Kingdom

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The Kingdom comprises the cards in the Supply in a game of Dominion other than basic cards.

Kingdom selection

Although the basic gameplay rules are the same from one game of Dominion to the next, every game is different because a different set of Kingdom cards is chosen for each game. The set of Kingdom cards chosen in a particular game is often called the Kingdom. To date (June 2016), there are 260 distinct possible sets of Kingdom cards (base set, expansions and promo's), 10 of which are ordinarily selected for each game; the heart of the strategy of the game is therefore adapting one's play to maximally benefit from the different combinations of abilities each game's particular set of Kingdom cards makes available. Almost all of the Kingdom cards are Actions, but all expansions have some Treasure and/or Victory kingdom cards as well.

Special cases

If one of the Kingdom cards being used in a given game is Young WitchYoung Witch.jpg, an eleventh Kingdom card pile is added to the supply at the beginning of the game. KnightsKnights.jpg are a set of 10 differently-named cards that act as a single Kingdom card pile in the Supply. The card Black MarketBlack Market.jpg makes it possible to buy Kingdom cards that aren't present in the supply for that game.

Some Kingdom cards will result in other non-Kingdom cards being present in the game. If any of the selected Kingdom cards (or a card in the Black Market) has a P in its cost, then PotionPotion.jpg is added to the basic Treasures. Some Kingdom cards can let players access certain non-supply cards, such as the Prizes from TournamentTournament.jpg or the Traveller lines of PagePage.jpg and PeasantPeasant.jpg.

Other features can change from game to game that are not specifically dependent on the selection of Kingdom cards, such as whether Shelters, ColoniesColony.jpg, or Events are used; but these are not generally considered properties of the Kingdom. The set of Kingdom cards plus additional variable elements such as these is collectively often called the Board.

Confusion over terminology

Several cards from Adventures originally referred to Kingdom cards or piles, but were changed during playtesting as many testers did not understand what Kingdom cards were. This included the cards and events that moved tokens such as TeacherTeacher.jpg and FerryFerry.jpg.


Deck archetypes Big MoneyComboEngineRushSlog
Strategic concepts CollisionCounterCyclingDeadDuchy dancingEndgameGreeningMegaturnMirrorOpeningOpportunity costPenultimate Province RulePayloadPinPiledrivingReshuffleSilver testStop cardSplit advantageStrictly betterSynergyTerminalityTerminal spaceThree-pile endingTurn advantageVictory pointVillage idiot
Rules Blue dog ruleCostDeckGameplayMaterialsNo Visiting ruleStop-Moving rule (previously Lose Track rule) • Supply (Kingdom) • Triggered effectsTurn
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