Category Archives: Guest Articles

The Secret History of Dominion: Nocturne

Posted on November 25, 2017 by Beyond Awesome

The Secret History of Dominion: Nocturne Original Article by Donald X. While working on Empires, I tried out Boons. They were in the set for a while, but there was only so much space in the set, and something had … Continue reading →

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On Lurker

Posted on September 26, 2017 by Beyond Awesome

On Lurker Original article by Seprix This article is being discussed on this thread. Please feel free to join in on the discussion.  Introduction Lurker is a combo card, and the thing about them is that they tend to depend … Continue reading →

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Your Greatest Opponent: Advice From A Top Dominion Player

Posted on September 14, 2017 by Beyond Awesome

The following article is from forum poster jsh357. You can read the original article and comments from the community by following the link. Recognize the Elephant in the Room Not too long ago, I reached #3 on the Dominion Online … 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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Combo of the Day #28: Hunting Party/X

Posted on January 9, 2012 by theory

This is an expanded and revised version of an article written by Mean Mr Mustard, originally posted on the forum. For the purpose of this article, each combo described will be the crux of a pretty standard Hunting Party engine; … Continue reading →

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A Dominion Fan Card Creation Guide

Posted on January 6, 2012 by theory

Editor’s note: This is a guest article by rinkworks, originally posted on the forum. tl;dr: Playtest your fan cards.  That’s 10,000 words condensed down to four!

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Combo of the Day #27: Native Village/Bridge

Posted on January 2, 2012 by theory

This is a revised version of an article written by WanderingWinder, originally posted on the forum. We all know that KC-KC-Bridge-Bridge-Bridge is a killer, killer combo. But it’s so hard to pull off. There is, however, another extremely reliable way … Continue reading →

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Your Guide to Beating Attacks

Posted on December 27, 2011 by theory

The author of this guest article is Donald X. Vaccarino, who probably knows a thing or two about Dominion.  It’s an excellent overview of the major different attack types in Dominion, and how to counter them without simply buying up … Continue reading →

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Guest Article: Comparing the Villages

Posted on August 30, 2011 by rrenaud

Editor’s note: This is a guest post by chwhite, taken from the forum thread of the same name. See also Building a +Actions/+Cards Engine. Here is a list of the Villages, which I’ve grouped into several tiers and attempted to … 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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