Intriguing thoughts
I love Dominion , Donald Vaccarino's fantastic game from last year and have been playing almost constantly since I got it. The expansion ( Intrigue ) is out in Europe but not in the states; my pre-order hasn't arrived, but I've been able to play 5 cards from the new set for free on BrettspielWelt . (Look for games that are set "random intrigue".) Here are the cards that are included and my pithy insights into each of them: Card: Baron Type: Action Cost: 4 Text: +1 Buy. You may discard an estate card. If you do, +4 Coin. Otherwise, gain an estate card. Nice new use of estates and overall a quality card. If you have an estate in your hand, he thins your deck and gives you a sizable purchase bonus. If you don't, he gives you an estate. Perpetual motion money machine! Card: Nobles Type: Action - Victory Cost: 6 Text: 2VP; Choose 1: +3 Cards; or +2 Actions There used to be no decision when it came to what to buy with 6 money, and now they're still isn't. Yo