As promised, we have recently released . These include Friday, Power Grid: First Sparks, Power Grid: the Robots, and Puerto Rico Anniversary Edition, (which we have sold out of - as it was a limited edition, we will not reprint it). Other games we planned to release have been delayed by the German publishers and printers and we expect to release them in a few weeks. These include Upon a Salty Ocean, South Pole, and Stone Age: Style is the Goal. We will also soon be releasing Lamborghini, Leader: Hell of the North, Hawaii, and Last Will. For Dominion, we still plan to release a digital version early this year. We are also planning to release a set of all base cards (treasure, victory, and curse) that players can use to replace used cards from the base game or Dominion: Intrigue, or to use with the expansions that do not include these base cards. The planned release for this product is March, 2012. We have changed the schedule a bit and will release the large expansion Dominion: Dark Ages at Gencon to accompany the Dominion World Masters Tournament that will be held there. The expansion previously announced for the spring: Dominion: the Guilds will be released in the spring of 2013. We are continuing to work on Arctic Scavengers, Cavemen, Carcassonne: the Castle Falcon expansion, Those Pesky Garden Gnomes, Rattlebones, Credit Mobilier, Mogul, Monster Factory, and several others. These will appear beginning in the spring of 2012.
The Dominion World Masters Tournament will be held this year at Gencon. We have invited our partners from around the world to hold tournaments in their countries and send the winner. For the US, we are asking local conventions to sponsor “regional” tournaments so the winners can participate in the US finals prior to Gencon. We plan to hold those in June. We are also asking those who have held Dominion tournaments at conventions since October to contact us as we may offer those winners entry into the finals.
Had anyone heard the names for these expansions before this announcement was made?I know Dark Ages hadn't been announced and thought Guilds hadn't been.
Dark Ages is 500 cards but is not a standalone. So while you are only getting one expansion this year, it's a big one.
Dark Ages is 500 cards but is not a standalone. So while you are only getting one expansion this year, it's a big one.
Woah. 500 cards is, like, 44 kingdom cards. Assuming there's >2 victory cards and there's nothing else special in there (well, with 3 victory cards there'd be 10 cards left over, easily room for some special thing). Of course those assumptions are probably wrong. I guess that a good number of the cards are going to be something new, or strange, so we'll probably have more like 40 kingdom cards.
Still, the new base cards sound interesting. I might have to consider picking some up.
Sad for isotropic... but glad for the next expansions.
1. Are there going to be any more new promo cards?I don't know if or when there will be new promo cards, and wouldn't expect one in the near future, since we just had two, but, in the long run, it seems safe to guess that there will be another one.
2. (assuming you know this) Will I be able to play the new digital version from a regular computer? Cause otherwise I have no idea what I'm going to do at work.
Will there be "fair warning" given for when Isotropic will go down? How much?Everyone is going to have to wait on details until the company chooses to make them available. I do not even know if I can name the company.
I'm also very interested in details about the digital version of Dominion. (For instance: are there any advantages for fanatics who already bought all the expansions?)
1. Are there going to be any more new promo cards?I don't know if or when there will be new promo cards, and wouldn't expect one in the near future, since we just had two, but, in the long run, it seems safe to guess that there will be another one.
2. (assuming you know this) Will I be able to play the new digital version from a regular computer? Cause otherwise I have no idea what I'm going to do at work.
I don't know what the initial release of digital Dominion will look like, but the intention was to support every platform known to man, and I will be shocked if it doesn't support regular computers.
Everyone is going to have to wait on details until the company chooses to make them available. I do not even know if I can name the company.
I don't know what kind of "fair warning" you'd expect or why you'd think someone would need it, outside of the tournament, which will get to finish. I expect councilroom will get a chance to archive the last of the logs, and what else exactly would you need to finish up? Whatever it is, get it finished. I do not know how much warning there will be, but it might not be much.
Dark Ages is 500 cards but is not a standalone. So while you are only getting one expansion this year, it's a big one.
This means I must achieve a level above 25 on isotropic fast! Mass gaming gogogogogo. Can't wait for expansions/new Isotropic but I gotta see how high I can get :P
I like the name Dark Ages. It would have been a fitting name for the final expansion since Dominion would go literally go into Dark Ages with no new expansions coming out in the foreseeable future. And, 500 cards! Wow that is huge. It sounds like you wanted to make the last expansion something special. It kind of sucks RGG is changing the release schedule, but I am super excited for this years expansion. Also, VP cards and money with pictures sounds nice. Will Colonies and Platinums be included with this?
I like the name Dark Ages. It would have been a fitting name for the final expansion since Dominion would go literally go into Dark Ages with no new expansions coming out in the foreseeable future. And, 500 cards! Wow that is huge. It sounds like you wanted to make the last expansion something special. It kind of sucks RGG is changing the release schedule, but I am super excited for this years expansion. Also, VP cards and money with pictures sounds nice. Will Colonies and Platinums be included with this?
