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{{Infobox Event | {{Infobox Event | ||
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− | '''Alms''' is an [[Event]] from [[Adventures]]. It | + | '''Alms''' is an [[Event]] from [[Adventures]]. It's a [[Gainer|gainer]] that lets the buyer gain a card costing up to {{Cost|4}} if the buyer has no [[Treasure|Treasures]] in play. |
== FAQ == | == FAQ == | ||
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== Strategy == | == Strategy == | ||
− | There is no strategy article for Alms, but it has been discussed on the [http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=14787.0 forum.] | + | There is no strategy article for Alms yet, but it has been discussed on the [http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=14787.0 forum.] |
Events are harder to rate than cards, but Alms is a game-changer, no doubt. For one thing, it completely throws a lot of opening theory out of the window, since it now enables {{cost|4}}/{{cost|4}} or even {{cost|4}}/{{cost|5}} openings. Alms typically does nothing on your big turns, as it does nothing when you have any Treasures in play, but it is almost always bought at least once in a game, as it mitigates the effects of bad draws or otherwise weak turns. | Events are harder to rate than cards, but Alms is a game-changer, no doubt. For one thing, it completely throws a lot of opening theory out of the window, since it now enables {{cost|4}}/{{cost|4}} or even {{cost|4}}/{{cost|5}} openings. Alms typically does nothing on your big turns, as it does nothing when you have any Treasures in play, but it is almost always bought at least once in a game, as it mitigates the effects of bad draws or otherwise weak turns. | ||
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* In Treasure-less decks, such as with {{Card|Poor House}}, Alms can be bought even on your good turns | * In Treasure-less decks, such as with {{Card|Poor House}}, Alms can be bought even on your good turns | ||
* Gainers: {{Card|Workshop}} and friends | * Gainers: {{Card|Workshop}} and friends | ||
− | * [[ | + | * [[Rush]]es and [[slog]]s, such as with {{Card|Gardens}} |
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=== Antisynergies === | === Antisynergies === | ||
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* [[Handsize attack]]s like {{Card|Militia}} and {{Card|Cutpurse}} are less effective | * [[Handsize attack]]s like {{Card|Militia}} and {{Card|Cutpurse}} are less effective | ||
* Since buying Alms is not buying a card, the attacks from {{Card|Haunted Woods}} and {{Card|Swamp Hag}} also suffer | * Since buying Alms is not buying a card, the attacks from {{Card|Haunted Woods}} and {{Card|Swamp Hag}} also suffer | ||
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− | == | + | == Alternate versions == |
− | + | <gallery> | |
− | + | File:AlmsDigital.jpg|Digital version for [[Dominion Online]] | |
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== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
− | + | === In other languages === | |
+ | * Dutch: Aalmoes | ||
+ | * Finnish: Almut | ||
+ | * French: Aumône | ||
+ | * German: Almosen | ||
+ | * Japanese: 施し (pron. ''hodokoshi'', lit. ''charity'') | ||
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=== Secret History === | === Secret History === | ||
{{Quote|Text=Late in the going, an Event wasn't seeming too hot, we never bought it. I needed a replacement and tried this. First it just gained you a card costing up to {{Cost|4}}, no limits, because what, why not try that. As you can see instead it is a more sane thing that just means, you're never doing worse than a {{Cost|4}}. | {{Quote|Text=Late in the going, an Event wasn't seeming too hot, we never bought it. I needed a replacement and tried this. First it just gained you a card costing up to {{Cost|4}}, no limits, because what, why not try that. As you can see instead it is a more sane thing that just means, you're never doing worse than a {{Cost|4}}. | ||
|Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]] | |Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]] | ||
|Source=[http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=13082.0 The Secret History of Dominion: Adventures] | |Source=[http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=13082.0 The Secret History of Dominion: Adventures] | ||
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}} | }} | ||
{{Navbox Adventures}} | {{Navbox Adventures}} | ||
{{Navbox Cards}} | {{Navbox Cards}} |