December 08, 2024 / by tracer

Season 67 - Newsletter

Holiday Season

Welcome to season 67 of the Dominion League. Moderator Turnover After nearly four and a half years, Rozyroz has left the moderator team. As Onboarding and then Outreach chair, Rozyroz played a major role in making the new player experience what it is today. We thank her for her service to the community in these roles and others. On a brighter note, this season will mark the return of Naesala to the moderator team. In addition to some onboarding and division moderation responsibilities, Naesala will be running our featured matches this season, a huge task for which we are happy...

October 27, 2024 / by tracer

Season 67 - Sign-ups

Signups are now open!

Season 67 will run from Monday, December 9 until Sunday, January 19 and you can sign up until Sunday, December 1 at 23:59 UTC. Signups are now officially closed, but you can still sign up below to join the waiting list until Thursday, December 19 at 23:59 UTC. If there is a space suitable for you, you will be added to fill all divisions up to 6 players each. You will need the following in order to sign up: A Dominion Online account with 10 or more rated 2-player games. If you are joining the waiting list, these rated games...

October 13, 2024 / by tracer

Season 66 - Newsletter

Welcome back

Welcome back to the Dominion League for season 66 after our long break. I hope that those of you who played in the Dominion Online Championship enjoyed that experience. New Player Guide This season we are introducing a guide to getting started in the Dominion League, which you can access at dominionleague.org/player-guide. While this is primarily aimed at new league players, I encourage returning players to look over it as well - this is what many people in your division will be expecting. A link to this guide will replace some of the division channel opening posts next season. I...

September 22, 2024 / by saltroza

Season 65 Feature Matches

Videos and recaps for the six matches featured in Season 65, plus the Champion Match

Week 1: D4, chesstick vs duhmarkVideo with commentary by Mort and saltroza This was an engaging match with several kingdoms that provided a good degree of ambiguity as to the optimal strategy. chesstick took the first game in convincing style, with the slightly weak draw being greatly ameliorated by judicious Delivery (largely of Ferryman and his Vassal). The second game offered a strong engine with plenty of villages, draw and buys but slightly weak payload, with duhmark snatching up Plunders and both players taking advantage of Commerce to add Golds. chesstick had the better-controlled deck and seemed to be in...

August 11, 2024 / by tracer

Season 66 - Signups

Signups have closed, but you can still enter the waiting list

Season 66 will run from Monday, October 14 until Sunday, November 24 and you can sign up until Sunday, October 6 at 23:59 UTC. Signups are now officially closed, but you can still sign up below to join the waiting list until Thursday, October 24 at 23:59 UTC. If there is a space suitable for you, you will be added to fill all divisions up to 6 players each. You will need the following in order to sign up: A Dominion Online account with 10 or more rated 2-player games. If you are joining the waiting list, these rated games...

July 27, 2024 / by tracer

Season 65 - Newsletter

Extended break coming

Welcome to season 65 of the Dominion League. This season has some unusual aspects, so please read on. Moderator Turnover I am pleased to welcome bobbydj18 to the moderator team. bobbydj18 has been playing in the league since season 30 so has plenty of experience around the league environment. Some of you may have already met him during your onboarding and the rest of you might see him moderating one of your divisions this season. As a reminder, moderator applications are now always open, and you can apply here. Extended Break Coming Please note that after this season, it will...

June 16, 2024 / by tracer

Season 65 - Signups

Signups are now open!

Season 65 will run from Monday, July 29 until Sunday, September 8 and you can sign up until Sunday, July 21 at 23:59 UTC. Signups are now officially closed, but you can still sign up below to join the waiting list until Thursday, August 8 at 23:59 UTC. If there is a space suitable for you, you will be added to fill all divisions up to 6 players each. You will need the following in order to sign up: A Dominion Online account with 10 or more rated 2-player games. If you are joining the waiting list, these rated games...

June 02, 2024 / by tracer

Season 64 - Newsletter

Moderator Applications Opening Soon

Welcome to Season 64! Moderator Updates Season 63 marked the last season as a moderator for Nabalaskar, who was responsible for community work over the past few seasons, including managing featured matches and making outreach posts that you may have seen in #league. We thank Nabalaskar for being an important part of our team in the last year. Season 64 will mark the start of a new process for adding new moderators. While before we would only have applications open every 3 seasons, applications will now always be open, and we will consider adding moderators roughly 2 weeks into each...

April 15, 2024 / by tracer

Season 64 - Sign-ups

Sign-ups are now open!

Season 64 will run from Monday, June 3 until Sunday, July 14 and you can sign up until Sunday, May 26 at 23:59 UTC. Signups are now officially closed, but you can still sign up below to join the waiting list until Thursday, June 13 at 23:59 UTC. If there is a space suitable for you, you will be added to fill all divisions up to 6 players each. You will need the following in order to sign up: A Dominion Online account with 10 or more rated 2-player games. These rated games need to be played by Sunday, May...

April 12, 2024 / by breppert

Season 63 - D3: Tias vs. Sharur

First Feature Match of Season 63

Our first feature match of the season between Tias and Sharur showcased many high-powered, fast kingdoms that were nimbly played by our D3 competitors. The first game of the match lasted 15 turns, the second just 13, and after that we never saw turn 12 again. Though there were two resignations, on turn 11.5 and 8.5, both took place with a game ending immediately forthcoming. I was pleased to be joined by Bienchen1 for commentary and a great crowd of spectators. Unfortunately, no recording is available. Game 1 (142565657) Game 1 was a no-trashing kingdom with relatively little going on...

