Royal Card Games
Royal Card Games is a Commerce Age technology from Knights of the Mediterranean, researched at a Trading Post or Tambo on a House of Hanover palace. It immediately sends one random Home City Card from the player’s deck.
Research profile
- Age
- Commerce Age
- Research location
- Trading Post or Tambo on a House of Hanover palace
- Research time
- 60 seconds
- Food cost
- 175
- Wood cost
- 175
- Coin cost
- 175
- Effect
- Immediately sends a random Home City Card from the player's deck
Effect & research conditions
Research takes 60 seconds and costs 175 Food, 175 Wood and 175 Coin in the current listed profile. Earlier versions cost 125 of each resource; update 14.43676 raised the cost. The effect draws from the player’s chosen Home City deck, so the possible shipment depends on cards included in that deck. Access requires the House of Hanover site, not simply any Trading Post or Tambo.
Research condition
Available from the Commerce Age. Research it at Trading Post or Tambo on a House of Hanover palace.
When to research
Use it when a random card from the current deck can still help and the economy can afford a full minute of research. A deck with useful unselected shipments increases the chance that the arrival fits the army or economy, but the result is not a chosen card. Avoid relying on it for a specific counter or emergency response because the card is random and the delay is long.
The deck controls the possible result
Royal Card Games sends a random Home City Card from the player’s deck. It therefore cannot be used to select a particular shipment at the moment of research. Build a deck with useful options before relying on this technology, and consider which cards have already been sent or remain available under the active game rules.
Versioned cost and long research
The current profile costs 175 Food, Wood and Coin and takes 60 seconds. Update 14.43676 raised the cost from 125 of each resource. This is a significant delay for an uncertain reward, so compare the likely card value with a direct unit or economic investment. Confirm the version when using older guides or recorded matches.