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Caravan is a card game played by caravan guards and travelers in the Mojave Wasteland. Text below in monotype font is verbatim transcript from the ... FalloutWikiEckserahisrunningforTechnicalModerator! 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SignIn Advertisement in: Fallout:NewVegasgambling,Fallout:NewVegaschallenges English Deutsch Español Italiano Polski Русский 中文 Caravan(game) Viewsource History Talk(118) FortheCaravancarditems,seeCaravancard.   Biddinginterface CaravanisacardgameplayedbycaravanguardsandtravelersintheMojaveWasteland. Contents 1Background 2Obtainingadeckandadditionalcards 3Howtoplay 3.1Bidding 3.2Buildingacustomdeck 3.3Gameplay 3.4Cardvalues 3.5Winning 4Caravanplayers 5Notes 6Behindthescenes 7Bugs 8Gallery 9Seealso 10References Background Seealso:Vaultplayingcards TextbelowinmonotypefontisverbatimtranscriptfromtheCollector'sEditionvaultplayingcardsdeck. HowtoPlayCaravan Buildingadeck Caravandecksconsistofatleast30cardsfromoneofmoretraditionalplayingcardsets.Thedeckmayhaveanynumberofcardsofanytypethatsuitsaplayer'sstrategy,althoughitcannothaveduplicatecardsfromthesameset.ForexampleaK♠fromsetAandaK♠fromthesetBdeckisacceptable,butmorethanoneK♠fromsetAwouldbeillegal. Rules Caravanisplayedwithtwoplayersbuildingthreeopposingpiles(or"caravans")ofnumberedcards.Thegoalistooutbidyouropponent'scaravanwiththehighestvalueofnumberedcardswithoutbeingtoolight(under21)oroverburdened(over26). Thegamebeginswitheachplayertakingeightcardsfromtheirdeckandplacingeitheronenumericalcardoraceoneachcaravan.Playersmaynotdiscardduringthisinitialround. Onebothplayershavestartedtheirthreecaravans,eachplayermaydooneofthefollowingontheirturn:1.Playonecardanddrawanewcardfromhisorherdecktotheirhand:2.Discardonecardfromtheirhandanddrawanewcardfromhisorherdeck:or3.Discardoneoftheircaravansbyremovingallcardsfromthatpile. Caravanshaveadirection,eitherascendingordescendingnumerically,andasuit.Thesuitisdeterminedwiththefirstcardplacedonacaravan,thedirectionbythesecond.Allsubsequentcardsmustcontinuethenumericaldirectionormatchthesuitofthepreviouscard.Cardsofthesamenumericalvaluecannotbeplayedinsequence,regardlessofsuit.Facecardscanbeattachedtonumericcardsinanycaravanandwillaffecttheminvariousways. Cardvalues Joker-PlayedagainstAce,2-10.Effectschangebasedonwhetheritisanaceornumberedcard(seebelow).Multiplejokersmaybeplayedonthesamecard. Ace-Valueof1.Jokersplayedonacesremoveallothernon-facecardsoftheace'ssuitfromthetable.E.g.ajokerplayedonanA♠removesallspaces(exceptfacecardsandthatcard,specifically)fromthetable. 2-10-Listedvalue.Jokersplayedontheseremoveallothercardsofthisvaluefromthetable.E.g.ajokerplayerona4♥removesall4s(otherthanthatcard,specifically)fromthetable. Jack-PlayedagainstAce,2-10.Removesthatcard,alongwithanyfacecardsattachedtoit. Queen-PlayeragainstAce,2-10.Reversesthecurrentdirectionofthehand,changesthecurrentsuitofthehand.Multiplequeensmaybeplayedonthesamecard. Obtainingadeckandadditionalcards Afree54cardstarterdeckandgameinstructionscanbereceivedfromRingoinGoodsprings.Thisdeckcomprises53ofthe54cardsfromthetheTops'setwithtwoKingofDiamonds,theKingofClubsismissing.AdditionalcardscanbeobtainedfromvariousmerchantsandcorpsesacrosstheMojaveWasteland,bybeatingFestusatLuckyHorseshoes,orfoundintheSierraMadre. Howtoplay