Author Archives: theory

The Keys to Big Money: Money Density and Opportunity Cost

Posted on February 27, 2012 by theory

This is a revised version of a guest article by WanderingWinder, originally posted in the forum: Part I, Part II. WanderingWinder was a semifinalist in the 2011 DominionStrategy.com Championships. In a big-money kind of deck, there’s really two concepts you … Continue reading →

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The Five Worst $4 Cards, 2011

Posted on February 24, 2012 by theory

Disclaimer: Dominion does a really great job of balancing its Kingdom cards.  Every card has some situations where it shines, and some situations where it doesn’t.  Nevertheless, some cards just end up being flat-out better than others, either because they … Continue reading →

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Hinterlands: Scheme

Posted on February 20, 2012 by theory

This is a revised version of a guest article by jonts26, originally posted in the forum. jonts26 was the overall #1 seed in the 2011 DominionStrategy.com Championships and unofficially holds the record for the highest legitimate level (48.965) ever attained … Continue reading →

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Intrigue: Duke

Posted on February 13, 2012 by theory

This is a revised version of a guest article by WanderingWinder, originally posted in the forum. WanderingWinder was a semifinalist in the 2011 DominionStrategy.com Championships. For most of Intrigue’s existence, the Duke has led a quiet life. Recently, however, his … Continue reading →

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Winner of the Kingdom Design Challenge

Posted on February 10, 2012 by theory

2011 DominionStrategy.com Kingdom Design Challenge Wingnut has won the Kingdom Design Challenge (and will be receiving a copy of the Dominion base game) with the following Kingdom: We selected this Kingdom for the final because it offered a number of … Continue reading →

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Hinterlands: Ill-Gotten Gains

Posted on February 6, 2012 by theory

This is a revised version of an article by Thisisnotasmile, originally posted on the forum Ill-Gotten Gains is a good illustration of how bad a card has to be in order to be an on-gain Curser.  $5 for a Silver … Continue reading →

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Seaside: Treasure Map

Posted on February 3, 2012 by theory

The following is a revised version of a guest article written by jotheonah, originally posted on the forum Treasure Map is, as Donald X. would say, a cute card. Gold is really good, right? And 4 Golds, that’s a lot … Continue reading →

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Finalists for the 2011 DominionStrategy.com Kingdom Design Challenge

Posted on January 30, 2012 by theory

2011 DominionStrategy.com Kingdom Design Challenge A tremendous shout-out to everyone who submitted a Kingdom to the Kingdom Design Challenge.  These are the nine Kingdoms that we selected to use in the Final of the 2011 DominionStrategy.com Championships.  These are outstanding … Continue reading →

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olneyce: 2011 DominionStrategy.com Champion!

Posted on January 30, 2012 by theory

The 2011 DominionStrategy.com Championships olneyce 45 Game 1 manzi 50 olneyce 33 Game 2 manzi 28 olneyce 9 Game 3 manzi 71 olneyce 18 Game 4 manzi 3 olneyce 16 Game 5 manzi 8 olneyce 89 Game 6 manzi 57 olneyce 29 Game 7 manzi 50 olneyce 0 Game 8 manzi -100 In a tightly-fought and … Continue reading →

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Guest Article: Annotated Game #9

Posted on January 20, 2012 by theory

This is a guest article written by DG. (Monday’s preview) Duchess, Menagerie, Nomad Camp, Remodel, Hunting Party, Pawn, Golem, Remake, Horn of Plenty, Inn This is a 2-player game played between DG and olneyce, two of the top players on … Continue reading →

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