Claiming your Dominion in /tabletop
Why Dominion is a great gateway game and how to play online with friends as part of OnGame Summer ๐
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Key Takeaways
Dominion is super fun because you get to quickly build a deck of cards over the course of the game and can quickly iterate on strategies against your opponents!
Use dominion.games to play Dominion together with friends online!
2 min to setup
10 min to play
Earn a free month of the official /tabletop subscription by hosting your own game night and casting about it!
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/tabletop's OnGame Summer
Play tabletop games during OnGame Summer to have fun, make friends, & show your skills. Test your mettle against casters in online tournaments!
Join the fun by coming to local events, playing online tournaments, or even starting your own game night!
My last gaming article talked through how you can play Catan online and in person in 2024.
Easing into /tabletop with Catan
People struggle to find other players for board games, start your own game and be the change you wish to see in the casts!
Dominion is another game that's worth checking out. It's fun, fast, familiar to those who've played Collectible Card Games (CCGs) like MtG, and you can play with friends online for free. It's super fun because you get to build your own deck of cards to test against your opponents!
Dominion is super fun because you get to quickly build a deck of cards over the course of the game and can quickly iterate on strategies against your opponents!
I typically shy away from CCG games because I don't feel confident building decks and I'm not interested in spending a ton of money to fill it out with the perfect cards. Dominion is great for me because I get to build the deck as I play and it's fast enough to play multiple rounds with the same folks to try out different strategies!
Keep reading to learn how to play Dominion and how you can host your very own fun game night online or in person! Do it with other Farcasters to earn a free month of the /tabletop channel subscription!
How to Play Dominion
How to Play Dominion in 3 minutes (video)
Players win Dominion by having the most victory points at the end of the game.
Earn Victory Points (VPs) by buying land cards: Provinces, Estates, and Dutchys
Players improve their decks each turn by spending money cards to add new cards into their decks
Switch to buying land cards to get Victory Points (VPs)
The game ends when:
All the Province cards are taken
ORThree different card types have been fully bought (supply pile is empty)
Count up VPs and compare with other players to figure out the winner
It's free to play online with the base game, and tons of fun just with that. Players can purchase a subscription to play with the expansions
Join us for a Game
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Organize a Dominion Game
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An Online Game
Prep before the game
Schedule a time with friends - no one to paly with? Cast about it!
Scheduling tools
Set up a video call for game day
Video Calling tools
Web2
Free Open Source Software (FOSS)
web3
Set up accounts to play with
Make accounts on dominion.games
On Game Day
Create a table
How to create a table
Click "My Table" option in left sidebar and select your game settings
De-select all but the base card set (shown below) to play with the simplest setup and for free.
Add your friends on dominion.games
Friend menu
Invite your friends!
Have friends join your table!
Friends select "Tables" from left sidebar
Friends enter Host Player name (your name!)
Friends select the "Play" option
After the Game
Take screenshots of the final score!
Cast about it + tag @ispeaknerd on Farcaster!
example - https://warpcast.com/henry/0xa2e1f9cf
/tabletop subscriber data gets stored in tabletop records database for ELO tracking and ranking in various games!
Level up and become the Dominion champion of Farcaster!
links on Warpcast
@matthew when his Dutchy strat fails https://imagedelivery.net/BXluQx4ige9GuW0Ia56BHw/9d0dc891-dde4-42b5-fa5b-d33c786cc600/original
An IRL Game
Before the Game
Get some Dominion cards
Support the /tabletop channel by purchasing your set through our referral link https://amzn.to/4cNIYhp
Schedule a game with friends
Host it at your own space
No space? No problem!
Friendly Local Game Stores (FLGS) have community game nights
ex: Do Gooder Games
Call to reserve a table
๐บ Find a store at maps.google.com, search "board game store"
On Game Day
Confirm with friends, get them excited!
Have fun playing Dominion!
Take photos!
After the Game
Cast photos of your game session in /tabletop!
Cast about it + tag @ispeaknerd on Farcaster!
example - https://warpcast.com/henry/0xa2e1f9cf
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Level up and become the Dominion champion of Farcaster!
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Bonus, make your own Dominion cards!
