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{{Kingdom|Bank|Grand Market|Mint|Royal Seal|Venture|Adventurer|Laboratory|Mine|Moneylender|Spy|imgwidth = 150|title = Biggest Money}} | {{Kingdom|Bank|Grand Market|Mint|Royal Seal|Venture|Adventurer|Laboratory|Mine|Moneylender|Spy|imgwidth = 150|title = Biggest Money}} | ||
− | {{Kingdom|Expand|Goons|King's Court|Rabble|Vault|Bureaucrat|Council Room|Moat|Spy|Village|imgwidth = 150|title = The | + | {{Kingdom|Expand|Goons|King's Court|Rabble|Vault|Bureaucrat|Council Room|Moat|Spy|Village|imgwidth = 150|title = The King's Army|id = kingsarmy}} |
{{Kingdom|Contraband|Counting House|Hoard|Monument|Mountebank|Bureaucrat|Cellar|Chancellor|Gardens|Village|imgwidth = 150|title = The Good Life}} | {{Kingdom|Contraband|Counting House|Hoard|Monument|Mountebank|Bureaucrat|Cellar|Chancellor|Gardens|Village|imgwidth = 150|title = The Good Life}} | ||
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{{Kingdom|Harvest|Horn of Plenty|Hunting Party|Menagerie|Tournament|Cellar|Festival|Militia|Moneylender|Smithy|imgwidth = 150|title = Bounty of the Hunt}} | {{Kingdom|Harvest|Horn of Plenty|Hunting Party|Menagerie|Tournament|Cellar|Festival|Militia|Moneylender|Smithy|imgwidth = 150|title = Bounty of the Hunt}} | ||
{{Kingdom|Fortune Teller|Hamlet|Horn of Plenty|Jester|Remake|Adventurer|Bureaucrat|Laboratory|Spy|Throne Room|imgwidth = 150|title = Bad Omens}} | {{Kingdom|Fortune Teller|Hamlet|Horn of Plenty|Jester|Remake|Adventurer|Bureaucrat|Laboratory|Spy|Throne Room|imgwidth = 150|title = Bad Omens}} | ||
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=== Dominion & [[Hinterlands]] === | === Dominion & [[Hinterlands]] === |
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Dominion | |
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Type | Base Game |
Icon | |
Cards | 500 |
252 (25 sets) | |
208 | |
32 | |
Blank Card(s) |
7 |
Other Card(s) |
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Theme(s) | Simplicity |
Release | October 2008 |
Official Rulebook |
Dominion, sometimes called Base Dominion or Base Set, is the first Dominion game created by Donald X. Vaccarino. It was released in 2008 by publisher Rio Grande Games. The box contains 25 Kingdom Cards and Basic Supply Cards to support up to 4 players.
Contents |
Contents
Basic Supply Cards
Copper, Curse
Estate
Silver
Duchy
Gold
Province
Kingdom Cards
Cellar, Chapel, Moat
Chancellor, Village, Woodcutter, Workshop
Bureaucrat, Feast, Gardens, Militia, Moneylender, Remodel, Smithy, Spy, Thief, Throne Room
Council Room, Festival, Laboratory, Library, Market, Mine, Witch
Adventurer
Flavor Text
Impact of the Base set
As the original game, this set contains the cards that serve as most players' introduction to Dominion. The cards are, for the most part, simple, yet compelling. Some of them, like Smithy, Throne Room, Militia, Gardens, Witch, Chapel, and Village, are important cornerstones to strategies and strategic discussions, and serve as archetypes for card categories. As such, other cards of those categories have their costs dictated by these cards, as they tend to be these original cards with something "extra." The main strategies (engine, big money, slog, rush and combo) all have their roots in this set, in the most basic forms of each.
The Base set now is often considered simply a gateway to the more complex or "interesting" sets which introduce new mechanics and strategies, but it is the Base set which won the Spiel des Jahres, and it is the Base set which drew most players into the game of Dominion.
The Base set has a lower percentage of non-terminal Actions than most of the expansions. This gives it a reputation as favoring Big Money decks over engines (at least in comparison to the expansions).
Trivia
Secret History
Donald X. Vaccarino gave an interview to BGN concerning the design of the base set: the Secret History of the Dominion Cards.
Retrospective
The way to think of these things is, imagine the replacement cards. Let's say I just take out Woodcutter and Feast and put in Wishing Well and Coppersmith. Those are not top-of-the-line adored-by-all go-in-every-deck cards. But they still give you more to do than Woodcutter and Feast do.
It would be nice if Thief were stronger, but it already scares new players, and once everyone was new. There are some wording tweaks; Throne Room and Moneylender should of course say "you may." I would try coloring the coins on the treasures. The Trash card should be a mat instead.
There are people who complain about various other cards, but I am happy with those, so there.
