A common past time of people in our organization up in PNG, is games. Card games, board games, whatever. It doesn't require electricity, it's a social thing to do, and it's fun. When we returned from PNG we found that the gaming industry (not video) has been booming. So we picked up a new game to us, Dominion, for Christmas! We heard it is growing in popularity amongst our peers in PNG.
We've played it enough that we're ready to go back to PNG and be competitive.
Tonight we all got a little crazy and built our own deck to commemorate PNG.
So… for lovers of the game Dominion, here is our PNG Dominion deck, specially customized and tested to give you a little taste of the Eastern Highlands, Dominion style. (For those who don't live in PNG, this is a fun deck too).
This deck even gives the feel of the highlands, it's a slower pace, there aren't a lot of complex card drawings, often your turn is very straight forward and simple. PNG STYLE.
Also the deck has a little bit longer of a play time to it, much better for relationship building, you don't have to fully concentrate on all of the turns.
It requires the base game, hinterlands expansion, and seaside expansion.
HINT: For extra fun, speak only Tok Pisin while playing and pronounce the thief 'Steelman' and the money 'gol, silva, coppa' etc.
Dominion: Feast, thief, Mine, Market, Village
Seaside: Native Village, Fishing Village, Island
Hinterlands: Highway (highlands highway that is), Border Village
If you don't have these packs, well then, we'll have to have you over some time to taste a little bit of PNG.
Strategy hint: Invest quickly in the thief. Sydney got 3 gold in 1 turn with the thief, but even if you're robbed from frequently, you can still win the game! Hmmn…. food for thought.
