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Dominion Review - with Tom Vasel

Tom Vasel reviews Dominion, by Rio Grande Games To buy the game, go to //tinyurl.com/dominiongame For more info, check out my website, ...

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Valdinsh commented on 30 Jan 2010

There are sleeves that cost $1.20 (a pack of 100). I used those for my Warhammer: invasion. If you know the game then you also know that there's almost no shuffling. Though after few games the sides of couple of sleeves split apart. Then there are the $3.60 (a pack of 50) sleeves which I use for the Race of the galaxy. In that game cards can wear off quickly so you need more enduring sleeves. The same goes for Dominion - you need very good sleeves if you don't want to change them every few games

NuMystic commented on 05 Feb 2012

@ntwynn I've played even less than you and can easily defeat a basic approach like that. Simply adding a few smithy cards to my own deck and your basic strategy would fall apart because I'd have all the Province cards before you got near them. Keep learning. Google "big money" and how to beat it. Consider the Witch, Chapel, and Gardens cards and how they can easily defeat what you're doing now. The game isn't broken at ALL. You simply discovered the first of MANY possible advanced strategies.

baba44713 commented on 02 Feb 2009

actually, you are wrong on all accounts. You cannot select a "bad" card since you buy cards on each turn, and there really are no "bad" cards to buy. You don't have THAT many choices, because most of the time you buy what you can afford. Also, there is a "defense" card which works against ALL the "Take That" cards..and those cards are really really fun because they provide interaction (otherwise a game would feel to much like a solitaire experience). Anyways, your impressions are quite wrong.

HOGEFAN commented on 29 Jan 2010

@Valdinsh The game gets repetitive because you remember the cards and they come up again? I'm not sure if you're playing with only one combination of the 10 decks of action cards, but I've found that my strategies, pace, duration, and number of cards in my final deck vary greatly from game to game based on the deck combinations. I don't have either expansion yet and haven't needed them to cure boredom. Show me a person with one way of playing, and I'll show you a person who should lose often.

Valdinsh commented on 02 Jan 2010

... to play them out to get those victory points. Then it adds some serious strategical thinking. Regardless of vast amount of cards available in the box the game still gets repetitive as you remember the cards and they come up again. At the end it gets sort of ''automatic''. After five times of play (though I have only played a two player session so far) the game gets monotonous. It's good if you have both the Dominion and D.Seaside, you are a fan of the series and have 45$ to spend on cards

TripwireBeast commented on 10 Nov 2009

I feel like you could've phrased a lot of things "better" (although, that could just be me). For example, you kept calling the "stacks" of cards decks, in Dominion, they are called Supply Piles. Not that you have to use supply pile, I just think it's good to imply that all of the cards are the same (where as "decks" are usually varied and random). For example, dominion comes with 25 different stacks of cards that you'll use to build your deck during the game. No sweat, you just 'peeved' me.

Bob Frichtel commented on 08 Mar 2011

@LittleBlackSparrow The mine will increase your coin's value: playing the Mine makes a copper into a silver (but you trash the copper) and makes a silver into a gold (but you trash the silver). In this way, you aren't "spending" money to make more... But you are spending an action and loosing a good coin from your hand. It could be argued that too much copper is a bad thing to your hand (it's better to have one card that has the buying power for three cards). Starting to make sense?

Valdinsh commented on 02 Jan 2010

I'm a card game fanatic. I got a print of Dominion: Intrigue after watching Tom's review and reading loads of other reviews and seeing the game played out in real life. It's is easy to learn, colorful, fast. Though, the game mechanics get boring as there's not much to do than buy cards (roughly said). The only way I see the game more difficult would be radically reducing the amount of victory, action victory, treasure victory cards so that players are forced to buy action cards ....

Valdinsh commented on 30 Jan 2010

now simple math: 2 x $3.60 (for 100 sleeves) x 15 (1500 cards - all Dominion series) = $75 (Latvian/Estonian sleeve prices) Also the Dominion in Estonia and Latvia costs $50. Sadly but Europeans have to face a lot more higher prices than people in US. Definitely not. Every single time I have changed those 10 decks, played different strategies but because of the simplicity and because there's only 25 types of different cards the game does become mechanical and a bit boring.

