Expansions

Revision as of 06:33, 23 May 2022

There are currently fourteen Dominion (October 2008) expansions; each introduces a particular gameplay concept or mechanism to the game, or focuses on a different aspect of gameplay:

• Intrigue, (July 2009) a large expansion of 25 Kingdom cards, introduces Victory cards that share other types and focuses on cards that allow a player to choose between multiple effects. The first edition of Intrigue was also a standalone, coming with its own set of Basic cards.

However, Intrigue (Second Edition) (Fall 2016) is not a standalone, and as such does not include Basic cards. It has 26 Kingdom cards.

• Seaside, (October 2009) a large expansion of 26 Kingdom cards, debuts Duration cards and in general focuses on cards that can have effects on turns other than when they're played.

Seaside (Second Edition) (May 2022) has 27 Kingdom cards, of which nine are new and raise the percentage of Duration cards the set has.

• Alchemy, (May 2010) a small expansion of 12 Kingdom cards, contains Potions—a new resource that most of the cards in this set require to buy them—and focuses on Action cards.
• Prosperity, (October 2010) a large expansion of 25 Kingdom cards, introduces Platinum and Colony, -costing cards, and VP tokens (+ ), and focuses on Treasure cards and powerful or expensive cards.

Prosperity (Second Edition) (Q2 2022) has been announced in May 2022 and is expected a few weeks after Seaside (Second Edition)'s release.

• Cornucopia, (June 2011) a small expansion of 13 Kingdom cards, focuses on cards that reward or increase diversity in players' hands and decks.
• Hinterlands, (October 2011) a large expansion of 26 Kingdom cards, focuses on cards with when-gain and when-buy effects.
• Dark Ages, (August 2012) an extra-large expansion of 35 Kingdom cards, introduces Ruins, Shelters, and various other unusual configurations of cards, and focuses on trashing.
• Guilds, (June 2013) a small expansion of 13 Kingdom cards, introduces Coffers ( a player can save) and overpaying.
• Adventures, (April 2015) a large expansion of 30 Kingdom cards, reintroduces Duration cards, and introduces Reserve cards as well as Events, which are on-buy effects that aren't cards. It also provides cardboard tokens that can modify cards, or track card or Event effects.
• Empires, (June 2016) a large expansion of 24 Kingdom cards, introduces the Debt mechanic and reintroduces VP tokens (+ ). It adds more Events and has a big focus on player interaction offering split piles, Gathering cards and to some extent Landmarks.
• Nocturne, (November 2017) an extra-large expansion of 33 Kingdom cards, introduces Night cards, Heirlooms, and Boons and Hexes, and also focuses on gaining and using cards from outside the Supply.
• Renaissance, (November 2018) a large expansion of 25 Kingdom cards, revisits Coffers and introduces Villagers, Projects, and Artifacts.
• Menagerie, (March 2020) a large expansion of 30 Kingdom cards, introduces Exile, Horses, and Ways, and revisits Events.
• Allies, (March 2022) an extra-large expansion of 31 Kingdom cards, introduces Favors and revisits split piles.

There are also several promotional cards that are typically made for gaming conventions, a set of Base Cards for adding players or replacing worn cards, and a number of combined and "special edition" sets built from pre-existing expansions. Notably, Cornucopia and Guilds have been re-released in a combined and, in later years, revised edition (Guilds & Cornucopia) to include additional materials (Coffers mats, Bane marker).