Dominion allows you to build your dominion and attempt to make it better than any of the other players' dominions. You do this by playing cards that represent different people and places in your empire. These cards have different values and allow you to conduct different actions in order to expand your empire. The entire game is built around these cards. Something interesting about the game is that you aren't physically building an empire, but rather adding people, buildings, coins, and victory points to your deck. In other words, it is a deck-building game. If you don't know what a deck-building game is, it is pretty much what it sounds like. You are constantly “buying” cards throughout the game to add to your personal deck. In Dominion, these cards allow you to take more actions, purchase more cards, gain coins, draw more cards, and so much more! Each card in the game has its specific actions on the card (more on that later). I really like deck-building games because you have to be smart about what you are adding into your deck. Just because you can buy another card doesn't mean you should because it could “clog” up your deck. All the different cards, the artwork, and many other details of this game immerse you into the world of dominion. This makes it a lot of fun to play and make you feel like you are building your own dominion!
Another great part of this game is that it is pretty easy to explain to those who are new to the game. Even those who haven't played very many board/card games should be able to pick up on the game fairly easily. Most of the game is determined by which cards are in play anyway, making the actual game rules mostly straightforward. I would say most people ten years old or older can play this game. Overall, Dominion is a great game and just a lot of fun to play! You can purchase this game on Amazon (there is a good deal for it right now)! There are tons of Dominion expansions (I have played Dominion: Intrigue and Dominion: Seaside) that you should check out if you like the original game. As always, if you have any questions regarding this game, feel free to post those down in the comments!