NuMystic commented on 05 Feb 2012

@ntwynn Ah, of course you're absolutely right about Militia. Not sure where you're reading, but I've never seen any experienced player suggest "embracing" it. Yes they acknowledge that the Big Money gambit will beat a complete newcomer, but there are dozens and dozens of well explained examples of how to always beat such a simple minded approach. Every discussion I've seen suggests that discovering what you have is necessary part of the learning curve… nothing more.

ntwynn commented on 05 Feb 2012

@danteism Militia causes the target to discard down to 3 cards and nothing more. It does NOT read "discard 2 cards". Your example is flawed. However I get what your saying. Most experienced players I've read online have long since acknowledged the issue with treasure cards and advise embracing it but playing it better than the other guy. I just feel it's boring and cheap. It was also disheartening to see it in action on my third day of playing. Defeating really.

ntwynn commented on 05 Feb 2012

@ntwynn I've read that other people have this problem and apparently the expansions have addressed this which is fine. But as far as I'm concerned this game is now ruined for me and I honestly feel I've wasted my money. I want to put this on here because many people, like I, will have buy this game based off your review. So I tell you now Dominion in it's original form is BROKEN. And when you realize this it'll deflate all the fun out of the game.

HOGEFAN commented on 29 Jan 2010

@TripwireBeast keep in mind that Tom's speaking to people who may have never played the game. When you're doing that, it's probably best to speak in laymen's terms. "Dollars" instead of "Coppers" because you associate Dollars with making purchases. Decks instead of supply piles because everybody knows what a deck of cards looks like. He's trying to explain the game in uncomplicated terms rather than administer the rules.

ntwynn commented on 05 Feb 2012

Hey Tom man I love your reviews but I need to give my 2 cents on Dominion. My cousin and I have been playing it non stop for days now trying to understand it in and out. We've found that the game can be won with an almost 90% success rate by ONLY BUYING treasure/coins. In this strategy you buy nothing but coins, no action cards, and keep buying coins until you have enough gold cards to nab all the 6 point cards.

George Larkin commented on 28 Apr 2013

Yeah the base set comes with tons of different cards to play with but the real replay value comes from how many expansions there are to buy and all of the different cards available both in the base game and in all of the expansions, when i first found this a woman brought it to my college and had the base game and 2 expansions with her and i played for almost 7 hours and still had an itch to continue playing.

Valdinsh commented on 02 Jan 2010

45$ on each print of the series and you like to have more than 1500 cards and if you are a card game fanatic you will also like to sleeve them with good sleeves so the cards don't wear off which means adding additional 60$ - 70$ for sleeves only. And for those travelers (as I am) the carrying of the game will not be a headache only if you make some case, box, holders, tray etc. for those cards.

lamewing commented on 20 Oct 2011

The comment about the black borders needs to readdressed. I used to play Magic: The Gathering a decade ago and the basic set had white borders (Unlimited and Revised). If the borders are white, you won't see the wear, but you will instead see grime and dirt. Black borders might show some wear, but you never get the feeling that you have crud on your cards. I prefer the black borders.

Valdinsh commented on 30 Jan 2010

It happens so playing with two players (maybe three as well), although it's slightly different with four. I got the chance to play a four people round and it was a lot more fun, hence I assume that a 5 - 7 people game would much, much more better. Final statement - this game is good and really fun with 5 and up people though then you need two Dominion and/or Intrigue, Seaside

Dimitri Kipper commented on 20 Apr 2011

@jovtheamazing One thing, the treasure card you get after trashing with mine goes back to your hand, so you don't lose that from your hand. And yes, it's supposed to keep decks clean and effective (copper-only decks are pretty bad, watched a friend of mine pull an 13 action combo today to end with only 11 coins to spend, 5 coppers which were everything he had and 6 bonus).

