Description
Certain resources are Always Available to Purchase, while others may not or may be limited in quantity.
Discussion
This mechanism has traditionally been used in Deck-Building games (CAR05). In Ascension: Deckbuilding Game, for example, there are two basic actions for players: purchasing an available card or attacking a card. In addition to a rotating queue of cards in the center, there are three cards that are always available: Heavy Infantry and Mystics are always available for purchase, and Cultists are always available to be attacked. Having these cards gives a safety valve for players who face a board filled with high-level cards that they cannot afford, or early in the game when their hands may be weak. These cards are weaker than standard cards but are a reasonable consolation prize in case players get stuck with a low-value draw or allow them to use excess purchasing or attack power. Dominion does not have random cards in the center, so the cost range of the cards is more constrained, and there is almost always something affordable. However, this mechanism is still used in the form of coin cards. Having these standard cards helps players develop a sense of value and gives them a target to know what they need to do to gain the highest-scoring Province cards.
Sample Games
Ascension: Deckbuilding Game (Fiorillo and Gary, 2010) Dominion (Vaccarino, 2008) Star Realms (Dougherty and Kastle, 2014)
描述
某些资源是随时可购买的（Always Available to Purchase），而其他资源可能不是，或者数量有限。
讨论
这一机制传统上用于牌库构筑游戏（CAR-05）。例如，在《暗杀神》（Ascension: Deckbuilding Game）中，玩家有两个基本行动：购买一张可用卡牌或攻击一张卡牌。除了中心轮换的卡牌队列外，还有三张始终可用的卡牌：重步兵（Heavy Infantry）和秘教徒（Mystics）始终可供购买，而邪教徒（Cultists）始终可供攻击。拥有这些卡牌为面对充满买不起或者是游戏早期手牌较弱的高级卡牌的版图的玩家提供了一个安全阀。这些卡牌比标准卡牌弱，但如果玩家陷入低价值抽牌的困境，它们是一个合理的安慰奖，或者允许他们使用多余的购买力或攻击力。《皇舆争霸》（Dominion）的中心没有随机卡牌，因此卡牌的成本范围受到更大限制，几乎总是有买得起的东西。然而，这种机制仍然以钱币卡的形式使用。拥有这些标准卡牌有助于玩家建立价值感，并未他们提供一个目标，让他们知道需要做什么才能获得最高分的省份卡（Province cards）。
游戏范例
Ascension: Deckbuilding Game (Fiorillo and Gary, 2010) - 《暗杀神》 Dominion (Vaccarino, 2008) - 《皇舆争霸》 Star Realms (Dougherty and Kastle, 2014) - 《星域奇航》