There are strange things going on in your basement laboratories They keep calling up for more barrels of quicksilver or bits of your hair Well it&s all in the name of progress They&re looking for a way to turn lead into gold or at least into something better than lead That lead had just been too good of a bargain to pass up; you didn&t think where will I put all this lead what am I going to do with this lead anyway Well that will all be sorted out They&re also looking for a universal solvent If they manage that one you will take whatever they use to hold it in & build a castle out of it A castle that can&t be dissolved! Now that&s progress This is the 3rd addition to Dominion It adds new Kingdom cards to Dominion & as it is an expansion you will need Dominion or Dominion Intrigue to play the game Dominion Alchemy is an expansion & can&t be played by itself; to play with it you need Dominion or a standalone expansion to Dominion (Dominion Intrigue) Those provide the Basic cards you need to play (Treasure Victory & Curse cards) as well as the full rules for setup & game play Dominion Alchemy can also be combined with any other Dominion expansions you have Requires Dominion or Dominion Intrigue to be played Expands on existing content & gameplay 2-4 players 30 minutes playing time Ages 8