Yes, I played it at The Gathering of Strangers, twice. I'm not sure how to articulate it, but I liked it more than San Juan, and Race for the Galaxy, although I've only played RftG once, and not under ideal conditions. I rated it as a nine in my post-gathering giddiness, and my feeling is that it will drop a little, but not below 7.7 or so.
Essentially, you start the game off with a limited hand of cards composed of properties and money. You then start buying cards, each of which has different effects and combinatorial abilities (a bit like Magic the Gathering) that allow you to engage in more actions per turn, or to purchase more cards or properties. Sounds dull, I know. I almost walked away after hearing the rules. Yet there is something oddly addictive about it. Everyone I played with the first time, including a new gamer, hovered around and returned to play again. The initial stacks of cards that you set out determine the tenor of the game--whether it becomes a "take that" sort of game (the witch card is in play) or one about building competing economic engines. Right now I'm avoiding reading too much about it because for me, learning the strategies is part of the fun, and the hard core analysts are playing it non-stop on BSW, trying to find the one true path to enlightenment and then share it with the world. I also like it because it's easier to learn than similar games, a hand plays in about 20 minutes once you know the game, and due to the drafting/deckbuilding elements (which happen while you play) I am pretty sure I can get my kids and maybe my wife to play it. I'll be able to sneak in quick games here and there, and probably get a game started with the AV department on campus. So the game was really fun, not too heavy, and is a scud missile as far as my gaming profile is concerned. Steven Kimball discussed his experiences with the game in this thread: http://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/328575 >From what I know of your gaming preferences, Mark, it is not going to totally satisfy your card game needs due to the lightness and degree of randomness, but I would imagine it would be something you would keep around for the family and new gamers that you would still enjoy (but not in the way you enjoy an 18xx game). Then again, you are Mr. Bang, and this was much more enjoyable than Bang, although it's a different game. On Oct 28, 10:47 pm, "Mark Tyler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dominion looks interesting and my GeekBuddies rate it very highly. Mark, I > see you rated this one a 9. Tell me why. You've already played it? > > On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 10:17 PM, M. Crane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Dominion has shown up athttp://timewellspent.organd it is coming > > closer...closer... > > > On Oct 24, 3:21 pm, "M. Crane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Chinatown has arrived at Boardgame revolution, and Dominion should be > > > showing up any day now! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "utah county boardgamers association" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/ucboardgamers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
