Editing Dominion

[[Image:DomimionLogo.jpg|thumb|right|450px|The Dominion logo, as it appears on the side of the [[Dominion (Base Set)|Base Set]] box.]]

'''Dominion''' is a deck building card game created by [[Donald X. Vaccarino]] originally published in October of 2008 by [[Rio Grande Games]]. It consists of the original [[Dominion (base set) | base set Dominion]] and several [[expansions]].
== Gameplay ==
''Main article: [[Gameplay]]''<br />

In Dominion, all players starts with an identical deck and have access to the same set of cards, called the [[Supply]]. Each card has a unique ability which can either help the player, hurt their opponents, or count towards the game ending condition. The goal is to have the most [[Victory point|Victory points]] by the end of the game. Usually the Supply consists of three piles of [[Basic cards#Basic_Victory_cards|basic Victory cards]], three piles of [[Basic cards#Basic_Treasures|basic Treasure cards]], a pile of {{Card|Curse|Curses}} and 10 piles of [[Kingdom]] cards. Some Kingdom cards add other piles to the setup as well. The 10 Kingdom cards can be selected by players or chosen randomly for a unique experience. 

Each turn, play proceeds in three phases for each player sequentially.
* Action phase - The player is able to play one [[Action card]] from his hand. Some Action cards provide additional actions allowing for more Action cards to be played this turn. They may also produce {{Cost|}} or buys which can be used in the Buy phase. The Action phase ends when the player is unable or chooses not to play any additional Action cards.
* Buy phase - The player may play as many [[Treasure|Treasure cards]] as he wishes in any order. Most Treasures generate {{Cost|}}, though some have other abilities. The player is given the ability to purchase one card from the Supply [[cost|costing]] up to the total amount of {{Cost|}} he has accumulated this turn. Action and Treasure cards which grant +Buy allow the player to purchase multiple cards per turn. When a player buys a card, the bought card is taken from the [[Supply]] and placed in the player's discard pile. Spent Treasure cards are not lost.
* Clean-up phase - All cards in play and in the player's hand are discarded and a new hand of 5 cards is drawn from his deck. If at any time a player needs to draw a card when his deck is empty, he immediately shuffles his discard pile to make a new deck.

The game ends at the end of the turn whenever one of three conditions is met.
* The Province pile is empty.
* If playing with Colonies from Prosperity, the Colony pile is empty.
* Any three supply piles are empty (four supply piles in a game with 5 or 6 players)

When the game ends, each player counts the total number of {{VP}} Victory points in their entire decks. Whoever has the most is declared the winner. If two players tie for the most {{VP}}, whichever player had the fewer number of turns is the winner. If they are still tied they rejoice in their shared victory.

== Releases ==

Some sets were updated substantially in the [[Second Edition]] of Dominion, in Fall 2016. In these cases, noted below, there are two versions of the set. However, the first edition sets are no longer in print.

* [[Dominion (Base Set)|Dominion]] (Fall 2008) -- updated in second edition (Fall 2016)
* [[Intrigue]] (Summer 2009) -- updated in second edition (Fall 2016)
* [[Seaside]] (Fall 2009)
* [[Alchemy]] (Summer 2010)
* [[Prosperity]] (Fall 2010)
* [[Cornucopia]] (Summer 2011) -- now sold in a combined box with [[Guilds]]
* [[Hinterlands]] (Fall 2011)
* [[Dark Ages]] (Fall 2012)
* [[Guilds]] (Summer 2013) -- now sold in a combined box with [[Cornucopia]]
* [[Adventures]] (Spring 2015)
* [[Empires]] (Summer 2016)
* [[Nocturne]] (Fall 2017)
* [[Renaissance]] (Fall 2018)
* [[Menagerie (expansion) | Menagerie]] (Spring 2020)

In addition there are several [[Promo]] cards (released individually, approximately one a year since 2008).

== List of All Cards ==
''Main article: [[List of cards]]''

== Awards ==
* 2008 Meeples Choice Awards
* 2009 Spiel des Jahres
* 2009 Deutscher Spiele Preis
* 2009 Mensa Select
* 2009 Golden Geek Award (Game of the Year & Card Game of the Year)
* 2009 Diana Jones Award for Excellence in Gaming
* 2009 Origins Award, best card game of the year
* 2009 BoardGamer.ru (Russia), Best Card Game of the Year
* 2009 Boughtalot.ru, best game of the year
== Reviews ==
Voice of Experience Review - [http://boardgamegeek.com/thread/809066/voice-of-experience-dominion-4000-plays-later Dominion: 4000 Plays Later]

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