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{{Infobox Set | |||
|name = Intrigue | |||
|type = Standalone (1st) / Expansion (2nd) | |||
|cards = 500 (1st) / 300 (2nd) | |||
|kingdomcards = 258 (1st) / 268 (2nd) | |||
|kingdomsets = 25/26 | |||
|basiccards = 208 (1st only) | |||
|randomizers = 25 (1st) / 26 (2nd) | |||
|blankcards = 8 (1st) / 6 (2nd) | |||
|othercards = 1 [[Trash pile card]] (1st only) | |||
|theme = *Choices between different effects | |||
* Multi-type [[Victory]] cards | |||
|release = July 2009 (1st) / Fall 2016 (2nd) | |||
|coverartist = Matthias Catrein (1st) / Joshua Stewart (2nd) / Julien Delval (2nd reprint) | |||
|rulebook = https://www.riograndegames.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Dominion-Rules-Intrigue-2nd-Edition.pdf | |||
}} | |||
'''Intrigue''' is the first [[Expansions|expansion]] to [[Dominion]] designed by [[Donald X. Vaccarino]], released in 2009 by publisher [[Rio Grande Games]]. The box originally contained 25 sets of [[Kingdom]] cards. The first edition contained [[Basic cards | Basic]] [[Supply]] cards to support up to 4 players, or up to 6 players when combined with those from [[Dominion (Base Set)|base Dominion]]. | |||
The [[second edition]] of Intrigue was released in Fall 2016, updating wording and formatting on cards, removing the [[basic cards]], and replacing [[#Removed_cards|6 first-edition Kingdom cards]] with [[Update_Packs#Dominion:_Intrigue_Update_Pack|7 new ones]]. The new cards are also available in an [[Update Packs|update pack]] provided to allow existing Intrigue sets to be updated to the second-edition form. | |||
The second edition of Intrigue is also included in a newer English-language [[Big Box]] version. | |||
== Contents == | |||
=== 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. | |||
* {{Cost|0}}: {{Card|Copper}}, {{Card|Curse}} | |||
* {{Cost|2}}: {{Card|Estate}} | |||
* {{Cost|3}}: {{Card|Silver}} | |||
* {{Cost|5}}: {{Card|Duchy}} | |||
* {{Cost|6}}: {{Card|Gold}} | |||
* {{Cost|8}}: {{Card|Province}} | |||
=== Kingdom cards, second edition === | |||
Cards with an asterisk (*) were added in the second edition. | |||
* {{Cost|2}}: {{Card|Courtyard}}, {{Card|Lurker}}*, {{Card|Pawn}} | |||
* {{Cost|3}}: {{Card|Masquerade}}, {{Card|Shanty Town}}, {{Card|Steward}}, {{Card|Swindler}}, {{Card|Wishing Well}} | |||
* {{Cost|4}}: {{Card|Baron}}, {{Card|Bridge}}, {{Card|Conspirator}}, {{Card|Diplomat}}*, {{Card|Ironworks}}, {{Card|Mill}}*, {{Card|Mining Village}}, {{Card|Secret Passage}}* | |||
* {{Cost|5}}: {{Card|Courtier}}*, {{Card|Duke}}, {{Card|Minion}}, {{Card|Patrol}}*, {{Card|Replace}}*, {{Card|Torturer}}, {{Card|Trading Post}}, {{Card|Upgrade}} | |||
* {{Cost|6}}: {{Card|Farm}}*, {{Card|Nobles}} | |||
=== Removed first-edition Kingdom cards === | |||
<p>These cards were included in the first edition, and [[Removed cards|removed]] from the second edition. {{Card|Harem}} was initially included in the second edition, but later replaced with {{Card|Farm}} without any new edition. | |||
* {{Cost|2}}: {{Card|Secret Chamber}} | |||
* {{Cost|3}}: {{Card|Great Hall}} | |||
* {{Cost|4}}: {{Card|Coppersmith}}, {{Card|Scout}} | |||
* {{Cost|5}}: {{Card|Saboteur|oi=1}}, {{Card|Tribute}} | |||
* {{Cost|6}}: {{Card|Harem}}</p> | |||
== Additional rules == | |||
* <p>Intrigue has [[:Category%3AChoice_cards|cards that give players a choice]] between two or more options. A player given a choice picks any choice, even if unable to do the instruction, then does as much of it as they can. </p>For example, Sylvia plays {{Card|Steward}} with one card left in her hand. She can pick the "trash 2 cards from your hand" option despite only having one card in hand. If she picks that option, she trashes the one card in her hand. Sometimes one of the options of a card with a choice is to make {{Costplus}}. To track the {{nowrap|{{Cost}},}} players can push the card up slightly from the line of played cards. | |||
* <p>Intrigue has three [[Victory]] cards that have another type as well: {{nowrap|{{Card|Harem}},}} {{nowrap|{{Card|Mill}},}} and {{nowrap|{{Card|Nobles}}.}} These cards are both types for all purposes. </p>For example, since {{Card|Nobles}} is an [[Action]] card, it can be played in the Action phase, can be trashed from the [[Supply]] with {{nowrap|{{Card|Lurker}},}} and so on; since it is a Victory card, it is worth {{VP}} when [[Gameplay#Scoring|scoring]], is put into a player's hand due to {{nowrap|{{Card|Patrol}},}} and so on. | |||
== Flavor text == | |||
{{Quote| | |||
|Text=Something's afoot. The steward smiles at you like he has a secret, or like he thinks you have a secret, or like you think he thinks you have a secret. There are secret plots brewing, you're sure of it. At the very least, there are yours. A passing servant murmurs, "The eggs are on the plate." You frantically search your codebook for the translation before realizing he means that breakfast is ready. Excellent. Everything is going according to plan. | |||
|Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]] | |||
|Source=[https://www.riograndegames.com/games/dominion-intrigue-2nd-edition/ Rio Grande Games] | |||
}} | |||
== Mechanics == | |||
{{Quote| | |||
|Text=This is the 1st expansion to the game of Dominion. It has 300 cards. There are [[victory]] cards that do something before the end of the game, cards that interact with victory cards, and underlings that give you a choice as to what they do. | |||
|Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]] | |||
|Source=[https://www.riograndegames.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Dominion-Rules-Intrigue-2nd-Edition.pdf the Intrigue rulebook] | |||
}} | |||
== Cards gallery == | |||
=== Kingdom cards === | |||
{{startsort|1}}{{Image|Baron|cost=$04}}{{Image|Bridge|cost=$04}}{{Image|Conspirator|cost=$04}}{{Image|Courtier|cost=$05}}{{Image|Courtyard|cost=$02}}{{Image|Diplomat|cost=$04}}{{Image|Duke|cost=$05}}{{Image|Farm|cost=$06}}{{Image|Ironworks|cost=$04}}{{Image|Lurker|cost=$02}}{{Image|Masquerade|cost=$03}}{{Image|Mill|cost=$04}}{{Image|Mining Village|link=Mining Village|file=Mining_Village|cost=$04}}{{Image|Minion|cost=$05}}{{Image|Nobles|cost=$06}}{{Image|Patrol|cost=$05}}{{Image|Pawn|cost=$02}}{{Image|Replace|cost=$05}}{{Image|Secret Passage|link=Secret Passage|file=Secret_Passage|cost=$04}}{{Image|Shanty Town|link=Shanty Town|file=Shanty_Town|cost=$03}}{{Image|Steward|cost=$03}}{{Image|Swindler|cost=$03}}{{Image|Torturer|cost=$05}}{{Image|Trading Post|link=Trading Post|file=Trading_Post|cost=$05}}{{Image|Upgrade|cost=$05}}{{Image|Wishing Well|link=Wishing Well|file=Wishing_Well|cost=$03}}{{endsort}} | |||
=== Removed cards === | |||