March 30, 2024 / by tracer

Season 63 - Newsletter

New Structure in Place

Welcome to Season 63, which will see 2 new tiers. Moderator Updates This season we added breppert as a moderator. breppert first played in the Dominion League during season 17 and recently returned after a long break. Some of you have already been onboarded by breppert and they will be moderating 5 divisions this upcoming season and helping out with featured matches. Structure Changes The 11-tier system has arrived, which hopefully will bring better balance in a few seasons if not this one. We no longer have a fixed structure below C tier - in general you can expect that...

February 18, 2024 / by tracer

Season 63 - Sign-ups

Sign-ups are now open!

Season 63 will run from Monday, April 1 until Sunday, May 12 and you can sign up until Saturday, March 23 at 23:59 UTC. Signups are now officially closed, but you can still sign up below to join the waiting list until Thursday, April 11 at 23:59 UTC. If there is a space suitable for you, you will be added to fill all divisions up to 6 players each. You will need the following in order to sign up: A Dominion Online account with 10 or more rated 2-player games. These rated games need to be played by Saturday, March...

February 03, 2024 / by tracer

Season 62 - Newsletter

Additional Tiers Coming

Welcome to Season 62 of the Dominion League, with some major changes on the horizon. Moderator Updates After 5 years, season 61 marked wharf_rat’s final season with the Dominion League moderation team. Our league does not run without the help of its moderators, and wharf_rat has been part of that for a long time. They will be missed! On a brighter note, I am pleased to announce the addition of TeamOkay as a moderator. TeamOkay has played 10 seasons across 5 different tiers, and has been with our community for nearly 4 years. They will be moderating 5 divisions this...

December 20, 2023 / by tracer

Season 62 - Signups

Signups are now open!

Season 62 will run from Monday, February 5 until Sunday, March 17 and you can sign up until Saturday, January 27 at 23:59 UTC. Signups are now officially closed, but you can still sign up below to join the waiting list until Thursday, February 15 at 23:59 UTC. If there is a space suitable for you, you will be added to fill all divisions up to 6 players each. You will need the following in order to sign up: A Dominion Online account with 10 or more rated 2-player games. These rated games need to be played by Saturday, January...

December 10, 2023 / by alibby1152

Season 61 - Call for New Moderators

We are looking to add moderators to the team and are now accepting applications. Are you interested in joining? If so, please read the information below and answer the questions that follow. Applications will be open until December 21st at 2 UTC. Loading…

December 04, 2023 / by tracer

Season 61 Newsletter

Welcome to season 61 of the Dominion League! Moderator Updates Season 60 marked the final season for Naesala and Theman0613 as Dominion League moderators. In addition to their work moderating divisions, they each previously spent time leading our most player-focused responsibilities, with Naesala making substantial changes to the onboarding process and Theman0613 turning players’ feedback into real changes. They will be missed. This upcoming season there will be a call for new moderators. We are always looking for new voices and perspectives in the moderator team, and I encourage anybody interested in contributing to the long-term health of the league...

October 22, 2023 / by tracer

Season 61 - Signups

Signups are now open!

Season 61 will run from Monday, December 4 until Sunday, January 14 and you can sign up until Saturday, November 25 at 23:59 UTC. Signups are now officially closed, but you can still sign up below to join the waiting list until Thursday, December 14 at 23:59 UTC. If there is a space suitable for you, you will be added to fill all divisions up to 6 players each. You will need the following in order to sign up: A Dominion Online account with 10 or more rated 2-player games. These rated games need to be played by Saturday, November...

October 08, 2023 / by tracer

Season 60 - Newsletter

Welcome to Season 60 of the Dominion League! Feedback On the returning form last season, we asked about using ban, dislike, and like lists in league matches. Across all tiers, we had a majority of responses favor the status quo of using banned and dislike lists and not using like lists, with much stronger majorities in the higher tiers. Given that feedback, we have decided to maintain the current rules for use of these card lists. During season 60 (exact date yet to be determined), we will be holding a town hall reviewing league structure, which will primarily concern tiers...

August 13, 2023 / by tracer

Season 60 - Signups

Signups are now open!

Season 60 will run from Monday, October 9 until Sunday, November 19 and you can sign up until Saturday, September 30 at 23:59 UTC. Signups are now officially closed, but you can still sign up below to join the waiting list until Thursday, October 19 at 23:59 UTC. If there is a space suitable for you, you will be added to fill all divisions up to 6 players each. You will need the following in order to sign up: A Dominion Online account with 10 or more rated 2-player games. These rated games need to be played by Saturday, September...

July 29, 2023 / by tracer

Season 59 - Newsletter

Welcome to Season 59 of the Dominion League! Moderator Updates For this season we have added two new moderators: Nabalaskar and Ruapadi, who between them have 32 seasons of experience as league players. Some of you who are new or coming back this season may have already gotten the opportunity to interact with them during your onboarding, and going forward you might see them moderating your divisions. Feedback On last season’s returning form we asked about the number of players in a division, and the vast majority of players indicated a preference for the status quo of 6 players per...

June 18, 2023 / by tracer

Season 59 - Signups

Signups are now open

Season 59 will run from Monday, July 31 until Sunday, September 10 and you can sign up until Saturday, July 22 at 23:59 UTC. Signups are now officially closed, but you can still sign up below to join the waiting list until Thursday, August 10 at 23:59 UTC. If there is a space suitable for you, you will be added to fill all divisions up to 6 players each. You will need the following in order to sign up: A Dominion Online account with 10 or more rated 2-player games. These rated games need to be played by Saturday, July...