Bob Frichtel commented on 07 Mar 2011

@LittleBlackSparrow Let's say you draw your hand, and you have three treasure cards; they are all coppers and only worth a total of three coin. Your buying power is limited there. But if you have pulled a gold card, which is three coins in one card, then you can see that it's worth the six coin to buy it. Of course, it's a tastier treat to be gobbled up by a thief.

punchb commented on 13 Mar 2011

@LittleBlackSparrow Here's the reply to what you were really asking. You don't really spend money. The Treasue cards (Copper, Silver, Gold) you play give you money to buy for. But then the Treasure cards go to your discard pile, which eventuelly will be shuffled into a new draw pile. So Treasure cards are never used up, they will be played again and again.

NevTheDeranged commented on 07 Jun 2009

Just played for the first time this weekend. Great game, I'll be picking it up at my FLGS this week. Very easy to learn, tons of replayability. Some of the art and symbols could have been better (why are copper, silver and gold not colored copper, silver and gold??), but these are small quibbles, the game is well balanced and intuitive. Highly recommended.

TheOrionAgency commented on 28 Jun 2009

The box lets you store the cards based upon what they are. Each type has 10 cards. There are a set of cards with a different colored back that is used to select what cards will make up the game. These remain separate and are not part of the game play. It's actually all very well organized so you can quickly build a different 'board' each time you play.

ntwynn commented on 05 Feb 2012

@ntwynn We've tried this strategy under a variety of circumstances and card lay outs and it almost always works. The only times I was able to win was under extremely favorable card conditions or with a lot of luck. And the gold strategy requires absolutely no thought-just keep buying more valuable treasure cards then buy victory cards to end the game.

GrandElemental commented on 30 Oct 2010

Excellet review! Dominion is one of my favourites: simple, varied and always fun! =) The only downside of this game is that the basic game doesn't always have much interaction between players, but I think expansions are doing a great job to change that. I just purchased Alchemy expansion, and I am SO looking forward to test it. ^^ Boardgames

grumpchong commented on 09 Apr 2009

we play with 5 players by adding 2 more kingdom card piles and ending the game when 4 are depleted. it works pretty well. also, to reduce wear and tear on the cards you can put them in sleeves. the cards won't fit in standard sleeves, but you can get special sized ones to fit. if you don't wan to spend the money you can always "pile" shuffle.

randraug commented on 20 Jun 2009

He talked about up to 25 decks in the box and how you can take certain ones out to modify gameplay. I was wondering, does each deck have something that differentiates it from the other decks? Like unique artwork on the back or something, so you can divide the cards at end game. (I'm referring to the action cards, obviously)

gautigislason commented on 19 Aug 2010

The comment that he makes in the very end that this game is not playable with more than 4 player is not entirely true as if you have for instance a extension like Dominion Intrigue you can set up a game for 5 - 6 player be adding the number of victory points in the game. The rules explain how that is done.

17maggot commented on 07 Oct 2012

So i just finished playing this game online and i dont really see the replay value that this game has since the 10 decks of cards in play are the same card in each pile. I found the game fun but i lost because it's my first time. Do this game has really a replay value that big? And is it really that fun?

HOGEFAN commented on 02 Feb 2010

I haven't experienced the problems you've experienced with the sleeves when I do an overhand shuffle. Perhaps down the road I'll be tempted to spend $3.60 for a 100 pack of sleeves as well if I get the same problems, but I've played several games of Dominion and haven't had any problems. Happy gaming!

T0rche commented on 26 Oct 2010

If there are ANY Star trek: Deep Space Nine fans who just watched this review I'm sure you agree with me that it's an amazingly weird and crazy coincidence that there's a game called DOMINION and that it's made by a company called RIO GRANDE... wow... sometimes I don't understand the world...

Dominion Dark Ages Review - with Tom and Melody Vasel

Tom and Melody take a look at the latest expansion for Dominion Buy great games at //www.funagain.com Find more reviews and videos at ...

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Ybarchov21 commented on 29 Aug 2012

They are going to stop. There's only one planned expansion left called "Guilds" and it's going to be a small one. After that, Donald X. doesn't have another expansion planned. But he said if there was going to be one, it wouldn't be as planned out as these have been. Maybe a Treasure Chest expansion that adds cards to each expansion? Maybe a new small theme? We don't know, but we do know that he's stopping (so far) at Guilds. That being said, I love this expansion! Better than Prosperity!