{{startsort|2}}{{Image|Coppersmith|cost=$04}}{{Image|Great Hall|link=Great Hall|file=Great_Hall|cost=$03}}{{Image|Harem|cost=$06}}{{Image|Saboteur|o=1|cost=$05}}{{Image|Scout|cost=$04}}{{Image|Secret Chamber|link=Secret Chamber|file=Secret_Chamber|cost=$02}}{{Image|Tribute|cost=$05}}{{endsort}} | |||
== Impact == | |||
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 [[type|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 [[expansion|expansions]]. They nevertheless have held up as the distinctive theme of Intrigue, which contains more Victory kingdom cards than any other expansion, and more cards that offer an explicit choice between distinct effects than any other expansion except {{set|Allies}}, which revisits choices as one of its own themes. | |||
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, {{Card|Wishing Well}} rewards careful deck-tracking in a way no card in the base set does; {{Card|Swindler}} requires paying close attention to an opponent's strategy to know what cards will disrupt it; and {{Card|Coppersmith}} and {{Card|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 {{Card|Saboteur}}, which is unpleasant out of proportion to how effective it is), and in part because it had some non-Attack cards ({{Card|Masquerade}} and {{Card|Tribute}}) that affect players in ways that occasionally make them feel like they're being attacked. The second edition has removed both {{Card|Saboteur}} and {{Card|Tribute}}, and has a slightly modified {{Card|Masquerade}} which has been [[Masquerade#First_edition|revised]] to avoid the most [[Masquerade#The_Pin|punishing use]] from the first edition version. | |||
== Theme == | |||
Game designer Donald X. offered some insight into some themes of the set [http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=1818.msg28889#msg28889 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 (Passage), Ironworks, Scout (Patrol), Saboteur (Replace), Trading Post, Upgrade | |||
* 4 Victory cards: Great Hall (Mill), Duke, Harem, Nobles | |||
* 5 Cards interacting with Victory cards: Baron, Ironworks, Scout (Patrol), Duke, Tribute (Replace) | |||
* 4 Off-theme: Shanty Town, Bridge, Conspirator, Coppersmith | |||
== Alternate versions == | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:Intrigue2A.jpg|First version of English Second Edition (see Trivia) | |||
File:Intrigue_Polish_Bard.jpg|First Polish version (by [[Bard Centrum Gier|Bard]]) | |||
File:Intrigue_PL_GFP.jpg|Second Polish version (by [[GFP]] - note: this is still Intrigue First Edition) | |||
</gallery> | |||
== Trivia == | |||
{{OfficialArt|Second Edition|n=Intrigue2|b=1|l=1}} | |||
{{OfficialArt|First Edition|b=1|l=1}} | |||
When Intrigue was revamped for the [[second edition]], it received new box art. However, it was discovered that the artist had used a photograph of Renaissance Fair players without their consent as a reference for the artwork, and it was replaced with art from a different artist when it was reprinted. | |||
=== 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 (1E) === | |||
{{Quote | |||
|Text=Intrigue has existed in many forms over the years. It came into being as 12 cards in 2006, immediately became 15 cards, got expanded to 20 cards not too long afterwards, stayed at 20 for a long time, although cards paraded through it, got tried at 16 briefly, went back to 20, then made the leap to 25. Originally the set had three sub-themes; one of them ([[one-shot|one-shots]]) gradually left, and another (decision-making cards) got expanded. The other theme (victory cards that do something) stayed as is but got cards to supplement it. Flavor-wise it always had Intrigue as a tentative theme, but it got much more Intrigue-like during development. | |||
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. | |||
Any card that didn't make the set may still make a later set in a fixed-up form, depending on how many expansions actually come out and stuff. So I don't want to just tell you what all of the outtakes were. Probably I can tell you a bit about them though. | |||
- Two cards went into the main set: {{Card|Feast}} and {{Card|Chancellor}}. In general you probably can't tell anything from the names of transplanted cards, which may have been changed anyway; but in this case they weren't and you can: feasting and chancellors fit right into this set. | |||
- {{Card|Envoy}} left the set and then became a promo. I am kind of embarrassed by it - it left this set because it didn't add enough to the game, and then it became a promo and well that's still an issue, right? It does at least have the merit there of not making people feel as much like they have to have it. But the thing is, we found out we needed the promo the same day it was needed. There was no time to test a new card, and Envoy was one of a small number of cards that had actually had some external playtesting (other than the cards in the set, which I didn't want to give up). And I do like the card; it totally could have made a later expansion, providing some card-drawing for that expansion and a new experience, if not new decks. They can't all be {{Card|Gardens}}. It's just sad to have this early on because each card matters more now; with just the main set you only have 25 cards and this one does not carve out much new territory. Anyway I suggested it for the promo and it escaped to promo-land and so much for that. Over time it will matter less that it doesn't add so much. | |||
- There was that broken card that {{Card|Conspirator}} replaced. W. Eric Martin is the one who reported a friend of his getting over 50 coins in a turn with this. Well if I make a fixed-up version I will tell you all about it then. | |||
- There was that reaction card that didn't make it. It tied into the one-shot theme and just wasn't useful enough without it. | |||
- There was the attack that {{Card|Swindler}} replaced. I tried three different versions of it, all one-shots, and well people don't like one-shots. It was considered for the promo but just hadn't had any fans. | |||
- There was another one-shot attack. There was a one-shot card-drawer that moved to a later set. There was another card that was sometimes a one-shot. There was an exotic one-shot that became a non-one-shot and moved to a later set. | |||
- There was a vanilla card. These are cards that just have some mix of +'s. I think they're worth doing at the rate of like one per expansion or so. They're really uninteresting to hear about but can still fill some important function in the set. There are six in the main set ({{Card|Village}} {{Card|Woodcutter}} {{Card|Smithy}} {{Card|Festival}} {{Card|Laboratory}} {{Card|Market}}) and people do like most of them. But they're not too exciting in expansions. Anyway there was one and it didn't stick around and that's why. The set already had {{Card|Great Hall}} and {{Card|Harem}} and that was plenty of vanilla. It could still show up later, if I ever need exactly what it offers. | |||
