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'''Seaside''' is the second [[Expansions|expansion]] to {{Set|Dominion}} by [[Donald X. Vaccarino]] , released in 2009 by publisher [[Rio Grande Games]]. The box contains 26 sets of [[Kingdom]] cards, 3 types of [[Mat#Player_mats|player mats]], a set of [[Coin token]]s, and a set of {{Card|Embargo}} tokens. The main gameplay theme of Seaside is cards whose abilities affect future turns—whether by being [[Duration]] cards, interacting with the top of the deck, or otherwise. | '''Seaside''' is the second [[Expansions|expansion]] to {{Set|Dominion}} by [[Donald X. Vaccarino]] , released in 2009 by publisher [[Rio Grande Games]]. The box contains 26 sets of [[Kingdom]] cards, 3 types of [[Mat#Player_mats|player mats]], a set of [[Coin token]]s, and a set of {{Card|Embargo}} tokens. The main gameplay theme of Seaside is cards whose abilities affect future turns—whether by being [[Duration]] cards, interacting with the top of the deck, or otherwise. | ||
The [[second edition]] of Seaside was announced in January 2022 and is anticipated to be released around mid-May. Some first-edition cards will leave and 9 new ones will be introduced as part of this edition. The new cards will also be available in an [[Update_Packs#Dominion:_Seaside_Update_Pack|update pack]] provided to allow existing Seaside sets to be updated to the second-edition form. | The [[second edition#Cards_added_to_Seaside]] of Seaside was announced in January 2022 and is anticipated to be released around mid-May. Some first-edition cards will leave and 9 new ones will be introduced as part of this edition. The new cards will also be available in an [[Update_Packs#Dominion:_Seaside_Update_Pack|update pack]] provided to allow existing Seaside sets to be updated to the second-edition form. | ||
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Seaside | |
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Info | |
Type | Expansion |
Icon | |
Cards | 300 |
262 (26 sets) | |
26 | |
Blank Card(s) |
12 |
Additional Material(s) | |
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Theme(s) |
The next turn (Duration cards) |
Release | October 2009 (1st) / Q2 2022 (2nd) |
Cover artist | Franz Vohwinkel (1st) / Julien Delval (2nd) |
Official Rulebook |
Seaside is the second expansion to Dominion by Donald X. Vaccarino , released in 2009 by publisher Rio Grande Games. The box contains 26 sets of Kingdom cards, 3 types of player mats, a set of Coin tokens, and a set of Embargo tokens. The main gameplay theme of Seaside is cards whose abilities affect future turns—whether by being Duration cards, interacting with the top of the deck, or otherwise.
The second edition#Cards_added_to_Seaside of Seaside was announced in January 2022 and is anticipated to be released around mid-May. Some first-edition cards will leave and 9 new ones will be introduced as part of this edition. The new cards will also be available in an update pack provided to allow existing Seaside sets to be updated to the second-edition form.
Contents
Kingdom cards
- Embargo, Haven, Lighthouse, Native Village, Pearl Diver :
- Ambassador, Fishing Village, Lookout, Smugglers, Warehouse :
- Caravan, Cutpurse, Island, Navigator, Pirate Ship, Salvager, Sea Hag, Treasure Map :
- Bazaar, Explorer, Ghost Ship, Merchant Ship, Outpost, Tactician, Treasury, Wharf :
Mats
- 6 Island mats
- 6 Pirate Ship mats
- 6 Native Village mats
Tokens
- 10 Embargo tokens
- 25 Coin tokens
Additional rules
- This expansion introduces Duration cards. These cards are orange, and say "Duration" on the bottom line, i.e. "Action – Duration." A Duration card does something after your turn. Leave the card in front of you until the Clean-up Phase of the last turn in which it does something (discard it before drawing for the following turn). So if the card says "Now and on your next turn," discard it during the Clean-up phase of your next turn.
- If you play or modify a Duration card with another card, that other card also stays in your play area until it is no longer doing anything. For example if you play Throne Room on Merchant Ship, both cards stay in play until the Clean-up phase of your next turn. The Throne Room stays in play to remind you that you are getting the effect of Merchant Ship twice on that next turn.
- If multiple cards resolve at the same time on your turn (for example, Duration cards that do something “at the start of your next turn”), you choose what order to resolve them. A card that affects multiple players during your turn still resolves in player order, affecting you first if it affects all players and then proceeding clockwise.
