Dominion (2-4 players, 30-minutes) is a card game where players start with small identical decks. They then transform their deck into victory-point producing machines as efficiently as possible by buying more cards. Each game, 10 kingdom cards (most commonly actions, but sometimes extra treasure and ...
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How much would the cards from Dominion: Alchemy cost if you wanted to use them while not playing with potions?
I've been looking at the cards from Dominion: Alchemy and want to use some of them in my own games through proxying of the blank cards. However, I don't feel like delving into the whole potion thing, ...
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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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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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What happens when playing a single Treasure Map?
I'm wondering if I can play a Scheme Card and then a Treasure Map and put the Treasure Map back on top of my deck at clean up. But I can only put the Treasure Map back on top if it's in play and not ...
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When should I buy copper in Dominion?
Almost every strategy I have ever read on Dominion, although disparate in many ways, unanimously agree that not only is buying copper a bad thing, but that you should do whatever is in your power to ...
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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 - Defeating the Alchemist
I have a friend who loves this card. I know that every time it's on the table, he will load up on them, and chain long turns that take ages. It's even more powerful when Scout and/or Apothecary ...
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Maxing out your buys in early Dominion
How important is it to always buy the most expensive thing that you can with your first buys in Dominion? I appreciate that in the later stages of the game you often have more money than you can ...
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If I have 8+ coins and no Gold, should I buy a Gold or a Province?
When playing Dominion, I have developed the habit of buying a Gold the first time I can afford one, even if I could afford a Province instead. Is this a good rule of thumb?
My reasoning is that if I ...
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What is a quick way to test or simulate card strategies for deck building games?
Dominion is the specific example I would like to play with but this certainly applies to any game that involves decks of cards being shuffled and drawn.
I often see references to various simulations ...
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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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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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How do Dominion tournaments compensate for the luck that's always present in the game?
Dominion is definitely NOT a game of luck. I'd wager it's at least 90% strategy. But at the higher levels I'm sure the luck comes out as players get better at finding the best strategies available to ...
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What are some fun setups for Dominion for two players?
At present I only own the Dominion Base set and my girlfriend and I have only played the game a few times. I figure we'll stick to the starter layout for a few more games but after that I'm curious ...
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What are good strategies involving Remodel?
A basic strategy of using Remodel to upgrade Estates to Remodels, Remodels to Gold, and using Gold to buy or upgrade to Provinces is a powerful but slow strategy, so I haven't been able to win with ...
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Strategies and kingdom cards for a strong opening in Dominion?
Dominion is a game of widely varying strategies and paths toward victory. But the most important part of any winning strategy is a strong opening.
How can I tell if a kingdom card is a good opening ...
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When should I buy a Possession in Dominion?
Possession is easily one of the most controversial and game-changing cards in Dominion, and I've often heard it described with disgust by many players. Most Dominion cards require you to take ...
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If Possession is played while executing another Possession, who takes the next turn?
In Dominion: Alchemy, you can play Possession to "possess" the player to your left and effectively take over his next turn. What happens if he has a Possession in his hand, and you play it during ...
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How do Possession and Throne Room interact?
Does Throne Room cause a Possession card to give you control over two extra turns? I can see it argued both ways convincingly, so I'm looking for an authoritative answer. Google has thus far failed to ...
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Does a Curse card count as a Victory card when playing the Bureaucrat?
If I play a Bureaucrat and my opponent reveals a hand with a Curse card, does that Curse card go back on top of his/her deck? Or does it not count as a "Victory card"?
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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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How does the addition of the Potion treasure from Dominion: Alchemy change the game?
These questions give a good explanation of the general changes each of the Dominion expansions add to the game.
But in this question I really want to zoom in the focus, particularly on how the potion ...
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Transitioning to Dominion late-game
At what point in a Dominion game should a player stop buying middle value cards (e.g., Silver or other cards more suited to mid-game play than Province/Colony-buying sprees)?
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When is the woodcutter worth buying in Dominion?
So far I've found every card in Dominion has its own niche, but the woodcutter's seems to be exceptionally small. I only buy 1 or 2 if its the only card that gives +buys, otherwise a silver is better ...
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If an Outpost is played during a Possessed hand, is the Outpost hand played next?
As pointed out in a previous question's answer, you may be forced to play an Outpost or Possession while you are possessing someone else's hand, despite the deck's owner getting to play the ...
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Discard pile and shuffling question
Say I have a hand like follows: Estate, Upgrade, Upgrade, Estate, Copper. 1 card in Draw pile.
I play Upgrade (+1 card, +1 action) -> Draw the last card from my Draw pile -> Trash Estate from my hand ...
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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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What are the blue-backed cards in Dominion for?
There is a set of one of each card, but with blue inner border on their backs instead of beige.
What are they for?
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Limiting the number of silver and gold cards available in Dominion
One of the interesting aspects of Dominion is how you have to plan which kingdom cards you're going to get while they're still there. If there's 2 attack cards available and somebody's snagged all the ...
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What happens if you Forge nothing?
If I play a Forge and for whatever reason choose "none" as the amount of cards trashed (say if I played it via Golem by accident), do I gain anything? I could see 2 possibilities:
Don't gain ...
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Tournament and League Rules For Dominion
Where can I find official tournament and league rules for Dominion?
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Dominion: When to use Platinum and Colony
I recently acquired Dominion: Prosperity (yay Christmas) and came across the Platinum and Colony Cards which are designed to be new Basic Cards (like Estate, Copper, etc...).
My question is, should I ...
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Do you need to buy a card when playing treasures in Dominion?
So I ran into a situation where I had a single treasure, the Loan card. I wanted to play the Loan card but I did not want to buy any cards.
So can you play treasure cards and not buy anything?
I ...
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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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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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Paper thickness (weight) to use for card tabs/dividers?
I'm planning on building a custom storage solution for my Dominion cards (to fit the expansions in the main box with the base set). For part of this, I will need to cut some tabs similar to the ones ...
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What are the most effective action combinations in Dominion? [closed]
I've only played a few games of the base set, but I already noticed some very powerful combinations:
Laboratory can be repeatedly combo'd with itself to draw a massive amount of treasure from your ...
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Are there disadvantages to the house rule that you always end before the starting player?
Once an end condition is reached, I like the house rule where you play until just before the starting player. It seems more fair to me.
Are there any counterarguments? It seems like the game ...
