At home with Hilary - Dominion: Intrigue

The followup to the innovative and popular Dominion, Dominion: Intrigue can be used as an expansion or played as a standalone game. I don't own Dominion, but I decided to buy Intrigue on its own with the thought that I could probably play it with Grey, who owns the base game.

Hilary very much liked Dominion, so despite the fact she was fighting a cold, I managed to talk her into trying out Intrigue.

One game in, I have the feeling that Intrigue isn't going to work so well on its own. The cards are generally more complex, and while adding a few more complex cards to the game is nice, playing with only complex cards is a little overwhelming. I like a little shaved truffle on my risotto, or even a generous amount of shaved truffle on my risotto, but just eating a whole truffle is less appealing.

Hilary stomped me in the game, but she felt that was more an indictment of the game rather than clever play on her part.

Hilary 39
Chris 17

Game Time: 45 minutes