- In order to keep track of which Duration cards are discarded during the current Clean-up phase and which Duration cards remain in play, place Duration cards in a separate row above the other Actions and Treasures played. When a Duration card has its last effect, move it to the row of cards that will be played and discarded during the current turn.
- Players may look at face-up set-aside cards of any player. Players may count face-down set-aside cards (both their own and those of other players).
- Some cards give a player a choice between two or more options (Pirate Ship, Native Village). You may pick any choice offered, even if you cannot do what it tells you to, but once you make a choice, you must complete as much of it as you can. Specific examples of this rule are given in the descriptions for cards on the info sheet.
- Some cards are both Victory cards and another type as well (e.g. Island). These cards are both types for all purposes. Island can be played like a normal Action and at the end of the game, it contributes to your score. When a card refers to a type of card, it means any card having that type; so, for example, Library can be used to set aside an Island.
Flavor text
Mechanics
Cards gallery
Kingdom cards
Impact
Seaside is one of the most universally well-liked Dominion expansions, and a frequent answer to the "What should be the first expansion I buy?" question. This may be because Duration cards provide a noticeably different gameplay experience than anything that's available in the Base set or Intrigue, while still having effects that are relatively straightforward and easy to understand. When Donald X. decided to start reusing mechanics from past expansions in designing Adventures, Duration was the principal mechanic he chose to revisit; since then, each new expansion after Adventures has included at least two Duration cards.
Seaside is often perceived to be a "power creep" expansion; certainly it contains several cards that are very strong for their cost in comparison to the average card in Intrigue or base Dominion. Sea Hag and Ambassador are two powerful junking attacks for less than , making them very strong openers; Ghost Ship is one of the most punishing handsize attacks to be hit by; Lighthouse on the other hand provides some of the best protection from Attacks available in Dominion; and Fishing Village, Caravan, Tactician, and Wharf have very strong next-turn effects that can allow an engine to function with extremely high reliability. Fishing Village and Wharf are often described as the most powerful village card and the most powerful non-Attack card, respectively.
Seaside has no cards costing Donald X.'s part to compensate for the range of costs in the Prosperity, which has no cards and many cards costing or more.
, and more cards costing than any other expansion. This is a deliberate move onTheme
Game designer Donald X. offered some insight into some themes of the set here.
- 8 Duration: Haven, Lighthouse, Fishing Village, Caravan, Merchant Ship, Outpost, Tactician, Wharf
- 9 top of deck: Native Village, Pearl Diver, Lookout, Navigator, Pirate Ship, Sea Hag, Treasure Map, Ghost Ship, Treasury
- 3 other-turn: Embargo, Smugglers, Island
- 6 off-theme: Ambassador, Warehouse, Cutpurse, Salvager, Explorer, Bazaar
Alternative versions
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First Polish version (by GFP)
Trivia
Seaside is unique among Dominion expansions in that every Kingdom card is an Action card; it has no Treasures and its only Victory cards are also Actions. It is also the first expansion to introduce a new card type and card color.
In other languages
- Chinese: 海國圖志 (pron. hǎi guó tú zhì, lit. Illustrated Treatise on the Maritime Kingdoms, a historical Chinese atlas of island nations)
- Czech: Pobřeží (lit. coast)
- Dutch: Hijs de Zeilen (lit. hoist the sails)
- Finnish: Kaukaiset rannat (lit. distant beaches)
- French: Rivages (lit. seashores)
- German: Seaside
- Italian: Seaside
- Japanese: 海辺 (pron. umibe, lit. seashore)
- Korean: 정복자의 바다 (pron. jeongbogjaui bada, lit. conqueror of the sea)
- Polish: Przystań (lit. haven)
- Russian: Побережье (pron. pobyeryezh'ye, lit. coast)
- Spanish: Terramar (lit. earthsea)
Secret history
Originally the 2nd expansion had two themes. Both themes had so much potential that I broke the set up into two sets, expanding the themes. Seaside got the "next turn" theme. It may be a couple years before you'll get to see the expansion I made out of the other theme.
