Fortune
| Fortune | |
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| Info | |
| Cost |
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| Type(s) | Treasure |
| Kingdom card? | Yes |
| Set |
Empires |
| Illustrator(s) | Kelli Stakenas |
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+1 Buy When you play this, double your  if you haven't yet this turn.When you gain this, gain a Gold per Gladiator you have in play. | |
Fortune is a Treasure card from Empires. It doubles your current amount of when you play it, which is a potentially extremely powerful effect—so much so that it only works once per turn, and even then its cost of makes it arguably the most expensive card in the game. It is part of a split pile, with 5 copies of Fortune sitting under 5 copies of Gladiator, and it rewards you with free Gold if you gain it with a Gladiator in play.
FAQ
Official FAQ
- You only double your the first time you play a Fortune in a turn; any further times only get you +1 Buy.
Other Rules clarifications
- Fortune does not take into consideration that has been produced, but already spent this turn, such as via Storyteller; Fortune only doubles the that you currently have when you play it.
- Coffers can be used before playing Fortune.
- Debt can be repaid after playing Fortune.
Strategy
Synergies and Combos
Versions
English versions
| Digital | Text | Release | Date | |
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+1 Buy. When you play this, double your if you haven't yet this turn. When you gain this, gain a Gold per Gladiator you have in play. |
Empires | June 2016 |
Other language versions
| Language | Name | Digital | Text | Notes | |
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| Chinese | 大祕寶 | +1 購買 當你打出此卡，而且你這回合還沒打過大祕寶，將你現有的加倍。你獲得此卡時，你出牌區每有一張劍鬥士，你就獲得一張黃金。 |
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| Dutch | Fortuin | ||||
| Finnish | Palkinto (lit. prize) | This is the same word used to translate Prizes. | |||
| French | Fortune | +1 Achat Doublez votre si vous ne l'avez pas déjà fait ce tour-ci.Lorsque vous recevez cette carte, recevez un Or par Gladiateur en jeu. |
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| German | Reichtum |  |
+1Kauf Wenn du diese Karte ausspielst, verdoppelt sich dein ; nur 1x pro Zug möglich.Wenn du diese Karte nimmst, nimm ein Gold pro Gladiator, den du im Spiel hast. | ||
| Japanese | 大金 (pron. taikin, lit. a lot of money) | +1 購入。これがこのターンに使用した最初の大金の場合、現在の所持を2倍にする。これを獲得するとき、場の剣闘士1枚につき金貨1枚を獲得する。 |
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| Polish | Fortuna |  |
+1 Zakup. Kiedy vagrywasz tę kartę, podwój swoje , jeśli jeszcze tego nie zrobiłeś w bieżącej turze. Kiedy dodajesz tę kartę, dodaj Złoto za każdego Gladiatora, którego masz w grze. |
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| Russian | Состояние (pron. sostoyaniye) |
Trivia
Preview
...Fortune. Which doubles your money, yeeha. And may come with some Golds; a reward for the players with Gladiators. If you were wondering how much doubling your money was worth, well, about 
, but you don't need it all in advance. And it's not cumulative because even at ~ that was too much. It can help pay for itself, I will just point out that part.
, but you don't need it all in advance. And it's not cumulative because even at ~ that was too much. It can help pay for itself, I will just point out that part.Secret History
Fortune started as its own pile. It was a 
card back when they could all be bought with no . The first version was 
; in the end it's , with up front please. That's how good double your is, taking into account that sometimes it helps pay for itself. And originally you could use multiple Fortunes in a turn and well doubling doublers is always trouble (Throning a Throne isn't actually doubling a doubler, person who thinks of that; however King's Court on King's Court is). There were "discard your hand" versions, but in the end it got a harsh clause to limit you to one doubling per turn. When Fortune became a split pile card, it got the when-gain ability to tie in to Gladiator.
card back when they could all be bought with no . The first version was ; in the end it's , with up front please. That's how good double your is, taking into account that sometimes it helps pay for itself. And originally you could use multiple Fortunes in a turn and well doubling doublers is always trouble (Throning a Throne isn't actually doubling a doubler, person who thinks of that; however King's Court on King's Court is). There were "discard your hand" versions, but in the end it got a harsh clause to limit you to one doubling per turn. When Fortune became a split pile card, it got the when-gain ability to tie in to Gladiator.