June 11, 2023 / by alibby1152

Season 58 - Call for New Moderators

We are looking to add moderators to our team and are now accepting applications. Want to join us? Read the information below and answer the questions that follow. Applications will be open until June 23rd at 0 UTC. Loading…

June 04, 2023 / by tracer

Season 58 - Newsletter

Welcome to Season 58 of the Dominion League! This will be my first season as Administrative moderator, which for most of you (in fact, for all of the non-moderators reading this) means absolutely nothing, but if everything explodes I am now the one to blame. A thank you to alibby1152 for serving in this role for the past 14 seasons and to Stef, assemble me, and SamE before that. Moderator Updates Aside from the administrative change, we have also seen avi.arfin depart the moderator team. We thank them for their work. This season also marks three seasons since we last...

April 17, 2023 / by alibby1152

Season 58 - Signups

Signups are now open!

Season 58 will run from Monday, June 5 until Sunday, July 16 and you can sign up until Saturday, May 27 at 23:59 UTC. Signups are now officially closed, but you can still sign up below to join the waiting list until Thursday, June 15 at 23:59 UTC. If there is a space suitable for you, you will be added to fill all divisions up to 6 players each. You will need the following in order to sign up: A Dominion Online account with 10 or more rated 2-player games. These rated games need to be played by Sunday, May...

April 05, 2023 / by alibby1152

Season 57 Newsletter

A Fond Farewell

As Season 57 begins, I post my final newsletter as the administrative mod. After fourteen seasons at the helm, I’ve started to run out of steam a bit and feel like it’s time for some new energy and a new voice at the top. I will still be around as a regular moderator and continue to serve as the Setup Chair, but in Season 58 I’ll be handing the reigns over to the fifth admin in league history: tracer. tracer has a strong handle on league operations and is already doing countless things behind the scenes, so I am confident...

February 19, 2023 / by tracer

Season 57 - Sign-ups

Signups are now open!

Season 57 will run from Monday, April 3 until Sunday, May 14 and you can sign up until Sunday, March 26 at 23:59 UTC. Signups are now officially closed, but you can still sign up below to join the waiting list until Friday, April 14 at 23:59 UTC. If there is a space suitable for you, you will be added to fill all divisions up to 6 players each. You will need the following in order to sign up: A Dominion Online account with 10 or more rated 2-player games. These rated games need to be played by Sunday, March...

February 08, 2023 / by alibby1152

Season 56 Newsletter

Trending Upwards

Season 56 has kicked off and we’re already seeing good progress made on the scheduling and playing fronts. One of the most encouraging things leading up to the season is that we’ve seen growth in participation for the first time since Season 50. While the number of players remained high between Seasons 50 and 55, we were seeing a net loss of players from season to season. With 100 new signups, keep an eye out for new players in your division and help them out if they have any questions. We hope that everyone, veteran and new alike, have a...

December 22, 2022 / by nottoobad

Season 55- Call for New Mods

We are looking to add moderators to our team and are now accepting applications. Want to join us? Read the information below and answer the questions that follow. Applications will be open until December 30th at 0 UTC. Loading…

December 20, 2022 / by tracer

Season 56 - Sign-ups

Signups are now open!

Season 56 will run from Monday, February 6 until Sunday, March 19 and you can sign up until Sunday, January 29 at 23:59 UTC. Signups are now officially closed, but you can still sign up below to join the waiting list until Friday, February 17 at 23:59 UTC. If there is a space suitable for you, you will be added to fill all divisions up to 6 players each. You will need the following in order to sign up: A Dominion Online account with 10 or more rated 2-player games. These rated games need to be played by Sunday, January...

December 08, 2022 / by alibby1152

Season 55 Newsletter

Checking Back In

Season 55 of the Dominion League is officially underway. Players have hit the ground running and it’s great to see so many matches already played or on the calendar for the coming weeks. It’s been a while since we have posted a newsletter, as we haven’t seen many changes in the past few seasons. Things have been running smoothly, most of the feedback we have received has been in favor of keeping the status quo, and there hasn’t been much voice for drastic change. With that, I wanted to highlight a few items that have been posted in other places...

November 01, 2022 / by Rozyroz

Season 54 - Feature Match 1

Naesala vs. skumpy

Feature matches are back! These are exciting matches that the moderator team has identified as important to standings or otherwise worth drawing attention to. We will be featuring the match between Naesala and skumpy for division C3. The match will be taking place on Sunday, November 6 at 17 UTC. Naesala needs 4 wins to have a chance at promotion. skumpy needs at least 1.5 wins to make promotion a possibility. If Naesala wins 4.5 or more games, seanahan loses promotion potential. You can spectate the match on dominion.games. Tune in to a voice channel on Dominion Discord for commentary...

October 22, 2022 / by alibby1152

Season 55 - Sign-Ups

Signups are now open!

Season 55 will run from Monday, December 5, until Sunday, January 15, and you can sign up until Sunday, November 27 at 23:59 UTC by filling out the Google form below. You will need the following in order to sign up: A Dominion Online account with 10 or more rated 2-player games. These rated games need to be played by Sunday, November 27 at 23:59 UTC. If you do not reach 10 rated games by the deadline, your sign up will be removed. An account on the Dominion Discord. All League communications will take place by default over Discord. (Optional)...