Ybarchov21 commented on 31 Aug 2012

Well Venture costs 5, so it competes with other 5 cost cards that are usually amazing. It's main purpose is to blast through your green, so I don't really think it's over powered, but you need to get rid of coppers otherwise it just gives you 2 coin. Mountebank, Noble Brigand, Masquerade, Ambassador, Saboteur, the Knight Cards, and Rogue all have the potential of screwing up a Venture deck by either adding coppers or destroying the Ventures. Lol. Talking about Dominion because it's fun.

Powergridfan commented on 30 Aug 2012

I've only played Dark Ages once since buying it last weekend, but I'm thinking Tom is right as far as this one maybe not playing as well with other expansions as say, Prosperity. Our first play was one of the longest games of Dominion I've ever played and with newer Dominion players I can see that being a distinct downside with the game. Knowing when the game is not about chasing provinces and when it's time to pursue a 3 pile game end is not easy - even for veteran players.

Andrew Tengdin commented on 31 Aug 2012

Prosperity is the 2ed worst set in dominion because it makes the game take longer. Cornucopia is the best set because it helps you 4 multiple cards and no good 2's? Chapel, Haven, Fool's Gold, Pawn? are they bad? NO and Knights are going to be as good as saboteur (crap) plz estates could go it to silver i think u can start with the new stuff i'll start with estates Dominion is and always will be a great game. plz make more expansion!!!!!!

saintidoru commented on 30 Aug 2012

Hmm... Fewer "new rules" here than Seaside (headscrewy duration cards) and less new slightly broken stuff like "victory chips" (Prosperity - Goons!). I think it'll work well with older sets mixed in, but we won't know till we try, Tom! There are enough other cards with trashing for these cards to shine, I think. I still think that there is only one truly "broken" card in Dominion... (Venture), so it's still my fave game, I think! X

saintidoru commented on 31 Aug 2012

I guess I'm assuming you wouldn't buy a contraband (or keep copper) if there is venture on the table. Honestly - maybe a card draw action or two, something to trash out copper, and a hanful of ventures is very powerful. Most strategies get sluggish as you but more and more green. Venture doesn't even see the green in your deck. For sure, the KC KC B B B combo is mad - but that's a specific 5 card draw. Venture never fails me! X

michaeljb commented on 02 Sep 2012

You're commenting on an online review for the 7th expansion for this game, yet it seems like you're also trying to talk down to the "fan boys" and "board game buffs" who play it online? FWIW, on Amazon's Best Sellers in Board Games list, Dark Ages is currently #6 and Dominion is #10. So it seems like it's still doing alright IRL, even if it's made a few people like you grumpy for some reason.

Ybarchov21 commented on 31 Aug 2012

How is Venture broken? It can easily be screwed up by having too many coppers or by hitting a potion or hitting a Contraband. Plus, it's not very good for complex actions and combos (seeing as you discard all the cards before your next treasure). If you want a absurdly strong combo, try Kings Court-Kings Court-Bridge-Bridge-Bridge in a two player game. That would beat Venture any day.

Peter Schott commented on 29 Aug 2012

I so appreciate Melody taking part in the wrap up. I can only imagine that holding that box up gets boring after a while. The game itself looks interesting to me because I like the idea of more choices and I know my wife will easily go in for more attack-type cards. I'll just put it down as a future buy for the time being. Need to get more money in my gaming budget first. :)

Jason Glover commented on 02 Sep 2012

Thanks Tom for the review. I was excited about this one, but I think I will pass. I guess as long as people keep on buying these expansions, they will keep on making them, but I think I am done. I will spend my money elsewhere on a new experience like Lords of Waterdeep, Powergrid: First Sparks, or Smash Up. All three I have been wanting but waiting.

dannydoesright commented on 29 Aug 2012

Dominion: Trash. I like it. With that said, this deck seems a little to complex for my wife and anything that over complicates an already great game isn't for us. I just don't see us using enough of these cards to warrant a purchase. Also, it seems you have to use a bunch of these in a game and can't really mix and match THAT much.

