Dominion 101 is a series focused on the fundamentals of Dominion. What is an Engine is the second article in this series. You can read the first article, Why Trashing is Good by clicking here. To discuss this article in our forums, click here.
Dominion 101
Part 2- What is an Engine
Original Article by werothegreat
One of the most important strategic concepts in Dominion is the engine. Most experienced Dominion players will spend their first few moments of a game looking at the Kingdom and figuring out if an engine is possible, and if so, how they can cobble one together. Engine strategies can reliably beat most decks that just buy Treasures and Victory cards (called Big Money decks), and getting an engine running is for many players one of the most satisfying and rewarding parts of playing the game.
So what exactly is an engine? An engine is characterized by two main features:
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