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Intrigue | |
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Type | Standalone (1st) / Expansion (2nd) |
Icon | |
Cards | 500 (1st) / 300 (2nd) |
258 (1st) / 268 (2nd) (25/26 sets) | |
208 (1st only) | |
25 (1st) / 26 (2nd) | |
Blank Card(s) |
8 (1st) / 6 (2nd) |
Other Card(s) |
1 Trash pile card (1st only) |
Theme(s) |
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Release | July 2009 (1st) / Fall 2016 (2nd) |
Official Rulebook |
Intrigue is the first expansion to Dominion designed by Donald X. Vaccarino, released in 2009 by publisher Rio Grande Games. The box contains 25 sets of Kingdom Cards and Basic Supply Cards to support up to 4 players, or up to 6 players when combined with those from base Dominion. A second edition was released in Fall 2016, updating wording and formatting on cards, removing the basic cards, and replacing 6 first edition cards with 7 new ones.
Contents |
Contents
Kingdom Cards, second edition
Cards with an asterisk (*) were added in the second edition.
Courtyard, Lurker*, Pawn
Masquerade, Shanty Town, Steward, Swindler, Wishing Well
Baron, Bridge, Conspirator, Diplomat*, Ironworks, Mill*, Mining Village, Secret Passage*
Courtier*, Duke, Minion, Patrol*, Replace*, Torturer, Trading Post, Upgrade
Harem, Nobles
Removed first-edition Kingdom cards
Secret Chamber
Great Hall
Coppersmith, Scout
Saboteur, Tribute
Basic Supply Cards
These are only available in the first edition; the second edition is only an expansion, so no Basic Supply Cards are included.
Copper, Curse
Estate
Silver
Duchy
Gold
Province
Flavor Text
Cards Gallery
Removed Cards
Impact of Intrigue
Intrigue broadened the range of possible card effects beyond what was available in the base set in two major ways: it introduced cards that offer a choice between multiple distinct effects, as well as Victory cards with multiple types and functional effects beyond scoring points. Each of these functions would join the arsenal of basic Dominion card-design elements and go on to be reused by Donald X. Vaccarino in multiple future expansions. They nevertheless have held up as the distinctive theme of Intrigue, which contains more Victory kingdom cards, and more cards that offer an explicit choice between distinct effects, than any other expansion.
Intrigue also increased the strategic and tactical depth of Dominion beyond what the base set offered by introducing more cards that benefit from advanced play: for example, Wishing Well rewards careful deck-tracking in a way no card in the base set does; Swindler requires paying close attention to an opponent's strategy to know what cards will disrupt it; and Coppersmith and Conspirator require decks specifically tailored to their strengths to be useful.
The first-edition of Intrigue developed a somewhat unfounded reputation as a highly attack-heavy expansion: in actuality, Intrigue contained fewer Attack cards than the base set and fewer than the next expansion, Seaside. This reputation arose in part from the fact that the Attack cards Intrigue did have had a reputation as particularly annoying attacks to get hit by (even the relatively weak Saboteur, which is unpleasant out of proportion to how effective it is), and in part because it had some non-Attack cards (Masquerade and Tribute) that affect players in ways that occasionally make them feel like they're being attacked. The second edition has removed both Saboteur and Tribute, and has a slightly modified Masquerade which has been revised to avoid the most punishing use from the first edition version.