Ybarchov21 commented on 29 Aug 2012

One thing Tom didn't mention that is a real game changer is that there now is a card that can gain things from the trash (costing from 3-6). So you could technically use Pillage, trash it, then use the special card to gain it back, and then use it again later in the game. Dominion is amazing. :D

slammer612 commented on 05 Sep 2012

Nah, I am good where I am. I love reading when people try to act cool by hating or speaking for the general public. Translation: good for you that you are bored of dominion, but there are quite a lot that still enjoy it. When he does this years people's choice top 100 it will end up back at #1.

jsh357 commented on 29 Aug 2012

They'll stop making them soon--there's only one more expansion planned. You know, unless Donald X gets roped in to making more. I could go either way on it myself, as I'd love more cards but I also fear an eventual power creep that outweighs the benefit of having more variety.

tkzubaran commented on 27 Jun 2013

Meh. They keep adding expansions that do the same thing over and over. Maybe vaccarino got a computer and a random generator to spew these. I would like a revised edition, where he re-balanced the best cards from all expansions and made a close "definitive" edition.

Padawan Henilend commented on 01 Sep 2012

You are one of a few. Congrats! You should have enough to play for a while, but chances are you play online more than in real life, because, let's face it, fan boys and board game "buffs" are the reason this game is still relatively popular.

Ian Lai commented on 02 Sep 2012

You're going to tell someone that "s/he is one of the few" on a mixed review of the game? I don't know what kind of point you were making, but I sure hope you aren't surprised that not many people are going to agree with you.

Rich Hutnik commented on 29 Aug 2012

How about liking the game alot, and having all the expansions and then realizing you have back issues so you can't lift your set? Welcome to my world. That is also sadness. Argh! But you are right.

Max Benitez commented on 20 Apr 2013

Hi. I was wondering if it was possible to Remodel a card not in the Supply (like Madman or Spoils) from your hand into a card costing up to 2 more (like an Estate). Any help would be appreciated.

gryphon202 commented on 18 Nov 2012

True and enough, but if you don't like playing with Baron when you have the shelters out, just don't put Baron in with the randomizers. You can play with whatever set of ten you want.

monteslu commented on 29 Aug 2012

A little more complex, but in a very good way. Makes the game deeper, but not at the expense of a ton of new rules. Disagree with Tom. This is the best expansion to date.

J Trautman commented on 02 Sep 2012

Really good review! Looks like a cool thing for Dominion. Though I saw Netrunner: Android up there! When are you going to do a review of it??

Kroen Redstone commented on 02 Oct 2012

Only thing I dislike about Shelters is how they render Baron 99% unplayable. I can only see it bought if it's the only +buy in the kingdom.

Ori Samy commented on 30 Aug 2012

YOU are tired of Dominion. I personally think dominion is the best boardgame of the world and if they never stop... it will be good news.

Phil Dunphy commented on 06 Apr 2013

I love DA and disagree with you on many points, but thats ok the world would be boring if we all had the same oppinions.

Padawan Henilend commented on 01 Sep 2012

Grammar must confuse you, too:/ Oh well. They are teaching people how to troll over on reddit, you should check it out.

Michiel Groenestein commented on 30 Oct 2013

quick question, where do I put the mercenary and madman. There seems to be no space for it in the box :-s

ClusterFuckRecords commented on 15 Jan 2013

"the vagrant isn't terrible but.." the vagrant is one of the best cards in the entire set.

ConvoyAvenger commented on 29 Aug 2012

Looks fun to me! Adding more variety of strategies to the game is ok in my books.

slammer612 commented on 31 Aug 2012

Padawan just upset because he gets to confused in it (also eats babies)

Padawan Henilend commented on 01 Sep 2012

Actually, he is still working on them. Planned doesn't mean finished.

Dominion Shuffle: Episode 1 (Game and Strategy Segment)

Dominion Shuffle strategy segment, episode 1. P.S. Sorry for the badly synced audio- need to get a new/better quality camera for long term recording. Intro and ...

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Stacy Wells commented on 20 Sep 2015

I understand this, very new beginner.

Nam Ngo commented on 22 Sep 2015

+Stacy Wells If you don't, I have a tutorial video on my channel where I teach the basic rules and then play a game.