October 15, 2022 / by nottoobad

Season 54- Call for New Mods

We are looking to add moderators to our team and are now accepting applications. Want to join us? Read the information below and answer the questions that follow. Applications will be open until October 24th at 0 UTC. Loading…

August 14, 2022 / by alibby1152

Season 54 Sign-Ups

Signups are now open!

Season 54 will run from Monday, October 10 until Sunday, November 20 and you can sign up until Sunday, October 2 at 23:59 UTC. Signups are now officially closed, but you can still sign up below to join the waiting list until Friday, October 21 at 23:59 UTC. If there is a space suitable for you, you will be added to fill all divisions up to 6 players each. You will need the following in order to sign up: A Dominion Online account with 10 or more rated 2-player games. These rated games need to be played by Sunday, October...

June 12, 2022 / by alibby1152

Season 53 - Sign-ups

Signups are now open!

Season 53 will run from Monday, August 1 until Sunday, September 11 and you can sign up until Sunday, July 24 at 23:59 UTC. Signups are now officially closed, but you can still sign up below to join the waiting list until Friday, August 12 at 23:59 UTC. If there is a space suitable for you, you will be added to fill all divisions up to 6 players each. You will need the following in order to sign up: A Dominion Online account with 10 or more rated 2-player games. These rated games need to be played by Sunday, July...

May 15, 2022 / by tracer

Season 52 - Feedback Report

Season 51 Town Hall (You Ask Us) During the season 51 town hall, we asked that players ask us any questions they have about the way league runs or how moderation works. While there was not much in the way of actionable takeaways from it, we felt that it was a valuable discussion and should be repeated in the future. We will look to do one of these “reverse” town halls roughly once per year to give a structured place for these questions, though they are always welcome in the #league channel of the discord. Returning Form Questions On the...

April 10, 2022 / by alibby1152

Season 52 - Sign-ups

Signups are now open!

Season 52 will run from Monday, May 30 until Sunday, July 10 and you can sign up until Sunday, May 22 at 23:59 UTC. Signups are now officially closed, but you can still sign up below to join the waiting list until Friday, June 10 at 23:59 UTC. If there is a space suitable for you, you will be added to fill all divisions up to 6 players each. You will need the following in order to sign up: A Dominion Online account with 10 or more rated 2-player games. These rated games need to be played by Sunday, May...

April 02, 2022 / by MuensterCheese

Season 51 - Call For New Mods

Hello, everyone! The League is run by a team of volunteer moderators and more help is always welcome! Moderator responsibilities consist of the following: Moderate 6-9 divisions during the season: respond to any questions from the players in them, message players who fall behind, and then remove them if there is no response or they are unable to finish the season. Participate in a few training meetings between April 25th and May 1st, usually lasting 30–60 minutes. Meet with fellow moderators on the final weekend of each season to discuss and vote on any necessary rules changes (though missing on...

March 31, 2022 / by alibby1152

Season 51 Newsletter

Farewell to J Tier?

Season 51 has kicked off and it’s nice to see matches already being scheduled and played. Heading into the season, we bid farewell to one of our mods, sweetjohn33, who is stepping away after eight seasons. We would like to thank him for all of his hard work and dedication over the past year+. Later this season, we will be putting out a call for those interested in joining the moderator team. We do this at least once every three seasons. I would also like to call attention to the Season 51 Feedback Report that summarizes the results of our...

March 24, 2022 / by tracer

Season 51 - Feedback Report

Season 50 Town Hall (League Calendar) During the season 50 town hall, we discussed potential adjustments to the League calendar, including where breaks should fall and how to distribute the extra weeks in a calendar year. Based on the town hall discussion and polling, it appeared that there was no desire to have the League target specific dates for breaks. Additionally, people were generally against having breaks be any longer, and were looking for a reduced (but not non-existent) break for the Online Championship. As moderators, we felt that it was important to keep the league schedule mapped consistently onto...

February 13, 2022 / by tracer

Season 51 - Sign-ups

Signups are now open!

Season 51 will run from Monday, March 28 until Sunday, May 8 and you can sign up until Saturday, March 19 at 23:59 UTC. Signups are now officially closed, but you can still sign up below to join the waiting list until Friday, April 8 at 23:59 UTC. If there is a space suitable for you, you will be added to fill all divisions up to 6 players each. You will need the following in order to sign up: A Dominion Online account with 10 or more rated 2-player games. These rated games need to be played by Saturday, March...

January 24, 2022 / by tracer

Season 50 - Feedback Report

Each season, the Dominion League Moderators will be publishing select results from our feedback questions, both for accountability to them and to be able to reference them later should players have questions about why something is the way it is. Starting this season we will be accepting feedback in our always-open suggestion box form. We are hoping that this will bring more ideas our way with people not needing to remember them for the returning form. Season 49 Town Hall (Kingdom Selection Restrictions) During the Season 49 Town Hall, there was a lively discussion about what all should be allowed...

December 15, 2021 / by crlundy

Season 50 - Sign-ups

Sign-Ups Open

Season 50 will run from Monday, January 31, until Sunday, March 13, and you can sign up until Sunday, January 23 at 23:59 UTC. Signups are now officially closed, but you can still sign up below to join the waiting list until Friday, February 11 at 23:59 UTC. If there is a space suitable for you, you will be added to fill all divisions up to 6 players each. You will need the following in order to sign up: A Dominion Online account with 10 or more rated 2-player games. These rated games need to be played by Sunday, January...

