# Dominions 3, anyone? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 11, 2006, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dominions-3-anyone/379967 "2006-11-11T02:30:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tristan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tristan/32/18058_2.png) [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2006, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dominions-3-anyone/379967/1 "2006-11-11T02:30:17Z")
I just picked up a copy of this game, and I am loving it! I thought I had kind of outgrown fantasy games (along with a decline in my fantasy reading) but this one really does it for me. For those that may not have known… Dominions 3 is a turn based strategy game, that seems quite simple on the surface… get territory, draft troops from same, use troops and a commander to take next territory. But the very depth of the game continues to astound! You can set your troop formations up, research magic (in like, 6-7 different schools), build forts, spread faith, etc. etc. etc. Sadly, for reasons I can’t go into in a lot of detail, I don’t have a copy of the manual (which I may rectify in a few weeks) at current. I’ve heard that in and of itself, it’s a heck of a read. 300 pages! So, is anyone else playing this? ---
**Author:** ![Coin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@Coin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coin)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2006, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dominions-3-anyone/379967/2 "2006-11-11T06:23:16Z")
[QUOTE=Tristan] So, is anyone else playing this? [/QUOTE] No, but I plan on picking up a copy when I return to the States for Christmas. I played the crap out of my Dominions II demo after giving it up twice in disgust, coming back to it again, and finally being able to enjoy it after I figured out how blood magic, province defense, and learning how to craft magic items work. I admit to having enjoyed the III demo slightly less, but the buzz indicates the game is much more balanced. ---
**Author:** ![Coin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@Coin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coin)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2006, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dominions-3-anyone/379967/3 "2006-11-11T10:21:54Z")
Forgot to mention that you can download demos at [www.shrapnelgames.com](http://www.shrapnelgames.com) for 2 and 3, and you should if you`re into turn-based fantasy wargaming and don`t mind something that can be a little difficult to pick up.