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|type1 = Landmark | |type1 = Landmark | ||
|illustrator = Garret DeChellis | |illustrator = Garret DeChellis | ||
|text = When you gain a Victory card, take 2{{VP}} from here. | |text = When you gain a Victory card, take '''2'''{{VP}} from here. | ||
|text2 = Setup: Put 6{{VP}} here per player. | |text2 = Setup: Put '''6'''{{VP}} here per player. | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Battlefield''' is a [[Landmark]] from [[Empires]]. | '''Battlefield''' is a [[Landmark]] from [[Empires]]. It holds a finite number of {{VP}} [[Victory token|tokens]], which players take from when they gain a [[Victory]] card. | ||
== FAQ == | == FAQ == | ||
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== Strategy == | == Strategy == | ||
Battlefield rewards you for gaining [[Victory]] cards earlier than your opponents do, which encourages you to start [[greening]] slightly earlier than you otherwise would. While the {{VP}} from Battlefield are generally not significant enough to make a huge difference to your strategy, they can offer increased support to certain types of deck. Specifically, decks that want to be gaining Victory cards early anyways are likely to perform more competitively than usual. This is perhaps most apparent in the case of {{Card|Rebuild}}. Decks that rely on {{Card|Rebuild}} are typically very good at ending the game quickly, but do not score a large number of points in doing so. Therefore, the points you will naturally pick up from Battlefield become very important, and make {{Card|Rebuild}} decks much harder to beat. Similarly, decks that are attempting to [[rush (strategy)|rush]] a cheap pile of Victory cards, for example with {{Card|Groom}} and {{Card|Tunnel}}, will also be significantly boosted by Battlefield. Furthermore, Victory cards that you would want to add to your deck for other purposes (such as {{Card|Cemetery}} for the trashing, or {{Card|Nobles}} as an [[engine]] component) become more valuable. Finally, decks that are reliant on {{Card|Shepherd}} for [[draw]] may want to add Victory cards anyways, and thus benefit from Battlefield. | |||
In the absence of strategies that give you another reason to gain Victory cards especially early, Battlefield usually encourages whatever strategy would start buying {{Card|Province|Provinces}} first. Typically, this means that Battlefield will encourage a simpler [[money strategies|money strategy]] over a more complicated engine which would green later. However, the reward in {{VP}} for this is small, so this really only matters if the choice between these strategies would have been close anyways. | |||
Occasionally, it can be reasonable to buy an {{Card|Estate}} simply to contest the Battlefield points. Since adding an {{Card|Estate}} to a deck is usually a very bad idea outside of the endgame, this should typically only be done if you have already achieved [[deck control]], can potentially trash the {{Card|Estate}} easily, have nothing better to buy with {{Cost|2}}, or the {{VP|4}} swing of an opponent getting the {{VP}} rather than you will matter. | |||
== Versions == | |||
===English versions=== | |||
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! Print !! Digital !! Text !! Release !! Date | |||
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| {{LandscapeVersionImage|Battlefield|Battlefield}} || {{LandscapeVersionImage|BattlefieldDigital|Battlefield from Shuffle iT}} || When you gain a Victory card, take {{nowrap|'''2'''{{VP}}}} from here.<hr style="width:66%;text-align:center;margin-left:17%;">Setup: Put '''6'''{{VP}} here per player. || Empires || June 2016 | |||
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===Other language versions=== | |||
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! Language !! Name !! Print !! Digital !! Text !! Notes | |||
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!Dutch | |||
| Slagveld || {{CardLangVersionImage|Dutch}} || {{CardLangVersionImage|Dutch|d=s}} || Als je een overwinningskaart pakt, neem je {{VP|'''2'''}} van deze kaart.<br>Voorbereiding: leg per speler {{VP|'''6'''}} op deze kaart. || (2016) | |||
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!Finnish | |||
| Taistelutanner || || || || | |||
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!French | |||
| Champ de bataille || || || || | |||
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!German | |||
| Schlachtfeld || {{LandscapeLangVersionImage|German|German language Battlefield 2016 by ASS}} || || Wenn du eine Punktekarte nimmst, nimm {{nowrap|2 [[File:VPDE.png|15px]]-Marker}} von dieser Karte.<hr style="width:66%;text-align:center;margin-left:17%;">Spielvorbereitung: Legt pro Spieler {{nowrap|6 [[File:VPDE.png|15px]]-Marker}} auf das Schlachtfeld. || (2016) | |||
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!German | |||
| Schlachtfeld || || {{LandscapeLangVersionImage|German|d=1}} || style="padding:15px 0px;"| Wenn du eine Punktekarte nimmst, nimm {{nowrap|'''2'''{{VP}}}} von hier.<hr style="width:66%;text-align:center;margin-left:17%;">Spielvorbereitung: Legt pro Spieler {{nowrap|'''6'''{{VP}}}} hierher. || 2. Edition<br>(2021) | |||