- There was an attack that could steal any type of card, not just treasures. I had a version that I thought was fair, but it slowed the game down way too much. That concept could still come back someday. | |||
- There was a {{Cost|2}} "choose one" card with three weak and complex abilities. Not a crowd-pleaser. | |||
- There was a card in the {{Card|Gardens}} family that was worth {{VP|1}} per 4 cards in your deck costing up to {{Cost|2}}, other than {{Card|Curse}} and Confusion (a Curse-like card that just did nothing). {{Card|Gardens}} is a better version of that concept; limiting it to cheap cards doesn't change much, since cheap cards are what you can most readily buy with {{Card|Gardens}}. I mean it's different but not interestingly so. And counting {{Card|Curse|Curses}} is better than not counting them. This card predated {{Card|Gardens}}, which was originally designed for a later set. | |||
- There were a couple different cards that had "trash the top card of your deck" as a penalty. Talk about crowd-pleasing. | |||
- There was another attack that trashed cards; {{Card|Saboteur}} replaced it. Prior to development of the main set, there were a bunch of cards in different expansions that were variations on "trash the top card of each other player's deck." Once it became apparent that that concept was flawed, all of those cards needed reworking, and some just died. | |||
- There were two other cards that let you discard stuff for an effect, both of which could make it somewhere eventually in some form. | |||
- There were two {{Card|Workshop}} variants (at different times) that weren't interesting enough. {{Card|Ironworks}} has that slot now. | |||
And that's that. | |||
|Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]] | |||
|Source=[http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=116.0 The Secret History of the Intrigue Cards] | |||
}} | |||
=== Other cards that could have been removed in 2E === | |||
{{Quote | |||
|Text= | |||
{{Card|Swindler}} was not close to the chopping block. Closer cards included: | |||
- {{Card|Harem}}. It's called Harem. It would have left but it shows a real person. | |||
- {{Card|Baron}}. It's not so fun to think the move is to open with it and then draw it with no {{Card|Estate|Estates}}. | |||
- {{Card|Trading Post}}. I don't like how it's good turn one and sucks if you get it later. | |||
- {{Card|Minion}}. More hated than {{Card|Swindler}}. | |||
- {{Card|Mining Village}}. It should trigger e.g. at start of buy phase, both for tracking and to save time considering it. But I couldn't just change that and call it Mining Village. | |||
The last card to go was {{Card|Coppersmith}}. Some people miss it. Possibly {{Card|Baron}} or {{Card|Trading Post}} would have been a better call. | |||
|Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]] | |||
|Source=[http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=5799.msg779892#msg779892 Interview with Donald X.] | |||
}} | |||
{{Quote | |||
|Text= | |||
If I were doing it over again, I'm sure I'd find more good things to fix for [{{Set|Dominion|ed=2|Dominion}} and Intrigue]. {{Card|Torturer}} isn't what comes to my mind right away though for Intrigue. {{Card|Trading Post}} is strong turn one and weak after that. {{Card|Mining Village}} has poor timing / tracking, it would be better e.g. to trash it at the start of the Buy phase. | |||
{{Card|Torturer}} is a strong attack, but not in the same league as {{Card|Ghost Ship}} / {{Card|Ambassador}} / {{Card|Mountebank}} in terms of how the game plays out. The idea wasn't to get rid of strong attacks; just, these attacks that mean you never see your deck. In the case of {{Card|Goons}}, it was the combination of the attack and the fun part and costing {{Cost|6}}; there's a new {{Card|Militia}} in {{Set|Allies}}, that concept hasn't died. And I mean {{Card|Sea Witch}} and {{Card|Clerk}} are not weak attacks, as you will find. | |||
|Name=[[Donald X. Vaccarino]] | |||
|Source=[https://www.reddit.com/r/dominion/comments/v2py1o/comment/iavd0zw/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3 Dominion Reddit, 2022] | |||
}} | |||
== Recommended sets of 10 == | |||
=== Intrigue only === | |||
{{Kingdom|Baron|Courtier|Duke|Harem|Ironworks|Masquerade|Mill|Nobles|Patrol|Replace|imgwidth=160|title=Victory Dance}} | |||
{{Kingdom|Conspirator|Ironworks|Lurker|Pawn|Mining Village|Secret Passage|Steward|Swindler|Torturer|Trading Post|imgwidth=160|title=The Plot Thickens}} | |||
{{Kingdom|Baron|Conspirator|Courtyard|Diplomat|Duke|Secret Passage|Shanty Town|Torturer|Upgrade|Wishing Well|imgwidth=160|title=Best Wishes}} | |||
=== Intrigue & [[Dominion (Base Set)|Dominion]] === | |||
{{Kingdom|Courtier|Diplomat|Minion|Nobles|Pawn|Cellar|Festival|Library|Sentry|Vassal|imgwidth=160|title=Underlings}} | |||
{{Kingdom|Bridge|Mill|Mining Village|Patrol|Shanty Town|Artisan|Council Room|Market|Militia|Workshop|imgwidth=160|title=Grand Scheme}} | |||
{{Kingdom|Diplomat|Harem|Lurker|Replace|Swindler|Bandit|Mine|Remodel|Throne Room|Village|imgwidth=160|title=Deconstruction}} | |||
=== Intrigue & [[Seaside]] === | |||
{{Kingdom|Courtier|Diplomat|Secret Passage|Swindler|Wishing Well|Bazaar|Lookout|Monkey|Tide Pools|Treasure Map|imgwidth=160|title=A Star to Steer By}} | |||
{{Kingdom|Patrol|Pawn|Replace|Shanty Town|Trading Post|Cutpurse|Island|Lighthouse|Sea Chart|Wharf|imgwidth=160|title=Shore Patrol}} | |||
=== Intrigue & [[Alchemy]] === | |||
{{Kingdom|Conspirator|Mill|Minion|Pawn|Steward|Golem|Possession|Scrying Pool|Transmute|Vineyard|imgwidth=160|title=Servants}} | |||
{{Kingdom|Bridge|Masquerade|Minion|Nobles|Shanty Town|Torturer|Familiar|Herbalist|Philosopher's Stone|University|imgwidth=160|title=Secret Research}} | |||
{{Kingdom|Baron|Ironworks|Lurker|Nobles|Trading Post|Wishing Well|Apothecary|Apprentice|Golem|Scrying Pool|imgwidth=160|title=Pools, Tools, and Fools|id=Pools_Tools_and_Fools}} | |||
=== Intrigue & [[Prosperity]] === | |||
{{Kingdom|Baron|Harem|Pawn|Shanty Town|Upgrade|Bishop|Collection|Magnate|Monument|Peddler|colony=1|imgwidth=160|title=Paths to Victory}} | |||
{{Kingdom|Baron|Mining Village|Patrol|Upgrade|Wishing Well|Bank|Expand|Forge|King's Court|Tiara|colony=1|imgwidth=160|title=Lucky Seven}} | |||
=== Intrigue & [[Cornucopia & Guilds]] === | |||
{{Kingdom|Courtier|Courtyard|Diplomat|Mining Village|Replace|Fairgrounds|Horn of Plenty|Joust|Remake|Young Witch|bane=Wishing Well|imgwidth=160|title=The Spice of Life}} | |||
{{Kingdom|Conspirator|Masquerade|Mill|Nobles|Secret Passage|Butcher|Herald|Journeyman|Soothsayer|Stonemason|imgwidth=160|title=Tricks of the Trade}} | |||
=== Intrigue & [[Hinterlands]] === | |||
{{Kingdom|Patrol|Pawn|Replace|Shanty Town|Torturer|Cartographer|Jack of All Trades|Tunnel|Weaver|Wheelwright|imgwidth=160|title=Money for Nothing}} | |||
{{Kingdom|Conspirator|Duke|Harem|Masquerade|Upgrade|Guard Dog|Inn|Scheme|Trail|Wheelwright|imgwidth=160|title=The Duke's Ball|id=The_Dukes_Ball}} | |||
=== Intrigue & [[Dark Ages]] === | |||
{{Kingdom|Baron|Conspirator|Nobles|Secret Passage|Wishing Well|Armory|Ironmonger|Mystic|Rebuild|Vagrant|shelters=1|imgwidth=160|title=Prophecy}} | |||
{{Kingdom|Diplomat|Harem|Swindler|Torturer|Upgrade|Beggar|Marauder|Rogue|Squire|Urchin|shelters=1|imgwidth=160|title=Invasion}} | |||
=== Intrigue & [[Adventures]] === | |||
{{Kingdom|Conspirator|Courtier|Harem|Nobles|Swindler|Bridge Troll|Duplicate|Page|Raze|Royal Carriage|event1=Pilgrimage|imgwidth=160|title=Royalty Factory}} | |||
{{Kingdom|Bridge|Pawn|Shanty Town|Steward|Upgrade|Artificer|Distant Lands|Gear|Transmogrify|Wine Merchant|event1=Ball|event2=Borrow|imgwidth=160|title=Masters of Finance}} | |||
=== Intrigue & [[Empires]] === | |||
{{Kingdom|Baron|Bridge|Harem|Ironworks|Torturer|Castles|Crown|Enchantress|Sacrifice|Settlers/Bustling Village|event1=Banquet|landmark1=Arena|imgwidth=160|title=Delicious Torture}} | |||
{{Kingdom|Masquerade|Mining Village|Nobles|Pawn|Trading Post|Archive|Capital|Catapult/Rocks|Engineer|Forum|event1=Salt the Earth|landmark1=Wolf Den|imgwidth=160|title=Buddy System}} | |||
=== Intrigue & [[Nocturne]] === | |||
{{Kingdom|Bridge|Conspirator|Mill|Nobles|Secret Passage|Cobbler|Conclave|Faithful Hound|Shepherd|Tragic Hero|imgwidth=160|title=Shadowy Figures}} | |||
{{Kingdom|Courtier|Lurker|Mining Village|Swindler|Upgrade|Leprechaun|Monastery|Necromancer|Tormentor|Werewolf|imgwidth=160|title=Impending Doom}} | |||
=== Intrigue & [[Renaissance]] === | |||
{{Kingdom|Ironworks|Lurker|Patrol|Swindler|Upgrade|Experiment|Flag Bearer|Patron|Recruiter|Silk Merchant|project1=Citadel|imgwidth=160|title=Memento Mori}} | |||
{{Kingdom|Courtier|Mining Village|Nobles|Replace|Steward|Acting Troupe|Inventor|Research|Scepter|Scholar|project1=Fleet|project2=Sinister Plot|imgwidth=160|title=Clockwork Court}} | |||
=== Intrigue & [[Menagerie (expansion)|Menagerie]] === | |||
{{Kingdom|Mill|Nobles|Pawn|Torturer|Upgrade|Camel Train|Cavalry|Goatherd|Paddock|Sheepdog|event1=Commerce|way1=Way of the Horse|imgwidth=160|title=Dog & Pony Show|id=Dog_Pony_Show}} | |||
{{Kingdom|Courtyard|Diplomat|Lurker|Replace|Wishing Well|Animal Fair|Bounty Hunter|Coven|Hunting Lodge|Scrap|event1=Populate|way1=Way of the Squirrel|imgwidth=160|title=Explosions}} | |||
=== Intrigue & [[Allies]] === | |||
{{Kingdom|Courtier|Lurker|Nobles|Secret Passage|Steward|Broker|Contract|Courier|Hunter|Townsfolk|ally=Circle of Witches|imgwidth=160|title=Dark Dealings}} | |||
{{Kingdom|Baron|Conspirator|Patrol|Pawn|Replace|Innkeeper|Merchant Camp|Swap|Underling|Wizards|ally=Plateau Shepherds|imgwidth=160|title=Pawns and Underlings}} | |||
=== Intrigue & [[Plunder]] === | |||
{{Kingdom|Courtier|Harem|Mining Village|Nobles|Replace|Buried Treasure|Jewelled Egg|Mapmaker|Maroon|Quartermaster|trait1=Reckless|traitfor=Maroon|imgwidth=160|title=Breaking Eggs}} | |||
{{Kingdom|Conspirator|Mill|Pawn|Secret Passage|Wishing Well|Cutthroat|Fortune Hunter|Pendant|Pilgrim|Wealthy Village|event1=Avoid|trait1=Friendly|traitfor=Conspirator|imgwidth=160|title=Landlubbers}} | |||
=== Intrigue & [[Rising Sun]] === | |||
{{Kingdom|Conspirator|Courtier|Ironworks|Lurker|Wishing Well|Artist|Gold Mine|Mountain Shrine|Riverboat|Ronin|riverboat=Upgrade|way1=Enlightenment|imgwidth=160|title=Solving the Puzzle}} | |||
{{Kingdom|Baron|Diplomat|Duke|Secret Passage|Shanty Town|Craftsman|Ninja|Snake Witch|Tanuki|Tea House|event1=Amass|way1=Harsh Winter|imgwidth=160|title=Cold Calculation}} | |||
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" | |||
| <h3>First Edition Kingdoms</h3> | |||
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==== Intrigue 1E only ==== | |||
{{Kingdom|Baron|Duke|Great Hall|Harem|Ironworks|Masquerade|Nobles|Pawn|Scout|Upgrade|imgwidth=160|title=Victory Dance|id=Victory_Dance_1E}} | |||
'''Second Edition Changes: out –''' ''Great Hall'', Pawn, ''Scout'', Upgrade; '''in –''' ''Courtier'', ''Mill'', ''Patrol'', Replace | |||
{{Kingdom|Conspirator|Harem|Ironworks|Pawn|Saboteur|Shanty Town|Steward|Swindler|Trading Post|Tribute|imgwidth=160|title=The Plot Thickens|id=The_Plot_Thickens_1E}} | |||
'''Second Edition Changes: out –''' Harem, ''Saboteur'', Shanty Town, ''Tribute''; '''in –''' ''Lurker'', Mining Village, ''Secret Passage'', Torturer | |||
{{Kingdom|Coppersmith|Courtyard|Masquerade|Scout|Shanty Town|Steward|Torturer|Trading Post|Upgrade|Wishing Well|imgwidth=160|title=Best Wishes|id=Best_Wishes_1E}} | |||
'''Second Edition Changes: out –''' ''Coppersmith'', Masquerade, ''Scout'', Steward, Trading Post; '''in –''' Baron, Conspirator, ''Diplomat'', Duke, ''Secret Passage'' | |||
==== Intrigue 1E & Dominion 1E ==== | |||
{{Kingdom|Bridge|Mining Village|Saboteur|Secret Chamber|Swindler|Torturer|Remodel|Spy|Thief|Throne Room|imgwidth=160|title=Deconstruction|id=Deconstruction_1E1E}} | |||
This kingdom was replaced in Dominion/Intrigue 2E. The new kingdom with the same name has only Remodel, Swindler, and Throne Room in common. | |||
{{Kingdom|Courtyard|Minion|Nobles|Steward|Torturer|Bureaucrat|Chancellor|Council Room|Militia|Mine|Workshop|imgwidth=160|title=Hand Madness|id=Hand_Madness_1E1E}} | |||
This kingdom was completely removed in Dominion/Intrigue 2E. | |||
{{Kingdom|Baron|Masquerade|Minion|Nobles|Pawn|Steward|Cellar|Festival|Library|Witch|imgwidth=160|title=Underlings|id=Underlings_1E1E}} | |||
'''Second Edition Changes: out –''' Baron, Masquerade, Steward, Witch; '''in –''' ''Courtier'', ''Diplomat'', ''Sentry'', ''Vassal'' | |||
==== Intrigue 1E & Seaside 1E ==== | |||
No official kingdoms existed for Intrigue and Seaside before the release of Intrigue 2E. | |||
==== Intrigue 2E & Seaside 1E ==== | |||
{{Kingdom|Courtier|Diplomat|Secret Passage|Swindler|Wishing Well|Ghost Ship|Haven|Lookout|Outpost|Treasure Map|imgwidth=160|title=A Star to Steer By|id=A_Star_to_Steer_By_2E1E}} | |||
'''Seaside Second Edition Changes: out –''' ''Ghost Ship'', Haven, Outpost; '''in –''' Bazaar, ''Monkey'', ''Tide Pools'' | |||
{{Kingdom|Patrol|Pawn|Replace|Shanty Town|Trading Post|Cutpurse|Island|Lighthouse|Warehouse|Wharf|imgwidth=160|title=Shore Patrol|id=Shore_Patrol_2E1E}} | |||
