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What this is
Acquire cards to grow their kingdom's influence in this classic deck-building game. 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. Their parents wouldn't be proud, but their grandparents, on their mother's side, would be delighted.'"' In Dominion, each player starts with an identical, very small deck of cards.
At a glance
- Players
- 2–4
- Listed play time
- 30 minutes
- Minimum age
- 14 and up
- First published
- 2016
- Designer
- Donald X. Vaccarino
- Photographs
- 1
How players rate Dominion: Second Edition
Every dimension is rated on its own. The left column judges the game and higher is better; the right column describes it, where neither end of the scale is the good end.
Every dimension
15 measures. Some judge the game; the rest simply describe it.
How good it is
Judgements, rated out of 10. Higher is better.
- Longevity and replayability6.4/10
- Ease of teach5.8/10
- Gateway friendliness5.7/10
- Component quality7.7/10
- Table presence6.0/10
- Travel friendliness7.0/10
What it's like
Descriptions, not verdicts. Neither end is better.
- Player interactionModerate5.9SolitaireConstant
- CutthroatnessCompetitive5.2FriendlyRuthless
- Role of luckSwingy7.1Chance-drivenPlayer-driven
- Theme integrationStrong6.5Pasted onWoven in
- Rules complexityModerate2.8LightHeavy
- Decision complexityLight2.4SimpleDemanding
- Language dependencyA lot3.6No textText-heavy
- Table spaceCafé two-top4.2Lap trayTwo tables
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Rules & files
Rulebooks, FAQs and reference sheets- rulebookDominion: Second Edition: RulesEN · 16 pagesAwaiting publisher permission
Box & shelf
Box dimensions are not recorded for this edition yet. Once a publisher supplies them, or an owner measures them, this shows shelf volume, spine width and how many copies fit in a 33 cm cube.