Thanks so much for using us (at CABS) as your guinea pigs.  I enjoyed trying to break it.

So far I’m buying what you’re selling!  I like deck-building in general, and also like the drafting mechanic of games like Fairy Tale.  Are you allowed to give any more details to those of us who have not played it yet?  The first thing that came to mind was: what’s the theme? With a name like that, it could cover just about anything, so I’m really curious!  Any other details you can give would, of course, be appreciated - but I’ll understand if you can’t.

Jim, all in good time.... Unfortunately for now, you’ll have to let your imagination run wild! 

Dale

Maybe it’s an abstract ;)

Fairy Tale meets FluXX?

Eric Martin taught this to me yesterday. The first couple of turns, I was kind of blah on the idea. By the end, I wanted to play again. I would have bought a few copies on the spot if it was for sale. It’s simpler than RftG, and as addictive as Pandemic. It’s sure to be a hit with anyone who enjoys CCG-like games.

Hey, the least you could have done is called the game Dominion X!  :-) Actually, Dominion is a nice name.

Unlike our stalwart editor and many others at the Gathering, I’m not the addictive gamer type, so I was able to limit my games of Dominion to two.  I didn’t care for the first, because of a specific card that was used.  But Eric used a different setup when I played the game with him later and the game proved to be fast and quite enjoyable.  I was even able to beat him, the far more experienced player, by using a non-standard strategy.  Assuming that Jay runs into no production problems, I can see the game being very successful, as it DID prove addictive to many at the con.

And Fairy Tale meets Fluxx?  You’ve just described my gaming nightmare, JC!  Thankfully, that guess is not even close to being accurate!

I actually played this at Origins while talking to Donald and his wife (she was incredibly nice and I am sorry I forget her name!). I had to get up from playing it and other prototypes of his twice… once for Jay and the second time for Jay’s playtesters. I was very happy for him when I was told that 2 of his prototypes were being requested by RGG.

With 1 play I was not able to fully appreciate the depth that the game offered. I definitely saw potential, but 1 play didn’t give me as much appreciation for that game as the other taken because I noticed an immediate kid appreciation in that game.

What I did like about ‘Dominion’ was the choices and endless expansion potential. There’s a nice engine that can be tinkered with by player choices.

My only wish for it is to find a way to shuffle a bit less… though this wouldn’t stop me from buying it!

Any news on the kid-oriented game of Donald’s that was taken as well? I would have bought that for my nephews in prototype form!

Congrats to Donald!

After observing this game on one or two occasions, I finally had the privilege of taking it for a test drive yesterday.  I love the deck-building mechanic!

I thought I was even getting the hang of the game for a while, until I sat down at the table with Valerie and Ian, and discovered I was a boy among men (and women).  It actually warrants a valid use of the old cliche, easy to learn, difficult to master.

Larry, I’m glad you like the name… I took me almost the entire week of the Gathering (and then the week afterwards) to come up with the name!

dale

Though I saw some similarities to CCG, I think that by comparing Dominion to CCG would actually be doing it a disservice. Especially for those that played Magic and the likes extensively I’d imagine such an expectation would result in an underwhelming first impression, because that was exactly what happened to me.  However, I did eventually warmed up to the game after another play, but I have to say that in its current incarnation, Dominion doesn’t scratch the same itch as MTG.  It lacks the complexity, interaction and lore, even if you just compare Dominion with the Alpha set.

I’d actually think of it as a high-speed Agricola. The variability is present, the build production capability -> then begin to cash for victory points is there. Just a lot faster. A lot faster.

Great name, Val/Dale! After a bunch of plays at the Gathering, I can totally see it being called that.

Frank, you’re obviously on crack (even more so for your reference to high-speed Agricola). I think it’s much closer to a high speed version of the favor tracks in Caylus (think about it, you know I’m right).

As an official member of the “unnecessary hype machine,” I would like to be the first to proclaim that this is indeed the best game of Essen, before anyone else beats me to it. There.

It’s already in the Top 5 on BGG. :-)

Ted: The reason I picked Agricola is that...you know how Agricola has the same basic game, but you have to approach it differently depending on what cards are in your hand?

That is the characteristic of Dominion X that makes me think of Agricola.

I do actually think we should just all refuse to call it anything but Dominion X just to see if we can bend Valerie and Jay’s will.  Jay did name a game Where’s Bob’s Hat?

I like the name, especially with the added ‘X’.  Sign me up for two copies....

Let me also say thanks for letting us try it out at CABS.  It certainly is addictive- I know a couple people played almost nothing else that night.
Would agree about the shuffling issue, but it’s really only a problem the first few turns, and then only because it plays so quickly.. “I’ll do A and B.  Done.” *Shuffle, Shuffle*
30 secs later: “Quit shuffling and take your turn.”
“Huh? It’s back to me already?”

I have to completely agree, that this game is a blast, as I had the honour to play with the first German language playtest set Christian had made 10 days ago.

really looking forward getting the real thing into my hands