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1001st subscriber, thanks for making great content.

Nam Ngo commented on 15 Jan 2016

+TheCarDetailer Thank you kindly.I just have to make more content on a regular basis to draw in more views.

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+Nam Ngo You deserve way more views though!

Nam Ngo commented on 01 Jun 2015

+Eric Ickeringill Yeah! 1001st!It wouldn't mean anything if no one watched any of it.So thank you for watching!

Dominion in 5 seconds

This is the main point of dominion. Right?

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gexthegecko commented on 20 Feb 2012

The people who are giving thumbs up or thumbs down should only be doing so if they've actually played the game.

AnY Entertainment commented on 29 Jan 2013

I see what you did there...!

lordofbible commented on 11 Mar 2012

I love you

ToThePointGames commented on 26 Feb 2012

EPIC!

Dominion Shuffle: Episode 4 (Game and Strategy Segment)

Dominion Shuffle strategy segment, episode 4. Kingdom Cards (0:28) Playing the Game (0:55) Post Analysis Strategy (29:59) Credits and BLOOPERS! (51:14) ...

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Trung Vuong commented on 01 Apr 2014

I have never been a fan of videos that is lower than 720p quality and except your vids :D. These pop-up cards are really smart and i enjoy it so much

Nam Ngo commented on 01 Apr 2014

Well, thank you for the compliment!Part of the decision for how I display cards is that: when I watched other tutorial videos, other people never displayed them for long enough or large enough to make the text readable. I decided that displaying the cards completely was the best way to teach others how to play best.Thank you for watching, and thanks for the support!

Dominion Shuffle: Episode 2 (Game and Strategy Segment)

Dominion Shuffle strategy segment, episode 2. Kingdom Cards (0:06) Playing the Game (0:28) Post Analysis Strategy (12:08) Credits and BLOOPERS! (24:06) ...

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Nam Ngo commented on 14 Jan 2013

You're welcome! Really any of them change the dynamics of possibility. Depending on what you're looking for, each expansion has a different theme or mechanic: Intrigue: more attack cards and different things with victory cards Seaside: duration cards and interesting deck manipulation cards Alchemy: cards with multiple effects and requires some thinking Prosperity: interesting treasure cards and game lengthening mechanic Cornucopia: unique effects and unique cards ...

Nam Ngo commented on 13 Jan 2013

The shuffle dictates whether we use Prosperity victory and treasure cards. The game's strategy actually changes depending on if you are trying to get Provinces or Colonies, because it will affect the length of the game and the dynamics of choices for card choices. If we used Platinums and Colonies every shuffle, then we would only be limited to the strategies presented with them all the time.

Nam Ngo commented on 14 Jan 2013

Hinterlands: unique effects that "combo" well with other thing (but you may need more expansions to make the combos work) Dark Ages: Trash effects, different starting cards (instead of Estates), and "Ruins" (alternative to "Curses")

OneCoolGuy commented on 14 Jan 2013

thanks for the respomse, what would you recommend as first expasion for someone who wants to make the game more complex and stratigic

Nam Ngo commented on 27 Nov 2012

Hey everybody! Second Dominion Shuffle episode is up! Strategy Segment: Dominion Shuffle episode 2

OneCoolGuy commented on 13 Jan 2013

nice video why srent you playing with prosperity victory cards?

RunThrough #18: Dominion Gameplay Part 1

A brief overview of the rules and the start of a game of Dominion. Basic rules overview: 00:20 Start of game: 02:46 These videos are not meant to replace the ...

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trallalallalah commented on 20 Mar 2014

Hi, thanks for the Beginner's tutorial. BTW, you short-changed "Jen" a couple times between the 32:00 mins mark & end of this first video (see her Militia (+ coins) & Moat (Reaction) cards)...

Barry Reynolds (AGatewayGamerRunsThrough) commented on 20 Mar 2014

Funny I was just editing a video with Jen in it and she jokes I cheat to win all the time. Playing two people in my head trips me up sometimes. Luckily the screw ups would not effect the end game to much. Thanks for watching and pointing it out to me I have added annotations for the mistakes.

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