Cardtable Bidding Attheoutsetofthegame,theopponentwillplaceabid.Theplayercantheneithermatchorraise.Non-playercharacterswillnotmatcheverybid,onlyraisingtoabout50%oftheirinitialbid.Theplayercanbidanyamounttheywant,limitedonlybytheiropponent'sbidandtheamountofmoneytheyhave. Buildingacustomdeck Priortobeginningthegame,theplayerispresentedwiththedeckcreationinterface.Thisinterfaceconsistsoftworowsofcards,bothrepresentingeverycardinthedeck.Thevisiblecardsinthetoprowrepresenttheplayabledeck,whilethebottomrowaretheunusedcards.Anyduplicatecardspurchasedbytheplayerareautomaticallyfilteredoutoftheselectionprocess. Adeckiscreatedbymovingcardsfromthebottomrowtothetoprowusingtheaddbutton.Cardscanalsoberemovedusingtheremovebutton.TheRandomizeDeckbuttonwillrandomlyselectcards,creatinganewcaravandeckeachtimefromalltheavailablecardsinyourtotalcardpool.Oncetheplayerisfinishedcreatingtheirdeck,theycanmoveontothegame.ThefinisheddeckwillbesavedandcannotbeediteduntilthenexttimeCaravanisplayed. Gameplay Caravanisplayedwithtwoplayersbuildingthreeopposingpiles(or"caravans")ofnumberedcards.Thegoalistooutbidyouropponent'scaravanwiththehighestvalueofnumberedcardswithoutbeingtoolight(under21)oroverburdened(over26). Thegamebeginswitheachplayertakingeightcardsfromtheirdeckandplacingeitheronenumericalcardoraceoneachcaravan.Playersmaynotdiscardduringthisinitialround. Onebothplayershavestartedtheirthreecaravans,eachplayermaydooneofthefollowingontheirturn: Playonecardanddrawanewcardfromhisorherdecktotheirhand Discardonecardfromtheirhandanddrawanewcardfromhisorherdeck,or Discardoneoftheircaravansbyremovingallcardsfromthatpile Caravanshaveadirection,eitherascendingordescendingnumerically,andasuit.Thesuitisdeterminedwiththefirstcardplacedonacaravan,thedirectionbythesecond.Allsubsequentcardsmustcontinuethenumericaldirectionormatchthesuitofthepreviouscard.Cardsofthesamenumericalvaluecannotbeplayedinsequence,regardlessofsuit.Facecardscanbeattachedtonumericcardsinanycaravanandwillaffecttheminvariousways. Cardvalues Card Playedagainst Effect Ace - Valueof1.Jokersplayedonacesremoveallothernon-facecardsoftheace'ssuitfromthetable.E.g.ajokerplayedonanA♠removesallspades(exceptfacecardsandthatcard,specifically)fromthetable. Numbercards2-10 - Listedvalue.Jokersplayedontheseremoveallothercardsofthisvaluefromthetable.E.g.ajokerplayerona4♥removesall4s(otherthanthatcard,specifically)fromthetable. Jack Ace2-10 PlayedagainstAce,2-10.Removesthatcard,alongwithanyfacecardsattachedtoit. Queen Ace2-10 PlayeragainstAce,2-10.Reversesthecurrentdirectionofthehand,changesthecurrentsuitofthehand.Multiplequeensmaybeplayedonthesamecard. King Ace2-10 PlayedagainstAce,2-10.Addsthevalueofthatcardagain.E.g.akingplayedona9adds9tothathand.Multiplekingsmaybeplayedonthesamecardformultiplicativeeffects.E.g.4+king=8.4+twokings=16. Joker Ace2-10 WhenplayedagainstAce: Jokersplayedonacesremoveallothernon-facecardsoftheace'ssuitfromthetable.E.g.ajokerplayedonanA♠removesallspades(exceptfacecardsandthatcard,specifically)fromthetable. Whenplayedagainstnumbercard(2-10): Jokersplayedontheseremoveallothercardsofthisvaluefromthetable.E.g.ajokerplayerona4♥removesall4s(otherthanthatcard,specifically)fromthetable. MultipleJokersmaybeplayedonthesamecard. Winning Winning