Virtual coin: Difference between revisions
Wikiwikiwiki (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
|||
(31 intermediate revisions by 10 users not shown) | |||
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
[[Image:Poor_House.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Poor House]], a virtual coin card.]] | [[Image:Poor_House.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Poor House]], a virtual coin card.]] | ||
'''Virtual coin''', also called '''virtual money''', refers to | '''Virtual coin''', also called '''virtual money''', refers to non-[[Treasure]] sources of [[coin]], especially [[Action]] cards. | ||
[[Non-terminal]] virtual-coin Actions are often classified as either [[ | [[Non-terminal]] virtual-coin Actions are often classified as either [[disappearing money]] or [[Peddler variant]]s based on whether they are [[stop card]]s or not. [[Terminal]] virtual-coin Actions are almost always stop cards. | ||
== | |||
== Strategy == | |||
Action-based {{Cost}} generation is important for certain types of [[draw]] [[engine]]s, for example [[draw-to-X]]. Also refer to [[Disappearing money#Engines which benefit from disappearing money|Engines which benefit from disappearing money]]. | |||
Additionally, Action-based payload synergizes with [[Throne room variant]]s which are often unable to be used on [[Treasure]]s. | |||
== List of cards that offer virtual coin == | == List of cards that offer virtual coin == | ||
There are a tremendous number of cards that offer virtual coin. | There are a tremendous number of cards that offer virtual coin. [[Fate]] cards provide virtual coin when they reveal {{Boon|The Field's Gift}} or {{Boon|The Forest's Gift}}. {{Way|Way of the Chameleon}} from [[Menagerie (expansion)|Menagerie]] can turn most draw cards into virtual coin and vice versa. [[Cost reduction]] can substitute for virtual coin in many situations. | ||
=== | |||
* {{Card| | Cards in ''italics'' have been [[removed]]. | ||
* {{Card| | |||
* {{Card| | ===Cards that provide {{Cost|1}}=== | ||
* {{Card|Treasure Hunter}} | * {{set|Dominion}}: {{card|Market}}, {{card|Poacher}} | ||
* {{Card| | * {{Set|Intrigue}}: {{Card|Bridge}}, {{Card|Ironworks}}, {{Card|Pawn}} | ||
=== [[ | * {{set|Seaside}}; {{card|Bazaar}}, {{card|Fishing Village}}, {{card|Lighthouse}}, {{card|Treasury}} | ||
* {{ | * {{Set|Alchemy}}: {{Card|Herbalist}} | ||
* {{ | * {{Set|Prosperity}}: {{Card|Bishop}}, {{card|Peddler}} | ||
* {{ | * {{Set|Hinterlands}}: ''{{Card|Noble Brigand}}'', {{card|Oasis}} | ||
=== | * {{Set|Dark Ages}}: {{Card|Abandoned Mine}}, {{card|Ironmonger}}, {{card|Junk Dealer}}, {{Card|Squire}} | ||
* {{Way|Way of the | * {{set|Cornucopia & Guilds}}: {{card|Joust}}, {{card|Merchant Guild}}, {{card|Shop}}, ''{{card|Tournament}}'' | ||
* {{Set|Adventures}}: {{Card|Amulet}}, {{card|Artificer}}, {{card|Caravan Guard}}, {{Card|Peasant}}, {{card|Treasure Hunter}} | |||
