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11.81 x 2.76 x 11.81 inches

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3.09 pounds

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RGG370

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10 years and up

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Tirzah Moore

Classic For a Reason

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 10, 2022

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This was the first hobby game I ever bought all the way back in 2013. Me and mine played it every night for a month solid when we first got it. Since then it has dipped a little for me down to 4 stars but that is just because I think you really need the Prosperity expansion for the fullest experience. Don't get me wrong, if there was only base game Dominion I'd be happy but Prosperity exists and that's why this has 4 instead of 5 stars. One of my favorite aspects of this game is how fast it can play. Once you know what you're doing, you can play with 2 people in less than half an hour. And three players isn't much longer! I've rarely played this at 4 and thing 4 can take a bit too long so make sure everyone understands the game.

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Donovan L.

Dominion - incredible fun *OR* How to win the souls of non-gamer wives

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 27, 2010

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As an extensive board, RPG and card gamer since birth, I have had opportunities to play a ton of games. Some I have played a lot (AD&D, WH40K, M:TG - quite literally tens of thousands of hours of that life sapper), some I have tossed asunder after a round or two. Overall, though, I found that I always come back to the same games when the new stuff drifts into the dusty recesses of my shelves. Magic: the Gathering was the one that kept resurrecting itself until after more than a DECADE playing it, I retired from competitive play and then from any play at all. That said, I still miss certain aspects of the game. Obviously the competitive nature of it was tantamount to its attractiveness - you versus another where you were taking his life away; but the STRATEGY of construction and deck testing was the best part of the game. At the highest levels of MtG, the Pro Tour, players spend what amounts to overtime each week (40 hours of labor or more!) constructing, dissecting, testing, discussing and refining their customized decks to determine the strongest ones. With the internet, they yammer endlessly about mana curve and and broken cards with other top players throughout the world. It is a JOB, but it is a fun job. Within the arena of construction can be found the base addiction to the game, always looking for another combination that could create a deck so powerful the Wizards of the Coast had no choice but to ban a component card or errata away the potency for tourney play. The quest for the unbeatable deck...rages on even today nearly reaching two decades and tens of thousands of different cards.

Enter a wife and two wonderful children (actually second wife, MtG may have been a contributing factor in the disappearance of the first /grin). Gaming time drops to near zero... My wife is an adamant non-player. We played poker a lot back before the kiddos, and some low-strat board games. After the kids, we no longer had time to play decent strategy games - most of which required a lot of preparation or extensive attention for several hours to really feel like you'd done it justice. Two items that were simply out of stock for newly-parents. I still checked up on the world of board games, salivating over Settlers of Catan and Agricola and Carcassone... Then I saw Dominion popping up with incredible reviews - so I took a flyer and bought it to play on holiday with my venerable opponent - my brother, a single dad who had a very similar history. We played it to death once the kids went down for the night, while my wife chit chatted with us and paid a little attention to the game. Endlessly we played, shuffling cards over and over, and we found the strategic intricacies to be incredibly deep. Thanks to the shifting of the available cards each game, no two games were the same - basic strategies emerged for every card and for combinations of those cards, but the improvisational-deck-building-mechanic was incredibly addictive. My wife watched, but did not bite. The holiday ended, and I moped that I would no longer have the time or the opponents to play the game to which I was now deeply addicted. Then DW surprised me and said she would play it with me as a Christmas gift. Her revelation to me was that games that required strategy seemed too "brainy" for her - that it would require so much thinking as to ruin the fun nature of playing - whereas in Hold 'em, it was less what you had than knowing what your opponent had and a little clevage could throw him off his game. I nursed game one along so that she got a feel for the mechanics, and she won. I certainly did not give 100%, because a win for her meant the potential of a game two for me. She won game two - this time a little less passivity on my part. Then game three...and the night was over, but my addiction had been satiated for a day. Today, she ASKED to play again. She ASKED to play a high-strategy game. I'm setting the hook to pull in a lunker.

