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− | As the original game, this set contains the cards that serve as most player's introduction to Dominion. The cards are, for the most part, [[vanilla|simple]], yet compelling. Some of them, like {{Card|Smithy}}, {{Card|Throne Room}}, {{Card|Gardens}}, {{Card|Witch}}, and {{Card|Village}}, are important cornerstones to strategies and strategic discussions, and serve as archetypes for [[card category|card categories]]. As such, other cards of those categories have their costs dictated by these cards, as they tend to be these original cards with something "extra." The main strategies ([[engine]], [[big money]], [[slog]], [[rush]] and [[combo]]) all have their roots in this set, in the most basic forms of each. | + | As the original game, this set contains the cards that serve as most players' introduction to Dominion. The cards are, for the most part, [[vanilla|simple]], yet compelling. Some of them, like {{Card|Smithy}}, {{Card|Throne Room}}, {{Card|Gardens}}, {{Card|Witch}}, {{card|Chapel}}, and {{Card|Village}}, are important cornerstones to strategies and strategic discussions, and serve as archetypes for [[card category|card categories]]. As such, other cards of those categories have their costs dictated by these cards, as they tend to be these original cards with something "extra." The main strategies ([[engine]], [[big money]], [[slog]], [[rush]] and [[combo]]) all have their roots in this set, in the most basic forms of each. |
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| The Base set now is often considered simply a gateway to the more complex or "interesting" sets which introduce new mechanics and strategies, but it is the Base set which won the Spiele des Jahres, and it is the Base set which drew most players into the game of Dominion. | | The Base set now is often considered simply a gateway to the more complex or "interesting" sets which introduce new mechanics and strategies, but it is the Base set which won the Spiele des Jahres, and it is the Base set which drew most players into the game of Dominion. |
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Base Game |
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Cards |
500 |
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252 (25 sets) |
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Simplicity |
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October 2008 |
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Official Rulebook |
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Dominion, sometimes called Base Dominion or Base Set, is the first Dominion game created by Donald X. Vaccarino. It was released in 2008 by publisher Rio Grande Games. The box contains 25 Kingdom Cards and Basic Supply Cards to support up to 4 players.
Card List
Basic Supply Cards
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Kingdom Cards
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Flavor Text
You are a monarch, like your parents before you, a ruler of a small pleasant kingdom of rivers and evergreens. Unlike your parents, however, you have hopes and dreams! You want a bigger and more pleasant kingdom, with more rivers and a wider variety of trees. You want a Dominion! In all directions lie fiefs, freeholds, and feodums. All are small bits of land, controlled by petty lords and verging on anarchy. You will bring civilization to these people, uniting them under your banner.
But wait! It must be something in the air; several other monarchs have had the exact same idea. You must race to get as much of the unclaimed land as possible, fending them off along the way. To do this you will hire minions, construct buildings, spruce up your castle, and fill the coffers of your treasury. Your parents wouldn’t be proud, but your grandparents, would be delighted.
Impact of the Base set
As the original game, this set contains the cards that serve as most players' introduction to Dominion. The cards are, for the most part, simple, yet compelling. Some of them, like , , , , , and , are important cornerstones to strategies and strategic discussions, and serve as archetypes for card categories. As such, other cards of those categories have their costs dictated by these cards, as they tend to be these original cards with something "extra." The main strategies (engine, big money, slog, rush and combo) all have their roots in this set, in the most basic forms of each.
The Base set now is often considered simply a gateway to the more complex or "interesting" sets which introduce new mechanics and strategies, but it is the Base set which won the Spiele des Jahres, and it is the Base set which drew most players into the game of Dominion.
Recommended Sets of 10
Dominion Only