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Dominion (2008)

Average Rating: 8.03/10
Board Game Rank: 7
Strategy Game Rank: 8
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Publisher
Year Published
2008
# of Players
2 − 4
User Suggested # of Players
Best with 3 players
Recommended with 2, 3, 4 players
(557 voters) [poll]
Playing Time
30 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages
8 and up
User Suggested Ages
10 and up
(137 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence
Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups
(205 voters) [poll]
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(242 voters) [vote]
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Mechanic
Expansion
Expands
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Primary Name
Dominion
Alternate Names
Dominion: Rozdarte Królestwo
Dominion: Valtakunta
Dominion: Ο κυρίαρχος
ドミニオン
皇舆争霸
皇輿爭霸
도미니언
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In Dominion, each player starts with an identical, very small deck of cards. In the center of the table is a selection of other cards the players can "buy" as they can afford them. Through their selection of cards to buy, and how they play their hands as they draw them, the players construct their deck on the fly, striving for the most efficient path to the precious victory points by game end.

From the back of the box: "You are a monarch, like your parents before you, a ruler of a small pleasant kingdom of rivers and evergreens. Unlike your parents, however, you have hopes and dreams! You want a bigger and more pleasant kingdom, with more rivers and a wider variety of trees. You want a Dominion! In all directions lie fiefs, freeholds, and fiefdoms. All are small bits of land, controlled by petty lords and verging on anarchy. You will bring civilization to these people, uniting them under your banner."

"But wait! It must be something in the air; several other monarchs have had the exact same idea. You must race to get as much of the unclaimed land as possible, fending them off along the way. To do this you will hire minions, construct buildings, spruce up your castle, and fill the coffers of your treasury. Your parents wouldn't be proud, but your grandparents would be delighted."

Dominion is not a CCG, but the play of the game is similar to the construction and play of a CCG deck. The game comes with 500 cards. You select 10 of the 25 Kingdom card types to include in any given play -- leading to immense variety.

Part of the Dominion series.

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Components (Rio Grande Games standard edition):

  • 500 Cards:
    • 130 Basic Treasure Cards:
      • 60 "Copper" Cards
      • 40 "Silver" Cards
      • 30 "Gold" Cards
    • 48 Basic Victory Cards:
      • 24 "Estate" Cards
      • 12 "Duchy" Cards
      • 12 "Province" Cards
    • 252 Kingdom Cards:
      • 240 Kingdom Action Cards (10 x 24 Each)
      • 12 Kingdom Victory Cards (12 x 1 "Gardens")
    • 30 Curse Cards
    • 33 Placeholder Cards
    • 7 Blank Cards
  • Storage Tray
  • Rulebook

The Dominion FAQ at BoardGameGeek:
Dominion FAQ

Fan Made Expansions:
Fairy Tale (Fan Expansion for Dominion)
The Books of Magic (Fan Expansion for Dominion)

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Dominion: Ο κυρίαρχος
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Greek Version
Publisher: Kaissa Chess & Games
Artist: Christof Tisch, Claus Stephan, Julien Delval, Ryan Laukatmore»
Year: 2010
Size: Medium Square (e.g. Ticket to Ride)
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Norwegian first edition
Publisher: Vennerød Forlag AS
Artist: Matthias Catrein, Ryan Laukat
Year: 2010
Product Code: 9788291241180
Size: Medium Square (e.g. Ticket to Ride)
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Polish edition
Publisher: Bard
Artist: Matthias Catrein, Ryan Laukat
Year: 2009
Size: Medium Square (e.g. Ticket to Ride)
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Second Printing
Publisher: Rio Grande Games
Artist: Christof Tisch, Claus Stephan, Julien Delval, Harald Lieske, Marcel-André Casasola Merkle, Matthias Catrein, Michael Menzel, Ryan Laukatmore»
Year: 2009
Product Code: RGG370
Size: 11.80 x 11.80 x 2.90 inches
3.50 pounds
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Japanese edition
Publisher: Hobby Japan
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Year: 2009
Size: Medium Square (e.g. Ticket to Ride)
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6 Reis's Dominion Tabs
An elegant set of tabbed horizontal dividers for all Dominion cards thus far (Base through Prosperity and Black Market through Stash). Special credit and thanks to Jake Di Toro (karrde) and Jason Spears (spearjr) for their work in creating the card templates that have been used in this document.
2010-08-22
2 Reis's Dominion Tabs - Base Set
An elegant set of tabbed horizontal dividers for the Dominion base set. Special credit and thanks to Jake Di Toro (karrde) and Jason Spears (spearjr) for their work in creating the card templates that have been used in this document.
2010-08-22
1 Double-sided horizontal dividers for Dominion (promo cards only)
Promotional cards (Black Market, Envoy, and Stash) and blanks only. Double-sided dividers allow you to sort your cards however you want and still have alternating tabs. Tabs are colored to show card type, and show cost and set/expansion identifier. Card FAQs and notes on dividers.
2010-08-20
1 Double-sided horizontal dividers for Dominion (base game only)
Base game only. Double-sided dividers allow you to sort your cards however you want and still have alternating tabs. Tabs are colored to show card type, and show cost and set/expansion identifier. Card FAQs and notes on dividers.
2010-08-20
1 Dominion address labels (all expansions)
1/2" x 1-3/4" address label-sized Dominion and Dominion expansion card labels. Tested with Avery 5267 label sheets, 80 labels per page. I used them to help make tabbed dividers.
2010-08-17
2 Dominion Probabilities
The document contains the probabilities of drawing 1 to 'n' amount of a kingdom card in a deck the size of 'x'. Included the probability of drawing 1 to 4 of the same card in Magic the Gathering for a 60 card deck. Implemented a color system to match the same probability of Dominion to Magic the Gathering. Finally the document also contains the actual number of combination's required to fully experience Dominion for those of you who love to "wow" new players.
2010-08-11
1 Dominion tabbed dividers for vertical storage boxes (base game only)
This is a streamlined, barebones set of tabbed dividers for all of the cards in the Dominion base game and the three promo cards (Envoy, Black Market, and Stash). No expansions are included in this file. (If you would like the file with all the expansions, [filepage=57986]click here[/filepage].) The tabs are offset to the left and right for each set to facilitate searching through the decks. The only thing on each tab is the title of the card in the same font as the game (Trajan Pro). I have not reproduced any of the text on the card or the rules about the card.
2010-08-11
3 Dominion tabbed dividers for vertical storage boxes (all expansions included)
This is a streamlined, barebones set of tabbed dividers for all of the cards in the Dominion base game and all four expansions (Intrigue, Seaside, Alchemy, and Prosperity); dividers for the three promo cards (Envoy, Black Market, and Stash) are also included. The tabs are offset to the left and right for each set to facilitate searching through the decks. The only thing on each tab is the title of the card. I have not reproduced any of the text on the card or the rules about the card.
2010-08-11
1 Randomizer zombinion / dominion
With this program you can have your card supply selection made in two clicks. You can use it also for all other kinds of randomizing.
2010-08-07
1 Dominion Card_Dividers_Basic v.4 DUTCH
Dutch version of the over 2000 times downloaded file of HappyCamper. Thanx to him for letting me use his file to translate it into Dutch. All credit go to him, all complaints to me... Dominion card dividers for trading card storage. They fit loosely in a standard trading card box without sleeves and should completely fit in the box. Each card has its cost listed as well as errata listed directly on the card. V4.2
2010-07-29
Statistics
Board Game Rank: 7
Strategy Game Rank: 8
Num Ratings: 14715
Average Rating: 8.03
Standard Deviation: 1.41
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