* {{Set|Empires}}: {{Card|Catapult}}, {{card|Chariot Race}}, {{card|Emporium}}, {{card|Villa}} | |||
* {{Set|Nocturne}}: {{Card|Guardian}}, {{Card|Tracker}} | |||
=== | * {{Set|Menagerie}}: {{card|Fisherman}}, {{Card|Scrap}} | ||
* {{ | * {{set|Allies}}: {{card|Courier}}, {{card|Merchant Camp}}, {{card|Skirmisher}} | ||
* {{ | * {{Set|Plunder}}: {{card|Harbor Village}}, {{Card|Secluded Shrine}}, {{card|Shaman}}, {{card|Taskmaster}} | ||
* {{Set|Rising Sun}}: {{Card|Fishmonger}}, {{Card|Samurai}} | |||
===Cards that provide {{Cost|2}}=== | |||
''Many cards in this category terminally provide {{Cost|2}}, which is often referred to as a [[terminal Silver]].'' | |||
* {{Set|Dominion}}: ''{{Card|Chancellor}}'', {{card|Festival}}, {{Card|Militia}}, {{Card|Vassal}}, ''{{Card|Woodcutter}}'' | |||
* {{Set|Intrigue}}: {{Card|Conspirator}}, {{card|Mill}}, {{card|Mining Village}}, {{card|Minion}}, {{Card|Steward}}, {{Card|Swindler}}, ''{{Card|Tribute}}'' | |||
* {{Set|Seaside}}: {{Card|Corsair}}, {{Card|Cutpurse}}, ''{{Card|Embargo}}'', {{Card|Merchant Ship}}, ''{{Card|Navigator}}'' | |||
* {{Set|Prosperity}}: {{Card|Clerk}}, ''{{Card|Goons}}'', {{card|Grand Market}}, {{Card|Monument}}, ''{{Card|Mountebank}}'' | |||
* {{Set|Hinterlands}}: ''{{Card|Duchess}}'', {{Card|Haggler}}, ''{{Card|Nomad Camp}}'', {{Card|Nomads}}, {{Card|Spice Merchant}} | |||
* {{Set|Dark Ages}}: {{Card|Dame Sylvia}}, {{Card|Mercenary}}, {{card|Mystic}}, {{Card|Rogue}}, {{Card|Scavenger}} | |||
* {{Set|Cornucopia & Guilds}}: {{Card|Courser}}, ''{{Card|Fortune Teller}}'', {{Card|Jester}}, ''{{Card|Trusty Steed}}'' | |||
* {{Set|Adventures}}: {{Card|Hero}}, {{Card|Messenger}} | |||
* {{Set|Empires}}: {{Card|Sacrifice}} | |||
* {{Set|Nocturne}}: {{Card|Bard}}, {{Card|Conclave}}, {{Card|Tormentor}} | |||
* {{Set|Renaissance}}: {{Card|Cargo Ship}}, {{Card|Flag Bearer}}, {{Card|Improve}}, {{card|Patron}}, {{Card|Priest}} | |||
* {{Set|Menagerie}}: {{Card|Cardinal}}, {{card|Coven}}, {{Card|Kiln}}, {{Card|Paddock}} | |||
* {{Set|Allies}}: {{Card|Archer}}, {{Card|Barbarian}}, {{card|Capital City}}, {{Card|Elder}}, {{Card|Garrison}}, {{Card|Tent}}, {{card|Town}}, {{card|Town Crier}} | |||
* {{Set|Plunder}}: {{card|Cabin Boy}}, {{Card|Flagship}}, {{Card|Fortune Hunter}}, {{card|Mining Road}}, {{Card|Search}} | |||
* {{Set|Rising Sun}}: {{card|Kitsune}}, {{Card|Mountain Shrine}}, {{card|Tea House}} | |||
* [[Promo]]: {{Card|Black Market}} | |||
===Cards that provide {{Cost|3}}=== | |||
* {{Set|Dominion}}: {{Card|Moneylender}} | |||
* {{Set|Intrigue}}: {{Card|Courtier}} | |||
* {{Set|Prosperity}}: {{Card|Charlatan}} | |||
* {{Set|Hinterlands}}: ''{{Card|Mandarin}}'' | |||
* {{Set|Dark Ages}}: {{Card|Count}} | |||
* {{Set|Cornucopia & Guilds}}: ''{{Card|Horse Traders}}'' | |||
* {{Set|Adventures}}: {{Card|Swamp Hag}} | |||
* {{Set|Empires}}: {{Card|Legionary}} | |||
* {{Set|Nocturne}}: {{card|Raider}}, {{Card|Sacred Grove}}, {{card|Secret Cave}} | |||
