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− | {{ | + | |name = Forager |
− | | | + | |cost = 3 |
− | | | + | |type1 = Action |
− | | | + | |illustrator = Eric J Carter |
− | + | |text = '''+1 Action<br>+1 Buy'''<br>Trash a card from your hand, then +{{Cost|1}} per differently named Treasure in the trash. | |
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− | Trash a card from your hand | + | |
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+ | '''Forager''' is an [[Action]] from [[Dark Ages]]. It is a nonterminal [[trasher]] that trashes one card at a time and gives you some {{Cost|}}, depending on how many different [[Treasure|Treasures]] have been trashed. | ||
== FAQ == | == FAQ == | ||
=== Official FAQ === | === Official FAQ === | ||
− | Trash a card from your hand if you can. Whether or not you can, you still get + | + | * Trash a card from your hand if you can. |
− | + | * Whether or not you can, you still get +{{Cost|1}} per differently named Treasure in the trash, plus +1 Action and +1 Buy. | |
+ | * Multiple copies of the same Treasure card do not increase how much you get. | ||
+ | * For example if the trash has four Coppers and a {{Card|Counterfeit}}, you get +{{Cost|2}}. | ||
=== Other Rules clarifications === | === Other Rules clarifications === | ||
− | == Strategy | + | * First you trash a card, then you calculate how much {{cost}} you get. The card you trash with Forager, if it is a Treasure, may contribute to this calculation. |
− | === | + | * Effects that are triggered ''by'' trashing a card take place before calculating your +{{cost}}. For instance, if you have {{project|Sewers}}, and you trash a card with Forager, whereupon Sewers lets you trash an additional card, a Treasure trashed by Sewers can also figure into the calculation. |
− | === | + | * However, the amount of {{Cost}} Forager fields is calculated the instant after it trashes a card (once all when-trashed effects are resolved); do ''not'' wait until the Buy phase to check how many Treasures are in the trash. |
+ | * If Treasures are removed from the trash (with e.g. {{Card|Treasurer}}), future Foragers will give less {{cost}}. | ||
+ | * If you have {{Project|Capitalism}}, Forager will count [[Action]]-Treasures in the trash. | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Strategy == | ||
+ | As a [[non-terminal]] [[trasher]], Forager is useful for trashing your starting cards to set up an [[engine]]. Forager can be a good open if trashing is a top priority early on, but if hitting pricepoints is a high priority, it can be better to delay Forager until later in the early game. If purchased in the [[opening]], its first few trashes are likely to be weak, producing no {{Cost}}, but this will improve as the trash fills with {{Card|Copper}} and perhaps other [[Treasure]]s. | ||
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+ | Forager is a strong source of [[+Buy]] in the early to midgame, but it can be difficult to keep it sustainable in the [[endgame]] because it needs cards to trash. Using it for extra Buys can be viable with a source of gains, however: for example, you might have a [[gainer]] that is restricted to gaining {{Card|Silver}}, but by gaining and trashing a {{Card|Silver}} with Forager each turn, you can buy multiple more valuable cards. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Forager is rarely a major source of {{Cost}}, but it can become one in some [[Kingdom]]s, particularly those with [[trash-for-benefit]] or perhaps trashing [[attack]]s (e.g. {{Card|Knights}}). In these Kingdoms, it is common that {{Card|Silver}} and {{Card|Gold}} end up in the trash. Some [[Heirloom]]s also commonly end up in the trash. In other Kingdoms, Forager might be the only source of [[virtual money|Action-based payload]], and therefore useful in a [[draw-to-X]] engine. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===External strategy articles=== | ||
+ | ''Note: Article(s) below are by individual authors and may not represent the community's current views on cards, but may provide more in-depth information or give historical perspective. Caveat emptor.'' | ||
+ | * [http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=8896.0 Kirian's 2013 article] | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Versions == | ||
+ | ===English versions=== | ||
+ | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | ||