'''Seaside Second Edition Changes: out –''' Warehouse; '''in –''' ''Sea Chart'' | |||
{{Kingdom|Bridge|Conspirator|Duke|Lurker|Nobles|Embargo|Native Village|Salvager|Smugglers|Treasury|imgwidth=160|title=Bridge Crossing|id=Bridge_Crossing_2E1E}} | |||
This kingdom was completely removed in Seaside 2E. | |||
==== Intrigue 1E & Alchemy ==== | |||
{{Kingdom|Conspirator|Great Hall|Minion|Pawn|Steward|Golem|Possession|Scrying Pool|Transmute|Vineyard|imgwidth=160|title=Servants|id=Servants_1E}} | |||
'''Second Edition Changes: out –''' ''Great Hall''; '''in –''' ''Mill'' | |||
{{Kingdom|Bridge|Masquerade|Minion|Nobles|Shanty Town|Torturer|Familiar|Herbalist|Philosopher's Stone|University|imgwidth=160|title=Secret Research|Secret_Research_1E}} | |||
This kingdom was unchanged between Intrigue 1E and 2E. | |||
{{Kingdom|Baron|Coppersmith|Ironworks|Nobles|Trading Post|Wishing Well|Apothecary|Apprentice|Golem|Scrying Pool|imgwidth=160|title=Pools, Tools, and Fools|id=Pools_Tools_and_Fools_1E}} | |||
'''Second Edition Changes: out –''' ''Coppersmith''; '''in –''' ''Lurker'' | |||
==== Intrigue 1E & Prosperity 1E ==== | |||
{{Kingdom|Baron|Harem|Pawn|Shanty Town|Upgrade|Bishop|Counting House|Goons|Monument|Peddler|colony=1|imgwidth=160|title=Paths to Victory|id=Paths_to_Victory_1E1E}} | |||
This kingdom was unchanged between Intrigue 1E and 2E. | |||
{{Kingdom|Bridge|Great Hall|Mining Village|Pawn|Torturer|Hoard|Talisman|Trade Route|Vault|Watchtower|colony=1|imgwidth=160|title=All Along the Watchtower|id=All_Along_the_Watchtower_1E1E}} | |||
'''Second Edition Changes: out –''' ''Great Hall''; '''in –''' ''Mill'' | |||
{{Kingdom|Bridge|Coppersmith|Swindler|Tribute|Wishing Well|Bank|Expand|Forge|King's Court|Vault|colony=1|imgwidth=160|title=Lucky Seven|id=Lucky_Seven_1E1E}} | |||
'''Second Edition Changes: out –''' ''Coppersmith'', ''Tribute''; '''in –''' ''Lurker'', ''Patrol'' | |||
==== Intrigue 2E & Prosperity 1E ==== | |||
{{Kingdom|Baron|Harem|Pawn|Shanty Town|Upgrade|Bishop|Counting House|Goons|Monument|Peddler|colony=1|imgwidth=160|title=Paths to Victory|id=Paths_to_Victory_2E1E}} | |||
'''Prosperity Second Edition Changes: out –''' ''Counting House'', ''Goons''; '''in –''' ''Collection'', ''Magnate'' | |||
{{Kingdom|Bridge|Mill|Mining Village|Pawn|Torturer|Hoard|Talisman|Trade Route|Vault|Watchtower|colony=1|imgwidth=160|title=All Along the Watchtower|id=All_Along_the_Watchtower_2E1E}} | |||
This kingdom was completely removed in Prosperity 2E. | |||
{{Kingdom|Bridge|Lurker|Patrol|Swindler|Wishing Well|Bank|Expand|Forge|King's Court|Vault|colony=1|imgwidth=160|title=Lucky Seven|id=Lucky_Seven_2E1E}} | |||
'''Prosperity Second Edition Changes: out –''' Bridge, Lurker, Swindler, Vault; '''in –''' Baron, Mining Village, ''Tiara'', Upgrade | |||
==== Intrigue 1E & Cornucopia & Guilds 1E ==== | |||
{{Kingdom|Minion|Nobles|Pawn|Steward|Swindler|Farming Village|Harvest|Horse Traders|Hunting Party|Jester|imgwidth=160|title=Last Laughs|id=Last_Laughs_1E1E}} | |||
This kingdom was unchanged between Intrigue 1E and 2E. | |||
{{Kingdom|Coppersmith|Courtyard|Great Hall|Mining Village|Tribute|Fairgrounds|Horn of Plenty|Remake|Tournament|Young Witch|bane=Wishing Well|imgwidth=160|title=The Spice of Life|id=The_Spice_of_Life_1E1E}} | |||
'''Second Edition Changes: out –''' ''Coppersmith'', ''Great Hall'', ''Tribute''; '''in –''' ''Courtier'', ''Diplomat'', Replace | |||
{{Kingdom|Conspirator|Duke|Great Hall|Harem|Pawn|Fortune Teller|Hamlet|Hunting Party|Remake|Tournament|imgwidth=160|title=Small Victories|id=Small_Victories_1E1E}} | |||
This kingdom was completely removed in Intrigue 2E. | |||
{{Kingdom|Courtyard|Harem|Nobles|Tribute|Wishing Well|Advisor|Baker|Doctor|Masterpiece|Plaza|imgwidth=160|title=Name that Card|id=Name_that_Card_1E1E}} | |||
'''Second Edition Changes: out –''' ''Tribute''; '''in –''' Replace | |||
{{Kingdom|Conspirator|Coppersmith|Great Hall|Masquerade|Nobles|Butcher|Herald|Journeyman|Soothsayer|Stonemason|imgwidth=160|title=Tricks of the Trade|id=Tricks_of_the_Trade_1E1E}} | |||
'''Second Edition Changes: out –''' ''Coppersmith'', ''Great Hall''; '''in –''' ''Mill'', ''Secret Passage'' | |||
{{Kingdom|Bridge|Duke|Mining Village|Pawn|Upgrade|Butcher|Candlestick Maker|Masterpiece|Merchant Guild|Taxman|imgwidth=160|title=Decisions, Decisions|id=Decisions_Decisions_1E1E}} | |||
This kingdom was completely removed in Intrigue 2E. | |||
==== Intrigue 2E & Cornucopia & Guilds 1E ==== | |||
{{Kingdom|Minion|Nobles|Pawn|Steward|Swindler|Farming Village|Harvest|Horse Traders|Hunting Party|Jester|imgwidth=160|title=Last Laughs|id=Last_Laughs_2E1E}} | |||
This kingdom was completely removed in Cornucopia & Guilds 2E. | |||
{{Kingdom|Courtier|Courtyard|Diplomat|Mining Village|Replace|Fairgrounds|Horn of Plenty|Remake|Tournament|Young Witch|bane=Wishing Well|imgwidth=160|title=The Spice of Life|id=The_Spice_of_Life_2E1E}} | |||
'''Cornucopia & Guilds Second Edition Changes: out –''' ''Tournament''; '''in –''' ''Joust'' | |||
{{Kingdom|Courtyard|Harem|Nobles|Replace|Wishing Well|Advisor|Baker|Doctor|Masterpiece|Plaza|imgwidth=160|title=Name that Card|id=Name_that_Card_2E1E}} | |||
This kingdom was completely removed in Cornucopia & Guilds 2E. | |||
{{Kingdom|Conspirator|Masquerade|Mill|Nobles|Secret Passage|Butcher|Herald|Journeyman|Soothsayer|Stonemason|imgwidth=160|title=Tricks of the Trade|id=Tricks_of_the_Trade_2E1E}} | |||
This kingdom was unchanged between Cornucopia & Guilds 1E and 2E. | |||
==== Intrigue 1E & Hinterlands 1E ==== | |||
{{Kingdom|Coppersmith|Great Hall|Pawn|Shanty Town|Torturer|Cache|Cartographer|Jack of All Trades|Silk Road|Tunnel|imgwidth=160|title=Money for Nothing|id=Money_for_Nothing_1E1E}} | |||
'''Second Edition Changes: out –''' ''Coppersmith'', ''Great Hall''; '''in –''' ''Replace'', ''Patrol'' | |||
{{Kingdom|Conspirator|Duke|Harem|Masquerade|Upgrade|Duchess|Haggler|Inn|Noble Brigand|Scheme|imgwidth=160|title=The Duke's Ball|id=The_Dukes_Ball_1E1E}} | |||
This kingdom was unchanged between Intrigue 1E and 2E. | |||
==== Intrigue 2E & Hinterlands 1E ==== | |||
{{Kingdom|Patrol|Pawn|Replace|Shanty Town|Torturer|Cache|Cartographer|Jack of All Trades|Silk Road|Tunnel|imgwidth=160|title=Money for Nothing|id=Money_for_Nothing_2E1E}} | |||
'''Hinterlands Second Edition Changes: out –''' ''Cache'', ''Silk Road''; '''in –''' ''Weaver'', ''Wheelwright'' | |||
{{Kingdom|Conspirator|Duke|Harem|Masquerade|Upgrade|Duchess|Haggler|Inn|Noble Brigand|Scheme|imgwidth=160|title=The Duke's Ball|id=The_Dukes_Ball_2E1E}} | |||
'''Hinterlands Second Edition Changes: out –''' ''Duchess'', Haggler, ''Noble Brigand''; '''in –''' ''Guard Dog'', ''Trail'', ''Wheelwright'' | |||