Recommended Sets of 10
Dominion Only
First Game [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Cellar | Market | Militia | Mine | Moat | ||||||||||
Remodel | Smithy | Village | Woodcutter | Workshop |
Big Money [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Adventurer | Bureaucrat | Chancellor | Chapel | Feast | ||||||||||
Laboratory | Market | Mine | Moneylender | Throne Room |
Interaction [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Bureaucrat | Chancellor | Council Room | Festival | Library | ||||||||||
Militia | Moat | Spy | Thief | Village |
Size Distortion [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Cellar | Chapel | Feast | Gardens | Laboratory | ||||||||||
Thief | Village | Witch | Woodcutter | Workshop |
Village Square [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Bureaucrat | Cellar | Festival | Library | Market | ||||||||||
Remodel | Smithy | Throne Room | Village | Woodcutter |
Dominion & Intrigue
Deconstruction [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Bridge | Mining Village | Remodel | Saboteur | Secret Chamber | ||||||||||
Spy | Swindler | Thief | Throne Room | Torturer |
Hand Madness [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Bureaucrat | Chancellor | Council Room | Courtyard | Mine | ||||||||||
Militia | Minion | Nobles | Steward | Torturer |
Underlings [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Baron | Cellar | Festival | Library | Masquerade | ||||||||||
Minion | Nobles | Pawn | Steward | Witch |
Dominion & Seaside
Reach for Tomorrow [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Adventurer | Cellar | Council Room | Cutpurse | Ghost Ship | ||||||||||
Lookout | Sea Hag | Spy | Treasure Map | Village |
Repetition [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Caravan | Chancellor | Explorer | Festival | Militia | ||||||||||
Outpost | Pearl Diver | Pirate Ship | Treasury | Workshop |
Give and Take [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Ambassador | Fishing Village | Haven | Island | Library | ||||||||||
Market | Moneylender | Salvager | Smugglers | Witch |
Dominion & Alchemy
Forbidden Arts [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Apprentice | Familiar | Possession | University | Cellar | ||||||||||
Council Room | Gardens | Laboratory | Thief | Throne Room | ||||||||||
Landscapes and Additional Cards | ||||||||||||||
Potion | ||||||||||||||
Potion Mixers [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Alchemist | Apothecary | Golem | Herbalist | Transmute | ||||||||||
Cellar | Chancellor | Festival | Militia | Smithy | ||||||||||
Landscapes and Additional Cards | ||||||||||||||
Potion | ||||||||||||||
Chemistry Lesson [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Alchemist | Golem | Philosopher's Stone | University | Bureaucrat | ||||||||||
Market | Moat | Remodel | Witch | Woodcutter | ||||||||||
Landscapes and Additional Cards | ||||||||||||||
Potion | ||||||||||||||
Dominion & Prosperity
Biggest Money [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Bank | Grand Market | Mint | Royal Seal | Venture | ||||||||||
Adventurer | Laboratory | Mine | Moneylender | Spy |
The King's Army [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Expand | Goons | King's Court | Rabble | Vault | ||||||||||
Bureaucrat | Council Room | Moat | Spy | Village |
The Good Life [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Contraband | Counting House | Hoard | Monument | Mountebank | ||||||||||
Bureaucrat | Cellar | Chancellor | Gardens | Village |
Dominion & Cornucopia
Bounty of the Hunt [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Harvest | Horn of Plenty | Hunting Party | Menagerie | Tournament | ||||||||||
Cellar | Festival | Militia | Moneylender | Smithy |
Bad Omens [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Fortune Teller | Hamlet | Horn of Plenty | Jester | Remake | ||||||||||
Adventurer | Bureaucrat | Laboratory | Spy | Throne Room |
The Jester's Workshop [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Fairgrounds | Farming Village | Horse Traders | Jester | Young Witch | ||||||||||
Feast | Laboratory | Market | Remodel | Workshop | ||||||||||
Landscapes and Additional Cards | ||||||||||||||
Bane pile: Chancellor |
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Dominion & Hinterlands
Highway Robbery [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Cellar | Library | Moneylender | Throne Room | Workshop | ||||||||||
Highway | inn | Margrave | Noble Brigand | Oasis |
Adventures Abroad [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Adventurer | Chancellor | Festival | Laboratory | Remodel | ||||||||||
Crossroads | Farmland | Fool's Gold | Oracle | Spice Merchant |
Dominion & Dark Ages
High and Low [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Hermit | Hunting Grounds | Mystic | Poor House | Wandering Minstrel | ||||||||||
Cellar | Moneylender | Throne Room | Witch | Workshop |
Chivalry and Revelry [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Altar | Knights | Rats | Scavenger | Squire | ||||||||||
Festival | Gardens | Laboratory | Library | Remodel |
Dominion & Guilds
Arts and Crafts [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Stonemason | Advisor | Baker | Journeyman | Merchant Guild | ||||||||||
Laboratory | Cellar | Workshop | Festival | Moneylender |
Clean Living [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Butcher | Baker | Candlestick Maker | Doctor | Soothsayer | ||||||||||
Militia | Thief | Moneylender | Gardens | Village |
Gilding the Lily [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Plaza | Masterpiece | Candlestick Maker | Taxman | Herald | ||||||||||
Library | Remodel | Adventurer | Market | Chancellor |
Dominion & Adventures
Level Up [images] | |||||||||||||||||
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Dungeon | Gear | Guide | Lost City | Miser | |||||||||||||
Market | Militia | Spy | Throne Room | Workshop | |||||||||||||
Landscapes and Additional Cards | |||||||||||||||||
Training | |||||||||||||||||
Son of Size Distortion [images] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Amulet | Duplicate | Giant | Messenger | Treasure Trove | ||||||||||||||||
Bureaucrat | Gardens | Moneylender | Thief | Witch | ||||||||||||||||
Landscapes and Additional Cards | ||||||||||||||||||||
Bonfire | Raid | |||||||||||||||||||