For much of its pre-development life, the set was 20 cards. It briefly visited 16 cards, when I tried that out for everything, but mostly it was 20. But going into development it was of course 25; I knew that Intrigue had ended up 25, so naturally this set would be 25 too. My expectation was that cards would be used for the playmats and counters, which is how it worked during development. But at the end of development, it turned out we'd be using playmats and counters, and that left some empty space. So the set went up to 26 cards.
Now some of the cards that didn't make it.
- There were the cards for that other theme the set once had. Those cards are still hoping to come out in that set, so so much for them. A few more cards started here but migrated to later sets that they fit better. None of them want to be spoiled here today.
- There was the attack I mentioned for Sea Hag, the card that turned into Smugglers, and the card that Treasury replaced.
- Black Market was originally from this set. Valerie thought it was too wacky, what with having to set up a deck of cards to buy for it, so it left. Then we needed a promo and Dale suggested Black Market for it and of course I jumped on that. Black Market had been very popular in the set, so it was great that it survived. It's true that it's cumbersome having to build the Black Market Deck for it though. Black Market tied in to the next turn theme by actually getting you cards from next game. Those of you who don't know about the promo, it was given away with an issue of Spielbox, and now BGG sells it somewhere. Just madly click on things and eventually it will show up.
- There was a now-and-later Throne Room variant. Play an Action, play it again next turn. It was both confusing and weak. What if you use it on a duration card? How long does it stay on the table? It could have said "non-duration," but that's pretty sad in a set with 8 duration cards. And did I mention it was weak? It left before development started.
- There was a "discard x cards, +$x" card that was in this set for a bit. I had a +1 buy version, then a now-and-later version. I ended up doing that on Secret Chamber in Intrigue, and dropped the versions that were here.
- The victory card that Island replaced was an Action-Victory with "Trash a card from the supply costing $6 or less / Worth 1 vp per 3 vp cards in the trash." I always thought it seemed cool and interesting, but in practice it wasn't much fun. If you went for it, other people would get in on it. It would do nothing some games, then dominate others, but never in a fun way. No-one was sad to see it go. There could still be a card someday that trashes supply cards, but in practice it's mostly a waste of time, with players sitting there trying to work out which card to trash in cases where it really doesn't matter (and so it's hard to decide).
- The one-shot that Lookout replaced was "trash this and your hand, gain a card costing up to $3." It had started stronger but I had to weaken it. That version just looked horrible but was still strong. It was great to finally get rid of it. There could still be a one-shot Chapel someday, but "trash your hand" is not the way to go. It limits the card to the early game, usually just one copy, and then either you draw it with your other early purchase, ugh, or you don't, yeeha.
- There was a now-and-later attack. It was you draw two, they discard one, this turn and next turn. I had still not quite learned that you can't do "each other player discards a card" - it will eventually get played in multiples and just massacre turns. I ended up replacing this with Ghost Ship.
- There was an attack like "look at the top card of each player's deck (including yours), you may trash it or discard it." This dates back to when I was doing "trash the top card of each other player's deck" stuff. Those kinds of attacks proved to have problems, which I've discussed in previous Secret Histories, and modern variants jump through lots of hoops to avoid them. This card just left automatically when I came to my senses there.
And that's the way it happened.
Retrospective
Lookout is the dud of the set. The problem is, some people are terrified of trashing a good card with it. At the same time trashing bad cards looks less exciting to some players. And as a trasher it's not exceptional. So the overall package is a card that a lot of players don't want, but that some experienced players realize is okay but not special. I could instead have some other card more people liked.
Originally the set did not have tokens. Embargo put itself on a pile; Pirate Ship kept one treasure per attack and counted them; Pirate Ship and Native Village did have mats, but they were card-sized (when that changed I got to add Haven back in). If I had known the set would have counters, I would have tried to get more use out of them, just as I made two more token cards to go with Monument.
Again some people complain about various other cards but I am having none of it.
