The times have been tough.
To save money, you have moved out of your old castle and into a luxurious ravine.
You didn't like that castle anyway; it was always plundered and never at a decent time of day. And if it wasn't barbarians, it was the plague, or sometimes both would come at once, and there were never enough chairs.
The ravine is large; you get plenty of sun, and you can just drop trash wherever you want.
In your free time, you have taken up begging.
Begging is a brilliant concept, but difficult in practice, as no one has any money.
You beg for twigs from the villagers, and they beg for them again, but no one really seems to get ahead.
Such is life sometimes.
You quietly conquer people and take care of yourself when suddenly there is plague, or barbarians, or everyone is illiterate, and it's all you can do to cling to wreckage when the storm passes through.
Still, you are sure that you, as always, will triumph over this adversity or at least fare a little better than everyone else.
Note, this is an expansion and can not be played without the base game Dominion, or a pack of basic cards.
In Dominion, you have three phases to go through each time it's your turn: A, B, and C. Action, Buy, and Cleanup.
When three of the piles in The Supply are empty, the game ends, and everyone counts their victory points together. The one with the most points wins.
Special rules for Dark Ages
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