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Token-Effect Dilution per Expansion

Scope

Tokens (Badlands, Beasts, Disease, Strife, Wilds, Plantation, Isolate, Fortress) are the second-order economy of Spirit Island — they accumulate on the board via card effects and events, modifying damage, fear, and invader actions. Different expansions weight these differently. This chapter counts how often each token appears in each card pool.

Cards touching each token, per deck × per combo

Minor deck

ComboBadlandsBeastsDiseaseStrifeWildsPlantationIsolateFortress
Base only (Horizons + Base game)00000000
Base + B&C05443000
Base + JE66445040
Base + B&C + JE611888040
All expansions (Base + B&C + JE + NI + Promos)611888050
NI additions only (delta from JE)00000010

Major deck

ComboBadlandsBeastsDiseaseStrifeWildsPlantationIsolateFortress
Base only (Horizons + Base game)00000000
Base + B&C07443000
Base + JE67123020
Base + B&C + JE613566020
All expansions (Base + B&C + JE + NI + Promos)715667020
NI additions only (delta from JE)13101000

Fear deck

ComboBadlandsBeastsDiseaseStrifeWildsPlantationIsolateFortress
Base only (Horizons + Base game)00000000
Base + B&C01110150000
Base + JE63396000
Base + B&C + JE61413246000
All expansions (Base + B&C + JE + NI + Promos)61713336070
NI additions only (delta from JE)03090040

Event deck

ComboBadlandsBeastsDiseaseStrifeWildsPlantationIsolateFortress
Base only (Horizons + Base game)00000000
Base + B&C0141031000
Base + JE4211553010
Base + B&C + JE4352584010
All expansions (Base + B&C + JE + NI + Promos)7422784020
NI additions only (delta from JE)37200010

Blight deck

ComboBadlandsBeastsDiseaseStrifeWildsPlantationIsolateFortress
Base only (Horizons + Base game)00000000
Base + B&C00000000
Base + JE00000000
Base + B&C + JE00000000
All expansions (Base + B&C + JE + NI + Promos)00000000
NI additions only (delta from JE)00000000

Tokens added per simulated 8-round game (means)

From Monte Carlo (Fear + Event draws contribute; raw card text detected).

ComboBadlandsBeastsDiseaseStrifeWildsPlantationIsolateFortress
Base only (Horizons + Base game)0.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
Base + B&C0.005.143.701.360.350.000.000.00
Base + JE1.245.684.111.611.000.000.270.00
Base + B&C + JE0.715.594.021.630.710.000.150.00
All expansions (Base + B&C + JE + NI + Promos)0.985.643.661.480.580.000.330.00
NI additions only (delta from JE)2.676.451.780.680.000.001.100.00

Interpretation

  • Badlands + Beasts are JE introductions; both expand markedly with JE.
  • Disease + Strife + Wilds scale across JE + NI; Strife is specifically tied to spirits like Shadows-Madness, Grinning Trickster, etc.
  • Plantation is a B&C/France-adversary token; appears when France is in play or in specific JE events.
  • Base-only games have no token mechanic — the Event deck is what introduces them.