Author Archives: theory

The Five Best $6+ Cards

Posted on June 28, 2011 by theory

Disclaimer: Dominion does a really great job of balancing its Kingdom cards. Pretty much 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 … Continue reading →

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The Five Worst $6+ Cards

Posted on June 26, 2011 by theory

Disclaimer: Dominion does a really great job of balancing its Kingdom cards. Pretty much 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 … Continue reading →

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Guest Article: Deck Control

Posted on June 24, 2011 by theory

The following article was originally written by shark_bait in the forums. One very important aspect of Dominion is deck control.  This involves knowing what cards you have in your deck, how many of them are left in your deck and where … Continue reading →

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Opening Probabilities, Part II

Posted on June 21, 2011 by theory

Last time we examined some basic opening probabilities for Silver/Silver openings and Chapel.  Today we’ll take a closer look at how you can use your opening two buys on Turns 1 and 2 to get to $5 on Turns 3 … Continue reading →

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Guide to the Dominion Base Game

Posted on June 19, 2011 by theory

This is an article intended for those who only own the Dominion base game and want an overall strategic overview of the game.  It is assumed that you have played enough games of Dominion to have a general understanding of … Continue reading →

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Cornucopia: Hunting Party

Posted on June 16, 2011 by theory

This is an expanded and revised version of an article originally posted by WanderingWinder in the forum.  A subsequent article by Mean Mr Mustard has explored specific Hunting Party combos. One of Cornucopia’s absolute power cards, Hunting Party can best … Continue reading →

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Cornucopia: Fairgrounds

Posted on June 14, 2011 by theory

Like Gardens, there are two ways to play Fairgrounds: either as consolation prizes because you missed out on a Province, or as a strategy unto itself. If you treat them as consolation prizes, they are almost certainly going to end … Continue reading →

Posted in Cornucopia | 33 Comments

Introducing the Dominion Strategy Forum!

Posted on June 12, 2011 by theory

Our much-requested forum is now live!  There’s a fantastic community around this site, and we’re excited to provide an outlet for conversation.  The forums will be carefully moderated to maintain a good signal-to-noise ratio; excellent posts will be promoted to … Continue reading →

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Dominion Puzzle #2 Solution

Posted on June 9, 2011 by theory

The original puzzle: In a solitaire game, find a way to have no cards in your draw deck after 6 turns.  More specifically, you must be unable to draw a starting hand on Turn 7 and every turn thereafter; accordingly, … Continue reading →

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Cornucopia: Tournament / Prizes

Posted on June 7, 2011 by theory

Without Provinces, Tournament is basically one of those nice cheap non-terminals that (usually) can’t hurt your deck.  Not quite as delicious as Caravan, but generally preferable to Spy or Pawn.  Works with Conspirator, lowers the price of Peddler, blah blah … Continue reading →

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