Dominion

A quality game with high reply potential. Dominion uses a game engine that requires players to build their decks as they play the game. Choosing from a variable pool of ten decks (action cards) plus six fixed decks (cash & victory points), players use gold to purchase other cards with the aim of being the player with the most VP's when the game ends.

The game works well with two, three or four players (not tried five) and generally takes 45 to 90 minutes to play. The replayability comes from the ten variable action decks - you choose from many options which ten decks (each deck is 10 card of the same type) to use in a game. The rules come with five suggested combinations but you can mix and match how you please.

A nice touch is how victory cards hinder you through the game but are obviously needed to win. In game they do nothing but fill your hand with cards you cannot use - essential to win but annoying to hold!

Anyways, a recommended game! Much fun.

How can I sum up Dominion, well this is a fantastically crafted game which is easy to pick up but very difficult to master. It offers you the ability to build your deck from a subset of 10 decks of 10 cards which can be randomly selected from a possible 25 decks, it seems to offer infinite strategies depending on what decks of cards are placed out at the beginning of the game.
The game can be played with two to four players and will keep you amused for hours (I know it has for me), by randomly selecting what decks you are going to use before starting to play the game it means you have to think on the spot and build your strategy as you go along.
The game can be played online at BSW but I implore you to buy the set and play the game as it is fantastic and well worth it.