Dominion
February 19th 2011 00:24
Dominion, like Fluxx is actually a card game. The hardest part of the rules to explain to a new player is just how simple they are. Experienced gamers may ask if they're missing something, because the game is so much more straightforward than most.
Each player starts with a deck of 10 cards. Three of these cards are worth victory points, and seven of these cards represent currency for buying more cards, thus expanding your deck. The goal of the game is to have the most victory points in your deck when the game ends.
In Dominion, you play with 17 stacks of cards, which anyone can buy, placed in the center of your play area. Each turn you get one action (playing an action card) and one "buy" (playing as many currency generating "coin" cards as you want in order to buy a card from any of the 17 stacks of cards which haven't been depleted). Whenever you play a card, you put it into your discard pile. Whenever you buy a card, you put it into your discard pile, When your turn ends, (you guessed it) you put any cards left in your hand in your discard pile. You then draw five cards from your deck. Don't worry about running out of cards, though. Whenever you need to draw a card, but your deck is empty, you just shuffle up your discard pile, which becomes your new deck. In this way, you will end up playing through your entire deck several times.
The game ends when three of the 17 stacks of cards have been depleted.
The 17 stacks of cards anyone can buy from break down in the following way:
Three stacks of currency generating cards (copper, silver, and gold).
Three stacks of victory point cards worth 1, 3, or 6 victory points.
One stack of curse cards worth -1 points each (some action cards force your opponents to draw curse cards).
10 stacks of 10 action cards each.
Each action card gives a different effect, including some that allow you to play additional action cards, draw extra cards, or generate extra income for the turn.
The strongest point of Dominion is that the game comes with 25 sets of action cards, and you only play with 10 sets at a time. Playing with different combinations of cards leads to lots of different interactions and plenty of opportunities to try out new strategies. If you get tired of the base set, Dominion also boasts four expansion sets currently, with a fifth expansion set to come out soon.
Each player starts with a deck of 10 cards. Three of these cards are worth victory points, and seven of these cards represent currency for buying more cards, thus expanding your deck. The goal of the game is to have the most victory points in your deck when the game ends.
In Dominion, you play with 17 stacks of cards, which anyone can buy, placed in the center of your play area. Each turn you get one action (playing an action card) and one "buy" (playing as many currency generating "coin" cards as you want in order to buy a card from any of the 17 stacks of cards which haven't been depleted). Whenever you play a card, you put it into your discard pile. Whenever you buy a card, you put it into your discard pile, When your turn ends, (you guessed it) you put any cards left in your hand in your discard pile. You then draw five cards from your deck. Don't worry about running out of cards, though. Whenever you need to draw a card, but your deck is empty, you just shuffle up your discard pile, which becomes your new deck. In this way, you will end up playing through your entire deck several times.
The game ends when three of the 17 stacks of cards have been depleted.
The 17 stacks of cards anyone can buy from break down in the following way:
Three stacks of currency generating cards (copper, silver, and gold).
Three stacks of victory point cards worth 1, 3, or 6 victory points.
One stack of curse cards worth -1 points each (some action cards force your opponents to draw curse cards).
10 stacks of 10 action cards each.
Each action card gives a different effect, including some that allow you to play additional action cards, draw extra cards, or generate extra income for the turn.
The strongest point of Dominion is that the game comes with 25 sets of action cards, and you only play with 10 sets at a time. Playing with different combinations of cards leads to lots of different interactions and plenty of opportunities to try out new strategies. If you get tired of the base set, Dominion also boasts four expansion sets currently, with a fifth expansion set to come out soon.
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