Intrigue Theme
Game designer Donald X. offered some insight into some themes of the set here, with how the Kingdom cards fit into that theme:
- 10 Choices: Pawn, Masquerade, Steward, Swindler, Wishing Well, Baron, Mining Village, Minion, Torturer, Nobles
- 7 Also choices, but less unique: Courtyard, Secret Chamber, Ironworks, Scout, Saboteur, Trading Post, Upgrade
- 4 Victory cards: Great Hall, Duke, Harem, Nobles
- 5 Cards interacting with Victory cards: Baron, Ironworks, Scout, Duke, Tribute
- 4 Off-theme: Shanty Town, Bridge, Conspirator, Coppersmith
Alternate versions
First Polish version (by Bard)
Second Polish Edition (by GFP - note: this is still Intrigue First Edition)
Trivia
In other languages
- Chinese: 暗潮洶湧 (pron. àncháo xiōngyǒng, lit. surging undercurrent)
- Czech: Intriky
- Dutch: Intrige
- Finnish: Hovin juonet (lit. courtly plots)
- French: L'Intrigue
- German: Die Intrige
- Hungarian: Intrika
- Italian: Intrigo
- Japanese: 陰謀 (pron. inbō, lit. conspiracy)
- Korean: 장막 뒤의 사람들 (pron. jangmag dwiui salamdeul, lit. people behind the curtain)
- Norwegian: Intrigue
- Polish: Intryga
- Russian: Интрига (pron. intriga)
- Spanish: Intriga
Secret History
From the start, Intrigue was groomed to be the first expansion. To me that meant making it the most true to the main set. If the first expansion was especially exotic, then when only the main set and that expansion were out, half the game would consist of this exotic stuff. If the second expansion is the first exotic one, then it's down to a third of your cards (if you have the first expansion too) (of course it's even less if not all of the second expansion is exotic). That seems more reasonable. The mechanics in the first expansion are things that to me are just a basic part of the game; later expansions may not have as many victory cards that do things or cards that say "choose one," but they'll have those things when they're wanted. The main set didn't have those things in part to keep it simple for new players and in part because you can only fit so much in 25 cards.
For more detail on the design of the cards see Secret History of the Intrigue Cards or the cards themselves.
Recommended Sets of 10
Intrigue Only
Victory Dance [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Baron | Courtier | Duke | Harem | Ironworks | ||||||||||
Masquerade | Mill | Nobles | Patrol | Replace |
The Plot Thickens [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Conspirator | Ironworks | Lurker | Pawn | Mining Village | ||||||||||
Secret Passage | Steward | Swindler | Torturer | Trading Post |
Best Wishes [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Baron | Conspirator | Courtyard | Diplomat | Duke | ||||||||||
Secret Passage | Shanty Town | Torturer | Upgrade | Wishing Well |
Intrigue & Dominion
Underlings [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Cellar | Festival | Library | Sentry | Vassal | ||||||||||
Courtier | Diplomat | Minion | Nobles | Pawn |
Grand Scheme [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Artisan | Council Room | Market | Militia | Workshop | ||||||||||
Bridge | Mill | Mining Village | Patrol | Shanty Town |
Deconstruction [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Bandit | Mine | Remodel | Throne Room | Village | ||||||||||
Diplomat | Harem | Lurker | Replace | Swindler |
Intrigue & Seaside
A Star to Steer By [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Secret Passage | Diplomat | Swindler | Wishing Well | Courtier | ||||||||||
Lookout | Treasure Map | Ghost Ship | Haven | Outpost |
Shore Patrol [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Patrol | Replace | Shanty Town | Trading Post | Pawn | ||||||||||
Island | Wharf | Cutpurse | Lighthouse | Warehouse |
Bridge Crossing [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Lurker | Nobles | Duke | Conspirator | Bridge | ||||||||||
Salvager | Embargo | Smugglers | Native Village | Treasury |
Intrigue & Alchemy
Servants [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Conspirator | Mill | Minion | Pawn | Steward | ||||||||||
Golem | Possession | Scrying Pool | Transmute | Vineyard | ||||||||||
Landscapes and Additional Cards | ||||||||||||||
Potion | ||||||||||||||
Secret Research [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Bridge | Masquerade | Minion | Nobles | Shanty Town | ||||||||||
Torturer | Familiar | Herbalist | Philosopher's Stone | University | ||||||||||
Landscapes and Additional Cards | ||||||||||||||
