“Dominion: Cornucopia” is an expansion for the original “Dominion” deck-building card game and is themed around variety and abundance, much like a harvest festival or a literal cornucopia. It was designed by Donald X. Vaccarino and typically includes the following features:
- Variety Bonus: Many of the cards in “Cornucopia” reward players for having a variety of cards in their deck, hand, or play area. This encourages players to diversify their decks rather than focusing on a few powerful card types.
- New Kingdom Cards: “Cornucopia” introduces a set of new Kingdom cards, each with unique abilities that often scale with the diversity of cards a player has. This can significantly change the usual strategies of building a streamlined deck.
- Tournament and Prizes: One of the notable cards in this expansion is the “Tournament” card, which allows players to compete for valuable “Prize” cards that are not part of the regular supply and can only be gained through winning a Tournament.
- Harvest Theme: The artwork and card titles reflect a theme of harvest, plenty, and celebration, with cards like “Harvest,” “Horn of Plenty,” and “Fairgrounds” that tie into the idea of gathering and bounty.
“Dominion: Cornucopia” typically contains 13 new Kingdom cards and 5 unique Prize cards that come into play with the Tournament card. It is a smaller expansion, often considered an “half-expansion” in size compared to the larger expansions like “Prosperity” or “Seaside.”
Players often enjoy “Cornucopia” for the way it rewards them for having a diverse deck, which can lead to more varied and unpredictable games, as well as for the excitement of the Tournament’s competition for Prizes, which adds a new dynamic to the gameplay.
