The world is big and your kingdom gigantic. It’s no longer a kingdom really; it’s an empire which makes you the emperor. This entitles you to a better chair; plus you can name a salad after yourself.

It’s not easy being emperor. The day starts early; when you light the sacred flame; then it’s hours of committee meetings; trying to establish exactly why the sacred flame keeps going out. Sometimes your armies take over a continent and you just have no idea where to put it. And there’s the risk of assassination; you have a food taster; who tastes anything before you eat it; and a dagger tester; who gets stabbed by anything before it stabs you. You’ve taken to staying at home whenever it’s the Ides of anything. Still; overall it’s a great job. You wouldn’t trade it for the world especially given how much of the world you already have.

Dominion: Empires; the tenth addition to the game of Dominion; contains 96 metal tokens and 300 cards; with cards you can buy now and pay for later; piles with two different cards; and Landmarks that add new ways to score. VP tokens and Events return from previous sets.