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Tom Bombadil posted...

they are probably my top two games but this is the main reason I'd take Dominion > Ascension. There's a bit more room in Dominion to come up with a strategy and execute it, while Ascension leans a bit more towards "take the best cards that show up," especially if you don't have many expansions that encourage a bit more focus on synergy.

(also Big Money + X is almost always a GOOD strategy but I don't think it's the BEST strategy as often as people think....but then again I am a Johnny so I will do my dangedest to make that engine work whether or not it's a good idea.)

I only played with the Ascension base set, so it's definitely possible that further play + with the right expansion(s) would change my mind.

From what I understand (not being particularly good at Dominion), you always need to invest in currency. But Big Money is rarely the optimal strategy - it's the baseline strategy you need to beat.
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