Join the wiki-meta channel on the Dominion Discord server to participate. Namespaces Page Discussion. Views View Edit History. This page was last modified on 4 March , at This page has been accessed 43, times. The complexity and interactivity of Seaside is between that of the base set and Intrigue. Alchemy , the third expansion, is a small expansion, meaning that it contains approximately half of the content you would find in a regular expansion, packed in a smaller box and priced a bit lower.
This set introduces another treasure type, called Potion, used exclusively to purchase and occasionally use to full effect the Kingdom cards that come with this set. Another major difference with this set is the recommendation that Alchemy Kingdom cards should be used in clusters which must be taken into account when randomizing Kingdom setups. Prosperity is the fourth expansion.
It includes new Victory and Treasure cards, Colony and Platinum, worth 10 victory points and 5 coins respectively. There are more kingdom Treasure cards and cards are generally more expensive and powerful to go with the Platinum cards. There are cards that give you Victory tokens that are worth points without taking space in your deck. Cornucopia , the fifth expansion, is another small expansion, just like Alchemy.
This set's theme is variety. It introduces the Prize cards - they cannot be bought, but can be gained with the Tournament. These cards are unique in that there are only five of them, and each one is different. It now comes bundled with Guilds to form a regular-sized expansion. Hinterlands , the sixth expansion, is a regular-sized expansion, like Seaside and Prosperity. Dark Ages , the seventh expansion, is a very large expansion, including 35 new Kingdom cards. It focuses on cards that interact with trashing and upgrading cards.
It replaces the starting estates with Shelters. Guilds , the eighth expansion, is a small expansion, including 13 new Kingdom cards. It has themes of Coffers and overpay. Coffers are tokens that can be saved and used later for coins. Overpay allows you to pay more for certain cards to get a bonus depending on how much you overpay. It now comes bundled with Cornucopia to form a regular-sized expansion. Adventures , the ninth expansion, is a large expansion, including 30 new Kingdom cards.
Reserve cards can be saved to use when you need them. Travellers are cards exchange out for better cards when used. Events are things that you buy to perform an ability immediately instead of gaining a card. Player tokens augment the abilities of a card pile or track player-specific state.
Empires , the tenth expansion, is a regular expansion, including 24 new Kingdom cards. It has Debt, split piles, Landmarks, as well as more Events, Duration cards, and cards that use Victory tokens. Debt cards have you take Debt tokens to buy them that must be paid off before buying anything else. Split piles have have multiple kinds of cards in one pile in an increasing order. Landmarks introduce additional scoring rules when included in a game.
Nocturne , the eleventh expansion, is a very large expansion, including 33 new Kingdom cards. Night cards are played after the Buy phase and depend on what you did in the current turn or set up the next one. Heirlooms replace one or more starting Copper cards.
Boons and Hexes are random good and bad effects given out by certain cards. There have been various promotional cards released. They are sold in the BoardGameGeek Store. These are designed to give the cards needed for 5 or 6 players or to replace worn out base cards.
Dominion was designed so that any ten Kingdom cards will work together. So, in a manner of speaking, Intrigue is both. Intrigue expands the base game by giving you an additional 25 Kingdom cards, but it also provides extra Treasure, Victory and Curse cards so it can be played as a standalone. Too many to mention.
As for finding good, balanced ones, you are on your own there. Dominion is created for players, and it works well with all these numbers. The difference is that with more players the downtime is slightly more pronounced and the attack cards usually have a larger effect on the game.
Also, the advantage of being earlier in the player order is much more pronounced in games with a larger number of players. Intrigue first edition and the Base cards product offer a way to add a 5th and a 6th player, but playing with more than 4 players increases downtime significantly. Other issues can arise with a larger number of players: the 6th player has a disadvantage in winning the game; and cards which benefit when any player reveals a certain card from the top of their deck e.
Thief and Pirate Ship tend to be quite powerful. Even though the gameplay mechanics do not restrict the maximum number of players, 6 is officially considered to be the top number of players one should choose to include in a single Dominion game. Playing with 7 or 8 players is possible when combining Dominion with Intrigue, but it is expected that the players will split between two separate games. Note that, with two tables, you can speed up setup time for the second game simply by having each group of players switch tables.