Dominion can bridge the non-gamer gap - the basics are simple enough that nearly anyone can play. The depth of the game is deep enough to whet the appetites of all but the most intense miniatures players or historical war gamers. The Magic playing friends will absolutely love the draft-style construction, and the casual gamers will appreciate that a game takes only 30 minutes in most circumstances after a couple learning games. Dominion is really fun with two players, but adding up to two more increases the fun-quotient. Rio Grande has released several expansions which seem to add even more depth and breadth to the mix - Intrigue can be merged with the base set to allow for games of up to EIGHT players; which would seem to get very hairy, but no less fun. I very heartily suggest Dominion for those who are looking for a strategy game with the convenience of a card game without forgetting that card drawing will diminish strategy - since you are building your deck on the fly, refining it leads to the odds and probability factor that you see in games like MtG. The prices here at Amazon are amazing - if you feel like a spending spree, they've recently offered a base set + a couple expansions for a great price, with a bonus of a card mat to help the layout of the game - it seems well worth it if you are fairly confident you want to give this game a go.

I don't think I could be happier with this purchase.

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M. Nixon

Best uncollectible collectable card game I've ever played

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 7, 2009

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Dominion is a deceptively simple game which encompasses endless variation. The basic game contains the following major components:

1. 25 groups of action cards, victory cards, and money cards, in total over 250 cards.
2. Card storage and organizer box designed specifically for organizing the game components.
3. The Rules.

Game Play:
A game starts with each player holding an identical 10 card deck. As the game begins a group of 10 special action cards are selected from the 25 categories in the box. The rules outline specific selections for scenario play or you can design your own lay out. There is no banker or moderator; all players start entirely equal with access to the exact same cards.
During each player's turn they may take actions and purchase new cards from the communal decks. Each player has to balance the need to buy new cards and money with the purchase of victory points (which remain in the player's deck but don't help them until points are totaled.) The decision of when to stop building one's deck and start buying victory points is one of the most critical choices the player will make. Too early, and you'll find yourself bogged down with a deck full of moderate victory cards while other players' resources have increased to the point where they blow by you. If you wait too long, all of the good cards will have been bought out and you won't have anything to spend your resources on.

I have to be honest, when I first heard about Dominion I didn't understand why my wife and several of our friends were so worked up over the thing. It sounded terribly dry, particularly to a person like myself who has played collectable card games like magic the gathering for many years. Nothing could have been farther from the truth.
Dominion has something for everyone, from the collectable card game nut, to the poker player, to the family looking for an alternative to trivial pursuit. Since everyone starts out with access to the same selection of cards and the same resources for advancement, everyone has an equal chance of victory. Because there are 10 different categories of action cards with each category having at least 10 cards in its pile, there is plenty of room for strategy as the game progresses and certain resources are bought up to the point of extinction.
The game is set up in such a way so that you can play cut throat games with lots of player-vs.-player actions or less interactive games where the victory is determined by who fields the most effective resource acquisition strategy. Those familiar with CCG drafting will feel right at home in this environment, while those with no card based gaming experience won't be at a disadvantage.

My only criticism of dominion (as has been said on several other forums) is that while the game is entirely self contained, I can easily see the cards (which are essential in exactly the numbers provided) wearing out or being lost. Because there are so many of them I recommend using card sleeves (available at most hobby stores from companies like rook and ultra pro.)

I started out one night thoroughly expecting to dislike this game and found myself 3 hours later wondering where the evening had gone. Dominion is completely addictive and doesn't loose its fun factor after the player has played multiple scenarios in one sitting.

Simply put, this is the best interactive casual game I've played in 32 years.

Note:
It's four years later and I still endorse this game without reservation. The basic set is still just as fun as when I played for the first time, while the addition of other optional sets have magnified the enjoyment.

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deadteddy

Deckbuilding Elite

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on December 1, 2017

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Dominion was one of the first deck building games and remains one of the greatest, and there are a few reasons for this. Firstly, it is one of the purest deck builders around. Secondly, it has a ton of expansions and each one adds more variety. Thirdly, it is a game that is pretty easy to teach and is very family friendly.

If you’re not familiar with deck building, it is simply where each player starts with the same cards and has the opportunity to buy new and different cards which will hopefully propel them towards the goal of the game, which in this case is getting victory points.

