Dragon Castle*
Dragon Castle is a captivating game that draws inspiration from the classic Mahjong Solitaire. Imagine yourself in the role of a lord tasked with constructing a grand castle in your own realm. The central "castle," known as the Dragon Castle, holds a wealth of identical tiles waiting to be used in your architectural endeavors. As you build, you'll need to make strategic decisions, consolidate tiles, construct shrines, and harness the powers of spirit cards—all while keeping an eye on the ever-changing dragon card. Only the player who skillfully designs their castle and accumulates the most points will become the lord of the new Dragon Castle and claim victory.
Gameplay Overview
- Tile Pairing: On your turn, choose a pair of identical tiles from the Dragon Castle and add them to your realm board.
- Consolidation: Create sets of identical tiles and consolidate them by flipping them face down to earn points.
- Shrine Construction: As you consolidate tiles, you can also build shrines on top of them, offering more points but limiting your building options.
- Spirit Card Utilization: Take advantage of the available spirit card, which grants unique powers but comes with a cost.
- Dragon Card: Keep an eye on the dragon card in play, and meet the building requirements to score bonus points.
Special Features
- Strategic Tile Selection: Carefully choose which tiles to take from the Dragon Castle, considering your long-term castle-building strategy.
- Shrines for Points: Balancing tile consolidation with shrine construction is key to maximizing your points.
- Spirit Cards: These game-changing cards add depth to your decision-making, offering both opportunities and challenges.
- Dynamic Dragon Card: Adapt your strategy based on the evolving dragon card and its influence on your scoring.
Conclusion
In the end, the player who successfully consolidates tiles, constructs shrines, and utilizes spirit cards while keeping a close watch on the dragon card's effects will emerge as the lord of the new Dragon Castle and claim victory in this engaging game of strategic castle-building.
Nominated for 3 awards.
- 1 - 4 Players
- 30 - 45 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
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We like Dragon Castle so much that we recommend it in the following board game recommendation lists 2024
- Position 8 in The best games from Lorenzo Silva 🇮🇹👨
- Position 29 in The best games presented at the Spiel 2017 game fair in Essen, Germany