==== Intrigue 1E & Dark Ages ==== | |||
{{Kingdom|Baron|Conspirator|Great Hall|Nobles|Wishing Well|Armory|Ironmonger|Mystic|Rebuild|Vagrant|shelters=1|imgwidth=160|title=Prophecy|id=Prophecy_1E}} | |||
'''Second Edition Changes: out –''' ''Great Hall''; '''in –''' ''Secret Passage'' | |||
{{Kingdom|Harem|Mining Village|Swindler|Torturer|Upgrade|Beggar|Marauder|Rogue|Squire|Urchin|shelters=1|imgwidth=160|title=Invasion|id=Invasion_1E}} | |||
'''Second Edition Changes: out –''' Mining Village; '''in –''' ''Diplomat'' | |||
==== Intrigue 1E & Adventures ==== | |||
{{Kingdom|Conspirator|Harem|Nobles|Secret Chamber|Swindler|Bridge Troll|Duplicate|Page|Raze|Royal Carriage|event1=Pilgrimage|imgwidth=160|title=Royalty Factory|id=Royalty_Factory_1E}} | |||
'''Second Edition Changes: out –''' ''Secret Chamber''; '''in –''' ''Courtier'' | |||
{{Kingdom|Bridge|Pawn|Shanty Town|Steward|Upgrade|Artificer|Distant Lands|Gear|Transmogrify|Wine Merchant|event1=Ball|event2=Borrow|imgwidth=160|title=Masters of Finance|id=Masters_of_Finance_1E}} | |||
This kingdom was unchanged between Intrigue 1E and 2E. | |||
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Intrigue | |
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Type | Standalone (1st) / Expansion (2nd) |
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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) |
Cover artist | Matthias Catrein (1st) / Joshua Stewart (2nd) / Julien Delval (2nd reprint) |
Official Rulebook |
Intrigue is the first expansion to Dominion designed by Donald X. Vaccarino, released in 2009 by publisher Rio Grande Games. The box originally contained 25 sets of Kingdom cards. The first edition contained Basic Supply cards to support up to 4 players, or up to 6 players when combined with those from base Dominion.
The second edition of Intrigue was released in Fall 2016, updating wording and formatting on cards, removing the basic cards, and replacing 6 first-edition Kingdom cards with 7 new ones. The new cards are also available in an update pack provided to allow existing Intrigue sets to be updated to the second-edition form.
The second edition of Intrigue is also included in a newer English-language Big Box version.
Contents
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.
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 :
- Farm*, Nobles :
Removed first-edition Kingdom cards
These cards were included in the first edition, and removed from the second edition. Harem was initially included in the second edition, but later replaced with Farm without any new edition.
- Secret Chamber :
- Great Hall :
- Coppersmith, Scout :
- Saboteur, Tribute :
- Harem :
Additional rules
Intrigue has cards that give players a choice between two or more options. A player given a choice picks any choice, even if unable to do the instruction, then does as much of it as they can.
For example, Sylvia plays Steward with one card left in her hand. She can pick the "trash 2 cards from your hand" option despite only having one card in hand. If she picks that option, she trashes the one card in her hand. Sometimes one of the options of a card with a choice is to make +. To track the players can push the card up slightly from the line of played cards. ,
Intrigue has three Victory cards that have another type as well: Harem, Mill, and Nobles. These cards are both types for all purposes.
For example, since Nobles is an Action card, it can be played in the Action phase, can be trashed from the Supply with Lurker, and so on; since it is a Victory card, it is worth when scoring, is put into a player's hand due to Patrol, and so on.
Flavor text
Mechanics
Cards gallery
Kingdom cards
Removed cards
Impact
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 than any other expansion, and more cards that offer an explicit choice between distinct effects than any other expansion except Allies, which revisits choices as one of its own themes.
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.
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 (Passage), Ironworks, Scout (Patrol), Saboteur (Replace), Trading Post, Upgrade
- 4 Victory cards: Great Hall (Mill), Duke, Harem, Nobles
- 5 Cards interacting with Victory cards: Baron, Ironworks, Scout (Patrol), Duke, Tribute (Replace)
- 4 Off-theme: Shanty Town, Bridge, Conspirator, Coppersmith
Alternate versions
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First version of English Second Edition (see Trivia)
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First Polish version (by Bard)
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Second Polish version (by GFP - note: this is still Intrigue First Edition)
Trivia
When Intrigue was revamped for the second edition, it received new box art. However, it was discovered that the artist had used a photograph of Renaissance Fair players without their consent as a reference for the artwork, and it was replaced with art from a different artist when it was reprinted.
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 (1E)
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.
Any card that didn't make the set may still make a later set in a fixed-up form, depending on how many expansions actually come out and stuff. So I don't want to just tell you what all of the outtakes were. Probably I can tell you a bit about them though.
- Two cards went into the main set: Feast and Chancellor. In general you probably can't tell anything from the names of transplanted cards, which may have been changed anyway; but in this case they weren't and you can: feasting and chancellors fit right into this set.
- Envoy left the set and then became a promo. I am kind of embarrassed by it - it left this set because it didn't add enough to the game, and then it became a promo and well that's still an issue, right? It does at least have the merit there of not making people feel as much like they have to have it. But the thing is, we found out we needed the promo the same day it was needed. There was no time to test a new card, and Envoy was one of a small number of cards that had actually had some external playtesting (other than the cards in the set, which I didn't want to give up). And I do like the card; it totally could have made a later expansion, providing some card-drawing for that expansion and a new experience, if not new decks. They can't all be Gardens. It's just sad to have this early on because each card matters more now; with just the main set you only have 25 cards and this one does not carve out much new territory. Anyway I suggested it for the promo and it escaped to promo-land and so much for that. Over time it will matter less that it doesn't add so much.
