2019Martino Chiacchiera, Hjalmar Hach, Pierluca Zizzi
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2 - 8 players10 - 15 minLight weight

2017Hjalmar Hach, Luca Ricci, Lorenzo Silva
Mainly reviews. Dragon Castle is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 33 reviews, 14 how-to-play guides, 2 recorded sessions, 2 unboxings, and 5 other videos.
From BoardGameGeek
Dragon Castle is a game freely inspired by Mahjong Solitaire. During your turn, you take a pair of identical tiles from the central "castle" (known as the Dragon Castle) and place them on your own realm board to build your own castle. From time to time, you may sacrifice these tiles to acquire shrines in their place. Every time you create a set of tiles of the same kind, you "consolidate" them, i.e. flip them face down to score points. When you consolidate a set, you may also build shrines on top of the consolidated tiles: Shrines allow you to score more points, but they also limit your building options. You may also take advantage of the available spirit card and its game-changing powers...but this will come at a cost! Finally, don't forget to check the dragon card in play, and to follow the building requirements to score bonus points. When the Dragon Castle has been reduced to only one floor, the end of the game is triggered. After one final round, the player with the most points is the lord of the new Dragon Castle...and the winner of the game!
Dragon Castle has 56 videos from 45 creators: 33 reviews, 14 how-to-play guides, 2 playthroughs, 2 unboxings and 5 other videos. They date from 2017 to September 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "Dragon Castle - How To Play" by Watch It Played, which runs 12 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Miami Dice: Dragon Castle" by The Dice Tower. 27 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Dragon Castle By Horrible Games At Essen SPIEL '17" by OnTableTop, one of 2 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Similo, Photosynthesis, The King's Dilemma and Railroad Ink: Deep Blue Edition, also by Hjalmar Hach. It appears in convention videos from GAMA Expo 2018 and Spiel Essen 2017.
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2019Martino Chiacchiera, Hjalmar Hach, Pierluca Zizzi
2 - 8 players10 - 15 minLight weight
2017Hjalmar Hach
2 - 4 players30 - 60 minMedium weight
2019Hjalmar Hach, Lorenzo Silva
3 - 5 players45 - 60 minMedium weight
2018Hjalmar Hach, Lorenzo Silva
1 - 6 players20 - 30 minLight weight
From BoardGameGeek:
Dragon Castle is a game freely inspired by Mahjong Solitaire. During your turn, you take a pair of identical tiles from the central "castle" (known as the Dragon Castle) and place them on your own realm board to build your own castle. From time to time, you may sacrifice these tiles to acquire shrines in their place. Every time you create a set of tiles of the same kind, you "consolidate" them, i.e. flip them face down to score points. When you consolidate a set, you may also build shrines on top of the consolidated tiles: Shrines allow you to score more points, but they also limit your building options. You may also take advantage of the available spirit card and its game-changing powers...but this will come at a cost! Finally, don't forget to check the dragon card in play, and to follow the building requirements to score bonus points. When the Dragon Castle has been reduced to only one floor, the end of the game is triggered. After one final round, the player with the most points is the lord of the new Dragon Castle...and the winner of the game!
Designers
Hjalmar Hach, Luca Ricci, Lorenzo Silva
Artist
Cinyee Chiu
Publisher
Horrible Guild
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Mechanics