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This week we are going to cover the rules for Dominion. Dominion is a game designed by Donald X. Vaccarino and is illustrated by Matthias Catrein, Julien Delval, Tomasz Jedruszek, Ryan Laukat, et. al. The game is published by Rio Grande Games. Dominion is a deck building game for 2 to 4 players.
Expansions include Dominion: Seaside (2009), Dominion: Prosperity (2010), Dominion: Alchemy (2010), Dominion: Hinterlands (2011), Dominion: Cornucopia (2011), Dominion: Dark Ages (2012), Dominion: Guilds (2013), Dominion: Adventures (2015), Dominion: Intrigue (2016), Dominion: Empires (2016), Dominion: Nocturne (2017), Dominion: Menagerie (2020), Dominion: Allies (2022).
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:46 Contents
03:35 Preparation
05:35 Overview
06:30 Action Phase
08:02 Buy Phase
10:09 Clean-Up Phase
10:44 Game End
11:22 Card Types
13:06 Terminology
17:24 Shuffling
18:04 Additional Rules / 5-6 Player Rules
20:14 Sample Turn
22:29 Random Card Notes
29:21 Recommended Sets of 10
30:50 MCG Thoughts