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=== Synergies/Combos === | === Synergies/Combos === | ||
− | * | + | * {{Card|Smithy}} and other cards which give +3 cards |
* Other actions which do not give +1 action but which you want to play multiples of. | * Other actions which do not give +1 action but which you want to play multiples of. | ||
− | * | + | * {{Card|Chapel}} and other trashers, since they make it easier to match up your Village with your good Actions. |
=== Antisynergies === | === Antisynergies === | ||
− | * | + | * {{Card|Mountebank}} and other {{Card|Curse}}rs or [[Looter]]s when there is no trashing, since they may make it difficult to match up your Village with your good Actions. |
* A lack of good terminal actions. | * A lack of good terminal actions. | ||
* Other cards which give +2 actions but give a better bonus than just +1 card. | * Other cards which give +2 actions but give a better bonus than just +1 card. | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
− | In common lingo, people may refer to any card which gives +2 actions as "[[Villages|a village]]", calling the | + | In common lingo, people may refer to any card which gives +2 actions as "[[Villages|a village]]", calling the {{Card|Village}} card a "[[Vanilla]] Village", to distinguish it from the [[Villages|many other cards]] which give +2 actions and some other bonus. |
===Card art=== | ===Card art=== | ||
− | The art for the [[Dark Ages]] card | + | The art for the [[Dark Ages]] card {{Card|Pillage}} is based on Village, as is (in part) that of the [[Alchemy]] card {{Card|Scrying Pool}}. |
=== Secret History === | === Secret History === | ||
{{Quote|Text=This got better and better during the very early days of the game. One of my friends always went for Village and could not win a game. So over the first few weeks I gradually improved it to its current level. It's cool to see people arguing about whether it's too good or not and well I guess to keep that interesting I should avoid commenting myself. *whistles* |Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]] | {{Quote|Text=This got better and better during the very early days of the game. One of my friends always went for Village and could not win a game. So over the first few weeks I gradually improved it to its current level. It's cool to see people arguing about whether it's too good or not and well I guess to keep that interesting I should avoid commenting myself. *whistles* |Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]] |
Revision as of 05:59, 6 November 2012
Village | |
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Cost | 3 |
Type | Action |
Set/Expansion | Base |
Illustrator | Claus Stephan |
+1 Card +2 Actions |
Village is an Action card from the Base set. Village gives you +2 actions, allowing you to play more than one terminal action each turn. This enables complex strategies and engines. Other cards which give +2 actions are also referred to as villages (and often have "village" in their names), with Village being the simplest and the first that most players experience.
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FAQ
Official FAQ
- If you're playing multiple Villages, keep a careful count of your Actions. Say how many you have left out loud; this trick works every time.
Other Rules clarifications
"+2 actions" does NOT mean that you must immediately play 2 actions; it means that you may, later in the turn, play 2 more actions. Playing those actions is not part of resolving Village.
Strategy Article
There has been no comprehensive strategy article written on Village.
This may be because Village does not, by itself, constitute a strategy; Village is an enabler for other strategies that use "terminal" actions (actions that do not give +1 action). It may seem that Village is always a good card to have, since it gives +1 card and you're never sad to draw a Village in your hand. However, this gut feeling is not right - it still takes a turn to buy a Village, a turn where you could have bought something else which gets you closer to buying Provinces. So even though you never mind having the Village in your deck, many times Silver is a better buy.
Village or its variants are integral components of a +Cards/+Actions engine; building such an engine is discussed at http://dominionstrategy.com/2011/03/07/actionscards/ and http://dominionstrategy.com/2012/07/30/building-the-first-game-engine/ .
Synergies/Combos
- Smithy and other cards which give +3 cards
- Other actions which do not give +1 action but which you want to play multiples of.
- Chapel and other trashers, since they make it easier to match up your Village with your good Actions.
Antisynergies
- Mountebank and other Cursers or Looters when there is no trashing, since they may make it difficult to match up your Village with your good Actions.
- A lack of good terminal actions.
- Other cards which give +2 actions but give a better bonus than just +1 card.
Trivia
In common lingo, people may refer to any card which gives +2 actions as "a village", calling the Village card a "Vanilla Village", to distinguish it from the many other cards which give +2 actions and some other bonus.
Card art
The art for the Dark Ages card Pillage is based on Village, as is (in part) that of the Alchemy card Scrying Pool.
Secret History