+ | ! Print !! Digital !! Text !! Release !! Date | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | {{CardVersionImage|ForagerOld|Forager}} || {{CardLangVersionImage|d=g|o=1}} || '''+1 Action<br>+1 Buy'''<br>Trash a card from your hand.<br>+{{Cost|1}} per differently named Treasure in the trash. || Dark Ages || August 2012 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | {{CardVersionImage|Forager|Forager}} || {{CardLangVersionImage|d=s}} || style="padding:0px 10px;"| '''+1 Action<br>+1 Buy'''<br>Trash a card from your hand, then {{nowrap|+{{Cost|1}}}} per differently named Treasure in the trash. || Dark Ages [[2016 Errata#Formatting_changes|(2017 printing)]] || September 2017 | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Other language versions=== | ||
+ | {| class="wikitable mw-collapsible autocollapse" style="text-align:center;" | ||
+ | ! Language !! Name !! Print !! Digital !! Text !! Notes | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Czech | ||
+ | | Sběrač<br>(lit. ''fruit-picker'') || {{CardLangVersionImage|Czech}} || || '''+1 akce<br>+1 nákup'''<br>Zahoď kartu z ruky na smetiště.<br>+{{Cost|1}} za každou kartu peněz s odlišným názvem na smetišti. || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Dutch | ||
+ | | Jager-Verzamelaar <br>(lit. ''hunter-gatherer'') || {{CardLangVersionImage|Dutch}} || {{CardLangVersionImage|Dutch|d=s}} || '''+1 Actie<br>+1 Aanschaf'''<br>Vernietig een kaart uit je hand.<br>+{{Coin|1}} voor elke geldkaart met een<br>verschillende titel in de<br>stapel vernietigde kaarten. || (2012) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Finnish | ||
+ | | Keräilijä (lit. ''collector'') || || || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !French | ||
+ | | Cueilleur || || || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !rowspan=2|German | ||
+ | | Mundraub<br> (lit. ''food theft'') || {{CardVersionImage|Forager German-HiG|German language Forager 2012 by HiG}} || || '''+1 Aktion<br>+1 Kauf'''<br>Entsorge eine Karte aus deiner Hand.<br>+{{Cost|1}} pro Geldkarte mit unterschiedlichem Namen im Müllstapel.|| (2012) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Mundraub<br> (lit. ''food theft'') || {{CardVersionImage|ForagerGerman2019rulebook|German language Forager 2019 by ASS}} || {{CardVersionImage|ForagerGerman2021Digital|German language Forager 2021 from Shuffle iT}} || '''+1 Aktion<br>+1 Kauf'''<br>Entsorge eine deiner Handkarten, dann: {{nowrap|+{{Cost|1}}}} pro Geldkarte mit unterschiedlichem Namen im Müll. || (Nachdruck 2019) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Japanese | ||
+ | | 採集者<br>(pron. ''saishū-sha'', lit. ''gatherer'') || || || style="padding: 1em;" | '''+1 アクション'''<br>'''+1 購入'''<br>手札1枚を廃棄し、その後 廃棄置き場にある異なる財宝カード1種類につき{{nowrap|+{{Cost|1}}。}} || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Korean | ||
+ | | 식량 약탈자 (pron. ''siglyang yagtalja'', lit. ''food marauder'') || || || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Russian | ||
+ | | Фуражир (pron. ''furazhir'') || || || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | !Spanish | ||
+ | | Merodeador (lit. ''marauder'') || {{CardLangVersionImage|Spanish}} || || <p>'''+1 Acción<br>+1 Compra'''</p><p>Elimina una carta de tu mano.<br> +{{Cost|1}} por cada carta de Tesoro con un nombre distinto que haya entre las cartas eliminadas.</p> || (2014) | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
+ | [[Image:ForagerArt.jpg|thumb|right|354px|Official card art.]] | ||
+ | |||
=== Secret History === | === Secret History === | ||
{{Quote | {{Quote | ||
− | |Text=I wanted cards that cared about the trash. There were not a lot of reasonable things to do. If cards care too much, people end up spreading the trash out on the table, and well how big is your table anyway. This mechanic worked fine though. Taking a cue from Trade Route, it cares about the variety of treasures that are in the trash. This normally only goes up, but can go down due to cards that steal from the trash, and that's fun too. The card originally cost {{ | + | |Text=I wanted cards that cared about the trash. There were not a lot of reasonable things to do. If cards care too much, people end up spreading the trash out on the table, and well how big is your table anyway. This mechanic worked fine though. Taking a cue from Trade Route, it cares about the variety of treasures that are in the trash. This normally only goes up, but can go down due to cards that steal from the trash, and that's fun too. The card originally cost {{Cost|2}}, so that you could use it to buy two more of them right away, but that turned out to be too strong. An early version I don't remember says "Trash a card from your hand. +{{Cost|1}} per different treasure in the trash, +1 Card per different victory card in the trash," with no +Action/+Buy. |
|Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]] | |Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]] | ||
|Source=[http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=4318.0 The Secret History of the Dark Ages Cards]}} | |Source=[http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=4318.0 The Secret History of the Dark Ages Cards]}} | ||
+ | {{Navbox Dark Ages}} | ||
{{Navbox Cards}} | {{Navbox Cards}} | ||
+ | [[category:trashers]] | ||
+ | [[category:thinner]] | ||
+ | [[category:non-terminals]] | ||
+ | [[category:extra buys]] | ||
+ | [[category:variable coin]] | ||
+ | [[category:virtual coin]] | ||
+ | [[category:opponent interaction]] | ||
+ | [[category:handsize negative]] |
Latest revision as of 04:40, 18 January 2024
Forager | |
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Info | |
Cost | |
Type(s) | Action |
Kingdom card? | Yes |
Set | Dark Ages |
Illustrator(s) | Eric J Carter |
Card text | |
+1 Action +1 Buy Trash a card from your hand, then + per differently named Treasure in the trash. |
Forager is an Action from Dark Ages. It is a nonterminal trasher that trashes one card at a time and gives you some , depending on how many different Treasures have been trashed.
Contents |
[edit] FAQ
[edit] Official FAQ
- Trash a card from your hand if you can.
- Whether or not you can, you still get + per differently named Treasure in the trash, plus +1 Action and +1 Buy.
- Multiple copies of the same Treasure card do not increase how much you get.
- For example if the trash has four Coppers and a Counterfeit, you get +.
[edit] Other Rules clarifications
- First you trash a card, then you calculate how much you get. The card you trash with Forager, if it is a Treasure, may contribute to this calculation.
- Effects that are triggered by trashing a card take place before calculating your +. For instance, if you have Sewers, and you trash a card with Forager, whereupon Sewers lets you trash an additional card, a Treasure trashed by Sewers can also figure into the calculation.
- However, the amount of Forager fields is calculated the instant after it trashes a card (once all when-trashed effects are resolved); do not wait until the Buy phase to check how many Treasures are in the trash.
- If Treasures are removed from the trash (with e.g. Treasurer), future Foragers will give less .
- If you have Capitalism, Forager will count Action-Treasures in the trash.
[edit] Strategy
As a non-terminal trasher, Forager is useful for trashing your starting cards to set up an engine. Forager can be a good open if trashing is a top priority early on, but if hitting pricepoints is a high priority, it can be better to delay Forager until later in the early game. If purchased in the opening, its first few trashes are likely to be weak, producing no , but this will improve as the trash fills with Copper and perhaps other Treasures.
Forager is a strong source of +Buy in the early to midgame, but it can be difficult to keep it sustainable in the endgame because it needs cards to trash. Using it for extra Buys can be viable with a source of gains, however: for example, you might have a gainer that is restricted to gaining Silver, but by gaining and trashing a Silver with Forager each turn, you can buy multiple more valuable cards.
Forager is rarely a major source of , but it can become one in some Kingdoms, particularly those with trash-for-benefit or perhaps trashing attacks (e.g. Knights). In these Kingdoms, it is common that Silver and Gold end up in the trash. Some Heirlooms also commonly end up in the trash. In other Kingdoms, Forager might be the only source of Action-based payload, and therefore useful in a draw-to-X engine.
[edit] External strategy articles
Note: Article(s) below are by individual authors and may not represent the community's current views on cards, but may provide more in-depth information or give historical perspective. Caveat emptor.
[edit] Versions
[edit] English versions
Digital | Text | Release | Date | |
---|---|---|---|---|
+1 Action +1 Buy Trash a card from your hand. + per differently named Treasure in the trash. |
Dark Ages | August 2012 | ||
+1 Action +1 Buy Trash a card from your hand, then + per differently named Treasure in the trash. |
Dark Ages (2017 printing) | September 2017 |
[edit] Other language versions
[edit] Trivia
[edit] Secret History