Comments on: Boardom: Dominionated!

By: Jippen

Jippen — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 02:14:28 +0000

I’ve played Dominion in a 6 way game. Honestly, the main things to keep in mind is A: you want at least one expansion, so you can beef up the selection/estates deck. Also, if one major strategy is rushed for by everyone, you can end the game really early, with people winning with a total of 6 points, because they did +1 buy, and got a duchy and something else that ended the game.

By: Mashiem

Mashiem — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:20:49 +0000

I love this game!
Bought it at Arcon (the largest gaming-convention in scandinavia) last spring and never regretted a second of it. It’s easy to explain, highly customizable to suit several gaming styles, and just an all-around fun game.
I really want the expansions, but there’s just TOO many games I want so they’ve been prioritized down, unfortunately. :-/

As for Ricochet Robots…
I’ve read the rules of it but never actually PLAYED it. I’ve love to give it a try though.

And if you’re looking for one more good game to add to your collection, go check out Shadows over Camelot (article by yours truly).

By: JP

JP — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:51:32 +0000

Long time reader, first time commenting. Dominion is amazing enough to bring me out of the woodwork…

Anyways, I played it at our board game club and immediately decided that I had to buy a personal copy of the game and both expansions. I highly recommend them both, they make the game much more intricate. They add a few new card types and split card types that can do more than one thing (for a cost). Very shiny.

Anyways, so far as 5 players go, it works perfectly well with the basic rules. The Intrigue rules suggest that you add 4 of each victory card per player and don’t end until you’ve cleared four stacks (or the Provinces). Generally, we’ll clear four stacks but not add the extra Victory cards. Or you can find another player or two and split into two smaller games (with Intrigue)…

Anyways, there’s my 2 cents worth.

By: Kloptops

Kloptops — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:47:11 +0000

This game sounds really interesting, I will definitely have to look it up. One game i really cant recommend enough, especially at parties with lots of people, is Ricochet Robots (also published by Rio Grande Games). Its weird in that any number of people can play it, as all the moves you do, you have to do in your head. I can't really explain it well. But there is nothing better than watching 4-5 people stand around a board, just staring at it, suddenly someone yelling out a number, and watching everyone frantically try to beat that number before the timer runs out. It looks so random till you learn it. 8D