Dominion Intrigue | 
| Brand: Rio Grande Games
Category: Toy
List Price: $44.99
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Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 371
Batteries Included: No
Age: 10 - 99 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.2
Dimensions (in): 12 x 12 x 3
MPN: RIO390
Model: 5510523
UPC: 655132003902
EAN: 0655132003902
ASIN: B002GJMOUC
Release Date: January 1, 2009
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Can be played as a standalone game or to expand the regular Dominion game | | • | For 2-4 players (up to 8 players if used with the base game) | | • | Tons of replay value | | • | Plays in about 30 minutes |
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Product Description
Dominion: Intrigue is an expansion set for the original Dominion by Rio Grande Games. In Dominion, you assume the role of a monarch who desperately wants to expand his empire. Unfortunately, you are not the only monarch with expansion on his mind and soon you are vying for fiefs, freeholds and feodums as you attempt to unit them under your banner! Dominion: Intrigue adds rules for playing with up to 8 players at two tables or for playing a single game with up to 6 players. This game adds 25 new Kingdom cards and a complete set of Treasure and Victory cards. The game can be played alone by players experienced with Dominion or with the basic game of Dominion.
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Same tune, new words December 17, 2009
W. Obenshain (Silver Spring, MD USA)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
Before I get into reviewing this game - my personal experience says if you only have money for either Dominion or Dominion: Intrigue (either is playable on it's own), you're better off with the base Dominion game. The replay value is just as good and it has a lot of basic cards that the Intrigue expansion fails to make up for.
If you've played Dominion then you already know what to expect from this game. The biggest surprise here are the 3 sets of combo cards (2 victory/actions and 1 victory/treasure). Other notable features include cards with the ability to chose between several options and host of new cards designed to interfere with other players.
While it is important to note this box has all the cards necessary to play the game on it's own and over 3 million possible unique game scenarios (with 25 'special' cards, choosing 10 cards at a time) this game is much improved when combined with the base Dominion game, resulting in well over 12 billion unique scenarios (that's 51 special cards, still choosing 10 at a time). The replay value of Dominion and Dominion: Intrigue is truly unique.
New cards, same great game! August 28, 2009
Chris P. Zogheib (Phoenix, AZ USA)
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
This is a standalone expansion to Dominion. Meaning you can buy it buy itself and play the game without needing anything else. That said, I'd suggest buying the base set first and later working up to this. With both sets, you can play the game as 2-6 player. Normally one set is only enough for 4 player. The box actually says the game can be played with 8 people but in reality the "rules" for 7 or 8 player games are to divide up into 2 different games. I'd hardly call that an 8 player game. So when I tell people about Dominion I tell them it is 2-4 player normally, 2-6 if you have both sets.
This expansion plays just like the original only with 25 new kingdom cards. Some of these cards are far different than anything in the base set. Some have more utility (AKA more choices) so I'd consider Intrigue to be slightly more "complicated" which is why I'd suggest buying the base set first.
There are a few new types of cards. One are Victory/Actions or Victory/Treasure cards. These are victory point cards that are not just dead cards in your hand during the game. The problem is these hybrid cards are expensive (Nobles and Harems for example cost 6 coin each and are only worth 2 victory points).
Another type of card that is new are the "or" cards. These are cards that have multiple abilities but you must choose which ones to use. Maybe you want +3 cards from your Noble one turn and +2 actions another. You cannot get both +3 cards and +2 actions off of one Noble card though.
Intrigue has a lot more "interaction" than the base set. This means more messing with other peoples' decks and hands. It did add a new reaction card (similar to Moat from the base set) but it works differently but does a good job dealing with some of these new attack actions.
Intrigue is a great expansion for advanced (not that advanced since it is a fairly simple to learn game) Dominion players. It adds several new ideas to the game and the extra kingdom cards adds more variety to gameplay if you are using random card setups (picking 10 random kingdom cards to play with). I would definitely suggest that anyone that liked Dominion consider picking this up (along with the promotional cards Black Market and Envoy and the next expansion coming out in October). Some of the new cards helped tone down some of the more powerful cards and combinations from the base set and added a little more complexity to the game. I am looking forward to future expansions for Dominion and so is anyone else that I have shown the game to.
Fun as a Stand Alone or Combination Set January 24, 2010
J. Andreson (Boston, MA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Dominion: Intrigue is a great game to play as a stand alone game or in combination with the original Dominion set. The additional cards represent a whole new playing field and challenge for the game overall. I really like the very noticeable difference between Intrigue and Dominion. While it is an expansion to the original set it also presents a uniquely different playing style and set.
Great as a standalone or a companion to Dominion February 28, 2010
Stevon Roberts (Corvallis, OR USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Dominion Intrigue is slightly more interactive than the original Dominion. Cards like Masquerade and Spy keep players engaged in the action even if it's not their turn. Intrigue also includes some victory cards that are functional during the game, which is a nice mechanic. My favorite card is Secret Chamber, which can be a powerful counter to some attacks.
Love It December 11, 2009
Sam C (Sunnyvale, CA United States)
Awesome game. We love playing it and you never get bored because there are so many different combinations of kingdom cards that you can play with.
I gave it a low rating on durability because I can imagine that it would suck to lose a card or something.
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