Farming Village

Basic Info

• Type: Action
• Cost: 4
• Effect: +2 Actions. Reveal cards from your deck until you reveal a Treasure or Action card. Put that card into your hand and discard the rest.

Rating

Cost-4 village. +2 Actions + "guaranteed Treasure/Action draw" — skips Victory cards and Curses. Compared to Village (cost 3, +1 card +2 actions), Farming Village costs 1 more but reliably hits useful cards.

Big strength: "skip VP cards" effectively. Late game with stuffed Estates / Duchies / Provinces, Farming Village always grabs a Treasure / Action.

Weakness: cost-4 contention. Horse Traders / Tournament also at cost 4. Cost-3 Village if available makes Farming Village redundant.

Overall B+ to A-. Solid village, especially endgame stability.

How to Play

4-coin slot for village role. Compete with Horse Traders / Tournament — supply-dependent priority.

Mid-game: 1-2 Farming Villages per turn for action chains.

End-game: deck-VP-heavy still useful — VPs skipped, reliable Treasure / Action draw.

Effect Details

Stop conditions:

• Treasure (Copper / Silver / Gold / specials) → into hand
• Action (any) → into hand
• VP (Estate / Duchy / Province / Gardens / Duke / Great Hall / Harem) → discard, continue
• Curse → discard, continue

If deck has only VP / Curse, no card added. Edge case.

Key Combos

Farming Village + Smithy: +3 cards then Farming Village action chain.

Farming Village + Witch / Young Witch: action for terminal Witches.

Farming Village + Library: Library fills hand, Farming Village draws guaranteed.

Farming Village + Festival: +2 coin + +2 actions = stable engine.

Farming Village + Fairgrounds / Horn of Plenty: variety synergy with 1-2 Farming Villages.

Farming Village + Throne Room: doubled to +4 actions / 2 reliable draws.

Synergies

• Smithy / Hunting Party: drawer.
• Witch / Young Witch: terminal relief.
• Library: hand smoothing.
• Festival / Market: +2 coin + +2 actions engine.
• Fairgrounds / Horn of Plenty: variety synergy.
• Throne Room / King's Court: doubled.
• Council Room / Governor: bulk draw.
• Remodel / Expand: trash-gain chain.

Counters & Bad Matchups

• Cost-3 Village exists: cheaper Village suffices.
• Thinned engine: VP-thin deck reduces guaranteed-draw value.
• Light terminals: actions excess.
• Pure BM: actions wasted.

Advanced Tips

"VP skip" is the killer feature. Duchy / Gardens strategies benefit — Farming Village skips them for Treasure / Action.

Multi-Farming Village: 2-3 stable; more redundant.

"Farming Village + Smithy" terminal collision relief is classic. Smithy draws (potentially VP) then Farming Village skips VP.

Note: reveal exposes deck contents partially (info leak), like Spy/Scout. Minor concern.

4/3 opens: Farming Village + Silver, or Farming Village + Chapel. Chapel-thin then Farming Village stable cycle.

Curser boards: useful — Curses skipped, Treasure / Action retained.