Bridge Troll
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Bridge Troll | |
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Type(s) | Action - Attack - Duration |
Kingdom card? | Yes |
Set | Adventures |
Illustrator(s) | Kurt Miller |
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Each other player takes his - token. Now and at the start of your next turn: +1 Buy While this is in play, cards cost less on your turns, but not less than . |
Bridge Troll is an Action-Attack-Duration card from Adventures. It is a cost-reducer that effectively raises costs for your opponents by making them take their - token; it is also a source of +Buy.
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FAQ
Official FAQ
- This gives each other player his - token, which will cause those players to get less the next time they get ; see the Tokens section.
- It also gives you +1 Buy both on the turn you play it and on your next turn.
- While Bridge Troll is in play, on your turns only, cards cost less, but not less than . This applies to all cards everywhere, including cards in the Supply, cards in hand, and cards in Decks. For example if you have Bridge Troll in play and play Raze, trashing Estate, Estate will only cost , so you'll only look at one card rather than two.
- This is cumulative; if you have two Bridge Trolls in play from last turn and play another Bridge Troll this turn, all cards will cost less this turn (to a minimum of ).
Strategy
There is no strategy article for Bridge Troll yet, as Adventures is the newest expansion, and the community is still discussing how best to use it. If you have ideas, please share them on the forum!
Trivia
Bridge Troll is the only Attack to date that does not fit into one of the four main categories of Attack cards (handsize attacks, junking attacks, trashing attacks, and deck order attacks).
In other languages
- Dutch: Brugtrol
- German: Brückentroll
Secret History
Seaside had an attack that made cards cost more on other players' turns. It died because it would have been the only duration card to go away other than at the end of your own turn. I figured out a fix for it and used it on Lighthouse but the cost increaser had already turned into Cutpurse. So, new duration cards, time to try that concept out again. It was a one-shot, then a non-one-shot, then a non-one-shot that was non-cumulative. It increased costs by and then just . It was getting to be a mess and was still scary. Finally it just cost everyone else via the token, turning into Cutpurse again. Only, it's the Cutpurse that never misses. Increasing costs had a certain charm but man the world does not need to be subjected to it. The upside of the card meanwhile had various forms before settling on Bridge. It's two turns of Bridge, but instead of getting +, you make the others lose . It worked with Thrones originally but it was too much. Kent Bunn insisted this card be called Bridge Troll (it was Highwayman). When I put in the Adventures theme, okay, Bridge Troll it was.