I've read this book probably a dozen times. It never fails to disappoint. Jun 16, Tristan rated it really liked it. I love Clive Barker and this one started out really strong A good read that makes you think. Mar 24, Coyle rated it it was ok. I am exercsing my rarely used right not to finish a book. I've read Clive Barker before, and routinely been unimpressed.
The place I I am exercsing my rarely used right not to finish a book. The place I do feel a bit bad about this is in that Barker claims that this book is his magnum opus, written about Jesus and England. Of course, it was also published in the early 90s, so he may very well have moved on from there. The book still gets two stars, however, since the introduction is interesting.
I always find it fascinating to hear authors talk about where their ideas come from, why they write what they do, and what they think about the work in question. And maybe that ultimately prejudiced me against the book given how much I disagree with Mr. Barker , but that part was worth the read nonetheless. Dec 30, Marc rated it liked it. A great distinction lies within this book. As the cover so boldly states, it is a "bestseller.
It is a buffet with something for everyone. Herein too lies its fault. The narrative in its rush to tell, to be a bestseller, to keep moving and appeal and tantalize loses itself and in the process devalues itself. The writing seems rushed, as do the events and somethings seem to make no sense whatsoever other than they NEED to A great distinction lies within this book. The writing seems rushed, as do the events and somethings seem to make no sense whatsoever other than they NEED to happen to get the plot where needs to go i.
Judith automatically falling in love with Oscar. The caveat, I suppose, would be that is this part one of two. All secrets may be revealed. That is yet to be proven.
One last note, a distinction between the creations and creation must be made. I loved the names, creatures and imagination invoked by Barker. There is a real vibrancy to them that the writing does not completely do justice.
Dec 04, Eric rated it liked it. So far this highly imaginative story is just good enough to keep me going onto book 2. The writing is intelligent and compelling and the storyline similarly well-crafted. The novel's greatest weakness, however, is the characters.
They're inconsistent, irrational and at times nearly incomprehensible in their judgment and motives. It's hard to become too thoroughly invested in a story in which the characters are not relatable. They shallowly cooperate with or contradict one another when it is conv So far this highly imaginative story is just good enough to keep me going onto book 2. They shallowly cooperate with or contradict one another when it is convenient for the plot rather than as a person of their personality might be expected to do.
If weak, unconvincing characters is of no concern for you, then I recommend this novel wholeheartedly. Otherwise it may not be worth your time. Jan 05, Rob Sanchez rated it really liked it. First of all this is the not book 1 of a series rather it's only the first half of the book. It's about pages in total each is a little over I've got to say I haven't read any Barker before this but I will be checking out more of his stuff in the future.
I thouroughly enjoyed this adventure. He touches on some great idea First of all this is the not book 1 of a series rather it's only the first half of the book. He touches on some great ideas and really reignited my taste in fantasy and reading in general. I had but it on the backburner lately. But I'm back up to speed thanks to the Imajica. Can't wait to finish the second book to see how things wrap up. Apr 10, Eric rated it really liked it Shelves: fantasy , contemporary. This review is for the whole of Imajica , since it really is a single story.
I liked this book tremendously. It has a very unusual take on the messiah story, and many likable characters. The language is absolutely inspired in places. It does sprawl a lot, which counts against it, but I didn't mind too much. May 27, Ian Ooi rated it it was amazing. Jul 25, Strider Jones rated it it was amazing. Barker's poetic prose and convincing characterisation parachutes the reader into his imagination. You become part of his landscape and plot and don't desire the return to your own realm until the adventure is over.
Jun 10, Geoffrey rated it it was ok. I really had to force myself to finish this, and just barely. I did not like any of the main characters, and their motives for doing anything just seemed forced. I get that the author was going for a mystical, mind-bending reality thing here, but, it didn't work for me.
Highly doubt I'll read the second half. Mayhap if I cared for the characters at all I would. Jan 29, Strattondo rated it it was amazing. This is absolutely my favorite book of all time. Using the Website indicates that you accept these terms.
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