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!Japanese | |||
| 戦場<br>(pron. ''senjō'') || || || style="padding:15px 0px;"| あなたが勝利点カード1枚を獲得するとき、 この上から{{nowrap|'''2'''{{VP}}}}得る。<hr style="width:66%;text-align:center;margin-left:17%;">準備:プレイヤー1人につき{{nowrap|'''6'''{{VP}}}}をこの上に置く。 || | |||
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!Polish | |||
| Pole bitwy || {{LandscapeLangVersionImage|Polish}} || || Kiedy dodajesz kartę Zwycięstwa, weź stąd {{nowrap|'''2'''{{VP}}}}<hr style="width:66%;text-align:center;margin-left:17%;">Przygotowanie: połóż tutaj po {{nowrap|'''6'''{{VP}}}} na gracza. || (2017) | |||
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!Russian | |||
| Поле Боя (pron. ''polye boya'') || || || || | |||
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== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
[[Image:BattlefieldArt.jpg|thumb|right|500px|Official card art.]] | |||
=== Preview === | === Preview === | ||
{{Quote | {{Quote | ||
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=== Secret History === | === Secret History === | ||
{{Quote|Text=No changes except. This was the first one of these 6{{VP}} per player cards, paving the way for more of them, plus other Landmarks that weren't "when scoring." It was controversial, shouldn't they all be "when scoring," but well they worked great. | |||
|Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]] | |||
|Source=[http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=15660.0 The Secret History of the Empires Cards] | |||
}} | |||
=== Donald X.'s opinion === | |||
{{Quote|Text=I especially like Battlefield, for how it tempts people. I could just buy some {{Card|Estate}}s and sacrifice them, this will all work out. | |||
|Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]] | |||
|Source=[https://discord.com/channels/212660788786102272/212660788786102272/579472762091995150 Dominion Discord, 2019] | |||
}} | |||
{{Quote|Text=I like Battlefield. In general the "2{{VP}} each time" landmarks have the issue of, they don't distinguish scores enough. | |||
|Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]] | |||
|Source=[https://discord.com/channels/212660788786102272/499250664690679808/862052607567986718 Dominion Discord, 2021] | |||
}} | |||
{{Navbox Empires}} | {{Navbox Empires}} | ||
{{Navbox Cards}} | {{Navbox Cards}} |
Revision as of 09:23, 13 June 2024
Battlefield | |
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Info | |
Type | Landmark |
Set | Empires |
Illustrator(s) | Garret DeChellis |
Landmark text | |
When you gain a Victory card, take 2 from here. Setup: Put 6 here per player. |
Battlefield is a Landmark from Empires. It holds a finite number of tokens, which players take from when they gain a Victory card.
FAQ
Official FAQ
Strategy
Battlefield rewards you for gaining Victory cards earlier than your opponents do, which encourages you to start greening slightly earlier than you otherwise would. While the from Battlefield are generally not significant enough to make a huge difference to your strategy, they can offer increased support to certain types of deck. Specifically, decks that want to be gaining Victory cards early anyways are likely to perform more competitively than usual. This is perhaps most apparent in the case of Rebuild. Decks that rely on Rebuild are typically very good at ending the game quickly, but do not score a large number of points in doing so. Therefore, the points you will naturally pick up from Battlefield become very important, and make Rebuild decks much harder to beat. Similarly, decks that are attempting to rush a cheap pile of Victory cards, for example with Groom and Tunnel, will also be significantly boosted by Battlefield. Furthermore, Victory cards that you would want to add to your deck for other purposes (such as Cemetery for the trashing, or Nobles as an engine component) become more valuable. Finally, decks that are reliant on Shepherd for draw may want to add Victory cards anyways, and thus benefit from Battlefield.
In the absence of strategies that give you another reason to gain Victory cards especially early, Battlefield usually encourages whatever strategy would start buying Provinces first. Typically, this means that Battlefield will encourage a simpler money strategy over a more complicated engine which would green later. However, the reward in for this is small, so this really only matters if the choice between these strategies would have been close anyways.
Occasionally, it can be reasonable to buy an Estate simply to contest the Battlefield points. Since adding an Estate to a deck is usually a very bad idea outside of the endgame, this should typically only be done if you have already achieved deck control, can potentially trash the Estate easily, have nothing better to buy with , or the 4 swing of an opponent getting the rather than you will matter.
Versions
English versions
Digital | Text | Release | Date | |
---|---|---|---|---|
When you gain a Victory card, take 2 from here. Setup: Put 6 here per player. |
Empires | June 2016 |
Other language versions
Trivia
Preview
Secret History
Donald X.'s opinion