* {{Set|Renaissance}}: {{Card|Treasurer}} | |||
* {{Set|Menagerie}}: {{card|Bounty Hunter}}, {{Card|Gatekeeper}}, {{Card|Livery}} | |||
* {{Set|Allies}}: {{Card|Galleria}}, {{Card|Guildmaster}}, {{Card|Stronghold}}. {{card|Sycophant}} | |||
* {{Set|Plunder}}: {{Card|Frigate}} | |||
* {{Set|Rising Sun}}: {{Card|Aristocrat}}, {{Card|Change}} | |||
===Cards that provide {{Cost|4}} or more=== | |||
* {{Set|Intrigue}}: {{Card|Baron}} | |||
* {{Set|Dark Ages}}: {{Card|Death Cart}} | |||
* {{Set|Adventures}}: {{Card|Wine Merchant}} | |||
* {{Set|Menagerie}}: {{Card|Animal Fair}} | |||
===Cards that provide variable {{Cost}}=== | |||
* {{Set|Intrigue}}: ''{{Card|Secret Chamber}}'' | |||
* {{Set|Seaside}}: ''{{Card|Pirate Ship}}'', {{Card|Salvager}} | |||
* {{Set|Prosperity}}: ''{{Card|Trade Route}}'', {{Card|Vault}} | |||
* {{Set|Hinterlands}}: {{Card|Souk}} | |||
* {{Set|Dark Ages}}: {{card|Forager}}, {{Card|Poor House}}, {{Card|Storeroom}} | |||
* {{Set|Cornucopia & Guilds}}: ''{{Card|Harvest}}'' | |||
* {{Set|Adventures}}: {{Card|Giant}}, {{Card|Miser}}, {{Card|Soldier}} | |||
* {{Set|Empires}}: {{Card|Farmers' Market}}, {{Card|Gladiator}}, {{Card|Opulent Castle}} | |||
* {{Set|Allies}}: {{Card|Broker}} | |||
===Non-card sources=== | |||
* {{set|Cornucopia & Guilds}}; [[Coffers]] | |||
* {{Set|Adventures}}: {{Event|Borrow}}, [[Adventures tokens|+1 coin token]] | |||
* {{Set|Nocturne}}: {{Boon|The Field's Gift}}, {{Boon|The Forest's Gift}} | |||
* {{Set|Renaissance}}: [[Coffers]], {{Artifact|Key}} | |||
* {{Set|Menagerie}}: {{Event|Desperation}}, {{Way|Way of the Chameleon}}, {{Way|Way of the Monkey}}, {{Way|Way of the Seal}}, {{Way|Way of the Sheep}} | |||
* {{Set|Allies}}: {{Ally|League of Bankers}}, {{Ally|League of Shopkeepers}} | |||
* {{Set|Rising Sun}}: {{Prophecy|Approaching Army}} | |||
===Borderline cases=== | |||
The following are sources of {{cost}} that are not themselves Treasure cards, but do require Treasure cards to be played in order for {{cost}} to be provided, which obviates some of the benefits of virtual coin: | |||
* {{set|Dominion}}: {{card|Merchant}} | |||
* {{set|Intrigue}}: ''{{card|Coppersmith}}'' | |||
* {{set|Rising Sun}}: {{Prophecy|Good Harvest}} | |||
==Gallery== | |||
===Cards that provide {{Cost|1}}=== | |||
{{startsort|1}}{{Image|Abandoned Mine|cost=$00}}{{Image|Amulet|cost=$03}}{{Image|Artificer|cost=$05}}{{Image|Bazaar|cost=$05}}{{Image|Bishop|cost=$04}}{{Image|Bridge|cost=$04}}{{Image|Caravan Guard|cost=$03}}{{Image|Catapult|cost=$03}}{{Image|Chariot Race|cost=$03}}{{Image|Courier|cost=$04}}{{Image|Emporium|cost=$05}}{{Image|Fishing Village|cost=$03}}{{Image|Fisherman|cost=$05*}}{{Image|Fishmonger|cost=$02}}{{Image|Guardian|cost=$02}}{{Image|Harbor Village|cost=$04}}{{Image|Herbalist|cost=$02}}{{Image|Ironmonger|cost=$04}}{{Image|Ironworks|cost=$04}}{{Image|Joust|cost=$05}}{{Image|Junk