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|Source=[http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=20260.0 The Secret History of Dominion: Menagerie] | |Source=[http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=20260.0 The Secret History of Dominion: Menagerie] | ||
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+ | === Further comments by Donald X. === | ||
+ | In response to people expressing confusion over being able to react with multiple Black Cats to the same gain, Donald X. responded with: | ||
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+ | Suppose you have two {{Card|Wharf}}s. You draw two cards for one. Now it's not the start of your turn anymore, so you don't get the other two cards. That's how to fight that part of the Black Cat argument. You simply can't have it be that {{Card|Wharf}} fails there; it has to be that multiple things can happen "when x" and they all get to happen. | ||
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+ | Reactions work even if they weren't in your hand when whatever it was happened; that could have been different (e.g. reveal them all, then resolve them all) but that's how they work. | ||
+ | |Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]] | ||
+ | |Source=[https://discord.com/channels/212660788786102272/285903840660946954/795362278253395978 Dominion Discord, 2021] | ||
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Black Cat | |
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Info | |
Cost | |
Type(s) | Action - Attack - Reaction |
Kingdom card? | Yes |
Set | Menagerie |
Illustrator(s) | Marco Morte |
Card text | |
+2 Cards If it isn't your turn, each other player gains a Curse. When another player gains a Victory card, you may play this from your hand. |
Black Cat is an Action-Attack-Reaction card from Menagerie. It lets you curse all your opponents when one of them gains a Victory card.
Contents |
FAQ
Official FAQ
- When you play this on your turn, you draw 2 cards.
- When you play it on another player's turn - usually only possible via its reaction - you draw 2 cards, and then everyone else gains a Curse, in turn order starting with the player whose turn it is.
- When anyone else gains a Victory card - whether or not it is your turn - you may play this from your hand.
Other rules clarifications
- If another player gains a Victory card during your turn (for example, if you give them an Estate with Ambassador), you can react with your Black Cat, but you will not give out any Curses.
Strategy
In the early game, Black Cat provides +2 Cards, making it similar to Moat with an equally low cost.
However, in the late game where both players are rushing for Provinces, this card is both a junking attack and sets up a potential big next turn with a six card hand. Chaining Black Cats together can easily provide a game winning turn and a big comeback. This makes buying a lot of Black Cats a viable strategy if you are behind.
Black cat can also be effective against alternate victory cards that need lots of copies, such as Duchy-Duke, Silk Roads, Vineyards, Fairgrounds and Gardens.
Versions
English versions
Digital | Text | Release | Date | |
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+2 Cards If it isn't your turn, each other player gains a Curse. When another player gains a Victory card, you may play this from your hand. |
Menagerie | March 2020 |
Other language versions
Trivia
Black Cat is the only Attack-Reaction card, and the only Kingdom Attack card costing less than .
Preview
Secret History
Further comments by Donald X.
In response to people expressing confusion over being able to react with multiple Black Cats to the same gain, Donald X. responded with: