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== Strategy == | == Strategy == | ||
To use Advance effectively, you need spare [[Action]] cards in your deck to trash and good targets to gain. A source of +Buy is also especially useful, since Advance costs {{Cost|0}} but still comes with the [[opportunity cost]] of requiring a Buy. With Advance, you can gain Action cards costing up to {{Cost|6}}, so the majority of all Action cards are available this way (exceptions are the few that cost {{Cost|7}} or more as well as all those with {{Cost|P}} or {{Debt}} in their cost). Advance’s greatest strength lies in how much easier it makes it to gain otherwise expensive cards, provided that you have Action cards to trash; in some cases, you may even buy Action cards specifically to Advance them. Advance may make it worthwhile to open with a cheap Action instead of a {{Card|Silver}}, which can then be Advanced into a more expensive Action card. This can be an effective way to ensure you can gain a {{Cost|5}} or {{Cost|6}} card without adding a long-term [[stop card]] to your deck. | To use Advance effectively, you need spare [[Action]] cards in your deck to trash and good targets to gain. A source of +Buy is also especially useful, since Advance costs {{Cost|0}} but still comes with the [[opportunity cost]] of requiring a Buy. With Advance, you can gain Action cards costing up to {{Cost|6}}, so the majority of all Action cards are available this way (exceptions are the few that cost {{Cost|7}} or more as well as all those with {{Cost||||P}} or {{Debt}} in their cost). Advance’s greatest strength lies in how much easier it makes it to gain otherwise expensive cards, provided that you have Action cards to trash; in some cases, you may even buy Action cards specifically to Advance them. Advance may make it worthwhile to open with a cheap Action instead of a {{Card|Silver}}, which can then be Advanced into a more expensive Action card. This can be an effective way to ensure you can gain a {{Cost|5}} or {{Cost|6}} card without adding a long-term [[stop card]] to your deck. | ||
Advance fodder generally meets at least one of three criteria: | Advance fodder generally meets at least one of three criteria: | ||
# The Action card is cheap to buy or gain. | # The Action card is cheap to buy or gain. {{Card|Ruins}} are a good example, as they cost {{Cost|0}}, and so if you have sufficient [[draw]] and +Buy, it can be economically efficient to gain Ruins (including indirectly via {{Card|Death Cart}}) with the aim of Advancing them. By the same token, it can be a bad idea to give your opponent free Ruins via {{Card|Marauder}} or {{Card|Cultist}}. Generally speaking, [[gainer]]s such as {{Card|Stonemason}} can easily feed your Advancing needs, though this is most useful when those gainers cannot just gain the card that you ultimately want, requiring you to use Advance as a stepping stone. For this reason, more restricted gainers such as {{Card|Horse}} gainers and {{Card|Rats}} tend to work well with Advance, as you can convert what they gain into other, more useful Action cards. | ||
# The Action card is no longer useful in your deck. The {{Card|Necropolis}} in | # The Action card is no longer useful in your deck. The {{Card|Necropolis}} in {{Card|Shelter|Shelters|file=Shelters}} games is a prime example for this, and a good target for trashing in the [[opening]]. Other Actions to trash can include those that have overstayed their welcome (e.g. if you used {{Card|Chapel}} to [[thinning|thin]] your deck initially), or that you primarily gained for some on-gain benefit. {{Card|Cavalry}} is an especially strong example of the latter: as long as you have an Action card in your hand to Advance, you can gain a {{Card|Cavalry}}, which draws you 2 cards and gives you the Buy back. This makes it much easier to quickly draw your deck. Furthermore, once you have drawn your deck, you will draw the {{Card|Cavalry|Cavalries}} that you have been gaining, and these can be Advanced into more {{Card|Cavalry|Cavalries}} for an [[Glossary#A|autopile]], or into more Action cards. | ||
# The Action card gives you some benefit when trashed. {{Card|Fortress}} is a very strong example of this, as you can repeatedly Advance a single copy of it, as long as you have Buys. {{Card|Silk Merchant}} can also be good Advance fodder, as it gives you a [[Villager]] and a [[Coffers]] in addition to the card you Advanced into. | # The Action card gives you some benefit when trashed. {{Card|Fortress}} is a very strong example of this, as you can repeatedly Advance a single copy of it, as long as you have Buys. {{Card|Silk Merchant}} can also be good Advance fodder, as it gives you a [[Villager]] and a [[Coffers]] in addition to the card you Advanced into. | ||
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| Promotie (lit. ''promotion'') || || || | | Promotie<br>(lit. ''promotion'') || {{CardLangVersionImage|Dutch}} || {{CardLangVersionImage|Dutch|d=s}} || Je mag een actiekaart uit je hand vernietigen. Doe je dat,<br>pak dan een actiekaart die ten hoogste {{Cost|6}} waard is. || (2016) | ||
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| Aufstieg ||{{LandscapeLangVersionImage|German}}|| || | | Aufstieg ||{{LandscapeLangVersionImage|German}}|| {{LandscapeLangVersionImage|German|d=1}} ||Du darfst eine Aktionskarte aus deiner Hand entsorgen. Wenn du das tust: Nimm eine Aktionskarte, die bis zu {{Cost|6}} kostet. | ||
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!Japanese | !Japanese | ||
Latest revision as of 21:22, 10 September 2024
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| Type | Event |
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Empires |
| Illustrator(s) | Martin Hoffmann |
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You may trash an Action card from your hand. If you do, gain an Action card costing up to  . | |
Advance is an Event from Empires which enables you to replace an unwanted Action card with another, more desirable, one from the Supply.