Dealer|cost=$05}}{{Image|Lighthouse|cost=$02}}{{Image|Market|cost=$05}}{{Image|Merchant Camp|cost=$03}}{{Image|Merchant Guild|cost=$05}}{{Image|Oasis|cost=$03}}{{Image|Pawn|cost=$02}}{{Image|Peasant|cost=$02}}{{Image|Peddler|cost=$08*}}{{Image|Poacher|cost=$04}}{{Image|Samurai|cost=$06}}{{Image|Scrap|cost=$03}}{{Image|Shaman|cost=$02}}{{Image|Shop|cost=$03}}{{Image|Secluded Shrine|cost=$03}}{{Image|Skirmisher|cost=$05}}{{Image|Squire|cost=$02}}{{Image|Taskmaster|cost=$03}}{{Image|Tracker|cost=$02}}{{Image|Treasure Hunter|cost=$03*}}{{Image|Treasury|cost=$05}}{{Image|Villa|cost=$04}}{{endsort}} | |||
===Cards that provide {{Cost|2}}=== | |||
{{startsort|2}}{{Image|Archer|cost=$04}}{{Image|Barbarian|cost=$05}}{{Image|Bard|cost=$04}}{{Image|Black Market|cost=$03}}{{Image|Cabin Boy|cost=$04}}{{Image|Capital City|cost=$05}}{{Image|Cardinal|cost=$04}}{{Image|Cargo Ship|cost=$03}}{{Image|Clerk|cost=$04}}{{Image|Conclave|cost=$04}}{{Image|Conspirator|cost=$04}}{{Image|Corsair|cost=$05}}{{Image|Courser|cost=$00*}}{{Image|Coven|cost=$05}}{{Image|Cutpurse|cost=$04}}{{Image|Dame Sylvia|cost=$05}}{{Image|Elder|cost=$05}}{{Image|Festival|cost=$05}}{{Image|Flag Bearer|cost=$04}}{{Image|Flagship|cost=$04}}{{Image|Fortune Hunter|cost=$04}}{{Image|Garrison|cost=$04}}{{Image|Grand Market|cost=$06*}}{{Image|Haggler|cost=$05}}{{Image|Hero|cost=$05*}}{{Image|Improve|cost=$03}}{{Image|Jester|cost=$05}}{{Image|Kiln|cost=$05}}{{Image|Kitsune|cost=$05}}{{Image|Mercenary|cost=$00*}}{{Image|Merchant Ship|cost=$05}}{{Image|Messenger|cost=$04}}{{Image|Militia|cost=$04}}{{Image|Mill|cost=$04}}{{Image|Mining Road|cost=$05}}{{Image|Mining Village|cost=$04}}{{Image|Minion|cost=$05}}{{Image|Monument|cost=$04}}{{Image|Mountain Shrine|cost=$0005D}}{{Image|Mystic|cost=$05}}{{Image|Nomads|cost=$04}}{{Image|Paddock|cost=$05}}{{Image|Patron|cost=$04}}{{Image|Priest|cost=$04}}{{Image|Rogue|cost=$05}}{{Image|Sacrifice|cost=$04}}{{Image|Scavenger|cost=$04}}{{Image|Search|cost=$02}}{{Image|Spice Merchant|cost=$04}}{{Image|Steward|cost=$03}}{{Image|Swindler|cost=$03}}{{Image|Tea House|cost=$05}}{{Image|Tent|cost=$03}}{{Image|Tormentor|cost=$05}}{{Image|Town|cost=$04}}{{Image|Town Crier|cost=$02}}{{Image|Vassal|cost=$03}}{{endsort}} | |||
=== Cost 3 === | ===Cards that provide {{Cost|3}}=== | ||
{{startsort|3}}{{Image|Aristocrat|cost=$03}}{{Image|Bounty Hunter|cost=$04}}{{Image|Change|cost=$04}}{{Image|Charlatan|cost=$05}}{{Image|Count|cost=$05}}{{Image|Courtier|cost=$05}}{{Image|Frigate|cost=$05}}{{Image|Galleria|cost=$05}}{{Image|Gatekeeper|cost=$05}}{{Image|Guildmaster|cost=$05}}{{Image|Legionary|cost=$05}}{{Image|Livery|cost=$05}}{{Image|Moneylender|cost=$04}}{{Image|Raider|cost=$06}}{{Image|Sacred Grove|cost=$05}}{{Image|Secret Cave|cost=$03}}{{Image|Stronghold|cost=$06}}{{Image|Swamp Hag|cost=$05}}{{Image|Sycophant|cost=$02}}{{Image|Treasurer|cost=$05}}{{endsort}} | |||
=== Cost | ===Cards that provide {{Cost|4}} or more=== | ||