Second edition
However, as of February 2022, a Second Edition and Update Pack[1][2] are planned for release in April/May 2022. The Second Edition will contain 9 new cards[1], and is expected to contain errata for cards from the First Edition.[3]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://www.riograndegames.com/games/dominion-seaside/, retrieved 2022-02-10
- ↑ https://www.riograndegames.com/games/dominion-seaside-2nd-edition-update-pack/, retrieved 2022-02-10
- ↑ https://www.riograndegames.com/2022/01/dominion-seaside-2nd-edition-announced/, retrieved 2022-02-11
Recommended sets of 10
Seaside only
High Seas [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Bazaar | Caravan | Embargo | Explorer | Haven | ||||||||||
Island | Lookout | Pirate Ship | Smugglers | Wharf |
Buried Treasure [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Ambassador | Cutpurse | Fishing Village | Lighthouse | Outpost | ||||||||||
Pearl Diver | Tactician | Treasure Map | Warehouse | Wharf |
Shipwrecks [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Ghost Ship | Merchant Ship | Native Village | Navigator | Pearl Diver | ||||||||||
Salvager | Sea Hag | Smugglers | Treasury | Warehouse |
Seaside & Dominion
Reach for Tomorrow [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Artisan | Cellar | Council Room | Vassal | Village | ||||||||||
Cutpurse | Ghost Ship | Lookout | Sea Hag | Treasure Map |
Repetition [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Festival | Harbinger | Militia | Workshop | Caravan | ||||||||||
Explorer | Outpost | Pearl Diver | Pirate Ship | Treasury |
Give and Take [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Library | Market | Moneylender | Witch | Ambassador | ||||||||||
Fishing Village | Haven | Island | Salvager | Smugglers |
Seaside & Intrigue
A Star to Steer By [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Secret Passage | Diplomat | Swindler | Wishing Well | Courtier | ||||||||||
Lookout | Treasure Map | Ghost Ship | Haven | Outpost |
Shore Patrol [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Patrol | Replace | Shanty Town | Trading Post | Pawn | ||||||||||
Island | Wharf | Cutpurse | Lighthouse | Warehouse |
Bridge Crossing [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Lurker | Nobles | Duke | Conspirator | Bridge | ||||||||||
Salvager | Embargo | Smugglers | Native Village | Treasury |
Seaside & Alchemy
Forewarned [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Cutpurse | Embargo | Ghost Ship | Native Village | Treasure Map | ||||||||||
Apothecary | Golem | Possession | Scrying Pool | Transmute | ||||||||||
Landscapes and Additional Cards | ||||||||||||||
Potion | ||||||||||||||
Gummed Up [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Ambassador | Haven | Sea Hag | Smugglers | Warehouse | ||||||||||
Apprentice | Familiar | Herbalist | Philosopher's Stone | Vineyard | ||||||||||
Landscapes and Additional Cards | ||||||||||||||
Potion | ||||||||||||||
Seaside & Prosperity
Exploding Kingdom [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Bishop | City | Grand Market | King's Court | Quarry | ||||||||||
Fishing Village | Lookout | Outpost | Tactician | Wharf |
Pirate Bay [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Expand | Hoard | Mint | Trade Route | Watchtower | ||||||||||
Bazaar | Lighthouse | Pirate Ship | Smugglers | Warehouse |
Seaside & Cornucopia
Collector [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Embargo | Fishing Village | Merchant Ship | Navigator | Smugglers | ||||||||||
Fairgrounds | Farming Village | Fortune Teller | Harvest | Hunting Party |
Collider [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Lighthouse | Salvager | Treasure Map | Treasury | Warehouse | ||||||||||
Menagerie | Horn of Plenty | Horse Traders | Jester | Tournament |
Seaside & Hinterlands
Travelers [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Cutpurse | Island | Lookout | Merchant Ship | Warehouse | ||||||||||
Cartographer | Crossroads | Farmland | Silk Road | Stables |
Diplomacy [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Ambassador | Bazaar | Caravan | Embargo | Smugglers | ||||||||||
Embassy | Farmland | Ill-Gotten Gains | Noble Brigand | Trader |
Seaside & Dark Ages
Watery Graves [images] | |||||||||||||||||
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Count | Graverobber | Hermit | Scavenger | Urchin | |||||||||||||
Native Village | Pirate Ship | Salvager | Treasure Map | Treasury | |||||||||||||
Landscapes and Additional Cards | |||||||||||||||||
Shelters | |||||||||||||||||
