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prestoforresto

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What good is Dominion Big Box 2nd edition?
« on: April 15, 2018, 05:26:09 pm »
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Yep.  I am a Dominion noob and I did look through the FAQ.

The reason i got the Big Box was because I didn't realize it had 2 regular size boxes and I didn't realize I could still play a 5 or 6 player game by combining Intrigue and Dominion. 

However, I am a noob so......what is the benefit of buying the Big Box edition if I can get the 2 sets for the same price as 1 Big Box?
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Re: What good is Dominion Big Box 2nd edition?
« Reply #1 on: April 15, 2018, 06:15:25 pm »
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2nd Edition Intrigue doesn't contain the extra base cards for 5-6 players, so that's what you got for the Big Box vs. buying separately.
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Re: What good is Dominion Big Box 2nd edition?
« Reply #2 on: April 16, 2018, 10:18:40 am »
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Thank you

So confusing that Intrigue used to be a standalone.


Me griping but not to you :)
I also was unable to find the base cards in stock.  $15 seemed reasonable....will probably spend that on the box.
It would have been really nice to have the single dominion box to help with an all in one storage solution.
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Re: What good is Dominion Big Box 2nd edition?
« Reply #3 on: April 16, 2018, 03:45:08 pm »
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If it only gives me the 5-6 player option.....

The box is unopened and Rio Grande has no box to sell me so I will go through the pain of returning it.
If they didn't put a picture of the 2 smaller boxes on the front I would not have believed it had the small boxes, oh well.
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Re: What good is Dominion Big Box 2nd edition?
« Reply #4 on: April 16, 2018, 03:53:07 pm »
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Base Cards is out of print, but will be back in print soon.

That cover art isn't trying to fool anyone; it was just the no-work way to have an image for that box cover.
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Re: What good is Dominion Big Box 2nd edition?
« Reply #5 on: April 16, 2018, 04:23:25 pm »
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Base Cards is out of print, but will be back in print soon.

That cover art isn't trying to fool anyone; it was just the no-work way to have an image for that box cover.

Thanks, I didn't know it was OOP I can live with the 2-4 player then.

Can we say that no matter what their intention was (laziness, deception or not smart) it does deceive the buyer?
The way they did the box the on the first version was right.

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Re: What good is Dominion Big Box 2nd edition?
« Reply #6 on: April 16, 2018, 06:15:52 pm »
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Can we say that no matter what their intention was (laziness, deception or not smart) it does deceive the buyer?
The way they did the box the on the first version was right.
There was zero intent of deception and I'm not sure I would even call it laziness; new art was not going to help convey anything. If you find it on a store shelf rather than online, it's probably next to some regular boxes, and clear that it can't be holding two boxes. I don't have one handy to check that out.

My latest dates are about one month from now for Base Cards, 2-3 months for Alchemy.
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Re: What good is Dominion Big Box 2nd edition?
« Reply #7 on: April 16, 2018, 09:37:10 pm »
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Sorry, I took no-work = laziness.
Yes, if you compare the Big Box with a regular box (I borrowed a seaside box) there it is short by about 1/2 a box.
If you look at the front of BB2 they actually show the boxes whereas with BB2 they did it right and just showed the art.
I ordered it online, if you look at the cover art for it you can see what I am talking about when I say the contents don't match.  We can agree to disagree  :) :)

I waited almost 4 months for the BigBox to make it back in stock.  Will keep an eye out for the base set in a couple of months, thanks for that, there is hope.
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