Ad-Free Accounts: Frequently Asked Questions  

This is the FAQ for the Ad-Free Accounts in Dominion. This answers the most common questions about ad-free accounts.


  • Is Dominion still free?
  • Where can I sign up?
  • Why are you offering ad-free accounts?
  • What do you get with an ad-free account?
  • How much does it cost?
  • Can I purchase an ad-free account in the middle of a round?
  • How are you accepting payments?
  • I don't have a credit card. How can I pay?
  • I don't live in the United States. How can I pay?
  • What happens if my account is killed or I delete and restart during the round?
  • What happens in the event of a server crash?
  • Can I purchase an ad-free account for someone else?
  • Do you store my credit card on your server?
  • Can I make a donation without purchasing an ad-free account?
  • If I make a donation do I get an ad-free account?


    Is Dominion still free?
       Yes, Dominion is still COMPLETELY FREE. Ad-free accounts are available for purchase for $5 for players who want to play free of advertisements. You can still continue to play for FREE with advertisements if you choose not to pay for an ad-free account.

    Where can I sign up?
       Just
    click here to sign up.

    Why are you offering ad-free accounts?
       The ad market is in very bad shape, and Dominion is expensive to run. I have to pay for things like the server and bandwidth, and also my spare time. With the millions upon millions of hits every round, Dominion is not easy or cheap to maintain.

    What do you get with an ad-free account?
       After you log into Dominion you will get no more ads inside the game. This means no banners or popups or advertisements of any kind. This lasts for the entire round.

    How much does it cost?
       The cost to play one round (the standard, 7 weeks, from the beginning of the round) completely ad free is currently just $5 (US). That's about 72 cents a week.

    Can I purchase an ad-free account in the middle of a round?
       Yes, you can. The price for an ad-free account is ALWAYS $5 though, regardless of when during the round you sign up for the account. Signing up an ad-free account during the course of a round means you will have ad-free access only for the current round, and that access ends when the round ends.

    How are you accepting payments?
       Payments will be accepted currently only through
    Paypal. Paypal is an online service that lets people send money to one another over the internet, using a credit card or bank account. It's used by millions upon millions of people, which is one of the reasons why I selected it.

    I don't have a credit card. How can I pay?
       Right now the only method of payment is by credit card or bank account, via Paypal. If you do not have either, you can try asking parents or friends to pay for you using their credit card. In the future we may accept payments in the form of money orders, but because this is the first time we are accepting payments, we are limiting the payment method to Paypal.

    I don't live in the United States. How can I pay?
       Paypal accepts international credit cards, and is available in over 30 countries! To see if your country is on the list, please check the
    list on their web site.

    What happens if my account is killed or I delete and restart during the round?
       Not a problem. We store the e-mail address you sign up your ad-free account with, so if you die or delete your account and want to restart, if you use the same e-mail address to sign up again you will still have ad-free access.

    What happens in the event of a server crash?
       If the server goes down due to error, several things may occur. First, if necessary game data is recoverable to continue the round, the server will be fixed and the round will continue from the point the game stopped. All players who had ad-free accounts will continue to have ad-free access. Second, If the game data is unrecoverable and the round is in the first 5 weeks of play, if a new round begins all people with ad-free accounts will get to play a new round with ad-free access. Third, if the game data is unrecoverable and the round is in the last 2 weeks of play, the rankings will be recorded at the last point in the game before the crash and the round will be officially over, ending ad-free access for all users who had such access.

    Can I purchase an ad-free account for someone else?
       Yes. Simply specify when you pay for the account the e-mail address or dominion name used by that person when they signed up for their Dominion account.

    Do you store my credit card on your server?
       No. We do not even know what your credit card information is. Because the transaction is through PayPal, no credit card information is known to us or stored by us.

    Can I make a donation without purchasing an ad-free account?
       Yes. Please visit the
    Donation Page to do so.

    If I make a donation do I get an ad-free account?
       No. A donation is just that - a donation. If you want to purchase an ad-free account, you must do so through the ad-free account signup process.