According to Donald's post on BGG it will contain Colonies, Platinums, and Potions.
I like the name Dark Ages. It would have been a fitting name for the final expansion since Dominion would go literally go into Dark Ages with no new expansions coming out in the foreseeable future. And, 500 cards! Wow that is huge. It sounds like you wanted to make the last expansion something special. It kind of sucks RGG is changing the release schedule, but I am super excited for this years expansion. Also, VP cards and money with pictures sounds nice. Will Colonies and Platinums be included with this?
According to Donald's post on BGG it will contain Colonies, Platinums, and Potions.
Link please?
I'm really looking forward now for the digital release and the Dark Ages Expansion. I shouldn't have read that. Now I just can't wait to get ~45 new Kingdom cards.
I'm really curious if the digital release will be updatable so it will include all 2 forthcoming expansions. I hope so.
I agree that Dark Ages somehow suggests expanding the curse theme. But if not, at least there will be really annoying attacks, as the theme hints at.
'Dark Ages'... wouldn't that mean 25 kingdom cards and 200 blanks? ::)
'Dark Ages'... wouldn't that mean 25 kingdom cards and 200 blanks? ::)
rinkworks cannot be more excited.
So here's a thought about Dark Ages. If there really were ~44 new kingdom cards, would they fit in the plastic storage tray? A lot of space is wasted in the divisions between slots. 500 cards fit in Base and Intrigue, sure, but only because the Coppers, Silvers, Golds, Estates, and Curses are such fat packs that can slip into a single slot.
The base cards in that product have art, full-card art. Copper with art, etc. So, while you can buy it to replace worn cards, or in order to play the game without having the main set or Intrigue, or to play with 5-6 without having both the main set and Intrigue, you can also get it if you are one of those people who thought the base cards should have art.
Donald, how many of the Provinces, Estates and Curses will there be? Enough for 5 or 6 players? Now that I'm thinking of it, are you supposed to have more than 12 Colonies if you play Prosperity with 5 or 6 players?The base cards product only supports 2-4 players. Obv. you can add it to Dominion or Intrigue to support 5-6. Supporting 4 players took 249 cards, and these numbers have to be round; we did not think most people would be thrilled paying for more cards they didn't need.
Donald, how many of the Provinces, Estates and Curses will there be? Enough for 5 or 6 players? Now that I'm thinking of it, are you supposed to have more than 12 Colonies if you play Prosperity with 5 or 6 players?The base cards product only supports 2-4 players. Obv. you can add it to Dominion or Intrigue to support 5-6. Supporting 4 players took 249 cards, and these numbers have to be round; we did not think most people would be thrilled paying for more cards they didn't need.
The Prosperity rulebook indicates that you have 12 Colonies for 3 or more players. That includes 5-6 players.
This seems like a great idea. Donald get some people working on this ASAP! ;DSo here's a thought about Dark Ages. If there really were ~44 new kingdom cards, would they fit in the plastic storage tray? A lot of space is wasted in the divisions between slots. 500 cards fit in Base and Intrigue, sure, but only because the Coppers, Silvers, Golds, Estates, and Curses are such fat packs that can slip into a single slot.
I use standard dominion boxes (I've all expansions) just to proudly show how nerd I am. I keep them on my bookcase in an artistic way, showing my friends that I'm a dominiion fan... but cards, mats, tokens, stuffs are not in their original boxes anymore! I've special handmade boxes... I'd like to see published some "ad hoc" Dominion Card Boxes that can contain all ~2000 cards (+1000 in production with these two expansions I'm dying to wait for...).
it looks like something approaching 3200 cards. Anyone care to confirm that?
Donald, how many of the Provinces, Estates and Curses will there be? Enough for 5 or 6 players? Now that I'm thinking of it, are you supposed to have more than 12 Colonies if you play Prosperity with 5 or 6 players?The base cards product only supports 2-4 players. Obv. you can add it to Dominion or Intrigue to support 5-6. Supporting 4 players took 249 cards, and these numbers have to be round; we did not think most people would be thrilled paying for more cards they didn't need.
The Prosperity rulebook indicates that you have 12 Colonies for 3 or more players. That includes 5-6 players.
Nothing special, but here's just a quick update for the Base Cards on the official Rio Grande Games Page.
You can see the cover and the price:
http://www.riograndegames.com/games.html?id=419 (http://www.riograndegames.com/games.html?id=419)
Given that the Base cards are supposed to be coming out this month, when do you think we'll start seeing the art for them?Probably not until it's out and someone scans them.
Great, I'll expect it in May ;)Given that the Base cards are supposed to be coming out this month, when do you think we'll start seeing the art for them?Probably not until it's out and someone scans them.
