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{{Infobox Card | {{Infobox Card | ||
|name = Spoils | |name = Spoils | ||
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|type1 = Treasure | |type1 = Treasure | ||
|kingdom = No | |kingdom = No | ||
|illustrator = Ryan Laukat | |illustrator = Ryan Laukat | ||
− | |text = | + | |text = {{Cost|3|l}}<br/><br/>When you play this, return it to the Spoils pile.<br/>(This is not in the Supply.) |
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− | '''Spoils''' is a [[one-shot]] equivalent of {{Card|Gold}} that some [[Dark Ages]] cards allow players to gain | + | '''Spoils''' is a [[one-shot]] equivalent of {{Card|Gold}} that some [[Dark Ages]] cards allow players to gain. There are 15 Spoils cards available, and when one is played it returns to the pile to be gained again later. |
== FAQ == | == FAQ == | ||
=== Official FAQ === | === Official FAQ === | ||
− | * This | + | * This is never in the Supply; it can only be obtained via {{Card|Bandit Camp}}, {{Card|Marauder}}, and {{Card|Pillage}}. |
* When you play Spoils, you get +{{Cost|3}} to spend this turn, and return that copy of Spoils to its pile. | * When you play Spoils, you get +{{Cost|3}} to spend this turn, and return that copy of Spoils to its pile. | ||
* You are not forced to play Treasures in your hand. | * You are not forced to play Treasures in your hand. | ||
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* Spoils can also be stolen from other players with {{Card|Thief}}, or be obtained via {{Card|Masquerade}}. | * Spoils can also be stolen from other players with {{Card|Thief}}, or be obtained via {{Card|Masquerade}}. | ||
* Spoils cannot be gained with {{Card|Mint}}, since it is not in the supply. | * Spoils cannot be gained with {{Card|Mint}}, since it is not in the supply. | ||
− | * If you play an {{Card|Ambassador}} and reveal a Spoils, the Spoils is not returned to the | + | * If you play an {{Card|Ambassador}} and reveal a Spoils, the Spoils is not returned to the supply (since it is not in the supply) and other players do not gain Spoils. |
* The Spoils pile does not count towards the endgame condition. | * The Spoils pile does not count towards the endgame condition. | ||
− | == Strategy == | + | == Strategy Article == |
− | + | Aside from its synergy with {{Card|Counterfeit}}, Spoils can play very differently depending on how you get it. If you get it via {{Card|Marauder}}, you're probably using it to bootstrap your way out of a junked-up early game where you can barely get to {{Cost|5}} amidst the [[Ruins]] and Marauders. If you get it via {{Card|Bandit Camp}}, you're probably running a sleek engine. If you get it via {{Card|Pillage}}... well, it depends. | |
− | + | Despite the temptation to keep a Spoils and not play it, since it'll go away as soon as you use it, it's rarely the right play to "save up" Spoils for future use. It'll be a while until you see it again! Better to get a good card now, or even just a {{Card|Silver}} if you have no coin in your hand besides the Spoils. On the other hand, you should count how much {{Cost|}} you have and not play the Spoils if you don't actually need its +{{Cost|3}}. You don't have to play all of your Treasures! | |
− | + | === Synergies/Combos === | |
− | + | * {{Card|Counterfeit}} is very effective when used on Spoils, since the Spoils is returned to its pile before it can be trashed. | |
− | + | === Antisynergies === | |
− | + | * {{Card|Venture}} might cause you to "waste" Spoils that you don't need to play that turn to reach {{Cost|8}}. | |
− | + | * {{Card|Bank}} does not count Spoils, since they are returned to the pile immediately. | |
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== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
[[Image:SpoilsArt.jpg|thumb|right|354px|Official card art.]] | [[Image:SpoilsArt.jpg|thumb|right|354px|Official card art.]] | ||
+ | === In other languages === | ||
+ | * Finnish: Sotasaalis (lit. ''spoils of war'') | ||
+ | * French: Butin | ||
+ | * German: Beute | ||
+ | * Japanese: 略奪品 (pron. ''ryakudatsu-hin'', lit. ''loot'') | ||
+ | * Spanish: Botín | ||
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=== Secret History === | === Secret History === | ||
{{Quote|Text= One day looking through my ideas file I decided it was time to try out "card that makes a one-shot Gold." The first version was just that: cost {{Cost|3}}, you gain a Spoils. It seemed cute but was weak, so I gave it +1 Action. At that point it still seemed weak, but people bought it anyway. | {{Quote|Text= One day looking through my ideas file I decided it was time to try out "card that makes a one-shot Gold." The first version was just that: cost {{Cost|3}}, you gain a Spoils. It seemed cute but was weak, so I gave it +1 Action. At that point it still seemed weak, but people bought it anyway. | ||
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− | I knew some people would be all, where are the other cards that make Spoils? And I was not possibly giving them another way to get | + | I knew some people would be all, where are the other cards that make Spoils? And I was not possibly giving them another way to get Madmen or Mercenaries. So I thought, maybe three cards total could make Spoils. So I went looking for something else to stick Spoils on. It ended up on Marauder, Pillage, and Bandit Camp. |
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Then the original card died, because it just didn't have much going for it at that point. | Then the original card died, because it just didn't have much going for it at that point. | ||
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− | You originally trashed Spoils, and could get them from the trash. It seemed simpler if they returned to the pile. It drops some words from the three cards that give them out, and matches Madman. | + | You originally trashed Spoils, and could get them from the trash. It seemed simpler if they returned to the pile. It drops some words from the three cards that give them out, and matches Madman. Forager can still put a Spoils in the trash, it just doesn't get that handed to it for nothing. |
|Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]] | |Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]] | ||
|Source=[http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=4318.0 The Secret History of the Dark Ages Cards] | |Source=[http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=4318.0 The Secret History of the Dark Ages Cards] | ||
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