Dominion Intrigue

By Richard Moore

Rio Grande Games
Players: 2 to 6.
Ages: 10 to adult.
Price: $85.

When this fellow was a young lad the only card games you generally got to play were Snap, Last Card, Solitaire or Fish. Nowadays there are a host of amazing card games that have upped the stakes in both complexity and fun.

One of the biggest selling card-based games in the country at the moment is Dominion Intrigue.

In Dominion Intrigue you are a feudal lord with estates and money and it is your destiny to increase your influence by gaining more lands, gathering extra nobles to your cause or by downright dastardly deeds.

Everyone begins with the same number of cards representing their realm and may improve their decks to suit their own strategies and make their hand more powerful. This is important as each turn you cycle through your deck and the stronger your cards the more you can do.

There are three phases per turn where players may play action cards, buy up new cards and then temporarily discard the current five-cards they are holding.

The action cards allow players to do extra things in the phase, or give them extra money to spend, while in the buy phase you can purchase action cards to play in the future.

Dominion Intrigue is easy to pick and enjoyable to play for all ages. Great for siblings, families and even grandparents who have the grandkids over to stay.

The big boxed set is filled with many more types of action cards than you need to play the basic game allowing for a huge amount of replayability and continued interest.

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