As of today Jay expects it "late March."
I'll expect it in SeptemberGreat, I'll expect it in May ;)Given that the Base cards are supposed to be coming out this month, when do you think we'll start seeing the art for them?Probably not until it's out and someone scans them.
As of today Jay expects it "late March."
I'll expect it in SeptemberGreat, I'll expect it in May ;)Given that the Base cards are supposed to be coming out this month, when do you think we'll start seeing the art for them?Probably not until it's out and someone scans them.
As of today Jay expects it "late March."
I'll expect it in SeptemberGreat, I'll expect it in May ;)Given that the Base cards are supposed to be coming out this month, when do you think we'll start seeing the art for them?Probably not until it's out and someone scans them.
As of today Jay expects it "late March."
I'm looking forward to learning what on earth a duchy looks like.
I look forward to Dominion: Legacy. When you trash a card, you trash it.
I look forward to Dominion: Legacy. When you trash a card, you trash it.
I keep coming back to this thread in the hopes that the new posts are about the actual expansions...and getting dissapointed
Well, if we look which other games RGG has published we can speculate that the next Promo card may be based on Power Grid or Stone Age or something.
Walled Village was for Carcassone I believe and Governor of course was for Puerto Rico.
Envoy, Black Market and Stash were for annoyance.
Well, if we look which other games RGG has published we can speculate that the next Promo card may be based on Power Grid or Stone Age or something.
Walled Village was for Carcassone I believe and Governor of course was for Puerto Rico.
Envoy, Black Market and Stash were for annoyance.
I wonder what the pun will be. :pWell, if we look which other games RGG has published we can speculate that the next Promo card may be based on Power Grid or Stone Age or something.
Walled Village was for Carcassone I believe and Governor of course was for Puerto Rico.
Envoy, Black Market and Stash were for annoyance.
I think DXV indicated there were thoughts of doing one for PG but nothing was working out thematically, so we got Walled Village from Carcassone instead.
15th anniversary of Bohnanza coming up...
15th anniversary of Bohnanza coming up...I wonder what the pun will be. :p
15th anniversary of Bohnanza coming up...I wonder what the pun will be. :p
Puns? I'm tired of those.
Bean there, done that.
15th anniversary of Bohnanza coming up...I wonder what the pun will be. :p
Puns? I'm tired of those.
Bean there, done that.
No need to be rude just 'cause you don't like puns.
P.S. Its "been", not "bean". You can't even spell.
I think DXV indicated there were thoughts of doing one for PG but nothing was working out thematically, so we got Walled Village from Carcassone instead.Walled Village was already out. You got Governor instead of a Power Grid card.
15th anniversary of Bohnanza coming up...I wonder what the pun will be. :p
Puns? I'm tired of those.
Bean there, done that.
No need to be rude just 'cause you don't like puns.
P.S. Its "been", not "bean". You can't even spell.
...I totally can't tell if you're serious or not.
When news for a forthcoming expansion actually comes out, someone better start a new thread for it, 'cause I'm going to stop looking at this one to keep my heart from breaking every new post.Especially when the game designer himself posted in the thread...
As I did not see an entry yet for this expansion, I decided to post this here. We have decided to postpone the release of the Dominion: Base Card item for 3-4 weeks in order to add something to the box that we hope everyone will find useful. We will post more information about this when we are closer to releasing the game. Thanks for your understanding.
Was news ever this scarce for other expansions? I mean, news for Hinterlands (such as images and card details) came well before the October release date.I am not sure whether you're talking about Base Cards or Dark Ages. For Base Cards, man, you know what all the cards do! You just don't know what they look like. For Dark Ages, you will get a blurb when the product page goes up at RGG, and then previews a week before it comes out, probably the full week ahead of the week in which GenCon starts, to reduce the chance that the previews get spoiled. You know, the Monday of the week before even if GenCon starts Thursday or whatever it is. But uh that's it, and that's normal.
Was news ever this scarce for other expansions? I mean, news for Hinterlands (such as images and card details) came well before the October release date.
You are thinking of other sets. Hinterlands came out in October at Essen. I started previews a week before Essen.Was news ever this scarce for other expansions? I mean, news for Hinterlands (such as images and card details) came well before the October release date.
Ah, but October wasn't the official 'release date'. It was the 'all the non-GenCon attendees release date'. Likewise, we'll know all the Dark Ages cards in August, but won't be able to actually buy it until around October. At least that's how it's been for recent sets.
I liked how with Hinterlands the cards were revealed two at a time. I was disappointed when the German rules were leaked.Was news ever this scarce for other expansions? I mean, news for Hinterlands (such as images and card details) came well before the October release date.I am not sure whether you're talking about Base Cards or Dark Ages. For Base Cards, man, you know what all the cards do! You just don't know what they look like. For Dark Ages, you will get a blurb when the product page goes up at RGG, and then previews a week before it comes out, probably the full week ahead of the week in which GenCon starts, to reduce the chance that the previews get spoiled. You know, the Monday of the week before even if GenCon starts Thursday or whatever it is. But uh that's it, and that's normal.
