# Dominion by Donald X. Vaccarino

14 Hacker News commenters recommended Dominion by Donald X. Vaccarino and 4 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 6 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Simple deckbuilding card game with depth and many expansions, recommended for groups who like to optimize. Critics note little hidden information.

## Why people recommend it

- Simple rules with real depth (3 comments): "Dominion has a fair amount of depth, but it seems common for individual player groups to get hung up on a particular play style" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47877084)) "7 Wonders Duel and Dominion also have significant depth" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47876368)) "deck builder with simple rules" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47032835))
- Replayable for players who optimize (3 comments): "At one point in my life I got in literally thousands of games of Dominion" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49939875)) "that's what makes it such a good game, in my opinion" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49944832)) "Dominion if you have friends that like to optimize." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47034533))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Magic: The Gathering](https://hackerapproved.com/p/magic-the-gathering.md): 27 recommend
- [Inscryption](https://hackerapproved.com/p/inscryption.md): 11 recommend
- [Solitaire Alone Together](https://hackerapproved.com/p/solitaire-alone-together.md): 11 recommend
- [Everdeck](https://hackerapproved.com/p/everdeck-a-universal-card-system.md): 9 recommend
- [Uno card game](https://hackerapproved.com/p/uno.md): 8 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Dominion by Donald X. Vaccarino", https://hackerapproved.com/p/dominion/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).