As I said, the game is easy to teach, family friendly and sits about a light to mid weight game for me. It plays in about 30 - 45 mins and plays 2 - 4 players.

I personally love this game and the wife loves it even more, we’ve played it with friends and family and it is still an interesting and enjoyable game even after all the plays that we have had. The only downsides I think are that set-up and take down of the game can be a little bit of a pain and that the theme of the game is pretty thin, other than this I think it is an excellent game and worthy of your consideration.

Notable expansions
Dominion Intrigue
Seaside
Prosperity

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M

Brilliant game for all, very addictive. Should come with a label "Not only for Geeks".

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on January 7, 2016

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I bought this game off the back of a review of the best board games.

From the description it seemed a little too nerdy (and I class myself as a bit of a geek) but after reading other amazon reviews I decided to give it a go.
Initially reading the instructions I haddn't a clue about how to play the game and thought I'd wasted my money. The game descriptions about the various types of cards and the "phases" of play just didn't seem to make any sense. As a last ditch effort I turned to YouTube to see if there were any reviews which show a game being played. I went through a few which weren't that easy to understand but eventually found a video about 6 minutes long which really helped and the I could start to see what you have to do.
On the back page of the instructions there is a list of suggested game types which tell you which cards to use, there is one titled "first game", I would recommend any new player does this. After playing this we had it all sorted and moved onto another 2 games, the only reason we stopped was because it was gone midnight and I had work in the morning.
I really can't recommend this game enough, it's also fairly future proof with all the expansion boxes available which allow games of upto 6 players and with different cards types will mean your strategy will always evolve.

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R. COOPER

Well made and great fun!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on December 13, 2013

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I bought Dominion just over two years ago in December 2011. It has since become the family's go-to game on a Saturday afternoon or weekday evening. We have many board and card games - such as Settlers of Catan and Carcassonne - but Dominion is the firm favourite. Settlers is a close second but takes longer to set up.

It's easy to set up - simply lay the cards out - and easy to learn how to play - simply follow the instructions on the cards. Different people have different ways of playing the game. Generally, I like to buy Action cards that I can use to build up "runs" that hopefully earn me enough money to buy more Victory cards. My son likes to buy Attack cards wherever he can, frustrating other players, and my wife likes to focus on buying Treasure cards to build her wealth. The beauty of the game is that the strategy changes based on what cards are being used in the game. There is a selection of 25 Action/Attack cards to choose from. The game is played with ten sets from these 25. We always use the "Randomizer" cards to choose 10 at random but you can decide to always include your favourites.

Each game takes about half an hour, which is perfect for this family.

I think this Christmas we'll be buying one of the expansions - probably "Intrigue" because it's similar to the base game.

After two years and many, many games, the cards are showing very little wear - even the ones that are most frequently handled.

Highly recommended!

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Jake

Super fun!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on October 28, 2013

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I've never been much of a hobbyist / board game player etc.

On a whim I decided I wanted a new game. I ordered this for the great reviews, and they were spot on.

I was surprised to see that it was a card game, for some reason I had it in my head that I was ordering a board game but nevermind.

The game is very diverse, every single game is different because of all the combinations of cards available, and they way you can construct your deck uniquely in response to the situation, or chase a game plan based on what combos you can see available makes it very fun.

I am very excited to see there are so many expansions available too, so if it ever becomes boring, I will grab one to freshen it up again! But I don't see that being the case for some time - very fun. Good purchase. Suitable for ny age bracket too.

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Gwendolen

Just add wine.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on December 28, 2016

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Bought as a gift for my fiance. My brother enjoyed playing so much, he's now buying his own copy. My brother's girlfriend and I are not usual strategy game enthusiasts but happily stayed up until 2.30am this morning drinking wine and playing! It's a lot of fun, and the range of action card combinations stop it from becoming boring and mean each new game needs a new strategy.

I don't think the cards will stay in good condition especially long as the borders are black and after several games you can already see the most used cards are starting to wear slightly. However, it's a game for playing, not preserving in pristine condition!

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Age Range (Description)	Adult
Number of Players	2-4
Brand	Rio Grande Games
Item Dimensions LxWxH	11.81 x 2.76 x 11.81 inches
Item Package Quantity	1

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