Dominion

2008 · Medieval

Dominion

Players take the role of competing monarchs expanding a small kingdom by acquiring cards that represent lands, buildings, and helpers. Each player starts with an identical tiny deck and uses money and action cards to buy additional cards from a shared supply, building their personal deck over the course of play. Gameplay centers on drafting an efficient deck and sequencing card plays to generate resources and victory points; a subset of available kingdom cards is chosen each game to change strategies and increase replay variety.

Players
2–4 best 3
Playing time
30 min
Age
13+
Complexity
2.3 / 5
7.3 on Ludoyafrom $55.88Card GameTake ThatHand ManagementOpen Drafting

About the game

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4,206
Plays logged
1,035
Players
21m 2s
Average play
308
In collections
20
On wishlists

7.3/10

from 202 Ludoya reviews

  • WhereMyMeepsAt9.2

    Fun 5/5 · Interaction 5/5 · Appeal 3/5 · Uniqueness 5/5 · Replayability 5/5 · Accessibility 5/5

    First impressions · 1 play

  • Mestremuten6.0

    Rating: 3/5 Production value: 2/4 Is the game in my collection/Love to have?: 1/1

    Played it 34 times

  • Sup7.5

    Sleeved

    Played it 6 times

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Rules questions

Answered from the rulebook by Ludoya's rules assistant.

Can I play Treasure cards during my Action phase or only in the Buy phase?

You normally play Treasure cards during your Buy phase — not during the Action phase — unless a card specifically allows playing Treasures as actions (p.6, p.8).

If I run out of cards while drawing, do I stop or shuffle my discard and keep drawing?

When you need to draw and your deck is empty, shuffle your discard to form a new deck and continue drawing the remaining cards (p.12).

When I gain or trash a card, where does it go? Does a gained card go to my hand or deck?

Unless a card says otherwise, a gained card goes to your discard pile; trashed cards go to the Trash pile and are removed from the game (p.7, p.12).

When do I discard the cards I played — immediately or during Clean-up?

Played cards stay 'in play' until your Clean-up phase, when you discard them (and any cards in your hand) and draw a new 5‑card hand, unless a card specifies a different destination (p.8, p.12).

How do Gardens score?

Gardens is worth 1 Victory Point for every 10 cards you have (rounded down); count your cards when final scores are tallied at game end (p.14, p.8).

How many Action cards can I play on my turn?

You start each turn with 1 Action and may play additional Actions only if cards you play give you extra +Actions (p.6, p.7).

Official score sheet

Dominion score sheet

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