December 12, 2021 / by alibby1152

Season 49 Newsletter

As we sit a week into Season 49, I wanted to pick up on something I’ve been slacking on the past few seasons: posting an update newsletter. This season, we welcomed three new Moderators to our team: AJL828, Naesala, and snowbz. All three have hit the ground running and gotten up to speed quite quickly. There has also been a pair of announcements posted outside of this newsletter that I would like to call attention to. First, there has been a major overhaul of the structure of the League Rules document. While none of the rules have changed, the rules...

December 03, 2021 / by tracer

Season 49 - Feedback Report

Starting this season, the Dominion League Moderators will be publishing select results from our feedback questions, both for accountability to them and to be able to reference them later should players have questions about why something is the way it is. Season 48 Town Hall (Drop Rules) During the Season 48 Town Hall, players expressed strong support for changing drop rules to a new alternative (discord link to text), with 73% of poll respondents in favor of changing and 12% opposed at the time of counting. As such, we will be adopting the new rule, intended to start in season...

November 13, 2021 / by AJL828

Season 49 New Moderators

The Dominion League is happy to present three new moderators! AJL828 - An aspiring young Dominion fan who has been playing in the League every season since Season 45. Naesala - I’ve been playing in League since Season 46 and have been a big fan since then. Very happy to have found this community! snowbz - I’ve been in the league since season 43 and aspire to get better. Excited to bring new geographical coverage to the team!

October 21, 2021 / by crlundy

Season 49 - Sign-ups

Sign-Ups Open

Season 49 will run from Monday, December 6 until Sunday, January 16 and you can sign up until Sunday, November 28 at 23:59 UTC. Signups are now officially closed, but you can still sign up below to join the waiting list until Friday, December 17 at 23:59 UTC. If there is a space suitable for you, you will be added to fill all divisions up to 6 players each. You will need the following in order to sign up: A Dominion Online account with 10 or more rated 2-player games. These rated games need to be played by Sunday, November...

October 21, 2021 / by MuensterCheese

Season 49 - Call For New Mods

Hello, everyone! The League is run by a team of volunteer moderators and more help is always welcome! Moderator responsibilities consist of the following: Moderate 7-10 divisions during the season: respond to any questions from the players in them, message players who fall behind, and then remove them if there is no response or they are unable to finish the season. Participate in a few training meetings between November 8th and November 14th, usually lasting 30–60 minutes. Meet with fellow moderators on the final weekend of each season to discuss and vote on any necessary rules changes (though missing on...

August 02, 2021 / by crlundy

Season 48 - Sign-Ups

Sign-Ups Open

Season 48 will run from Monday, October 11 until Sunday, November 21 and you can sign up until Sunday, October 3 at 23:59 UTC. Signups are now officially closed, but you can still sign up below to join the waiting list until Friday, October 22 at 23:59 UTC. If there is a space suitable for you, you will be added to fill all divisions up to 6 players each. You will need the following in order to sign up: A [Dominion Online](https://dominion.games) account with 10 or more rated 2-player games. These rated games need to be played by Sunday, October...

June 21, 2021 / by Rozyroz

Season 46 - End of Season Deadlines

Season 46 officially ends on Sunday, July 4. To account for the westernmost timezones, the deadline for reporting matches is Sunday, July 4, at 23:59 UTC. If you need extra time to finish, you must contact your group moderator to request an extension of up to one week. All late finish matches must be reported by Sunday, July 11, at 23:59 UTC. If you fail to request an extension or complete the match by the late deadline, the responsible player(s) will be considered to have dropped mid-season. This means that they are banned for the next two seasons, and automatically...

June 05, 2021 / by EmmiPlays2000

Season 47 - Sign-ups

Signups open

Season 47 will run from Monday, July 19 until Sunday, August 29 and you can sign up until Sunday, July 11 at 23:59 UTC. Signups are now officially closed. You will need the following in order to sign up: A Dominion Online account with 10 or more rated 2-player games. These rated games need to be played by Sunday, July 11 at 23:59 UTC. If you do not reach 10 rated games by the deadline, your sign up will be removed. An account on the Dominion Discord. All League communications will take place by default over Discord. (Optional) An email...

April 30, 2021 / by alibby1152

Season 45 - End of Season Deadlines

Season 45 officially ends on Sunday, May 9. To account for the westernmost timezones, the deadline for reporting matches is Monday, May 10, at 15:00 UTC. If you need extra time to finish, you must contact your group moderator to request an extension of up to one week. All late finish matches must be reported by Monday, May 17, at 15:00 UTC. If you fail to request an extension or complete the match by the late deadline, the responsible player(s) will be considered to have dropped mid-season. This means that they are banned for the next two seasons, and automatically...

April 14, 2021 / by muenstercheese

Season 46 - New Moderators

We are excited to welcome three new moderators to our team for Season 46: muenstercheese pppppppppp Emmi muenstercheese has been playing in league since Season 40, jumping up and down around H tier the whole time. Besides league, she’s ran a few tournaments in the Dominion Discord on the side. pppppppppp has played every season since season 35 and is active in many tournaments throughout the community. Emmi has played since season 40 and has been an active Discord member in server games and league.

