The History of Deck-Building Pt II

Last episode we left off with having crowned Dominion the grandfather (grandmother? Grandparent? Not sure why I’m trying to gender a board game here…), okay, let’s go with the grandparent of the genre of deck building. But how did that develop? And where did we go from there? Let's continue on this adventure of exploring deck building in Part II of the Nerdstorian's Guide to Board Gaming, The History of Deck Building

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  Sources and Games Talked About: Dominion: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/36218/dominion Escapist Magazine: https://www.escapistmagazine.com/dominion-over-all/ Dominion Strategy Interview: https://dominionstrategy.com/2012/12/20/interview-with-donald-x-vaccarino-part-i-boardgame-design/ The Secret History of Dominion: https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/996671/the-secret-history-of-dominion Spiele des Jahres: https://www.spiel-des-jahres.de/en/spiele/dominion/ Dominion Reaches 1 Million Sales: https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/371/dominion-becomes-a-millionaire-and-player-vs-playe Hogwarts Battle: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/199042/harry-potter-hogwarts-battle Does Donald X. Vaccarino Actually Exist?: https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/421247/donald-x-vaccarinoyour-first-time-design-wins-sdj Donald X. Vaccarino BGG Bio: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/10525/donald-x-vaccarino Arctic Scavengers: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/41933/arctic-scavengers Fzzzt!: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/42111/fzzzt Arcana: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/45134/arcana Thunderstone: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/53953/thunderstone Puzzle Strike: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/67928/puzzle-strike Ascension: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/69789/ascension-deckbuilding-game Friday: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/43570/friday A Few Acres of Snow: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/79828/a-few-acres-of-snow Quarriors: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/91536/quarriors

Mage Knight: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/96848/mage-knight-board-game Star Trek Deck Building Game: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/98242/star-trek-deck-building-game-the-next-generation Legendary Deck Building Series: https://www.board-game.co.uk/legendary-deck-building/ Star Realms: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/147020/star-realms Aeon’s End: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/191189/aeons-end Lost Ruins of Arnak: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/312484/lost-ruins-of-arnak Dune: Imperium: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/316554/dune-imperium BoardGameGeek Deck, Bag, and Pool Building Mechanism: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamemechanic/2664/deck-bag-and-pool-building/linkeditems/boardgamemechanic?pageid=1&sort=yearpublished