Category Archives: Dominion

Sentry: How to Play it and What it Teaches us About Dominion

Posted on September 18, 2017 by

Sentry: How to Play it and What it Teaches us About Dominion Original Article by 4est This article was written by forum member 4est and is being discussed on this thread. Please feel free to join the conversation.  When we … Continue reading →

Posted in Dominion, Individual Card Analysis | Leave a comment

Dominion: Mine

Posted on July 9, 2012 by

This is a revised version of a guest article by greatexpectations, incorporating additional analysis from LastFootnote, originally posted on the forum. A Favorite Card of Mine Let’s be honest here: Mine is probably most famous for being the card everyone … Continue reading →

Posted in Dominion | Tagged | 13 Comments

Guide to the Dominion Base Game

Posted on June 19, 2011 by

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 →

Posted in Articles, Dominion | 22 Comments

Dominion: Library

Posted on March 2, 2011 by

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 →

Posted in Dominion | Tagged | 26 Comments

Dominion: Laboratory

Posted on February 9, 2011 by

The benchmark against which every other $5 card is measured.  Laboratory was the first Dominion card released with such delicious self-synergy: unlike +Actions/+Cards engines, Laboratory chains can’t sputter because it drew its cards in the wrong order.  And there’s no … Continue reading →

Posted in Dominion | Tagged | 42 Comments

Guest Article: Chancellor

Posted on January 28, 2011 by

This article is written by Drew Hardin. This article will discuss the Chancellor. The Chancellor is commonly (but not completely) viewed as a weak card. The most common arguments are that the card is highly situational and the benefit of … Continue reading →

Posted in Dominion, Guest Articles | Tagged | 13 Comments

Dominion: Gardens

Posted on December 16, 2010 by

The standard “Gardens strategy” is to grab Gardens, bloat your deck, and simultaneously run out two other piles (one of which is typically Estates) to end the game as fast as possible, before your opponents can begin to buy Provinces … Continue reading →

Posted in Dominion | Tagged | 45 Comments

Dominion: Moneylender

Posted on December 13, 2010 by

One of the best opening $4’s.  There’s very few occasions where I wouldn’t open with Moneylender; it’s more useful than Baron early on because it trashes (rather than discards) and works with Coppers (which are more plentiful than Estates).  Moneylender … Continue reading →

Posted in Dominion | Tagged | 12 Comments

Dominion: Woodcutter

Posted on December 10, 2010 by

Woodcutter is the most niche card in the base set.  Its +Buy can be critical if (and this is a big if) you can make use of it and no superior alternatives exist.  But with one major exception, Woodcutter almost … Continue reading →

Posted in Dominion | Tagged | 10 Comments

Dominion: Market

Posted on November 30, 2010 by

It pains me to say this, but Market is one of the worst $5 cards in the game. Don’t get me wrong: Markets are definitely good, as a non-terminal Action that provides +$1 and +1 Buy, and therefore readily spammable.  … Continue reading →

Posted in Dominion | Tagged | 3 Comments