And cards that gave you +1 Buy when bought, I made a couple and then it seemed like, that was plenty. Vaccarino, Donald X. (2008-11-13). "The Secret History of the Dominion Cards". BoardGameGeek . Retrieved 2012-10-15. As a standalone expansion, Alchemy adds some interesting elements, but never quite stands up on its own. Potions add a bit of flair to the game and can really change up the strategy, but no other expansions use it, and with that alone in mind it seems to limit the combinations that can be done with the expansion.

There are 12 Castles (2 copies each of Humble Castle , Small Castle , Opulent Castle , and King's Castle ; 1 copy each of the rest), 5 copies of each half of each split pile (pairs of cards separated by a slash), and 10 copies each of the rest.a b Martin, W. Eric (2008-10-17). "Game Preview/Review: Dominion". BoardGameGeek. Archived from the original on 2008-10-20 . Retrieved 2012-10-15. Ah yes, so many cards tried out for Engineer 's slot. Here's an Expand with on-use that tried to dodge Remodel /Debt issues by doing something different if you had any . A + Remodel that had you draw 2 cards when you gained or trashed it; I still like the idea of a Remodel that does something when gained/trashed. A + Remodel that, when trashed, gave you a . Yowza. Another one of these, gaining you a copy of a card in play with some limits to try not to go nuts. Another one with different limits, man. Okay here are 3 that involve putting on the pile. One is just a Workshop that accumulates you can trash it to get; one counts down, it's reset to 5 when a copy is gained, and when played gains a card for the number of on the pile and then gives you a from the pile, that was fun to try; and a Workshop that adds or takes based on how much the card you gained cost. Finally, the one that held the slot for the longest out of these, a Workshop that turns into Remodel if a pile is empty. That seemed okay and like I could live with it if I couldn't do better, but I like Engineer better. When gain, reveal top 3, play the Actions/Treasures, discard the rest. Super Gamble, was super nuts. Then there was a one-card Gamble. Still, it’s likely that at some point the publishers will want another expansion and, well, I like to be friendly. So I can't guarantee that Guilds is the end of the line, but you can at least think of it as a dividing point between regular expansions and occasional expansions."

We’re firmly into the more complex side of Dominion expansions now with Empires, which adds a bit of Roman flavor to the usual medieval theme, with chariot races and gladiators. In terms of new mechanics, the big ones are Debt and Landmarks. The rule changes in Nocturne really make the expansion shine. It introduces an entirely new phase called the Night phase. Night Phase There is a dark shadow fallen over the court in your Dominion. Poisoners and conspiracy lurk in every shadow. Trust is rare and you never know if your friends are your enemies or if your enemies are super enemies. Overall Feel Alchemy is the 3 rd Dominion expansion, adding Potions as a theme, which are a new resource that most of the cards in the set require to buy them.Engine Viability - Because games are typically longer, engines tend to be more viable than BM strategies in Colony games. The biggest change you’ll notice is the Prize cards. Certain cards will allow you to perform an action, and if the right conditions are met you will have the opportunity to draw 1 of 5 the special Prize cards. Prize Cards Since the game and its expansions feature over 4,000 individual cards, Rio Grande Games has licensed manufacturers' creation of containers to store all the cards into one or two boxes. [37] For example, if you have a +1 action, +1 buy card you could instead choose to use Way of the Goat (if it’s in play) and trash a card instead. Keep in mind that if you use the Way cards, you don’t get the original card text. So in this example, you wouldn’t get the action or the buy. You’d only be able to trash a card.

Crown - having in your hand instead of means you have to forgo Gold , but Crown is never a bad buy for Big Money. Two new basic cards, Colonies and Platinum serve as even more expensive and powerful versions of Provinces and Gold, respectively.

Dominion Seaside introduces durability cards: cards that stay in play to do something on the next turn. They are generally fun and easy to understand. For example, Wharf gives you +2 cards and +1 buy the turn you play it, as well as in your next turn.