If you're already a fan, try making some of your own cards:
iSpeakNerd on Warpcast
y'all.... did you know we have a template you can use to make your own Dominion cards? s/o to @vicos for making it https://www.figma.com/design/0yKiEZO6vk9hsJIjqT0VnC/dominion-card-template @rustopian found a dev solution you can use too! https://www.figma.com/design/0yKiEZO6vk9hsJIjqT0VnC/dominion-card-template https://shardofhonor.github.io/dominion-card-generator/
Here's one kylith.eth created and I ran with it!
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If you see me cast and think dominion looks like fun you should try a game at dominion.games Article I wrote a bit ago with a lot more details https://paragraph.xyz/@ispeaknerd.eth/claiming-your-dominion-in-tabletop
had a lot of fun playing Dominion with @linda today as part of the farcaster dominion tournament! our last game took over an hour lol, she kept buying cards that made her make choices about buying more (different) cards ๐คฃ๐คฃ
she won the first two fwiw!
That was so fun!
๐ฏ๐ฏ true gamers at play!
Wen splendor tournament ๐
Where can we play for free/cheap? TTS is out
Board game arena and keep score/tourney bracket manually?
This looks fun
come play https://warpcast.com/ispeaknerd.eth/0x4b9ea2c9
I love it .. Iโd join next time Busy rn.
I wish I could have watched that intense battle that lasted over an hour!๐
i hear the finals are getting streamed with commentary casting even ๐
dominion.games Here's an article I wrote with a lot more details https://paragraph.xyz/@ispeaknerd.eth/claiming-your-dominion-in-tabletop
I have started playing Dominion for the first time in preparation for this and I'm full on addicted now
You're a big board game player already, right? How steep is the learning curve on this one?
Yeah I LOVE board games Not too steep, can learn it in a few min and playing against bots online feels like can pick it up with an actual strategy <1 hour
Dominion isn't steep, just gets complicated if you play with all xpacs, start with base set and you'll pick it up quick ๐ฏ
Thank you! What time do you guys typically meet to play?
Dominion is one of the best games. I love the deck-building mechanic.
Now gotta try it haha are there any invite link or such??
Let's fucking go. ๐ ๐
Intriguing. Going to give it a go. Dominion has a pretty enthusiastic community as far as deck builder games go.
I wanted to join this but I think I saw it too late :(((((((
I would like to join!!!
Is this the same game by any chance? The name is the same, but I'm curious if the rules are the same
Looks like it!
Thank you for letting me know. เซฎ .โข ๏ป โข แ
I haven't played dominion but I love board games. Are normies allowed to join here too?
That's what I'm doing, I didn't play it before this
Studying right now โ๐ป By normies, I mean non OGs though. ๐ ๐คฃ
It's such a good game. Love how quickly you can iterate through strategies with the same setup to learn
I had such a great time at the last game night winning Catan, Iโll definitely be at the next one on July 25, RSVP to play some /tabletop games fam! (and this pre-composed cast w/frame was so cool @ispeaknerd.eth )
cast intents are pretty awesome, i'm pushing @matthew to get a cast builder integrated in @event actually, matthew im down to put it together actually, be a good practice for me tbh user input, string manip, output to FE. wanna add me to the repo?
Thsnks for sharing about /tabletop. I love board games and dream of playing them with my friends from Farcaster. 939 $degen
Saw you RSVP'd to the recent game night, what happened that you weren't able to make it?
Actually, the timing isn't very convenient for me. It's the middle of the night in my time zone. Is there a schedule for all the games in different time zones? I'd love to join. Also, I don't know how to cancel my participation in a game. Where do I need to click?
I just signed up, get ready cuz I am coming to win and take your title @nounishprof
Bring it!! Lol
Play your own game of Dominion with Farcasters to rank up in /tabletop, learn why Dominion is a great game and how to play Dominion online! Join the OnGame Summer initiative and become a champion in the Farcaster community!
thanks for collecting @utausagi.eth! it helps me out and keeps me going, are you coming to game night tomorrow? https://warpcast.com/ispeaknerd.eth/0x2efcaef0
me prepping for my next game against @links
another one @links
Me training (also Iโm having a BBQ and need to tenderize the meat so two birds one stone)
weird way to train for a video game but ok
The beef is a metaphor for your bandit strategy
What game is thiss sir
dominion.games!
Got it. Are there any docs i can read before i play it? Or any payment nor subscription?
Rematch wen?
name a time and place @links