
2025Katie Andrews
How-to-play and playthroughs. Lizard's Lair is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 3 how-to-play guides and 3 recorded sessions.
From BoardGameGeek
Lizard's Lair is a solitaire tile - laying puzzle mint tin game. Take on the role of a slithering lizard moving throughout its lair. The goal of the game is to collect eggs, dodge snakes, and avoid getting trapped in this ever changing underground. Suspenseful choices: Select which card you will play wisely, timing is crucial. Decisive roll and move mechanics: A refreshing take on roll and move games. Each movement impacts the next round. Simple yet strategic and replayable gameplay: 17 lair cards creates a wide range of variety and card combinations each gameplay. Push Your Luck with King Snakes: Will you fall in a trap? Run into a predator? Collect precious eggs? -description from the publisher
Lizard's Lair has 6 videos from 5 creators: 3 how-to-play guides and 3 playthroughs. They date from May to December 2025.
To learn the rules, start with "Lizard's Lair - A Mint-Tin Solo Game" by The Dungeon Dive, which runs 11 min.
To see it played, watch "Lizard's Lair Playthrough: A Clever Solo Mint Tin Game!" by Game Knight, one of 3 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Terreign, also by Katie Andrews, or Orchard: 9 card solitaire game, Grove: 9 card solitaire game and Forage: A 9 card solitaire game, which share several of its mechanics.
2018Mark Tuck
1 players5 - 10 minLight weight
2021Mark Tuck
1 players5 - 10 minLight weight
2024Mark Tuck
1 players5 - 10 minLight weight
From BoardGameGeek:
Lizard's Lair is a solitaire tile - laying puzzle mint tin game. Take on the role of a slithering lizard moving throughout its lair. The goal of the game is to collect eggs, dodge snakes, and avoid getting trapped in this ever changing underground. Suspenseful choices: Select which card you will play wisely, timing is crucial. Decisive roll and move mechanics: A refreshing take on roll and move games. Each movement impacts the next round. Simple yet strategic and replayable gameplay: 17 lair cards creates a wide range of variety and card combinations each gameplay. Push Your Luck with King Snakes: Will you fall in a trap? Run into a predator? Collect precious eggs? -description from the publisher
Designer
Katie Andrews
Artist
Katie Andrews
Publisher
Next Two You Games
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