- There was that broken card that Conspirator replaced. W. Eric Martin is the one who reported a friend of his getting over 50 coins in a turn with this. Well if I make a fixed-up version I will tell you all about it then.
- There was that reaction card that didn't make it. It tied into the one-shot theme and just wasn't useful enough without it.
- There was the attack that Swindler replaced. I tried three different versions of it, all one-shots, and well people don't like one-shots. It was considered for the promo but just hadn't had any fans.
- There was another one-shot attack. There was a one-shot card-drawer that moved to a later set. There was another card that was sometimes a one-shot. There was an exotic one-shot that became a non-one-shot and moved to a later set.
- There was a vanilla card. These are cards that just have some mix of +'s. I think they're worth doing at the rate of like one per expansion or so. They're really uninteresting to hear about but can still fill some important function in the set. There are six in the main set (Village Woodcutter Smithy Festival Laboratory Market) and people do like most of them. But they're not too exciting in expansions. Anyway there was one and it didn't stick around and that's why. The set already had Great Hall and Harem and that was plenty of vanilla. It could still show up later, if I ever need exactly what it offers.
- There was an attack that could steal any type of card, not just treasures. I had a version that I thought was fair, but it slowed the game down way too much. That concept could still come back someday.
- There was a
"choose one" card with three weak and complex abilities. Not a crowd-pleaser.- There was a card in the Gardens family that was worth 1 per 4 cards in your deck costing up to , other than Curse and Confusion (a Curse-like card that just did nothing). Gardens is a better version of that concept; limiting it to cheap cards doesn't change much, since cheap cards are what you can most readily buy with Gardens. I mean it's different but not interestingly so. And counting Curses is better than not counting them. This card predated Gardens, which was originally designed for a later set.
- There were a couple different cards that had "trash the top card of your deck" as a penalty. Talk about crowd-pleasing.
- There was another attack that trashed cards; Saboteur replaced it. Prior to development of the main set, there were a bunch of cards in different expansions that were variations on "trash the top card of each other player's deck." Once it became apparent that that concept was flawed, all of those cards needed reworking, and some just died.
- There were two other cards that let you discard stuff for an effect, both of which could make it somewhere eventually in some form.
- There were two Workshop variants (at different times) that weren't interesting enough. Ironworks has that slot now.
And that's that.Other cards that could have been removed in 2E
- Harem. It's called Harem. It would have left but it shows a real person.
- Baron. It's not so fun to think the move is to open with it and then draw it with no Estates.
- Trading Post. I don't like how it's good turn one and sucks if you get it later.
- Minion. More hated than Swindler.
- Mining Village. It should trigger e.g. at start of buy phase, both for tracking and to save time considering it. But I couldn't just change that and call it Mining Village.
The last card to go was Coppersmith. Some people miss it. Possibly Baron or Trading Post would have been a better call.
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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Courtier | Diplomat | Minion | Nobles | Pawn | ||||||||||
Cellar | Festival | Library | Sentry | Vassal |
Grand Scheme [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Bridge | Mill | Mining Village | Patrol | Shanty Town | ||||||||||
Artisan | Council Room | Market | Militia | Workshop |
Deconstruction [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Diplomat | Harem | Lurker | Replace | Swindler | ||||||||||
Bandit | Mine | Remodel | Throne Room | Village |
Intrigue & Seaside
A Star to Steer By [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Courtier | Diplomat | Secret Passage | Swindler | Wishing Well | ||||||||||
Bazaar | Lookout | Monkey | Tide Pools | Treasure Map |
Shore Patrol [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Patrol | Pawn | Replace | Shanty Town | Trading Post | ||||||||||
Cutpurse | Island | Lighthouse | Sea Chart | Wharf |
Intrigue & Alchemy
Servants [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Conspirator | Mill | Minion | Pawn | Steward | ||||||||||
Golem | Possession | Scrying Pool | Transmute | Vineyard | ||||||||||
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Potion | ||||||||||||||
Secret Research [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Bridge | Masquerade | Minion | Nobles | Shanty Town | ||||||||||
Torturer | Familiar | Herbalist | Philosopher's Stone | University | ||||||||||
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Potion | ||||||||||||||
Pools, Tools, and Fools [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Baron | Ironworks | Lurker | Nobles | Trading Post | ||||||||||
Wishing Well | Apothecary | Apprentice | Golem | Scrying Pool | ||||||||||
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Potion | ||||||||||||||
Intrigue & Prosperity
Paths to Victory [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Baron | Harem | Pawn | Shanty Town | Upgrade | ||||||||||
Bishop | Collection | Magnate | Monument | Peddler | ||||||||||
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Platinum | Colony | |||||||||||||
Lucky Seven [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Baron | Mining Village | Patrol | Upgrade | Wishing Well | ||||||||||
Bank | Expand | Forge | King's Court | Tiara | ||||||||||
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Platinum | Colony | |||||||||||||
Intrigue & Cornucopia & Guilds
The Spice of Life [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Courtier | Courtyard | Diplomat | Mining Village | Replace | ||||||||||
Fairgrounds | Horn of Plenty | Joust | Remake | Young Witch | ||||||||||
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Bane pile: Wishing Well |
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Tricks of the Trade [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Conspirator | Masquerade | Mill | Nobles | Secret Passage | ||||||||||
Butcher | Herald | Journeyman | Soothsayer | Stonemason |
Intrigue & Hinterlands
Money for Nothing [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Patrol | Pawn | Replace | Shanty Town | Torturer | ||||||||||
Cartographer | Jack of All Trades | Tunnel | Weaver | Wheelwright |
The Duke's Ball [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Conspirator | Duke | Harem | Masquerade | Upgrade | ||||||||||
Guard Dog | Inn | Scheme | Trail | Wheelwright |
Intrigue & Dark Ages
Prophecy [images] | |||||||||||||||||
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Baron | Conspirator | Nobles | Secret Passage | Wishing Well | |||||||||||||
Armory | Ironmonger | Mystic | Rebuild | Vagrant | |||||||||||||
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Shelters | |||||||||||||||||
Invasion [images] | |||||||||||||||||
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Diplomat | Harem | Swindler | Torturer | Upgrade | |||||||||||||
Beggar | Marauder | Rogue | Squire | Urchin | |||||||||||||
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Ruins | Shelters | ||||||||||||||||
Intrigue & Adventures
Royalty Factory [images] | |||||||||||||||||
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Conspirator | Courtier | Harem | Nobles | Swindler | |||||||||||||
Bridge Troll | Duplicate | Page | Raze | Royal Carriage | |||||||||||||
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Pilgrimage | |||||||||||||||||
Masters of Finance [images] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Bridge | Pawn | Shanty Town | Steward | Upgrade | ||||||||||||||||