Peasants [images] | |||||||||||||||||
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Death Cart | Feodum | Poor House | Urchin | Vagrant | |||||||||||||
Fishing Village | Haven | Island | Lookout | Warehouse | |||||||||||||
Landscapes and Additional Cards | |||||||||||||||||
Ruins | Shelters | ||||||||||||||||
Seaside & Guilds
Ghosts & Taxes [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Cutpurse | Ghost Ship | Haven | Outpost | Smugglers | ||||||||||
Butcher | Candlestick Maker | Herald | Soothsayer | Taxman |
Island Builder [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Island | Native Village | Salvager | Tactician | Treasury | ||||||||||
Baker | Doctor | Merchant Guild | Plaza | Stonemason |
Seaside & Adventures
Prince of Orange [images] | |||||||||||||||||
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Amulet | Dungeon | Haunted Woods | Page | Swamp Hag | |||||||||||||
Caravan | Fishing Village | Merchant Ship | Tactician | Treasure Map | |||||||||||||
Landscapes and Additional Cards | |||||||||||||||||
Mission | |||||||||||||||||
Gifts and Mathoms [images] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Bridge Troll | Caravan Guard | Hireling | Lost City | Messenger | ||||||||||||||||
Ambassador | Embargo | Haven | Salvager | Smugglers | ||||||||||||||||
Landscapes and Additional Cards | ||||||||||||||||||||
Expedition | Quest | |||||||||||||||||||
Seaside & Empires
Boxed In [images] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Castles | Chariot Race | Encampment | Enchantress | Gladiator | ||||||||||||||||
Salvager | Smugglers | Tactician | Warehouse | Wharf | ||||||||||||||||
Landscapes and Additional Cards | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tax | Wall | |||||||||||||||||||
King of the Sea [images] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Archive | Farmers' Market | Overlord | Temple | Wild Hunt | ||||||||||||||||
Explorer | Haven | Native Village | Pirate Ship | Sea Hag | ||||||||||||||||
Landscapes and Additional Cards | ||||||||||||||||||||
Delve | Fountain | |||||||||||||||||||
Seaside & Nocturne
The New Black [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Cobbler | Den of Sin | Ghost Town | Raider | Secret Cave | ||||||||||
Caravan | Haven | Merchant Ship | Outpost | Tactician |
Forbidden Isle [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Blessed Village | Cemetery | Idol | Tracker | Tragic Hero | ||||||||||
Fishing Village | Ghost Ship | Lookout | Salvager | Treasure Map | ||||||||||
Landscapes and Additional Cards | ||||||||||||||
Boons | ||||||||||||||
Seaside & Renaissance
Free Shipping [images] | |||||||||||||||||
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Acting Troupe | Cargo Ship | Lackeys | Research | Spices | |||||||||||||
Embargo | Island | Outpost | Smugglers | Wharf | |||||||||||||
Landscapes and Additional Cards | |||||||||||||||||
Innovation | |||||||||||||||||
Digging for Treasure [images] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Border Guard | Flag Bearer | Inventor | Sculptor | Swashbuckler | ||||||||||||||||
Caravan | Native Village | Salvager | Tactician | Treasure Map | ||||||||||||||||
Landscapes and Additional Cards | ||||||||||||||||||||
Crop Rotation | Silos | |||||||||||||||||||
Seaside & Menagerie
Innsmouth [images] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Animal Fair | Barge | Coven | Fisherman | Sheepdog | ||||||||||||||||
Caravan | Explorer | Fishing Village | Haven | Treasure Map | ||||||||||||||||
Landscapes and Additional Cards | ||||||||||||||||||||
Invest | Way of the Goat | |||||||||||||||||||
Ruritania [images] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Bounty Hunter | Cavalry | Falconer | Sleigh | Village Green | ||||||||||||||||
Lookout | Smugglers | Outpost | Tactician | Warehouse | ||||||||||||||||
Landscapes and Additional Cards | ||||||||||||||||||||
Alliance | Way of the Monkey | |||||||||||||||||||
Seaside & Allies
Forward Thinking [images] | |||||||||||||||||
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Guildmaster | Highwayman | Odysseys | Royal Galley | Sentinel | |||||||||||||
Cutpurse | Native Village | Smugglers | Tactician | Warehouse | |||||||||||||
Landscapes and Additional Cards | |||||||||||||||||
Cave Dwellers | |||||||||||||||||
Treasure Hunt [images] | |||||||||||||||||
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Emissary | Forts | Marquis | Swap | Town | |||||||||||||
Haven | Lookout | Outpost | Treasure Map | Treasury | |||||||||||||
Landscapes and Additional Cards | |||||||||||||||||
Market Towns | |||||||||||||||||