A simple version of an excellent game called dominion
Please buy the physical game: it is awesome fun
http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/36218/dominion
Text interface
usage: rungame.py [-h] [--numplayers NUMPLAYERS] [--card INITCARDS] [--bad BADCARDS] [--shelters SHELTERS] [--num_events NUM_EVENTS] [--events EVENTS]
[--num_ways NUM_WAYS] [--ways WAYS] [--num_landmarks NUM_LANDMARKS] [--landmark LANDMARKS] [--num_projects NUM_PROJECTS]
[--num_traits NUM_TRAITS] [--oldcards] [--project INIT_PROJECTS] [--ally ALLIES] [--trait TRAITS] [--cardset CARDSET] [--cardbase CARDBASE]
[--card_path CARD_PATH] [--prosperity] [--bot] [--randobot RANDOBOT] [--quiet]
Play dominion
options:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
--numplayers NUMPLAYERS
How many players
--card INITCARDS Include card in lineup
--bad BADCARDS Do not include card in lineup
--shelters SHELTERS Allow shelters
--num_events NUM_EVENTS
Number of events to use
--events EVENTS Include event
--num_ways NUM_WAYS Number of ways to use
--ways WAYS Include way
--num_landmarks NUM_LANDMARKS
Number of landmarks to use
--landmark LANDMARKS Include landmark
--num_projects NUM_PROJECTS
Number of projects to use
--num_traits NUM_TRAITS
Number of traits to use
--oldcards Use cards from retired versions
--project INIT_PROJECTS
Include project
--ally ALLIES Include specific ally
--trait TRAITS Include specific trait
--cardset CARDSET File containing list of cards to use
--card_path CARD_PATH
Where to find card definitions
--prosperity Use colonies and platinum coins
--bot Bot Player
--randobot RANDOBOT Number of Rando Bot Players
--quiet Supress a lot of output
To play a random game:
./dominion/rungame.py
or try one of the official cardsets
./dominion/rungame.py --cardset ../cardset/<cardset>
To play against a simple (and occasionally buggy) bot which implements the big money strategy, just add '--bot' to the args
Card images from http://wiki.dominionstrategy.com/ which is also a great resource for strategies and rule clarity