Don't Wake the Dragon!
1986
2 - 4 players
10 - 12 min
Light weight: Learn it in minutes
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Big Snore (the Dragon) snoozes next to the penguin eggs he stole. You race your penguin across the icebergs to return your egg to your nest --first one to do so wins! You move clockwise around the "board", skipping occupied spaces. An egg space gives you your coveted egg. A dragon space means you depress the plunger and hope the ensuing shaking does not make your penguin fall off (it returns to the first available safe space before where it was) and lose its egg. In the "advanced" game, you need two eggs to win, and you have the option of pressing the dragon plunger a second time when you land on a dragon space. The shaking is achieved mechanically, without batteries.
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Don't Wake the Dragon! has 4 videos from 4 creators: 2 reviews, 1 how-to-play guide and 1 playthrough. They date from 2008 to April 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "80s Commercial - Don't Wake the Dragon" by xBeatrushx, which runs 1 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Ep. 339 Don't Wake The Dragon Board Game Review (Parker Brothers 1986)" by Board Game Museum. To see it played, watch "Jake & Owen Play: Don't Wake the Dragon!" by owenneil.
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About Don't Wake the Dragon!
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Big Snore (the Dragon) snoozes next to the penguin eggs he stole. You race your penguin across the icebergs to return your egg to your nest --first one to do so wins! You move clockwise around the "board", skipping occupied spaces. An egg space gives you your coveted egg. A dragon space means you depress the plunger and hope the ensuing shaking does not make your penguin fall off (it returns to the first available safe space before where it was) and lose its egg. In the "advanced" game, you need two eggs to win, and you have the option of pressing the dragon plunger a second time when you land on a dragon space. The shaking is achieved mechanically, without batteries.