1988Marsha J. Falco
- Videos
- 42
- Creators
- 39
1 - 20 players30 minLight weight

2022Thomas Seavey
From BoardGameGeek
Dragons vs Ogres is a fantasy themed two-player card game. It is a speed/dexterity game where players compete to capture the most villagers. It has elements of the card games War and Old Maid. In Dragons vs Ogres, players choose to play as either dragons or ogres and each have ten cards. They draw a hand of five cards to begin the game. A deck of forty villagers is placed at the center of the table. Players flip up a villager, one at a time. The fastest player to capture that villager scores one point. However, the card used to capture the villager must meet one of three conditions: Exceed the number Match the number Be the correct corresponding image Depending on which condition a player uses to capture a villager, they might return the dragon or ogre card used to their hand, discard it and draw a new card, or shuffle their discard pile back into their deck and draw back up to five cards. There are forty villagers and only twenty combined dragons and ogres. So each card must be used an average of two times in order to capture half the villagers. If one player runs out of cards, the other may keep playing until they are also out of cards. Players must be quick enough to beat their opponent to the villager but clever enough to make matches.
Dragons vs Ogres has 3 videos from 3 creators: 1 review, 1 how-to-play guide and 1 playthrough. They date from January to October 2022.
To learn the rules, start with "Dragons vs Ogres - Speed Matching Time! - Playthrough with Stella & Tarrant" by The Dice Tower, which runs 19 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Dragons Vs Ogres Kickstarter Game Preview" by Brains On Games. To see it played, watch "Dragons vs Ogres Kickstarter Preview Gameplay & First Impressions" by Gettin' Jiggly Board Games.
If you like it, try SET, Anomia, Spot it! or Whoosh: Bounty Hunters, which share several of its mechanics.
1988Marsha J. Falco
1 - 20 players30 minLight weight
2010Andrew Innes
3 - 6 players30 minLight weight
2009Denis Blanchot, Jacques Cottereau, Guillaume Gille-Naves, Igor Polouchine
2 - 8 players15 minLight weight
2017Theo K. Mavraganis
2 - 8 players10 minLight weight
From BoardGameGeek:
Dragons vs Ogres is a fantasy themed two-player card game. It is a speed/dexterity game where players compete to capture the most villagers. It has elements of the card games War and Old Maid. In Dragons vs Ogres, players choose to play as either dragons or ogres and each have ten cards. They draw a hand of five cards to begin the game. A deck of forty villagers is placed at the center of the table. Players flip up a villager, one at a time. The fastest player to capture that villager scores one point. However, the card used to capture the villager must meet one of three conditions: Exceed the number Match the number Be the correct corresponding image Depending on which condition a player uses to capture a villager, they might return the dragon or ogre card used to their hand, discard it and draw a new card, or shuffle their discard pile back into their deck and draw back up to five cards. There are forty villagers and only twenty combined dragons and ogres. So each card must be used an average of two times in order to capture half the villagers. If one player runs out of cards, the other may keep playing until they are also out of cards. Players must be quick enough to beat their opponent to the villager but clever enough to make matches.
Designer
Thomas Seavey
Artist
Danh Tran
Publisher
Dreamt Up Games
Categories
Mechanics