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Type | Standalone |
Icon | |
Cards | 500 |
258 (25 sets) | |
208 | |
25 | |
Blank Card(s) |
8 |
Other Card(s) |
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Theme(s) |
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Release | July 2009 |
Official Rulebook |
Dominion: Intrigue is the first expansion to Dominion designed by Donald X. Vaccarino, released in 2009 by publisher Rio Grande Games. The box contains 25 Kingdom Cards and Basic Supply Cards to support up to 4 players, or up to 6 players when combined with those from base Dominion.
Card List
Basic Supply Cards
Copper, Curse
Estate
Silver
Duchy
Gold
Province
Kingdom Cards
Courtyard, Pawn, Secret Chamber
Great Hall, Masquerade, Shanty Town, Steward, Swindler, Wishing Well
Baron, Bridge, Conspirator, Coppersmith, Ironworks, Mining Village, Scout
Duke, Minion, Saboteur, Torturer, Trading Post, Tribute, Upgrade
Harem, Nobles
Goko Half-Sets
Peasants and Aristocrats
Great Hall, Masquerade, Shanty Town, Wishing Well
Coppersmith, Ironworks, Scout
Duke, Torturer, Tribute, Upgrade
Harem, Nobles
Underlings
Courtyard, Pawn, Secret Chamber
Steward, Swindler
Baron, Bridge, Conspirator, Mining Village
Minion, Saboteur, Trading Post
Flavor Text
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.
Intrigue developed a somewhat unfounded reputation as a highly attack-heavy expansion: in actuality, Intrigue contains fewer Attack cards than the base set and fewer than the next expansion, Seaside. This reputation arises in part from the fact that the Attack cards Intrigue does have all have 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 has some non-Attack cards (Masquerade and Tribute) that affect players in ways that occasionally make them feel like they're being attacked.
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
Trivia
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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Bridge | Duke | Great Hall | Harem | Ironworks | ||||||||||
Masquerade | Nobles | Pawn | Scout | Upgrade |
Secret Schemes [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Conspirator | Harem | Ironworks | Pawn | Saboteur | ||||||||||
Shanty Town | Steward | Swindler | Trading Post | Tribute |
Best Wishes [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Coppersmith | Courtyard | Masquerade | Scout | Shanty Town | ||||||||||
Steward | Torturer | Trading Post | Upgrade | Wishing Well |
Intrigue & Dominion
Deconstruction [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Bridge | Mining Village | Remodel | Saboteur | Secret Chamber | ||||||||||
Spy | Swindler | Thief | Throne Room | Torturer |
Hand Madness [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Bureaucrat | Chancellor | Council Room | Courtyard | Mine | ||||||||||
Militia | Minion | Nobles | Steward | Torturer |
Underlings [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Baron | Cellar | Festival | Library | Masquerade | ||||||||||
Minion | Nobles | Pawn | Steward | Witch |
Intrigue & Alchemy
Servants [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Golem | Possession | Scrying Pool | Transmute | Vineyard | ||||||||||
Conspirator | Great Hall | Minion | Pawn | Steward | ||||||||||
Landscapes and Additional Cards | ||||||||||||||
Potion | ||||||||||||||
Secret Research [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Familiar | Herbalist | Philosopher's Stone | University | Bridge | ||||||||||
Masquerade | Minion | Nobles | Shanty Town | Torturer | ||||||||||
Landscapes and Additional Cards | ||||||||||||||
Potion | ||||||||||||||
Pools, Tools, and Fools [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Apothecary | Apprentice | Golem | Scrying Pool | Baron | ||||||||||
Coppersmith | Ironworks | Nobles | Trading Post | Wishing Well | ||||||||||
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 | Great Hall | Mining Village | Pawn | Torturer |
Lucky Seven [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Bank | Expand | Forge | King's Court | Vault | ||||||||||
Bridge | Coppersmith | Swindler | Tribute | 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 | ||||||||||
Coppersmith | Courtyard | Great Hall | Mining Village | Tribute | ||||||||||
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 | Great Hall | Harem | Pawn |
Intrigue & Hinterlands
Money for Nothing [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Coppersmith | Great Hall | 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 | Great Hall | Nobles | Wishing Well |
Invasion [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Beggar | Marauder | Rogue | Squire | Urchin | ||||||||||
Harem | Mining Village | Swindler | Torturer | Upgrade | ||||||||||
Landscapes and Additional Cards | ||||||||||||||
Ruins | ||||||||||||||
Intrigue & Guilds
Name That Card [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Baker | Doctor | Plaza | Advisor | Masterpiece | ||||||||||
Courtyard | Wishing Well | Harem | Tribute | Nobles |
Tricks of the Trade [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Stonemason | Herald | Soothsayer | Journeyman | Butcher | ||||||||||
Great Hall | Nobles | Conspirator | Masquerade | Coppersmith |
Decisions Decisions [images] | ||||||||||||||
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Merchant Guild | Candlestick Maker | Masterpiece | Taxman | Butcher | ||||||||||
Bridge | Pawn | Mining Village | Upgrade | Duke |