* {{ | {{startsort|4}}{{Image|Animal Fair|cost=$07*}}{{Image|Baron|cost=$04}}{{Image|Death Cart|cost=$04}}{{Image|Wine Merchant|cost=$05}}{{endsort}} | ||
===Cards that provide variable {{Cost}}=== | |||
{{startsort|5}}{{Image|Broker|cost=$04}}{{Image|Farmers' Market|cost=$03}}{{Image|Forager|cost=$03}}{{Image|Giant|cost=$05}}{{Image|Gladiator|cost=$03}}{{Image|Miser|cost=$04}}{{Image|Opulent Castle|cost=$07}}{{Image|Poor House|cost=$01}}{{Image|Salvager|cost=$04}}{{Image|Soldier|cost=$03*}}{{Image|Souk|cost=$05}}{{Image|Storeroom|cost=$03}}{{Image|Vault|cost=$05}}{{endsort}} | |||
===Non-Action sources=== | |||
{{startsort|6}}{{Image|Approaching Army|size=320|cost=$00}}{{Image|Borrow|size=320|cost=$00}}{{Image|Desperation|size=320|cost=$00}}{{Image|The Field's Gift|size=320|cost=$00}}{{Image|The Forest's Gift|size=320|cost=$00}}{{Image|Good Harvest|size=320|cost=$00}}{{Image|Key|size=320|cost=$00}}{{Image|League of Bankers|size=320|cost=$00}}{{Image|League of Shopkeepers|size=320|cost=$00}}{{Image|Way of the Chameleon|size=320|cost=$00}}{{Image|Way of the Monkey|size=320|cost=$00}}{{Image|Way of the Seal|size=320|cost=$00}}{{Image|Way of the Sheep|size=320|cost=$00}}{{endsort}} | |||
===Removed cards=== | |||
* {{ | {{startsort|7}}{{Image|Chancellor|cost=$03}}{{Image|Duchess|cost=$02}}{{Image|Embargo|cost=$02}}{{Image|Fortune Teller|cost=$03}}{{Image|Goons|cost=$06}}{{Image|Harvest|cost=$05}}{{Image|Horse Traders|cost=$04}}{{Image|Mandarin|cost=$05}}{{Image|Mountebank|cost=$05}}{{Image|Navigator|cost=$04}}{{Image|Noble Brigand|cost=$04}}{{Image|Nomad Camp|cost=$04}}{{Image|Pirate Ship|cost=$04}}{{Image|Secret Chamber|cost=$02}}{{Image|Tournament|cost=$04}}{{Image|Trade Route|cost=$03}}{{Image|Tribute|cost=$05}}{{Image|Trusty Steed|cost=$00*}}{{Image|Woodcutter|cost=$03}}{{endsort}} | ||
* {{ | |||
{{Navbox card categories}} | {{Navbox card categories}} | ||
[[Category:Buy/Money]] | [[Category:Buy/Money]] |
Latest revision as of 00:06, 14 September 2024
Virtual coin, also called virtual money, refers to non-Treasure sources of coin, especially Action cards.
Non-terminal virtual-coin Actions are often classified as either disappearing money or Peddler variants based on whether they are stop cards or not. Terminal virtual-coin Actions are almost always stop cards.
Strategy
Action-based draw engines, for example draw-to-X. Also refer to Engines which benefit from disappearing money.
generation is important for certain types ofAdditionally, Action-based payload synergizes with Throne room variants which are often unable to be used on Treasures.
List of cards that offer virtual coin
There are a tremendous number of cards that offer virtual coin. Fate cards provide virtual coin when they reveal The Field's Gift or The Forest's Gift. Way of the Chameleon from Menagerie can turn most draw cards into virtual coin and vice versa. Cost reduction can substitute for virtual coin in many situations.
