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[View] 		G3minorFull-bottomed WigYou no longer need Reed when you renovate your home.13 Sheepinoshishi[9 Comments]
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2014-10-16 16:06:07
by armyguy


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Full-bottomed Wig (minor)
Cost=none,   Vps=1,   Prereq=3 Sheep
You no longer need Reed when you renovate your home.

[View playtest games] [View all dealt games]		 .inoshishi
Dec 5, 2011 6:16am
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Another great idea inoshishi! nwoll
Dec 5, 2011 7:05am
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Thanks Nwoll

The name could also simply be "Insulation," though I wanted to make it clear that it comes from your sheep (and wool insulation is still used today). But the name can be changed - I'm on the fence about it.

It's patterned after Straw-Thatched Roof in that you can use wool instead of reed to help support your roof (and keep your house warm). It doesn't, however, allow reed-free extensions, which I think is both thematic and a good game mechanic, because it's easier to have 4 sheep early than to have 3 grain fields.

I could drop the prereq to 3 sheep, which would make it considerably easier to play (2 sheep in a single pasture or 2 stables plus 1 in your house). What do people think?		 inoshishi
Dec 6, 2011 6:45pm
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if you reduce the requirement i think you should also consider dropping the point. 2 reed isn't much, but - contrary to reed exchange - it's for free. letsdance
Dec 7, 2011 3:12am
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Yes, but you can use the reed from reed exchange to extend your house (sp+reed exchange/br). I think 3 sheep + 1VP is still fine, but you could also leave it at 4 sheep. makun
Dec 7, 2011 3:42am
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I played this card the other day, and it sort of messed me up because I thought it also discounted reed on rooms (like Straw Thatched Roof)--which gave me an idea...

As is, this card is pretty boring: auto-play in the mid or late-game, for 1 point and 1-2 reed. What if you made it like a parallel Straw Thatched Roof, but for an animal strategy instead of a grain strategy?

Proposed alternate card--
Prerequisite: 5 sheep
You no longer need Reed when extending or renovating your home.		 jamaicanworm
Jan 13, 2012 7:40am
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That's not a bad idea. The card wasn't made to be flashy, but it could become one if we adopted Jamacian's idea. What do others think?

Edit: it would make the card awfully similar to Humble Shepherd, however.		 inoshishi
Jan 13, 2012 7:54am
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I'd rather see it give a reed discount on minors as well. Something like "You pay 1 reed less when renovating or playing any Minor Improvement with a printed cost of at least 1 Reed an 1 other building resource."

Looking through the improvements, I think most of them would make sense with that wording; the big offender would be the Basketmaker's Workshop, but that's a major improvement and thus wouldn't count. 		derakon
Jan 13, 2012 9:00am
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UPDATE
old name: Insulation
new name: Full-bottomed Wig		 chris
Oct 15, 2014 10:24pm
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card name isn't fully shown armyguy
Oct 16, 2014 4:06pm
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