April 10, 2021 / by Rozyroz

Season 46 - Sign-ups

Sign-ups Open

[b]Season 46[/b] will run from Monday, May 24 until Sunday, July 4 and [s]you can sign up until Sunday, May 16 at 23:59 UTC[/s]. [b]Signups are now officially closed[/b]. If you would like to sign up for next season, you can do so [url=https://dominionleague.org/sign-ups]here[/url]. You will need the following in order to sign up: “1. A Dominion Online account with 10 or more rated 2-player games. These rated games need to be played by Sunday, May 16 at 23:59 UTC. If you do not reach 10 rated games by the deadline, your sign up will be removed.” “2. An account...

March 01, 2021 / by truffles

Season 44 - End of Season Deadlines

Season 44 officially ends on Sunday, March 14. To account for the westernmost timezones, the deadline for reporting matches is Monday, March 15, at 15:00 UTC. If you need extra time to finish, you must contact your group moderator to request an extension of up to one week. All late finish matches must be reported by Monday, March 22, at 15:00 UTC. If you fail to request an extension or complete the match by the late deadline, the responsible player(s) will be considered to have dropped mid-season. This means that they are banned for the next two seasons, and automatically...

February 14, 2021 / by truffles

Season 45 - Sign-ups

Sign-ups Open

Season 45 will run from Monday, March 29, until Sunday, May 9, and you can sign up until Sunday, March 21 at 23:59 UTC. Signups are now officially closed, but you can still sign up to join the waiting list until Friday, April 9 at 23:59 UTC by filling out the Google form below. You will need the following in order to sign up: A Dominion Online account with 10 or more rated 2-player games. These rated games need to be played by Thursday, March 25th. If you do not reach 10 rated games by the deadline, your sign up...

February 06, 2021 / by alibby1152

Season 44 - Newsletter Part 2

A New Beginning

Welcome to Season 44 of Dominion League! We’re about a week into the season and there has already been great progress made in terms of matches played and only a handful of players who have neither played a match nor checked in. If you’re reading this and haven’t done so yet, hop on into your division channel, say hello, and start scheduling some matches. The overall structure of the league and promotion guidelines can be seen in the chart below: As mentioned in Part 1 of the Season 44 newsletter, SamE has passed the baton of Administrative Moderator over to...

January 28, 2021 / by SamE

Season 44 - Newsletter Part 1

A Changing of the Guard

Hello everyone! Ever since Season 2, the League has been run by a team of moderators, but there is always one moderator who serves as the de facto leader. The first 13 seasons, this was Stef, the founder of the League, before he passed it over to assemble me for the next 13. I broke this streak by serving as the administrative moderator for the last 17 seasons, but as I prepare to move to Singapore for good next month, it’s now finally time to hand it off to our next fearless leader, alibby1152. (I will still be around, but...

January 18, 2021 / by alibby1152

Season 43 - League Championship Match

Sunday, January 24th at 20:00 UTC

The Dominion League Season 43 Championship Match is set for this Sunday, January 24th at 20 UTC. The match features 2020 Shuffle iT Champion nasmith99 and 17-time League Champion Mic Qsenoch. Holding a one game lead heading into the match, nasmith needs 3 wins to secure his first title, whereas Mic needs 3.5 to overcome the deficit and win by virtue of his 6.5-5.5 combined record between the regular season and Championship matches. Commentary will be provided by fellow A League players and 2020 World Cup Champions Sicomatic and E.Honda. You can watch by spectating on dominion.games and tune in...

January 03, 2021 / by Rozyroz

Season 43 - End of Season Deadlines

Season 43 officially ends on Sunday, January 17. To account for the westernmost timezones, the deadline for reporting matches is Monday, January 18, at 15:00 UTC. If you need extra time to finish, you must contact your group moderator to request an extension of up to one week. All late finish matches must be reported by Monday, January 25, at 15:00 UTC. If you fail to request an extension or complete the match by the late deadline, the responsible player(s) will be considered to have dropped mid-season. This means that they are banned for the next two seasons, and automatically...

December 14, 2020 / by truffles

Season 44 - Sign-ups

Sign-ups Open

Season 44 will run from Monday, February 1, until Sunday, March 14, and you can sign up until Monday, January 25, at 15:00 UTC. Sign-ups are now officially closed. If you would like to sign up for next season, you can do so here. You will need the following in order to sign up: A Dominion Online account with 10 or more rated 2-player games. These rated games need to be played by Thursday, January 28. If you do not reach 10 rated games by the deadline, your sign up will be removed. An account on the Dominion Discord. All...

December 06, 2020 / by SamE

Season 43 - Newsletter Part 2

Happy Holidays

Season 43 has now started! If you’re playing in the season, say hello and make sure to check in, where now also you’ll be asked to give a description of when you’ll be available to play your matches. Here’s what the League looks like overall this season: While the exact number of players will continue to fluctuate with late signups over the next week, we can also look at the number of divisions for a good sense of the size of the League. Here’s what our pandemic-fueled growth has looked like: Season 39: 51 divisions (then a record) Season 40:...

December 05, 2020 / by truffles

Season 43 - Sign-ups

Sign-ups Open

Season 43 will run from Monday, December 7 until Sunday, January 17 and you can sign up until Monday, November 30 at 15:00 UTC. Signups are now officially closed. If you would like to sign up for next season, you can do so here. You will need the following in order to sign up: An account on the Dominion Online client. To be placed in the League’s tier system, you must play 30 ranked two-player games before Thursday, January 14. If you do not reach 30 games, you will be placed in the Practice Tier, where all games will be...

November 30, 2020 / by truffles

Season 42 - League A Championship

Congratulations to tracer!

