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Description provided by Horrible Guild on YouTube:
Available at the SPIEL fair in Essen: Hall 3, booth 3-Q106.
Dragon Castle is freely inspired by the traditional Chinese game, Mahjong. Take a pair of identical tiles from the crumbling Dragon Castle and create sets of tiles of the same kind to score points; the bigger the set, the more points you’ll obtain! Build Shrines to score bonus points, but they will also limit your building options. Take advantage of the Spirit cards and their game-changing powers! Build your castle according to the Elder Dragon’s wishes to grab victory!
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.
1 - 4 players
30 - 45 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting
About Dragon Castle, 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!