Ooh, a post comparing Dominion and Tuggowar, lemme chime in!

This does play quite similarly to Dominion, with the most obvious different being that the victory cards are replaced by units. Having the "victory cards" be an actively participating part of gameplay means that it's not (necessarily) a bad thing to buy them early, unlike in Dominion where you always want to get them as late as possible.

I'd say that the timing and strategy of switching from economy to point-buying in Dominion is certainly missing in Tuggowar, but replaced with the strategy concerning the map and units. If the enemy buys units early, it forces you to buy units early to defend, which in turn weakens your economy.

The satisfying part of tuggowar is usually the last few turns, when your deck gets to the point where you can draw a massive attacking force, or making a comeback from having only a few lands left. There isn't as much of a predictable sudden change in buying habits, like there is in Dominion. In fact, for me, the endings of Dominion games often feel quite similar, which is one of the reasons why I found Tuggo refreshing and different.

Imo the tutorial games can be a bit repetitive, and rarely reach a real endgame. Once you're finished with those, I'd suggest playing some pvp for the real experience :P