The face of the card (Japanese version)
Type
Primary Industry
Cost
1
Activation
2
Get one coin from the bank on anyone's turn.
Ranch is a Primary Industry card in Machi Koro , available in the base game.
Gameplay [ ]
When the card's activation number of two is rolled by any player, the player with the card gets one coin from the bank on anyone's turn.
Strategy [ ]
The per-turn expected value of the card depends on whether the player uses the Train Station establishment to roll two dice, and how many Cheese Factories they own:
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=
{
1
×
1
/
6
,
if player rolls one die
1
×
1
/
36
+
3
×
6
/
36
×
c
f
,
if player rolls two dice
{\displaystyle
value =
\begin{cases}
1 \times 1/6, & \mbox{if player rolls one die} \\
1 \times 1/36 + 3 \times 6/36 \times cf, & \mbox{if player rolls two dice} \\
\end{cases}
}
Or:
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=
{
0.1666
,
if player rolls 1 die
0.02777
,
if player rolls 2 dice and has 0 Cheese Factories
0.52777
,
if player rolls 2 dice and has 1 Cheese Factory
1.02777
,
if player rolls 2 dice and has 2 Cheese Factories
1.52777
,
if player rolls 2 dice and has 3 Cheese Factories
2.02777
,
if player rolls 2 dice and has 4 Cheese Factories
2.52777
,
if player rolls 2 dice and has 5 Cheese Factories
3.02777
,
if player rolls 2 dice and has 6 Cheese Factories
{\displaystyle
value =
\begin{cases}
0.1666, & \mbox{if player rolls 1 die} \\
0.02777, & \mbox{if player rolls 2 dice and has 0 Cheese Factories} \\
0.52777, & \mbox{if player rolls 2 dice and has 1 Cheese Factory} \\
1.02777, & \mbox{if player rolls 2 dice and has 2 Cheese Factories} \\
1.52777, & \mbox{if player rolls 2 dice and has 3 Cheese Factories} \\
2.02777, & \mbox{if player rolls 2 dice and has 4 Cheese Factories} \\
2.52777, & \mbox{if player rolls 2 dice and has 5 Cheese Factories} \\
3.02777, & \mbox{if player rolls 2 dice and has 6 Cheese Factories} \\\end{cases}
}
The card's value is multiplied again by how many Ranches the player owns.