Aplayer'scaravanisconsideredsoldwhenthevalueofitscardsisover20andunder27.Theotherplayermaystilloutbidbyincreasingthevalueoftheiropposingpilewhilestillstayingwithinthe21-26range.Wheneachofthethreecompetingcaravanshassold,thegameisover.Intheeventthatoneofthethreecaravanvaluesaretiedbetweenplayers,thegamecontinuesuntilallthreecaravanshavesold.Theplayerwithtwoormoresaleswinsthepot. Caravanplayers Name Location Commonbids Merchant GameLimit2 CliffBriscoe DinoBitegiftshop Seebelow1 Yes 5Games DaleBarton TheFort Seebelow1 Yes None Amb.DennisCrocker NCREmbassy Holds2000caps No None Isaac GunRunners Holds200-227caps No None PrivateJakeErwin NCREmbassy Holds200-209caps No None JohnsonNash Primm Seebelow1 Yes 5Games Jules NorthVegasSquare Holds0-20caps No None Keith Aerotechsuite200 0 No None Lacey MojaveOutpost Seebelow1 Yes 5Games LittleBuster CampMcCarran Holds300-390caps No None QuartermasterMayes CampForlornHope Seebelow1 Restricted 5Games No-barkNoonan Novac Holds2000caps No None Ringo Goodsprings/CrimsonCaravanCamp Holds200-230caps No None JedMasterson Northernpassage/Southernpassage Holds200-300caps No None 1MerchantswhoplayCaravanwilluseonequarteroftheircurrencyasstartingbid.Spendingcapswiththemincreasestheamounttheyholdandtheamounttheybet,andviceversa.Merchantsmayalsopayoutinanyalternatecurrenciestheyhaveintheirinventory,includinganyyouhadalreadyexchangedwiththem. 2CertainmerchantshavealimitonthetotalnumberoftimestheywillplayCaravanagainsttheplayer.Thislimitisabsoluteanddoesnot"reset"atanypointduringthegame. Notes Plantinganycurrency(caps,NCRdollarsorLegioncoin)intoanopponent'sinventoryincreasestheamountofcurrencytheywillspendwhileplayingCaravan. TheCaravanDeckcanonlybereceivedfromRingo,eitherthroughdialogueoptionsviatheunmarkedquestRingo'sCaravanRulesorbykillinghimandlootingitfromhisbody. 6namescanbeseencarvedintothetablewhereallCaravangamesareplayed(oneforeach"Caravan"spot),eachofwhichisalocationinNewCalifornia(Boneyard,Redding,ShadySands,Dayglow,NewReno,andTheHub). Merchants(ifantedproperly)canplaceasmuchas81.5%oftheiravailablecurrencyonaparticularhandofCaravan.Thiscanbedonebybuyingouttheirinventory,orjustanexpensiveitem,untiltheyhavealargecapamount,thenmatchingandraisingtheirbettowinitallback.Thiscanonlyberepeated5timespermerchant. Easiestwaytowinistofindasmany6s,8s,10s,andKingsaspossible.Thenbuildadeckwithjust6s,8s,10s,andKings(orasmuchasyoucanbutkeepthedeckto30cards).Playcombinationsof10-6and10-8intopiles.PlayKingonthe10ina10-6oronthe8ina10-8,discardifyoudon'thavewhatyouneed. Anotherreliabledeckusesmainly7s,9s,and10s,andfillsinanymissingcardswithJacks,QueensandKings.Anycombinationof7,9and10willequal26,thehighestvalueacaravancanhave,andthefacecardscanbeusedtodisruptanopponent'slane.Ifforanyreasonit'snotpossibletocreatealanewith7,9and10,aKingplacedona7canbeusedtopushthevalueofalaneforawinningvalue. Behindthescenes Theachievement/trophynamesKnowWhentoHoldThemandKnowWhentoFoldThem(ingamechallenge)arereferencestothesongTheGamblerbyKennyRogers. BothKlamathBobandMelissaLewiswereatonepointintendedtobeCaravanplayers.TheirCaravandecksareinthegame'sresources,butthedialogueoptionsdonotexist.Additionally,PoindexterappearstohavebeenintendedtobeaCaravanplayer.Inthiscasethedialogueoptionispresent,buttheassociateddialoguescript,caravandeck,andnecessaryfactionassignmentaremissing. RegardingthedevelopmentofCaravan,JoshuaSawyerstatedthattheteamwantedmoretestinganditerationonthegame,butthereweretoomanymoreimportantissuestofix,makingCaravanalowerprioritythattheynevergotaroundto.Intermsofthoseimprovements,SawyerwouldhavewantedbettertutorializationforCaravan,tosimplifythedeck,andtoeliminatethe"meta"ofloadingeverythingupwithsixes,tens,andkings.