The 2nd Dominion expansion, built around the theme of making choices.
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Choosing between Shanty Town and Village when both are in the Kingdom set?
Shanty Town: +2 Actions, Reveal your hand. If you have no Action cards
in hand, +2 Cards
Village: +1 Card, +2 Actions
Occasionally I've had games where both of these are in the kingdom set ...
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Trader vs Torturer, where does the Silver go?
My opponent plays a Torturer. I have a Trader in hand. I choose to gain a Curse and then reveal the Trader and gain a Silver instead. Does the Silver go to my hand like the Curse would have?
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What does Masquerade do when you have no cards in hand, library or discard?
If you play the card Masquerade, and you have zero cards in hand, library and discard, what happens? I assume the person to your left will still have to pass a card along. Do you have to pass a card ...
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What happens when I play a Swindler and no cards with the same cost as the trashed card are in the kingdom set?
Swindler: +2 Coins, Each other player trashes the top card of his deck and gains a card with the same cost that you choose.
Say my opponent has played a Black Market and now the top card of their ...
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Is it possible to combo Spy and Wishing Well?
From the entry for Wishing Well on Dominion Strategy, I quote:
Cards that you view with Spy get drawn by the Wishing Well instead of being wished for.
The cards in question are these:
But as ...
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Which Dominion expansion playes best with two players? [closed]
I'm looking at picking up my first expansion for Dominion. I play primarily with 2 players (total).
Which of the expansions would play best with two players, and why? (For example, a card like ...
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Is Saboteur better in a 4-player game than a 2-player game?
Inspired by this question, especially @RobRenaud's comment on @BlairHippo's answer pointing to an inconclusive argument on BGG. My question is two-part:
(a) In a general 4-player game, is Saboteur a ...
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How does Conspirator work with Throne Room / King's Court?
If, for example, my turn starts by playing a King's Court and choosing Conspirator, how many cards will I draw?
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When should I take a curse in response to Torturer?
In Dominion, when someone plays a Torturer, I almost invariably choose to discard rather than take a curse. The exceptions are if I have a trasher (Chapel, Steward, Upgrade, etc.) that I have the ...
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Dominion - Saboteur use
Dominion is designed to take 20-30 minutes, which is one of the reasons I enjoy it so much. However, I find that the card Saboteur causes the game to take much longer if more than 1 or two are ...
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Using Saboteur after Bridge in Dominion
In Dominion I play a combo: Any card which gives me an additional 2 actions, then Bridge folloewed by Saboteur.
Bridge makes any card in my hand cheaper (i.e. cost $1 less) and cards in other ...
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Using the Baron
Last night I finished my first ever game of Dominion: Intrigue, and I'm feeling conflicted about my evaluation of some of the cards on the board. In particular, I cannot decide of the Baron is junk or ...
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What is a good way to store multiple expansions of Dominion?
At the moment I just have the base set of Dominion and Dominion-Intrigue, each of which are a full set so currently I'm storing each per the in-the-box organizers in their original boxes.
But when ...
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How does Mining Village's extra effect work in Dominion?
Mining Village has the option to trash it immediately and gain 2 coins. What exactly is meant by immediately? In other words, if I play a Mining Village what can I do before I must choose whether to ...
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Watchtower when someone uses a Masquerade
As a reaction card, Watchtower can be revealed whenever you gain a card.
Does this apply to the card you receive from other players during a Masquerade?
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How can I make Dominion play better with 5+ players?
I just got Intrigue, and it seems cool that it opens up the game to 5 or 6 players. However, the common consensus seems to be that its possible, but not recommended. Is there anything I can do to make ...
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In Dominion Intrigue does Bridge Stack with Itself
If I play the card "Bridge" twice, which says to reduce the cost of items by 1 (minimum of 0), does this reduce the cost of all items by 2?
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Correct/Recommended use of Masquerade in Dominion: Intrigue
According to the rulebook, when using Masquerade, the cards passed between players must remain invisible until each player chooses the card to pass and places it down. I've always assumed it means ...
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I have the Dominion base set only, in what order should I buy the expansions?
I've heard a lot about the different Dominion expansions, but I'm still not really sure which direction to go.
In what order would you suggest I buy the expansions?
How does each one change the ...
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How does Intrigue change your general Dominion strategy?
I've seen a lot of discussions about the basic strategies newcomers to Dominion develop:
First you buy as many action cards as you can get you hands on.
After several games, someone discovers Big ...
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Good set of cards for teaching beginners
We have 1 or 2 new people who are interested in joining our lunch Dominion games where I work.
We'd like to teach them about the various rules unique to each of these sets: Base, Intrigue, Seaside, ...
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Proper use of Dominion card Upgrade
In what situations is Upgrade (Intrigue) useful? I have never seen anyone buy Upgrade in the games I've played where it was available. Whenever I play with Upgrade and Swindler, I always give Upgrade ...
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Possession and Masquerade - are these too powerful in 2 player games?
Just encountered this yesterday.
Player A plays Possession
Then, it's player B turn (with player A deciding), and there's a Masquerade in the hand.
Player A decides to play the Masquerade,
Player A ...
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How can I effectively use the Coppersmith?
I've been playing Dominion with the base + Intrigue sets for a while now, and one of the cards that I have trouble wrapping my mind around is the Coppersmith.
In theory, it seems like a great card - ...
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Can I use a reaction card in response to Minion being used for +2 coins?
Can a player reveal a Reaction card, such as "Secret Chamber", in response to the Minion action, even if the player who played the Minion chooses the +2$ option?
