Dominions is like Risk. Actually it’s so much Risk it IS Risk. But it’s Risk with vector graphics and that’s a good thing (why haven’t they made Risk yet?), not a next best thing. Dominion has a style all it’s own. There are three modes of play here and I spent only enough time with Custom and Modern as I could to say they’re interesting and … oh heck, I barely played them. Lets just say they’re THERE and go on to say that Classical mode is the way to go.<\/p>\n
Playing on a similar in region shaped world map are familiar concepts. Armies occupy small puzzle piece-like regions on continents. Everything is where it should be and Dominion doesn’t bother to redraw the Russian mish-mash (I think), it’s the same as the boardgame, so familiarity sets in right away. Each continent is worth extra army units each turn and victories also give extra armies. No cards, but the dice game is the same. Attack, roll, defender wins all ties.<\/p>\n
From there you amass armies and steamroll anything in your path. With up to four other players, human or AI, you vie each turn and this creates teetertotters in flashpoint regions and backdoor attacks from multiple fronts. I like this sort of game but I’d like more complexity.<\/p>\n
The Vector graphics (this means things are drawn on a black background with glowing lines representing things) are cool, lending the game a cool radar screen effect. I should also add that there are region maps as well. You can use the world map, Australia, South America and Africa hopefully we’ll get more, at least conquest happy Europe.<\/p>\n
Looking for Risk but don’t want to take a Risk (ouch, sorry)? Dominions HD is here in all it’s stylish glory.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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