Dragon Castle™, the latest game by Horrible Games
A mahjong-inspired tile laying game for 2 to 4 castle builders.
“The Dragon Castle has lost the favor of the mighty Eldest Dragon, and now the people are abandoning the city in search of a new home where they can live a long and prosperous life. And you, the lords of the nearby realms, are more than eager to welcome them!
Dragon Castle™ is a game by Lorenzo Silva, Hjalmar Hach and Luca Ricci, and illustrated by Cinyee Chiu. It is freely inspired by the traditional Chinese game, Mahjong. During your turn, you will 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.
Every time you create a set of tiles of the same kind, you will “Consolidate” them: i.e., flip them face down. This will earn you Victory Points; the bigger the set, the more points you’ll obtain. 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 cost you tiles! Finally, don’t forget to check the Dragon card in play, and to follow its 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 will officially be launched at the Essen SPIEL fair that will run from 26 to 29 October 2017. Pay us a visit at our booth! You can find us in Hall 3, booth 3-Q106. As usual, we will have a bunch of promos and goodies for our guests… we will announce our plans for the fair in the next few weeks, so stay tuned!”