[1] Bugs PCXbox360Playingwithanyno-game-limitnon-playercharacterwhentheyhold59804capswillresultintheplayerwinningupto52029caps.DaleBartonwillfallbackto59804.Thisactionisrepeatable.Also,thegamemaycrashwhenthenon-playercharacterholdsmorethan65,535((2^16)-1)capsinhisinventory.[verified] PCPlaystation3Xbox360Thoughtherulesstatenodiscardingmayoccurduringtheinitialround,itisnonethelesspossibletodosoanyway.Iftheplayerdoesso,theiropponentdoesnotgetaturnandtheplayergetstogoagain.Thenon-playercharacterwillalsousethisbugtotheiradvantage.Thisislikelyduetothefactthatifyoustartedwith(forexample)allqueens,youcouldnotmakeamoveandthegamecouldnotprogress.[verified] Afterthegameends: Xbox360Whenitsaystopressanybuttontocontinuepressingstartandthenhittingstartagainwillcausethegametobecomeunresponsive,whilepartychatstillworks.[verified] Playstation3Thebuttontocontinuewillsometimeslagover.(Pressing(O)toexitwillsometimescausethePip-Boytoopenandpressing(X)willsometimestriggerdialoguewiththeopposingplayer).[verified] PCItisnotpossiblefortheplayertodiscardcardsoncetheirmaindeckisempty.Theopponentwillstillbeabletodosooncetheirdeckisgone.[verified] Xbox360Whenputtingacardontoanypile,thegreenvalidationcardwillshowupsidedown[verified] PCAbugmayoccurwherethenon-playercharacterwillnotbidanycapseveniftheplayerwagerscaps.Ifthishappens,theplayermaylosehiswageriftheyloseandwon'twinanythingiftheywin.[verified] Xbox360Somecaravancardgamesmaynotloadupascreen,butratherloaduptheoptionstochoosecards.Thescreenwillremainwiththeplayerlookingattheiropponent.[verified] PCPlaystation3Xbox360Whendrawingordiscarding,somecardsmaychangetoadifferentcard(ex.7toa10)forthedurationoftheanimationandthenchangeback.[verified] PCOncethegamestartsandthenon-playercharacterplacestheirfirstcardfortheircaravan,you'renotabletoselectanycardstobeplacedinyourcaravans[verified] PCPlaystation3Thereisapossibilitythatyouwillnotbeawardedthetrophy/achievement"CaravanMaster"uponreachingthe30winsrequiredtogetthetrophy.[verified] PCWhenplayingCaravan,thegamemayendabruptlyevenwhenthewinconditionsarenotmet.Eithertheplayerornon-playercharactercanwin.[verified] PCWhenplayingCaravan,ifyouremoveanopponent'scard,loweringtheirscorebelow21,thegamecanstillendasifthecolumnisstillsoldpriortoenoughcardsbeingre-added.Thisisabug,asthisdoesnothappenwhenacolumnisremovedtotryandrestartit,noristhecolumnvaluenotedanywhere.[verified] Gallery TexturefileTexturefile Seealso Caravancard Caravandeck References ↑Fallout:NewVegas10thAnniversaryCharityStream(referencestartsat3:20:09)JoshuaSawyer:"Yeah,Imean,wehadwantedtodomoretestinganditerationonit,wejustdidn'thavetime,thereweretoomanyotherlike,criticalbugstofix,sowejustnevergotaroundtoit.Ithinkitshouldbetutorializedeasier,Ithinkthatthedeckshouldbesimplifiedalittlebitintermsofwhattheplayergetsfromthebeginning...um,Idothinkfiguringoutsomewaytomoveawayfromthe6-10...y'know,justloadeverythingupwithsixesandtensandkings." 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