Potion | ||||||||||||||
Pools, Tools, and Fools [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Baron | Ironworks | Lurker | Nobles | Trading Post | ||||||||||
Wishing Well | Apothecary | Apprentice | Golem | Scrying Pool | ||||||||||
Landscapes and Additional Cards | ||||||||||||||
Potion | ||||||||||||||
Intrigue & Prosperity
Paths to Victory [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Bishop | Counting House | Goons | Monument | Peddler | ||||||||||
Baron | Harem | Pawn | Shanty Town | Upgrade |
All Along the Watchtower [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Hoard | Talisman | Trade Route | Vault | Watchtower | ||||||||||
Bridge | Mill | Mining Village | Pawn | Torturer |
Lucky Seven [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Bank | Expand | Forge | King's Court | Vault | ||||||||||
Bridge | Lurker | Patrol | Swindler | Wishing Well |
Intrigue & Cornucopia
Last Laughs [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Farming Village | Harvest | Horse Traders | Hunting Party | Jester | ||||||||||
Minion | Nobles | Pawn | Steward | Swindler |
The Spice of Life [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Fairgrounds | Horn of Plenty | Remake | Tournament | Young Witch | ||||||||||
Courtier | Courtyard | Diplomat | Mining Village | Replace | ||||||||||
Landscapes and Additional Cards | ||||||||||||||
Bane pile: Wishing Well |
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Small Victories [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Fortune Teller | Hamlet | Hunting Party | Remake | Tournament | ||||||||||
Conspirator | Duke | Harem | Pawn | Secret Passage |
Intrigue & Hinterlands
Money for Nothing [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Replace | Patrol | Pawn | Shanty Town | Torturer | ||||||||||
Cache | Cartographer | Jack of all Trades | Silk Road | Tunnel |
The Duke's Ball [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Conspirator | Duke | Harem | Masquerade | Upgrade | ||||||||||
Duchess | Haggler | Inn | Noble Brigand | Scheme |
Intrigue & Dark Ages
Prophecy [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Armory | Ironmonger | Mystic | Rebuild | Vagrant | ||||||||||
Baron | Conspirator | Nobles | Secret Passage | Wishing Well |
Invasion [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Beggar | Marauder | Rogue | Squire | Urchin | ||||||||||
Diplomat | Harem | Swindler | Torturer | Upgrade | ||||||||||
Landscapes and Additional Cards | ||||||||||||||
Ruins | ||||||||||||||
Intrigue & Guilds
Name That Card [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Baker | Doctor | Plaza | Advisor | Masterpiece | ||||||||||
Courtyard | Harem | Nobles | Replace | Wishing Well |
Tricks of the Trade [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Stonemason | Herald | Soothsayer | Journeyman | Butcher | ||||||||||
Conspirator | Masquerade | Mill | Nobles | Secret Passage |
Decisions, Decisions [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Merchant Guild | Candlestick Maker | Masterpiece | Taxman | Butcher | ||||||||||
Bridge | Pawn | Mining Village | Upgrade | Duke |
Intrigue & Adventures
Royalty Factory [images] | |||||||||||||||||
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Bridge Troll | Duplicate | Page | Raze | Royal Carriage | |||||||||||||
Conspirator | Courtier | Harem | Nobles | Swindler | |||||||||||||
Landscapes and Additional Cards | |||||||||||||||||
Pilgrimage | |||||||||||||||||
Masters of Finance [images] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Artificer | Distant Lands | Gear | Transmogrify | Wine Merchant | ||||||||||||||||
Bridge | Pawn | Shanty Town | Steward | Upgrade | ||||||||||||||||
Landscapes and Additional Cards | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ball | Borrow | |||||||||||||||||||
Intrigue & Empires
Delicious Torture [images] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Castles | Crown | Enchantress | Sacrifice | Settlers | ||||||||||||||||
Baron | Bridge | Harem | Ironworks | Torturer | ||||||||||||||||
Landscapes and Additional Cards | ||||||||||||||||||||
Banquet | Arena | |||||||||||||||||||
Buddy System [images] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Archive | Capital | Catapult | Engineer | Forum | ||||||||||||||||
Masquerade | Mining Village | Nobles | Pawn | Trading Post | ||||||||||||||||
Landscapes and Additional Cards | ||||||||||||||||||||
Salt the Earth | Wolf Den | |||||||||||||||||||