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Burke Glover
United States
Unspecified
Delaware
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Domaine
I thought this might be one I'd like. First impression is pretty good but this thing is just brutal! The board is so crowded, and money is so tight that the intensity on this one is through the roof. Domaine is very original, the closest thing I can compare it to would be something like Go or Through the Desert where you are trying to wall off big pieces of territory for yourself. The big wrinkle here is that what you can do is determined by action cards, and you have to pay high prices just to use them. The spacial board play is the meat of the game, but the card play really turns the screws against the player. If you enjoy games where you always have that feeling of needing to do more on your turn than you can accomplish, this game has that in spades. And it's short. Definitely want to play this more.
I probably shouldn't admit this on the internet, but my first game ended with me having a score of one point. I had several grand long-term plans in the works, but the game ended before any of them could come to fruition. The good news is, I can only improve!
One more thing about player count... this is a more-the-merrier type game. You want that board to be crowded for maximum player interaction. I'd recommend against playing with two, and the jury's still out on three.
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