This previous weekend, on Saturday, November 28th, the Season 42 League Championship Match took place between tracer and E.Honda. It featured commentary by Burning Skull and fellow A Division player, xyrix. tracer needed 2.5 wins to secure his 4th League title, and E.Honda needed 4 wins to win his first League title. After an exhilarating match, tracer emerged victorious with an impressive 5-1 score. Congratulations to tracer! Commentary: Neutral: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MzgKmvY0ts tracer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZnwhK1RN68

November 26, 2020 / by SamE

Season 43 - Newsletter Part 1

Recognizing Moderators' Hard Work

Hello everyone! Earlier this month, we held our Scheduling Town Hall, in which players identified a few ways that we can help make everyone’s lives easier with scheduling. We’ve taken these suggestions to heart, and will be adding the following: The Check-In Form will now also require you to describe your schedule for your divisionmates. A message at the halfway point with the matches remaining (without tagging) will help everyone keep track of what they have left. Players will now be automatically removed if they do not manage to complete even a single match by the end of Week 4,...

November 09, 2020 / by Rozyroz

Season 42 - End of Season Deadlines

Season 42 officially ends on Sunday, November 22. To account for the westernmost timezones, the deadline for reporting matches is Monday, November 23, at 15:00 UTC. If you need extra time to finish, you must contact your group moderator to request an extension of up to one week. All late finish matches must be reported by Monday, November 30, at 15:00 UTC. If you fail to request an extension or complete the match by the late deadline, the responsible player(s) will be considered to have dropped mid-season. This means that they are banned for the next two seasons, and automatically...

November 05, 2020 / by truffles

Season 43 - New Moderators

We are excited to welcome two new moderators to our team for Season 43: Sharur sweetjohn33. Sharur has played in the Dominion League since season 23, and had a run of 9 consecutive season in which he either promoted or demoted. Sweetjohn33 has played in the league since Season 38, which is approximately half the time of Sharur’s streak.

October 17, 2020 / by tracer

Season 42 - Call for New Mods

We are looking to add moderators for season 43 and beyond. The application deadline has passed and we are no longer accepting applications. Loading…

October 12, 2020 / by crlundy

Season 42 - Newsletter Part 2

Season 42 has started! We have been thrilled to have so much interest in the League recently, and while this is the first season in quarantine to have fewer players than the one before it, the League is still far larger than any pre-coronavirus season. There have been 403 divisions in the 3 seasons since players have been in quarantine, which more than the previous 9 seasons (S31–S39) combined. It’s also about 30% of all the divisions ever in the League. The diversity of player skills means we can continue to build divisions with competitive matches, and has also led...

October 10, 2020 / by crlundy

Season 42 - Newsletter Part 1

Thank you to everyone who attended our two town halls during the long break for the Shuffle iT Championship, and to everyone who provided feedback on the Returning Form. All your suggestions and input have lead to several rules changes. You can see the exact rules changes and rewordings in our Rules Changelog, but I’ll also summarize them here. Snake seeding was replaced with random seeding, as presented at the second Town Hall. 5th place will never demote from a 7-player flex division. Returning players are also eligible for superpromotions. Player cannot superpromote to a tier above E. As an...

August 30, 2020 / by truffles

Season 41 - League Championship Match

Saturday, September 5th at 17:00UTC

The Season 41 Championship Match is coming up this Sunday at 18 UTC between Mic Qsenoch, playing for his 4th consecutive championship and 17th overall, and E.Honda, playing his first championship match but is a multi-season League A veteran. Commentary on the match will be provided by xyrix and nasmith99, both Season 41 A League players. You can watch by spectating on dominion.games, and listen to the commentary in one of the voice channels in the Dominion Discord. Going into the championship match Mic Qsenoch leads by 2 games, so will need to win 2.5 games to take the prize,...

August 17, 2020 / by alibby1152

Season 41 - End of Season Deadlines

Season 41 officially ends on Sunday, August 30. To account for the westernmost timezones, the deadline for reporting matches is Monday, August 31, at 15:00 UTC. If you need extra time to finish, you must contact your group moderator to request an extension of up to one week. All late finish matches must be reported by Monday, September 7, at 15:00 UTC. If you fail to request an extension or complete the match by the late deadline, the responsible player(s) will be considered to have dropped mid-season. This means that they are banned for the next two seasons, and automatically...

July 31, 2020 / by volfied

Season 41 - Upcoming Town Hall

Saturday, August 8th at 1700 UTC

Announcing the Season 41 Smorgasbord Town Hall on Saturday, August 8th at 1700 UTC! The floor will be open for suggested topics of discussion. We submit the following for your consideration: Suggested schedules for tiers A-E Returning Form questions by tier Expansion limitations 4 games per season VP Counter off Extracurricular league-based tournaments and activities Random seeding Timer There will also be a brief review of recent minor rule changes while we gather suggestions. Hope to see you there!

July 27, 2020 / by truffles

Season 42 - Sign-ups

Sign-ups Open

Season 42 will run from Monday, October 12 until Sunday, November 22 and you can sign up until Monday, October 5 at 15:00 UTC. Signups are now officially closed. If you would like to sign up for next season, you can do so here. You will need the following in order to sign up: An account on the Dominion Online client. To be placed in the League’s tier system, you must play 30 ranked two-player games before Friday, October 9. If you do not reach 30 games, you will be placed in the Practice Tier, where all games will be...