Cards in italics have been removed.
Cards that provide
- Dominion: Market, Poacher
- Intrigue: Bridge, Ironworks, Pawn
- Seaside; Bazaar, Fishing Village, Lighthouse, Treasury
- Alchemy: Herbalist
- Prosperity: Bishop, Peddler
- Hinterlands: Noble Brigand, Oasis
- Dark Ages: Abandoned Mine, Ironmonger, Junk Dealer, Squire
- Cornucopia & Guilds: Joust, Merchant Guild, Shop, Tournament
- Adventures: Amulet, Artificer, Caravan Guard, Peasant, Treasure Hunter
- Empires: Catapult, Chariot Race, Emporium, Villa
- Nocturne: Guardian, Tracker
- Menagerie: Fisherman, Scrap
- Allies: Courier, Merchant Camp, Skirmisher
- Plunder: Harbor Village, Secluded Shrine, Shaman, Taskmaster
- Rising Sun: Fishmonger, Samurai
Cards that provide
Many cards in this category terminally provide terminal Silver.
, which is often referred to as a- Dominion: Chancellor, Festival, Militia, Vassal, Woodcutter
- Intrigue: Conspirator, Mill, Mining Village, Minion, Steward, Swindler, Tribute
- Seaside: Corsair, Cutpurse, Embargo, Merchant Ship, Navigator
- Prosperity: Clerk, Goons, Grand Market, Monument, Mountebank
- Hinterlands: Duchess, Haggler, Nomad Camp, Nomads, Spice Merchant
- Dark Ages: Dame Sylvia, Mercenary, Mystic, Rogue, Scavenger
- Cornucopia & Guilds: Courser, Fortune Teller, Jester, Trusty Steed
- Adventures: Hero, Messenger
- Empires: Sacrifice
- Nocturne: Bard, Conclave, Tormentor
- Renaissance: Cargo Ship, Flag Bearer, Improve, Patron, Priest
- Menagerie: Cardinal, Coven, Kiln, Paddock
- Allies: Archer, Barbarian, Capital City, Elder, Garrison, Tent, Town, Town Crier
- Plunder: Cabin Boy, Flagship, Fortune Hunter, Mining Road, Search
- Rising Sun: Kitsune, Mountain Shrine, Tea House
- Promo: Black Market
Cards that provide
- Dominion: Moneylender
- Intrigue: Courtier
- Prosperity: Charlatan
- Hinterlands: Mandarin
- Dark Ages: Count
- Cornucopia & Guilds: Horse Traders
- Adventures: Swamp Hag
- Empires: Legionary
- Nocturne: Raider, Sacred Grove, Secret Cave
- Renaissance: Treasurer
- Menagerie: Bounty Hunter, Gatekeeper, Livery
- Allies: Galleria, Guildmaster, Stronghold. Sycophant
- Plunder: Frigate
- Rising Sun: Aristocrat, Change
Cards that provide or more
Cards that provide variable
- Intrigue: Secret Chamber
- Seaside: Pirate Ship, Salvager
- Prosperity: Trade Route, Vault
- Hinterlands: Souk
- Dark Ages: Forager, Poor House, Storeroom
- Cornucopia & Guilds: Harvest
- Adventures: Giant, Miser, Soldier
- Empires: Farmers' Market, Gladiator, Opulent Castle
- Allies: Broker
Non-card sources
- Cornucopia & Guilds; Coffers
- Adventures: Borrow, +1 coin token
- Nocturne: The Field's Gift, The Forest's Gift
- Renaissance: Coffers, Key
- Menagerie: Desperation, Way of the Chameleon, Way of the Monkey, Way of the Seal, Way of the Sheep
- Allies: League of Bankers, League of Shopkeepers
- Rising Sun: Approaching Army
Borderline cases
The following are sources of
that are not themselves Treasure cards, but do require Treasure cards to be played in order for to be provided, which obviates some of the benefits of virtual coin:Gallery
Cards that provide
Cards that provide
Cards that provide
Cards that provide or more
Cards that provide variable
Non-Action sources
Removed cards