FAQ
Official FAQ
- If you do not trash an Action, nothing else happens.
Strategy
To use Advance effectively, you need spare Action cards in your deck to trash and good targets to gain. A source of +Buy is also especially useful, since Advance costs but still comes with the opportunity cost of requiring a Buy. With Advance, you can gain Action cards costing up to , so the majority of all Action cards are available this way (exceptions are the few that cost 
or more as well as all those with 
or 
in their cost). Advance’s greatest strength lies in how much easier it makes it to gain otherwise expensive cards, provided that you have Action cards to trash; in some cases, you may even buy Action cards specifically to Advance them. Advance may make it worthwhile to open with a cheap Action instead of a Silver, which can then be Advanced into a more expensive Action card. This can be an effective way to ensure you can gain a 
or card without adding a long-term stop card to your deck.
Advance fodder generally meets at least one of three criteria:
- The Action card is cheap to buy or gain. Ruins are a good example, as they cost , and so if you have sufficient draw and +Buy, it can be economically efficient to gain Ruins (including indirectly via Death Cart) with the aim of Advancing them. By the same token, it can be a bad idea to give your opponent free Ruins via Marauder or Cultist. Generally speaking, gainers such as Stonemason can easily feed your Advancing needs, though this is most useful when those gainers cannot just gain the card that you ultimately want, requiring you to use Advance as a stepping stone. For this reason, more restricted gainers such as Horse gainers and Rats tend to work well with Advance, as you can convert what they gain into other, more useful Action cards.
- The Action card is no longer useful in your deck. The Necropolis in Shelters games is a prime example for this, and a good target for trashing in the opening. Other Actions to trash can include those that have overstayed their welcome (e.g. if you used Chapel to thin your deck initially), or that you primarily gained for some on-gain benefit. Cavalry is an especially strong example of the latter: as long as you have an Action card in your hand to Advance, you can gain a Cavalry, which draws you 2 cards and gives you the Buy back. This makes it much easier to quickly draw your deck. Furthermore, once you have drawn your deck, you will draw the Cavalries that you have been gaining, and these can be Advanced into more Cavalries for an autopile, or into more Action cards.
- The Action card gives you some benefit when trashed. Fortress is a very strong example of this, as you can repeatedly Advance a single copy of it, as long as you have Buys. Silk Merchant can also be good Advance fodder, as it gives you a Villager and a Coffers in addition to the card you Advanced into.
Versions
English versions
| Digital | Text | Release | Date | |
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You may trash an Action card from your hand. If you do, gain an Action card costing up to . |
Empires | June 2016 |
Other language versions
| Language | Name | Digital | Text | ||
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| Dutch | Promotie (lit. promotion) |
Je mag een actiekaart uit je hand vernietigen. Doe je dat, pak dan een actiekaart die ten hoogste waard is. |
(2016) | ||
| Finnish | Ylennys (lit. promotion) | ||||
| French | Adoubement (lit. accolade) | Vous pouvez écartez une carte action de votre main. Dans ce cas, recevez ne carte action coutant jusqu’à .
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| German | Aufstieg |  |
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Du darfst eine Aktionskarte aus deiner Hand entsorgen. Wenn du das tust: Nimm eine Aktionskarte, die bis zu kostet.
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| Japanese | 昇進 (pron. shōshin, lit. promotion) | 手札のアクションカード1枚を廃棄してもよい。 廃棄した場合、コスト以下のアクションカード1枚を獲得する。
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| Polish | Awans |  |
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| Russian | Продвижение (pron. prodvizhyeniye) |
Trivia
Secret History
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