Dominion

Dominion

The game I'm introducing this week is called Dominion. It was published in 2008, but is still often talked about. Why? It is fun, but the main reason is it's unlimited expansions. So far there are two expansions and it's said to have more than ten. Expansions are published in a speed of about once six months.

In the game, players are monarchs who desires to extend their own kingdoms into dominions. Everyone has some money and a small land at the beginning. Everyone can buy cards to extend your deck. Some cards are minions with abilities in different career you can use. Some are for you to enhance your fortress and make your kingdom more civilized. However, at the some time, there are other monarchs that have the same ambition, too. They also wants to expand their kingdom, so they will do anything they can to stop you, such as spying, cursing, or steeling. At the end of the game, the winner is the player with the biggest land, represented in cards.

Last year, I played this game for about hundred times, and after the expansion published one after another, I was tired of it. So all I did now was just appreciating those cards.

table setting example

Published Expansions
Dominion: Alchemy
Dominion: Black Market Promo Card
Dominion: Envoy Promo Card
Dominion: Intrigue
Dominion: Prosperity
Dominion: Seaside
Dominion: Stash Promo Card

Aquarius

Aquarius

left:1st edition, right: 2nd edition

The game of this week is called Aquarius. There are two editions and the 1st one is no longer available, Which I really want to have one

There are three types of cards: Elements, Goals, and Actions. There are five kinds of elements: air, earth, fire, water. ether; and each of them represents a goal. To start the game, palyers draw a goal card and secretly look at it. During the game, every one place a element card on the table, attaching to previous ones. The point is that the elements on the both card's attaching side should be the same. The player who connects seven panels of one particular element wins. How about the action cards? Well, during the game, you can use it to disturb other players.

left:playing, right: the goals

The game is fast and interesting. You can guess other people's goals and then bluff about it. I really like this game. It's ust I don't like the 2nd edition's drawing, although many people think it's not big deal.