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{{Infobox Card | {{Infobox Card | ||
|name = Oasis | |name = Oasis | ||
|cost = 3 | |cost = 3 | ||
|type1 = Action | |type1 = Action | ||
|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. | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''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 == | == Versions == | ||
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! Print !! Digital !! Text !! Release !! Date | ! Print !! Digital !! Text !! Release !! Date | ||
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| {{CardVersionImage|OasisOld|Oasis}} || {{CardVersionImage|OasisDigitalOld|Oasis from Goko/Making Fun}} || '''+1 Card | | {{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 | ||
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| {{ | | {{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=== | ===Other language versions=== | ||
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!German | !German | ||
| Oase || [[File:Oasis.German.jpg|100px]] || || '''+1 Karte<br>+1 Aktion<br>+{{Cost|1}} | | 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) | ||
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!Italian | !Italian | ||
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!Japanese | !Japanese | ||
| オアシス (pron. ''oashisu'') || || || '''+1 カードを引く''' | | 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。 || | ||
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!Polish | |||
| Oaza || {{CardLangVersionImage|Polish}} || || '''+1 karta<br>+1 akcja'''<br>+{{Cost|1}}<br>Odrzuć kartę. || (2024) | |||
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!Russian | !Russian | ||
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== 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] | |||
}} | |||
=== Secret History === | === Secret History === | ||
{{Quote | {{Quote | ||
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{{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 18:32, 27 June 2024
| Oasis | |
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| Info | |
| Cost |
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| Type(s) | Action |
| Kingdom card? | Yes |
| Set |
Hinterlands |
| Illustrator(s) | Alayna Danner |
| Card text | |
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+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.
FAQ
Official FAQ
- You draw a card, get +1 Action and +, and then discard a card.
Other Rules clarifications
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.
Versions
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 |
Other language versions
| Language | Name | Digital | Text | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Czech | Oáza | ||||
| Dutch | Oase | ||||
| Finnish | Keidas | ||||
| French | Oasis | ||||
| German | Oase |  |
 |
+1 Karte +1 Aktion + Lege eine deiner Handkarten ab. |
(2019) |
| Italian | Oasi | ||||
| Japanese | オアシス (pron. oashisu) | +1 カードを引く +1 アクション + 1枚捨て札にする。 |
|||
| Polish | Oaza |  |
+1 karta +1 akcja + Odrzuć kartę. |
(2024) | |
| Russian | Оазис (pron. oazis) | ||||
| Spanish | Oasis |
Trivia
Theme
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.
Secret History
An old card from when Hinterlands was first its own set. Never changed. Some of them have to be simple you know.
Retrospective
I had a playtester who thought Oasis was too good relative to Silver, that you just always buy it over Silver. Time has not been kind to that perspective. It's generally decent though, I tend to get some.
