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24 players · 30 min · Complexity 2.4/5 · Top 5 community house rules · houserules.lol/games/dominion
01

Opening Hand Mulligan (Dominion)

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Dominion communities often allow a one-time mulligan to smooth unplayable starts and reduce non-games.

HOW TO PLAY

Before turn one, each player may shuffle and redraw their initial 5-card hand once.

0 upvotes · via CommunitySeed: Reddit Dominion house rules
02

First Two Turns Simultaneous (Dominion)

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This Dominion speed rule is common when kingdoms have no attack cards in opening turns.

HOW TO PLAY

If no opening attack is possible, all players resolve turns 1 and 2 simultaneously, then resume clockwise order.

0 upvotes · via CommunitySeed: BoardGameGeek Dominion pacing discussions
03

Province Pile Delay (Dominion)

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Dominion groups use this variant to prevent abrupt rush endings and preserve engine-building strategy.

HOW TO PLAY

Province cards cannot be bought until at least one player has bought two Duchies or the Supply has two empty piles.

0 upvotes · via CommunitySeed: Reddit Dominion strategy house rules
04

Kids Kingdom Ladder (Dominion)

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A beginner Dominion teaching mode introduces complexity in stages so younger players can learn deckbuilding fundamentals.

HOW TO PLAY

Play game 1 with only vanilla action cards. Add reactions in game 2 and attacks in game 3.

0 upvotes · via CommunitySeed: Family tabletop forums and Reddit
05

Two-Player Trash Relief (Dominion)

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This two-player Dominion balance tweak keeps weak opening buys from locking a player out too early.

HOW TO PLAY

In 2-player games, each player gets one free trash action once per game during cleanup.

0 upvotes · via CommunitySeed: BoardGameGeek Dominion 2-player house rules
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