I liked how with Hinterlands the cards were revealed two at a time. I was disappointed when the German rules were leaked.
You are thinking of other sets. Hinterlands came out in October at Essen. I started previews a week before Essen.Was news ever this scarce for other expansions? I mean, news for Hinterlands (such as images and card details) came well before the October release date.
Ah, but October wasn't the official 'release date'. It was the 'all the non-GenCon attendees release date'. Likewise, we'll know all the Dark Ages cards in August, but won't be able to actually buy it until around October. At least that's how it's been for recent sets.
Prosperity had shipping problems that meant people who got it at Essen had it way before other people. Cornucopia and Alchemy debuted at the Gathering of Friends and that meant people knew the cards a while before they could get them.
I expect that copies of Dark Ages at GenCon will have been shipped normally, not air-shipped, and if that's so then it will be full-on out then. If that doesn't work out and they are air-shipped then yes there will be whatever shipping delay before stores have it.
Was news ever this scarce for other expansions? I mean, news for Hinterlands (such as images and card details) came well before the October release date.I am not sure whether you're talking about Base Cards or Dark Ages. For Base Cards, man, you know what all the cards do! You just don't know what they look like. For Dark Ages, you will get a blurb when the product page goes up at RGG, and then previews a week before it comes out, probably the full week ahead of the week in which GenCon starts, to reduce the chance that the previews get spoiled. You know, the Monday of the week before even if GenCon starts Thursday or whatever it is. But uh that's it, and that's normal.
Given that the Base cards are supposed to be coming out this month, when do you think we'll start seeing the art for them?Probably not until it's out and someone scans them.
From a couple of pages back:Given that the Base cards are supposed to be coming out this month, when do you think we'll start seeing the art for them?Probably not until it's out and someone scans them.
Edit: Aaaaaaand I just realised that was in response to you. Not really sure what else you're asking for at this point.
You are thinking of other sets. Hinterlands came out in October at Essen. I started previews a week before Essen.Was news ever this scarce for other expansions? I mean, news for Hinterlands (such as images and card details) came well before the October release date.
Ah, but October wasn't the official 'release date'. It was the 'all the non-GenCon attendees release date'. Likewise, we'll know all the Dark Ages cards in August, but won't be able to actually buy it until around October. At least that's how it's been for recent sets.
Prosperity had shipping problems that meant people who got it at Essen had it way before other people. Cornucopia and Alchemy debuted at the Gathering of Friends and that meant people knew the cards a while before they could get them.
I expect that copies of Dark Ages at GenCon will have been shipped normally, not air-shipped, and if that's so then it will be full-on out then. If that doesn't work out and they are air-shipped then yes there will be whatever shipping delay before stores have it.
Ah, I see. Thanks for the detailed response. I look forward to your previews for Dark Ages and hope to see the 'two cards per day' scheme again.
Base cards only! Not playable by itself.
i assume it is on the box itself because previous expansions have a similar warning note. it just stands out on this box more because it is a smaller sized box.
Where did you find the picture?
So... we're officially halfway through May... is Donald X pulling a George R R Martin on us with this Base Cards set?
So... we're officially halfway through May... is Donald X pulling a George R R Martin on us with this Base Cards set?
I don't think Donald X. even needed to be involved with the Base Cards set. There wasn't any game design needed to my knowledge. It's just Rio Grande and their suppliers.
Like I said in the BGG thread, I expect it on March 87th.
So... we're officially halfway through May... is Donald X pulling a George R R Martin on us with this Base Cards set?
I don't think Donald X. even needed to be involved with the Base Cards set. There wasn't any game design needed to my knowledge. It's just Rio Grande and their suppliers.
Like I said in the BGG thread, I expect it on March 87th.
The umpteenth of Septober?
With all the silence on the official app front, it wouldn't surprise me if Isotropic made it through Dark Ages, Guilds and beyond.
It wouldn't surprise me either if it turned out the official app is just a shell built on Isotropic. ;D
Kind of like this "iPhone"
Dark Ages:That art is just horrible.
http://cf.geekdo-images.com/images/pic1319703.jpg
Dark Ages:That art is just horrible.
http://cf.geekdo-images.com/images/pic1319703.jpg
Why does it have a mandwarf?
And I've seen those ruins on holiday in Side once.
It doesn't really fit with the other boxes and they should have done something about the 'Expansion warning from the 80's' three expansions ago.
Hadn't seen this posted here, so here's the website for Official Online Dominion http://www.playdominion.com (http://www.playdominion.com). Look promising?
Let's flood her with questions! She asked!