Artificer | Distant Lands | Gear | Transmogrify | Wine Merchant | ||||||||||||||||
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Ball | Borrow | |||||||||||||||||||
Intrigue & Empires
Delicious Torture [images] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Baron | Bridge | Harem | Ironworks | Torturer | ||||||||||||||||
Castles | Crown | Enchantress | Sacrifice | Settlers/Bustling Village | ||||||||||||||||
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Banquet | Arena | |||||||||||||||||||
Buddy System [images] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Masquerade | Mining Village | Nobles | Pawn | Trading Post | ||||||||||||||||
Archive | Capital | Catapult/Rocks | Engineer | Forum | ||||||||||||||||
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Salt the Earth | Wolf Den | |||||||||||||||||||
Intrigue & Nocturne
Shadowy Figures [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Bridge | Conspirator | Mill | Nobles | Secret Passage | ||||||||||
Cobbler | Conclave | Faithful Hound | Shepherd | Tragic Hero |
Impending Doom [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Courtier | Lurker | Mining Village | Swindler | Upgrade | ||||||||||
Leprechaun | Monastery | Necromancer | Tormentor | Werewolf | ||||||||||
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Hexes | ||||||||||||||
Intrigue & Renaissance
Memento Mori [images] | |||||||||||||||||
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Ironworks | Lurker | Patrol | Swindler | Upgrade | |||||||||||||
Experiment | Flag Bearer | Patron | Recruiter | Silk Merchant | |||||||||||||
Landscapes and Additional Cards | |||||||||||||||||
Citadel | |||||||||||||||||
Clockwork Court [images] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Courtier | Mining Village | Nobles | Replace | Steward | ||||||||||||||||
Acting Troupe | Inventor | Research | Scepter | Scholar | ||||||||||||||||
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Fleet | Sinister Plot | |||||||||||||||||||
Intrigue & Menagerie
Dog & Pony Show [images] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Mill | Nobles | Pawn | Torturer | Upgrade | ||||||||||||||||
Camel Train | Cavalry | Goatherd | Paddock | Sheepdog | ||||||||||||||||
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Commerce | Way of the Horse | |||||||||||||||||||
Explosions [images] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Courtyard | Diplomat | Lurker | Replace | Wishing Well | ||||||||||||||||
Animal Fair | Bounty Hunter | Coven | Hunting Lodge | Scrap | ||||||||||||||||
Landscapes and Additional Cards | ||||||||||||||||||||
Populate | Way of the Squirrel | |||||||||||||||||||
Intrigue & Allies
Dark Dealings [images] | |||||||||||||||||
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Courtier | Lurker | Nobles | Secret Passage | Steward | |||||||||||||
Broker | Contract | Courier | Hunter | Townsfolk | |||||||||||||
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Circle of Witches | |||||||||||||||||
Pawns and Underlings [images] | |||||||||||||||||
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Baron | Conspirator | Patrol | Pawn | Replace | |||||||||||||
Innkeeper | Merchant Camp | Swap | Underling | Wizards | |||||||||||||
Landscapes and Additional Cards | |||||||||||||||||
Plateau Shepherds | |||||||||||||||||
Intrigue & Plunder
Breaking Eggs [images] | |||||||||||||||||
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Courtier | Harem | Mining Village | Nobles | Replace | |||||||||||||
Buried Treasure | Jewelled Egg | Mapmaker | Maroon | Quartermaster | |||||||||||||
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Trait for Maroon Reckless |
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Landlubbers [images] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Conspirator | Mill | Pawn | Secret Passage | Wishing Well | ||||||||||||||||
Cutthroat | Fortune Hunter | Pendant | Pilgrim | Wealthy Village | ||||||||||||||||
Landscapes and Additional Cards | ||||||||||||||||||||
Trait for Conspirator Friendly |
Avoid | |||||||||||||||||||
Intrigue & Rising Sun
Solving the Puzzle [images] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Conspirator | Courtier | Ironworks | Lurker | Wishing Well | ||||||||||||||||
Artist | Gold Mine | Mountain Shrine | Riverboat | Ronin | ||||||||||||||||
Landscapes and Additional Cards | ||||||||||||||||||||
Card for Riverboat Upgrade |
Enlightenment | |||||||||||||||||||
Cold Calculation [images] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Baron | Diplomat | Duke | Secret Passage | Shanty Town | ||||||||||||||||
Craftsman | Ninja | Snake Witch | Tanuki | Tea House | ||||||||||||||||
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Amass | Harsh Winter | |||||||||||||||||||
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Intrigue 1E only
Second Edition Changes: out – Great Hall, Pawn, Scout, Upgrade; in – Courtier, Mill, Patrol, Replace
Second Edition Changes: out – Harem, Saboteur, Shanty Town, Tribute; in – Lurker, Mining Village, Secret Passage, Torturer
Second Edition Changes: out – Coppersmith, Masquerade, Scout, Steward, Trading Post; in – Baron, Conspirator, Diplomat, Duke, Secret Passage Intrigue 1E & Dominion 1E
This kingdom was replaced in Dominion/Intrigue 2E. The new kingdom with the same name has only Remodel, Swindler, and Throne Room in common.
This kingdom was completely removed in Dominion/Intrigue 2E.
Second Edition Changes: out – Baron, Masquerade, Steward, Witch; in – Courtier, Diplomat, Sentry, Vassal Intrigue 1E & Seaside 1ENo official kingdoms existed for Intrigue and Seaside before the release of Intrigue 2E. Intrigue 2E & Seaside 1E
Seaside Second Edition Changes: out – Ghost Ship, Haven, Outpost; in – Bazaar, Monkey, Tide Pools
Seaside Second Edition Changes: out – Warehouse; in – Sea Chart
This kingdom was completely removed in Seaside 2E. Intrigue 1E & Alchemy
Second Edition Changes: out – Great Hall; in – Mill
This kingdom was unchanged between Intrigue 1E and 2E.
Second Edition Changes: out – Coppersmith; in – Lurker Intrigue 1E & Prosperity 1E
This kingdom was unchanged between Intrigue 1E and 2E.
Second Edition Changes: out – Great Hall; in – Mill
Second Edition Changes: out – Coppersmith, Tribute; in – Lurker, Patrol Intrigue 2E & Prosperity 1E
Prosperity Second Edition Changes: out – Counting House, Goons; in – Collection, Magnate
This kingdom was completely removed in Prosperity 2E.
Prosperity Second Edition Changes: out – Bridge, Lurker, Swindler, Vault; in – Baron, Mining Village, Tiara, Upgrade Intrigue 1E & Cornucopia & Guilds 1E
This kingdom was unchanged between Intrigue 1E and 2E.
Second Edition Changes: out – Coppersmith, Great Hall, Tribute; in – Courtier, Diplomat, Replace
This kingdom was completely removed in Intrigue 2E.
Second Edition Changes: out – Tribute; in – Replace
Second Edition Changes: out – Coppersmith, Great Hall; in – Mill, Secret Passage
This kingdom was completely removed in Intrigue 2E. Intrigue 2E & Cornucopia & Guilds 1E
This kingdom was completely removed in Cornucopia & Guilds 2E.
Cornucopia & Guilds Second Edition Changes: out – Tournament; in – Joust
This kingdom was completely removed in Cornucopia & Guilds 2E.
This kingdom was unchanged between Cornucopia & Guilds 1E and 2E. Intrigue 1E & Hinterlands 1E
Second Edition Changes: out – Coppersmith, Great Hall; in – Replace, Patrol
This kingdom was unchanged between Intrigue 1E and 2E. Intrigue 2E & Hinterlands 1E
Hinterlands Second Edition Changes: out – Cache, Silk Road; in – Weaver, Wheelwright
Hinterlands Second Edition Changes: out – Duchess, Haggler, Noble Brigand; in – Guard Dog, Trail, Wheelwright Intrigue 1E & Dark Ages
Second Edition Changes: out – Great Hall; in – Secret Passage
Second Edition Changes: out – Mining Village; in – Diplomat Intrigue 1E & Adventures
Second Edition Changes: out – Secret Chamber; in – Courtier
This kingdom was unchanged between Intrigue 1E and 2E. |