 Action'''<br>+{{Cost|1}}<br>Discard a card. || Hinterlands [[Second Edition#Formatting_changes|(2016 printing)]] || December 2016 | ||
+ | |} | ||
− | + | ===Other language versions=== | |
− | + | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | |
− | Oasis | + | ! Language !! Name !! Print !! Digital !! Text !! Notes |
− | + | |- | |
− | + | !Czech | |
− | + | | Oáza || || || || | |
− | + | |- | |
− | + | !Dutch | |
− | + | | Oase || || || || | |
− | + | |- | |
− | + | !Finnish | |
− | + | | Keidas || || || || | |
− | + | |- | |
− | + | !French | |
− | + | | Oasis || || || || | |
− | < | + | |- |
− | + | !German | |
− | </ | + | | Oase || [[File:Oasis.German.jpg|100px|German language Oasis 2019 by ASS]] || {{CardLangVersionImage|German|d=1}} ||style="padding: 1em;" | '''+1 Karte<br>+1 Aktion'''<br>+{{Cost|1}}<br>Lege eine deiner Handkarten ab. || (2019) |
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Italian | ||
+ | | Oasi || || || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Japanese | ||
+ | | オアシス (pron. ''oashisu'') || || || '''+1 カードを引く'''<br>'''+1 アクション'''<br>+{{Cost|1}}<br>1枚捨て札にする。 || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Polish | ||
+ | | Oaza || || || || <small>Although Polish version is not released,<br>this name is referred to in Polish Dominion 2E rulebook.</small> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Russian | ||
+ | | Оазис (pron. ''oazis'') || || || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Spanish | ||
+ | | Oasis || || || || | ||
+ | |} | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
[[Image:OasisArt.jpg|thumb|right|354px|Official card art.]] | [[Image:OasisArt.jpg|thumb|right|354px|Official card art.]] | ||
− | === | + | === Theme === |
− | + | {{Quote | |
− | + | |Text= You can chain them, and you know, caravans travel from oasis to oasis. But you can only chain so many, due to the discarding, or harsh desert conditions, man I can read a lot into a nearly vanilla card. | |
− | + | |Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]] | |
− | + | |Source=[https://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/719450/article/7789338#7789338 The Secret History of the Hinterlands Cards] | |
− | + | }} | |
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=== Secret History === | === Secret History === | ||
{{Quote | {{Quote | ||
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|Source=[http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=909.0 The Secret History of the Hinterlands Cards] | |Source=[http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=909.0 The Secret History of the Hinterlands Cards] | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | + | === Retrospective === | |
+ | {{Quote|Text= I had a playtester who thought Oasis was too good relative to {{Card|Silver}}, that you just always buy it over {{Card|Silver}}. Time has not been kind to that perspective. It's generally decent though, I tend to get some. | ||
+ | | Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]] | ||
+ | |Source=[http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=18150.msg741757#msg741757 $3 Cost Card Rankings Bottom Half] | ||
+ | }} | ||
{{Navbox Hinterlands}} | {{Navbox Hinterlands}} | ||
{{Navbox Cards}} | {{Navbox Cards}} | ||
+ | [[category:non-terminals]] | ||
+ | [[category:cantrip]] | ||
+ | [[category:peddler (card archetype)]] | ||
+ | [[category:virtual coin]] | ||
+ | [[category:handsize negative]] |
Latest revision as of 12:43, 22 January 2023
Oasis | |
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Info | |
Cost | |
Type(s) | Action |
Kingdom card? | Yes |
Set | Hinterlands |
Illustrator(s) | Alayna Danner |
Card text | |
+1 Card +1 Action + Discard a card. |
Oasis is an Action from Hinterlands. It is a cantrip which gives + at the expense of discarding a card.
Contents |
[edit] FAQ
[edit] Official FAQ
- You draw a card, get +1 Action and +, and then discard a card.
[edit] Other Rules clarifications
[edit] Strategy
Oasis is best thought of as a weak Peddler variant: although cheap, it has the major downside of decreasing rather than maintaining your hand size, meaning that unlike other Peddlers it is difficult to use in bulk. As such, it is most likely to benefit a deck that contains some amount of junk or other dead cards for it to discard, or those that benefit from being discarded, like Village Green. Other use cases include decks that can benefit from both the non-terminal, Action-based payload and the small sifting effect while suffering less than usual from smaller hand sizes, such as draw-to-X engines and those relying on Menagerie for draw.
Even if you're not building towards a deck that will eventually make use of multiple copies of Oasis, it can be a reasonable alternative to Silver in the opening, providing slightly less on average but more cycling. On the other hand, it is often skippable if you will be able to quickly thin all of your starting cards.
[edit] Versions
[edit] English versions
Digital | Text | Release | Date | |
---|---|---|---|---|
+1 Card +1 Action + Discard a card. |
Hinterlands | October 2011 | ||
+1 Card +1 Action + Discard a card. |
Hinterlands (2016 printing) | December 2016 |
[edit] Other language versions
[edit] Trivia
[edit] Theme
[edit] Secret History
[edit] Retrospective