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Combo of the Day #24: King’s Court/Goons/Masquerade

Posted on March 18, 2011 by theory

This is the nastiest combo in Dominion. The key to the combo is that you trash down to a four-card hand of King’s Court, King’s Court, Goons, and Masquerade. Playing King’s Court – King’s Court – Goons reduces your opponent … Continue reading →

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Annotated Game #5

Posted on March 15, 2011 by theory

(Friday’s preview) Cellar, Moat, Masquerade, Mining Village, Quarry, Courtyard, Pawn, Bishop, Monument, King’s Court This is a 2-player game played between me and DG. The log is available here (spoiler alert!). DG and I are relatively evenly matched; prior to … Continue reading →

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Annotated Game #5 Preview

Posted on March 11, 2011 by theory

Below is a 2-player game I played on Isotropic (without Colonies or Platinums).  I will post the annotated game on Tuesday, March 15.  You’re welcome to comment on the set (how you think players should open, what cards to go … Continue reading →

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PAX East

Posted on March 10, 2011 by theory

I’ll be attending PAX East this weekend.  You’ll probably spot me at at least one of the Dominion tournaments, grumbling about having to play 4-player base Dominion.  Email me if you’re interested in meeting and playing some glorious pure 2-player … Continue reading →

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Basic Opening Probabilities

Posted on March 9, 2011 by theory

This post analyzes opening probabilities for Dominion.  It assumes that you purchase two cards that provide +$2 on Turns 1 and 2, classifying them into “Silvers” or “terminal Silver equivalents” (e.g., Chancellor, Cutpurse), and calculates the probabilities of various Turn … Continue reading →

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Building a +Actions/+Cards Engine

Posted on March 7, 2011 by theory

There’s two main ways to make your hand better in Dominion: either have good cards, or have a lot of cards.  +Actions/+Cards subscribes to the latter philosophy; it’s one of the fundamental strategies in Dominion. In descending order of importance, … Continue reading →

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Guest Article: Annotated Game #4

Posted on March 4, 2011 by theory

This article is written by Captain_Frisk.  He is currently ranked #17 on the Isotropic leaderboard. (Monday’s preview) Native Village, Watchtower, Quarry, Explorer, Witch, Warehouse, Envoy, Counting House, Trading Post, Bank This is a 2-player game between me [Captain_Frisk] and Yaron. … Continue reading →

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Dominion: Library

Posted on March 2, 2011 by theory

Library is the most unusual of the +Cards Actions.  Because you don’t draw a set number of cards, but rather up to 7, it responds poorly to Throne Room but does quite well with small hands (normally a drawback).  Preferably, … Continue reading →

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Annotated Game #4 Preview

Posted on February 28, 2011 by theory

Below is a recent 2-player game (not played by me) on Isotropic.  I will post the annotated game on Friday, March 4.  You’re welcome to comment on the set (how you think players should open, what cards to go for) … Continue reading →

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Counter of the Day #10: Bishop v. Gardens

Posted on February 23, 2011 by theory

As discussed in this BGG topic, Bishop is one of the most effective counters to a fast Gardens rush strategy.  Trashing each Garden nets about 3VP chips, and this accumulation of VP chips discourages the Gardens player from ending the … Continue reading →

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