Town

Basic Info

• Type: Action
• Cost: 4
• Effect: Choose one: +1 Card and +2 Actions; or +1 Buy and +2 Coins.

Rating

Premier cost-4 village. Village-mode (+1 Card / +2 Actions) full village; Buy-mode (+1 Buy / +2 Coins) Market-tier economy.

Killer feature: dual-role one card. Carries through mid-late game.

Overall A-tier. Standard Allies pick.

How to Play

Mid-game cost-4 buy. 2-4 copies for engine core.

Early/mid: village mode runs the engine.

End-game: Buy mode for double-Province.

Key Combos

Town + Smithy: village + draw classic.

Town + multiple terminals: +2 Actions multi-fire.

Town + Throne Room: TR + Town = +2 Cards/+4 Actions or +2 Buys/+4 Coins.

Town + Bridge: Buy mode + +1 Buy multi-Province.

Synergies

• Terminals (Smithy, Guildmaster): village mode multi-fire.
• Throne Room: doubled.
• Bridge/Royal Seal: Buy-mode synergy.
• Trashers: village mode resolves terminal collisions.

Counters & Bad Matchups

• Light terminals: village mode value drops.
• Fast BM: 4-cost middling for BM.
• Action-only extremes: Buy mode unused.

Advanced Tips

Mode-pick is core skill:

• Early/mid: village mode for engine.
• Late: switch as needed.
• End: Buy mode for closing.

3-4 copies stable. Engine core.

Town + Throne is strong. Doubled village = +2 Cards/+4 Actions, or doubled Buy = +2 Buys/+4 Coins.