Author Archives: theory

Hinterlands: Fool’s Gold

Posted on September 26, 2012 by theory

This article is written by A_S00, originally posted on the forum. “Chapel is the most powerful Dominion card relative to its cost, and I’m unlikely to make another card that powerful (relative to its cost).” –Donald X. Vaccarino “Oops, I … Continue reading →

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Prosperity: Counting House

Posted on September 17, 2012 by theory

This is a revised version of an article by axlemn, originally posted on the forum, and incorporating analysis from jomini. Counting House is not a great card.  In fact, it’s not even a good card, when you factor in its … Continue reading →

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Alchemy: Scrying Pool

Posted on September 12, 2012 by theory

This is an article by Powerman, originally posted on the forum. Scrying Pool’s strength is not immediately obvious.  It is not until the first time you see someone chain together some Scrying Pools that you realize, hey, this card is … Continue reading →

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Taking risks & driving the P2 seat

Posted on September 10, 2012 by theory

This is a guest article by -Stef-, who held the top rank of the Isotropic leaderboard for quite some time. Suppose we’re playing Borinion, a much more boring game then Dominion. Two players, P1 and P2, take consecutive turns. P1 … Continue reading →

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Intrigue: Conspirator

Posted on September 4, 2012 by theory

This article is written by rinkworks, author of A Dominion Fan Card Creation Guide. An homage to possibly my favorite card.  This guide is targeted to players who are familiar with the game but might not be familiar with how … Continue reading →

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A Guide to Alternate Victory Points

Posted on August 27, 2012 by theory

This article is written by jonts26, originally posted on the forum. Introduction So you’d like to learn all about the best ways to play all of the various alternate VP strategies (i.e., any Victory card other than Province)? Well too … Continue reading →

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The Secret History of Dark Ages

Posted on August 23, 2012 by theory

The “Secret Histories” are a series of articles by Donald X. Vaccarino, detailing the evolution and development of a particular expansion. Previous “Secret Histories” can be found here; the forum discussion topic for this is here. When I showed Dominion … Continue reading →

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Seaside: Wharf

Posted on August 21, 2012 by theory

This is a guest article synthesized from articles by Epoch and WanderingWinder in the forum. Wharf is, bar none, the best card-drawer in the game. And on some level, that’s all you need to know.  Card drawing is valuable.  Wharf … Continue reading →

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Dark Ages cards revealed!

Posted on August 16, 2012 by theory

The community is discussing these new cards in the Dark Ages Preview subforum. You can see images of most of the cards here: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/20240121/dark_ages/1.jpg https://dl.dropbox.com/u/20240121/dark_ages/2.jpg https://dl.dropbox.com/u/20240121/dark_ages/3.jpg https://dl.dropbox.com/u/20240121/dark_ages/4.jpg https://dl.dropbox.com/u/20240121/dark_ages/5.jpg https://dl.dropbox.com/u/20240121/dark_ages/6.jpeg https://dl.dropbox.com/u/20240121/dark_ages/7.jpeg Altar $6 Trash a card from your hand. Gain a … Continue reading →

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Technical issues

Posted on August 16, 2012 by theory

The excitement of Dark Ages cards appears to have caused a Saboteur to be played, and the Forum didn’t have a Moat in hand.  We are trying to bring it back up. EDIT: It’s back.

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