July 20, 2020 / by SamE

Season 41 - Newsletter Part 2

Setup Details and Minor Rules Changes

Season 41 has started! This is the first ten-tier season, just two seasons after the first eight-tier season. To illustrate how big of a change this has been, in just six months, the F tier has gone from the bottom third of the League all the way to the top quarter! While those changes will still take some getting used to, the cause is pretty obvious, albeit grim. This major growth of the League is just a tiny ripple effect of the coronavirus pandemic, which has forced many people in the countries players live in to seek online entertainment and...

July 13, 2020 / by SamE

Season 40 - Championship Recap

Mic Qsenoch vs. nasmith99

The Season 40 Championship featured the top 2 A division players Mic Qsenoch and nasmith99. Mic Qsenoch had just finished a dominant regular season, going 21-9 against five of the strongest players in the League. nasmith99 also had a winning season, going 16-14 and barely sneaking into the Championship match based on a tiebreaker over xyrix, who finished with the same record. As such, nasmith could only afford to tie one of the six games, while Mic just needed to win one (or tie two). That said, neither of them let these circumstances drastically affect their mindsets, mostly taking each...

July 13, 2020 / by SamE

Season 41 - Newsletter Part 1

Rules Update

Hello everyone, First, a big thanks to everyone who attended our League Scaling Town Hall last month. The moderators have had some vigorous debates and will be adopting many of the suggestions that were made there, starting in Season 42. You can see the exact rules changes and rewordings in our Rules Changelog, but I’ll also summarize them here. Here are the rules changes that came about as a result of the Tier Scaling Town Hall. We will be maintaining the Season 41 thresholds to determine the number of tiers going forward. As a quick synopsis, every third tier transition...

July 09, 2020 / by tracer

Season 40 - Championship Match

Sunday, July 12th 18:00 UTC

The Season 40 Championship Match is coming up this Sunday at 18 UTC between Mic Qsenoch, playing for his 3rd consecutive championship and 16th overall, and nasmith99, last season’s runner up. Commentary on the match will be provided by former champion tracer and xyrix, this season’s 3rd place finisher in A. You can watch by spectating on dominion.games, and listen to the commentary in one of the voice channels in the Dominion Discord. Going into the championship match Mic Qsenoch leads by 5 games, so will need to win only one game to take the prize, while nasmith99 will need...

July 01, 2020 / by SamE

Season 41 - Call for new mods

Hello everyone! The League is run by a team of volunteer moderators, and due to the growth of the League in the last few seasons, we’re looking for more! Moderator responsibilities consist of the following: Meet with fellow moderators on the weekend before the season to set everything up. For Season 41, this will be the weekend of July 18-19. These meetings vary in length but usually last a few hours, including post-meeting tasks. Meet with fellow moderators on the final weekend of the season to discuss and vote on any necessary rules changes. For Season 40, this will be...

June 22, 2020 / by alibby1152

Season 40 - End of Season Deadlines

Season 40 officially ends on Sunday, July 5. To account for the westernmost timezones, the deadline for reporting matches is Monday, July 6, at 15:00 UTC. If you need extra time to finish, you must contact your group moderator to request an extension of up to one week. All late finish matches must be reported by Monday, July 13, at 15:00 UTC. If you fail to request an extension or complete the match by the late deadline, the responsible player(s) will be considered to have dropped mid-season. This means that they are banned for the next two seasons, and automatically...

June 01, 2020 / by truffles

Season 41 - Sign-ups

Sign-ups Open

Season 41 will run from Monday, July 20 until Sunday, August 30 and you can sign up until Monday, July 13 at 15:00 UTC. Sign-ups are now officially closed, but you can still sign up below to join the waiting list until Monday, July 27 at 15:00 UTC. If there is a space suitable for you, you will be added to fill all divisions up to 6 players each. Sign up by filling out the Google form below. You will need the following in order to sign up: An account on the Dominion Online client. In order to place you...

May 12, 2020 / by SamE

Season 40 - Newsletter

Quarantines Lead to Explosive Growth

Hello everyone, Season 39 started in mid-March, as lockdowns around the world were coming into effect. It was, unsurprisingly, our biggest season ever. But that was apparently just the beginning. This last Friday, the first day that we advertised in the client for Season 40, we got a total of 181 new signups. For reference, we got only 140 new signups for the entirety of Season 39, with just 30 of those on the day of the client advertisement. We immediately knew we were in for another big ballooning of numbers in the League. Just four days later, we’re up...

May 11, 2020 / by nottoobad

Season 40 - Sign-ups

Sign-ups Open

Season 40 will run from Monday, May 25 until Sunday, July 5 and you can sign up until Monday, May 18 at 15:00 UTC. Signups are now officially closed. If there is a space suitable for you, you will be added to fill all divisions up to 6 players each. You will need the following in order to sign up: An account on the Dominion Online client. In order to place you appropriately, we highly recommend playing at least 20 rated 2-player games through the automatch system before Friday, May 22. An account on the Dominion Discord. All League communications...

March 17, 2020 / by SamE

Season 39 - Newsletter

The First Eight-Tier Season

Hello everyone, Season 39 will be the first Dominion League season with eight tiers. As I’ve been explaining to people, the easiest way to think about it is that we’ve added tiers D/E and E/F, and then renamed all of the tiers to just the letters A through H. In fact, the E and F transition schemes from Season 38 are the exact same as the F and H transition schemes going forward, so it’s really as if E and F players were already in F and H, respectively. Here are those transition schemes again: Other Changes Apart from this...