Philosopher's Stone
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=== Official FAQ === | === Official FAQ === | ||
− | This is a Treasure card. It is a Kingdom card; it will only be in games where it is randomly dealt out as one of the 10 Kingdom cards, or otherwise selected to be one of them. It is played during your Buy phase, like other Treasure cards. When you play it, count the number of cards in your deck and discard pile combined, divide by 5, and round down. That is how many coins this produces for you. Once played, the amount of coins you get does not change even if the number of cards changes later in the turn. The next time you play it, count again. If you play | + | *This is a Treasure card. It is a Kingdom card; it will only be in games where it is randomly dealt out as one of the 10 Kingdom cards, or otherwise selected to be one of them. |
− | multiple copies, obviously the number will be the same for all of them. It does not matter what order your discard pile is in, but the order your deck is in matters. Do not change that order while counting! You will get to look through your discard pile as you count it. You only count your deck and discard pile, not your hand or cards in play or set aside cards. You cannot play more Treasures after buying something in your buy phase; so for example you cannot buy a card, then play Philosopher's Stone, then buy another card. | + | *It is played during your Buy phase, like other Treasure cards. When you play it, count the number of cards in your deck and discard pile combined, divide by 5, and round down. That is how many coins this produces for you. |
+ | * Once played, the amount of coins you get does not change even if the number of cards changes later in the turn. | ||
+ | *The next time you play it, count again. | ||
+ | *If you play multiple copies, obviously the number will be the same for all of them. | ||
+ | *It does not matter what order your discard pile is in, but the order your deck is in matters. Do not change that order while counting! | ||
+ | *You will get to look through your discard pile as you count it. | ||
+ | *You only count your deck and discard pile, not your hand or cards in play or set aside cards. | ||
+ | *You cannot play more Treasures after buying something in your buy phase; so for example you cannot buy a card, then play Philosopher's Stone, then buy another card. | ||
=== Other Rules clarifications === | === Other Rules clarifications === |
Revision as of 03:04, 3 November 2012
Philosopher's Stone | |
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Cost | $3◉ |
Type | [[Treasure]] |
Set/Expansion | Alchemy |
Illustrator | Jacob Corn |
When you play this, count your deck and discard pile. Worth $1 per 5 cards total between them (rounded down). |
Contents |
FAQ
Official FAQ
- This is a Treasure card. It is a Kingdom card; it will only be in games where it is randomly dealt out as one of the 10 Kingdom cards, or otherwise selected to be one of them.
- It is played during your Buy phase, like other Treasure cards. When you play it, count the number of cards in your deck and discard pile combined, divide by 5, and round down. That is how many coins this produces for you.
- Once played, the amount of coins you get does not change even if the number of cards changes later in the turn.
- The next time you play it, count again.
- If you play multiple copies, obviously the number will be the same for all of them.
- It does not matter what order your discard pile is in, but the order your deck is in matters. Do not change that order while counting!
- You will get to look through your discard pile as you count it.
- You only count your deck and discard pile, not your hand or cards in play or set aside cards.
- You cannot play more Treasures after buying something in your buy phase; so for example you cannot buy a card, then play Philosopher's Stone, then buy another card.
Other Rules clarifications
Strategy Article
Synergies/Combos
Antisynergies
Trivia
Secret History
This started out as an action, "+1 Buy, +$1 per 4 cards left in your deck." It was in the original Alchemy, but I considered it for the main set at one point (when Gardens moved there). Eventually I brought it back as a treasure. First it counted cards left in your deck. Some people don't like how huge the variance is on that though. I can make a card here and there like that, but not too many. I dropped it, then later brought it back with "put your deck into your discard pile" (and then it counted your discard pile). That still had high variance, a different way; you might draw it immediately after shuffling, which was a lot better than not drawing it immediately. Finally I changed it to how it is now. The random element is completely gone; it still isn't consistent, due to card-drawing and such, but that's your own problem.