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− | '''Debt''' (represented by the symbol {{Debt}}) is an alternate [[cost]] for some cards and [[Event]]s in [[Empires]]. It allows the buyer to take {{Debt}} tokens instead of paying the full cost of the card. A cost in {{Debt}} is orthogonal to a cost in a {{Cost}}; cards with {{Debt}} in their cost do not cost less or more than cards with {{Cost}} cost. {{Debt}} and {{Cost|P}} are similarly not comparable. | + | '''Debt''' (represented by the symbol {{Debt}}) is an alternate [[cost]] for some cards and [[Event]]s in [[Empires]]. It allows the buyer to take {{Debt}} tokens instead of paying the full cost of the card. A cost in {{Debt}} is orthogonal to a cost in a {{Cost}}; cards with {{Debt}} in their cost do not cost less or more than cards with {{Cost}} cost. {{Debt}} and {{Cost|P}} are similarly not comparable. Players who have {{Debt}} tokens may not buy cards or Events. {{Debt}} tokens can only be removed from a player by paying {{Cost|1}} per {{Debt}} token at any point after playing Treasures or spending [[Coin token]]s during the player's [[Buy#Buy_Phase|Buy phase]], unless otherwise specified (e.g. [[Capital]] allows paying off {{Debt}} tokens during the Clean-up phase). A player cannot play any more Treasures or spend any more Coin tokens once they have begun to pay off {{Debt}}. Empires comes with 40 {{Debt}} tokens, but the mechanic is not intended to be component-limited. |
== List of Debt cards == | == List of Debt cards == | ||
{{Debt|8}} {{Card|City Quarter}}, {{Card|Royal Blacksmith}} | {{Debt|8}} {{Card|City Quarter}}, {{Card|Royal Blacksmith}} |
Revision as of 11:44, 10 May 2016
Debt (represented by the symbol cost for some cards and Events in Empires. It allows the buyer to take tokens instead of paying the full cost of the card. A cost in is orthogonal to a cost in a ; cards with in their cost do not cost less or more than cards with cost. and are similarly not comparable. Players who have tokens may not buy cards or Events. tokens can only be removed from a player by paying per token at any point after playing Treasures or spending Coin tokens during the player's Buy phase, unless otherwise specified (e.g. Capital allows paying off tokens during the Clean-up phase). A player cannot play any more Treasures or spend any more Coin tokens once they have begun to pay off . Empires comes with 40 tokens, but the mechanic is not intended to be component-limited.
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City Quarter, Royal Blacksmith
Capital
Trivia
Preview