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. 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 feodums. 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
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0
Sold on this game:
We started into the Euro-styled games a number of years ago with Catan, progressing through Puerto Rico and Ticket to Ride, but Dominion has to be the favorite. My wife was never excited to play CCGs with me; I have two sons who would play LOTR ccg and SWccg once in a while, but this game is a real hit. My wife even likes it! It is now our game of choice, and my reluctant gamers (children) are willing (and excited)to play most of the time. We have played this with friends and our married kids and most end... more info
Deck building game:
Dominion is a deck building game with a medieval setting. It's fun and very variable, since you'll very rarely have the same options of cards to choose from. There are several expansions that you can also buy, each with their own theme, which give you even more options. To play, you set up a number of stacks of cards that you can buy on your turn, each of which allow you to do different things and have different benefits. Some are more geared towards helping you, and some are attack cards that are... more info
Fun for the family too:
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R19HORGMNVZMDB After having read and heard about Dominion for such a long time, we were anxious to pick up a copy for ourselves. So with such high expectations riding on it, how does it stand up with our family? It's a big hit! (At least it is with the boys.) Dominion provides such a unique game play experience. Until we played Dominion, we had never played any card game like it. Instead of having a... more info
Great Game That Works as Well with Two as it Does Four:
I will not waste time echoing the praise in other reviews. Trust me, the praise is well deserved. This is a great game that is easy to learn, yet very deep and fun. Honestly, it is as good as the reviews say. What I do want to add, is that someone told me that this is one of the rare games that work just a well as a two-player game as a four-player game. If you do any gaming you know that many games will say something like 2-5 players, but playing with two people is a crippled version of the bigger... more info
