The Outpost: Episode 3: Breppert, AI and You

Posted on October 7, 2017 by Beyond Awesome

Today’s episode features Breppert discussing AI and his creation, Dominion Sparkle, a site that has a live Leaderboard and up-to-date information about your rating. Join us next week when we interview Dominion artist, Joshua Stewart.

 

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Dominion Tournaments & Events: Local and Online

Posted on October 6, 2017 by Beyond Awesome

The goal of this weekly column is to list all known Dominion tournaments and events happening around the world and online. If you run a league, tournament, Dominion meetup, or do anything else Dominion related, we would love to post that info here. Please contact Beyond Awesome, so the column may be updated in next week’s edition. 
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Humor: If Dominion Was an Anime

Posted on October 3, 2017 by Beyond Awesome

While the following video is not strategy related, it’s pretty humorous. We hope you enjoy!

And, here is the video that originally inspired this one, If Uno Was an Anime.

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The Mandarin/Capital Combo

Posted on October 2, 2017 by Beyond Awesome

The Mandarin/Capital Combo

Original Article by Dan Brooks

This article is being discussed in this thread. Please feel free to join in on the discussion.

Mandarin CapitalCapital

Mandarin/Capital is an underappreciated combo, capable of multi-Province turns and reliable sustained greening.
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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. 

lurker

Introduction
Lurker is a combo card, and the thing about them is that they tend to depend on the other nine kingdom cards. It is interesting to note that while Lurker does have many amazing combos with nearly all of Dark Ages, by itself the card is usually underwhelming. The primary problem with Lurker is not the ability, which is a fantastic one, but rather the actual card in your deck. The other nine Kingdom cards may or may not offset this disadvantage. Before anything else, let’s talk about a common mistake with Lurker: the opening.
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The Outpost: A Dominion Podcast: Dan Brooks Rising.

Posted on September 24, 2017 by Beyond Awesome

Sorry for getting the podcast out late. This podcast is still very much a work in progress with many kinks that still need to be worked out. Apologies in advance for the quality with this episode. Future episodes will also be on iTunes, but we first want to improve the quality. Today’s episode features the number one ranked player on the ShuffleIT Leaderboard, Dan Brooks.

TOPICS DISCUSSED: Seprix’s Catapult Required match against Amoffett: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bq-aP… WanderingWinder’s Miracle Win vs Adam: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nuVQ… Welcome to this week’s super late episode of Outpost! Today Seprix and Beyond Awesome talk to Dan Brooks about how he got started, how to play better, endgame considerations, and a bit of Skip Bayless style discussion involving Catapult.

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Announcement: Article Release Schedule Change

Posted on September 20, 2017 by Beyond Awesome

After much consideration and feedback, changes are going to be made to the article release schedule. The reason for the change is so that contributors don’t get burnt out, and to ensure high quality content continues to be created.  The changes to the article schedule are as follows:

Mondays: Weekly Article

Wednesdays: Announcements, Game Analysis Videos, and Special Articles that fall outside typical strategy articles.

Fridays: Weekly Podcast

For those looking forward to this week’s Game Analysis video, Burning Skull’s How to Base Dominion series is an excellent series to watch. Burning Skulls is a top-ten ranked player on the Dominion Online Leaderboard, and his videos explain various Base Dominion 2nd Edition strategies in-depth. Please note that the audio quality improves in later episodes.

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

Posted on September 18, 2017 by Beyond Awesome

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. 

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When we first saw Sentry, here is how many of us reacted (myself included):

  • First reads it: “Whoa, what a powerful trasher!”
  • Actually plays with it: “Well, that was a bit disappointing…”

As it turns out, Sentry isn’t the most powerful trasher ever (see Donate).  But it is very powerful nonetheless, and is usually the first $5 you should buy on many boards, especially on 5-2 openings.
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The Outpost: A Dominion Podcast: The Beginning

Posted on September 16, 2017 by Beyond Awesome

Here is the first official episode of the Dominion Strategy Podcast, The Outpost. Seprix and Beyond Awesome discuss the removed cards from the Base Set and Intrigue. And, then they talk about the new additions to the 2nd editions. Next week, we will have a special guest.  Please join the discussion about this podcast on the Dominion Strategy forum.

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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 leaderboard, the only two players above me being two of the best players the game has ever seen. It was a surprisingly humbling experience; I had come off of a hot streak, and didn’t feel I had truly earned my placing. Since then, I have stayed in the Top 8 or so, and the experience got me thinking about the way I play, the way my opponents play, and the future of myself playing this game.
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