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== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
If you look closely at the art, you'll notice the man depicted is making the candelabra featured on {{Card|Masterpiece}}. The cards' art share the same artist. | If you look closely at the art, you'll notice the man depicted is making the candelabra featured on {{Card|Masterpiece}}. The cards' art share the same artist. | ||
=== In other languages === | |||
* French: Cirier | |||
* German: Leuchtenmacher | |||
=== Secret History === | === Secret History === | ||
{{Quote|Text=For Alchemy I wanted a single {{Cost|2}}, with a +Buy, and tried "+1 Action +1 Buy +{{Cost|1}}." Some people preferred this to Herbalist, but some people felt like, hey what does this have to do with Potions. And I could make that card later. So I put {{Card|Herbalist}} in Alchemy. I next tried the card out in Hinterlands, with "when you gain this, +1 Buy." As recounted in that secret history, some people though it was hilarious that two {{Card|Highway|Highways}} let you just buy out the pile, but some people abhorred it. I couldn't tell you why, I thought it was hilarious. But the card was just not sufficiently hilarious to live with the hate. I bumped the card out again. Then it seemed like a great fit for Guilds, where the +{{Cost|1}} could become a more exciting "take a Coin token." And here it is. | {{Quote|Text=For Alchemy I wanted a single {{Cost|2}}, with a +Buy, and tried "+1 Action +1 Buy +{{Cost|1}}." Some people preferred this to Herbalist, but some people felt like, hey what does this have to do with Potions. And I could make that card later. So I put {{Card|Herbalist}} in Alchemy. I next tried the card out in Hinterlands, with "when you gain this, +1 Buy." As recounted in that secret history, some people though it was hilarious that two {{Card|Highway|Highways}} let you just buy out the pile, but some people abhorred it. I couldn't tell you why, I thought it was hilarious. But the card was just not sufficiently hilarious to live with the hate. I bumped the card out again. Then it seemed like a great fit for Guilds, where the +{{Cost|1}} could become a more exciting "take a Coin token." And here it is. | ||
Revision as of 18:53, 3 December 2014
| Candlestick Maker | |
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| Info | |
| Cost |
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| Type(s) | Action |
| Kingdom card? | Yes |
| Set |
Guilds |
| Illustrator(s) | Kelli Stakenas |
| Card text | |
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+1 Action +1 Buy Take a Coin token. | |
Candlestick Maker is an Action card from Guilds. It provides Coin tokens and non-terminal +buy.
FAQ
Official FAQ
- You get +1 Action and +1 Buy, and take a Coin token.
Strategy Article
Trivia
If you look closely at the art, you'll notice the man depicted is making the candelabra featured on Masterpiece. The cards' art share the same artist.
In other languages
- French: Cirier
- German: Leuchtenmacher
Secret History
For Alchemy I wanted a single , with a +Buy, and tried "+1 Action +1 Buy +
." Some people preferred this to Herbalist, but some people felt like, hey what does this have to do with Potions. And I could make that card later. So I put Herbalist in Alchemy. I next tried the card out in Hinterlands, with "when you gain this, +1 Buy." As recounted in that secret history, some people though it was hilarious that two Highways let you just buy out the pile, but some people abhorred it. I couldn't tell you why, I thought it was hilarious. But the card was just not sufficiently hilarious to live with the hate. I bumped the card out again. Then it seemed like a great fit for Guilds, where the + could become a more exciting "take a Coin token." And here it is.
, with a +Buy, and tried "+1 Action +1 Buy +." Some people preferred this to Herbalist, but some people felt like, hey what does this have to do with Potions. And I could make that card later. So I put Herbalist in Alchemy. I next tried the card out in Hinterlands, with "when you gain this, +1 Buy." As recounted in that secret history, some people though it was hilarious that two Highways let you just buy out the pile, but some people abhorred it. I couldn't tell you why, I thought it was hilarious. But the card was just not sufficiently hilarious to live with the hate. I bumped the card out again. Then it seemed like a great fit for Guilds, where the +
could become a more exciting "take a Coin token." And here it is.
