Dragonwood - rules.pdf

Contents

108 cards, divided in to two decks:

64 Adventurer cards

(5 suits, numbered 1 through 12;

4 Lucky Ladybugs)

42 Dragonwood cards

2 Turn summary cards

6 custom dice

Overview

You are adventurers on a journey through the enchanted forest of Dragonwood. Play cards to

earn dice, which you will roll to defeat a erce array of creatures, or capture magical items that

may help you along the way. Whoever earns the most victory points wins.

Setup

Remove the 2 turn summary cards and then split the rest of the cards into two decks according to

card back.

Sort through the Dragonwood deck (green back) and note that there are three different types

of cards: Creatures (green background), Enhancements (purple background) and Events

(orange background). See “Card Types” for more details about each.

Find the 2 dragon cards (Orange and Blue dragons) and remove them from the deck.

Shufe the rest of the deck and randomly remove the number of cards based on the number

of players. (Place them back in the box.)

2 players = 12 cards

3 players = 10 cards

4 players = 8 cards

Shufe the dragon cards back into bottom half of the remaining deck.

2-4 players | Ages 8 & up

How to Play

The last player to hike into the woods goes rst and play continues to the left.

On your turn, you may either Reload (draw 1 Adventurer card) or Capture (play cards from your

hand try to capture one of the cards in the Landscape).

RELOADING

If you choose to draw an Adventurer card, add it to your hand and signal that your turn is over

by saying out loud, “Reload!”

Note: There is a 9 card hand limit. If you have 9 cards and choose to reload, you must

discard a card after drawing to keep your total at 9.

Lucky Ladybugs – If you draw a Lucky Ladybug card, immediately discard it and

draw 2 more cards.

If the Adventurer deck runs out, shufe the discard pile to start a new deck.

Reveal 5 cards from the Dragonwood deck face up in the center of the playing area to form

the Landscape. Stack the rest of the deck face down next to it. (Note: If you reveal any Event

cards, shufe them back into the deck and deal new cards.)

Shufe the Adventurer deck (red back) and deal each player 5 cards. (Keep your cards in your

hands, secret from opponents.) Stack the rest of the Adventurer cards face down above the

Dragonwood deck.

Place the 6 dice and turn summary cards within easy reach of all players.

A GAME OF DICE & DARING

RULES OF PLAY

Adventurer

Discard

Dragonwood

Discard

LANDSCAPE

Dragonwood deck card types

CREATURES

Creatures make up the bulk of the Dragonwood deck, as the

aim is to defeat them and collect their associated Victory

Points. (For example, a Grumpy Troll earns 4 victory points).

Victory Points are shown in the bottom left shield, and capture

strength is listed next to icons on the right. (The sword is for

a Strike, the boot is for a Stomp, and the face is for a Scream.

See “Capturing Cards” for more details). Some Creatures are

easier or harder to defeat, depending on the method. (For

example the Gooey Glob is very difcult to beat with a Strike

and Fire Ants are easier to beat with a Stomp.)

ENHANCEMENTS

Enhancements do not give victory points but make it easier

to defeat Creatures. (For example, the Silver Sword allows you

to add 2 points to any Strike.) Unless otherwise indicated,

Enhancements stay with you for the remainder of the game

and can be used every turn. You may also have several

Enhancements at the same time. Amounts required to

capture an Enhancement are shown in the same way as for

Creatures and attempts to capture occur in the same way.

EVENTS

Events occur immediately and affect all players. Read the

instructions on the card and then remove it from the game.

Replace the Landscape with another Dragonwood card.

For example, in a Thunder Storm, every player must

discard 1 Adventurer card. After everyone discards 1 card,

the Thunder Storm card is placed in the Dragonwood

discard pile and the landscape is replenished to 5 cards.

Game by Darren Kisgen

Illustration by Chris Beatrice

CREATURES

If you defeat a Creature, take the card from the landscape and place it face

down in a “victory” pile next to you. Place all the Adventurer cards you used

in the discard pile.

However, if your roll doesn’t beat the Creature, it remains in the Landscape.

As a penalty, you must discard 1 card from your hand as a “wound” for not

defeating it. (Take the rest of the Adventurer cards back into your hand.)

ENHANCEMENTS

If you capture an Enhancement, take the card and place it face up in front of

you. This card can then be used throughout the rest of the game (or only once,

if specied on the card).

Place all the Adventurer cards you used in the discard pile. Like with Creatures,

if your roll does not match or beat the total on the Enhancement card, you must

discard 1 card from your hand.

Capturing Notes:

Enhancements may not be used to capture other Enhancements.

You may always use a single card, which earns you 1 die.

(In this case you may count it as either a Strike, Stomp or Scream.)

You may only try to capture 1 Creature or Enhancement per turn.

You may roll a maximum of 6 dice at any time.

REPLENISHING THE LANDSCAPE

If you capture a card, place another card from the Dragonwood draw pile into the

Landscape (unless no more cards are left). If you draw an Event card, read and

follow the instructions immediately, and then discard the card. Draw another card to

bring the Landscape back up to 5. This ends your turn.

Ending the Game

The game ends with either of these scenarios:

1. Both dragons have been defeated,

2. Two Adventure decks have been played through.

(In (In this case, every player gets one more turn.)

All players total up the victory points on their captured creatures.

Then compare the amount of creature cards each player captured.

Whoever has the most gets a bonus of 3 victory points (Ties get

2 victory points each). The player with the highest total wins.

In case of an overall tie, the winner is whoever

captured the Orange Dragon.

VARIANTS

Dragon Spell: In addition to striking, stomping or screaming at the two dragons in the game,

you can try to defeat them with a Dragon Spell.

Here’s how it works: If you collect 3 Adventurer cards that are both all the

same color and consecutive numbers (for example: red 3, 4, 5), you may

discard them to earn 2 dice (instead of 3). If you roll a 6 or higher,

you defeat the dragon. Otherwise you must discard one card as a wound.

Note that this spell can only be played to defeat dragons.

Shorter game: Remove more cards from the Dragonwood deck before playing.

Longer game: Remove fewer cards from the Dragonwood deck, and/or play until both dragons

have been defeated.

Simple setup: Play with the entire Dragonwood deck. Game ends after two Adventure decks

have been played through, or when the last Dragonwood card is revealed, whichever comes rst.

A Word from Gamewright

It may be hard to imagine, but Dragonwood, with its vast array of richly illustrated cards,

started out looking very different than where it ended.

Inventor Darren Kisgen submitted a prototype without

a single illustration – just simple words and numbers

written in marker on blank white cards.

Well apparently that’s all was needed,

because within moments, our play testers

were enraptured with the simple-to-learn

but deeply engaging fantasy-themed game.

Illustrator Chris Beatrice beautifully captured

the wit and humor depicted in Darren’s words

to create one of our most visually appealing

fantasy-themed games.

CAPTURING CARDS

There are three ways to capture a card from the Landscape: Strike, Stomp, or Scream:

Announce which Creature or Enhancement you are trying to capture and show the cards you

are using (including any Enhancements) by placing them face up in front of you. (For example,

“I’m going to Stomp on those Fire Ants.”) Then, take one die for each card you played and roll

them. (For example, if you played a 4 card Stomp you would roll 4 dice.)

Next compare the total on the dice you rolled (plus any Enhancements you may have) to the

value listed on the card required to defeat the Creature or capture the Enhancement. The number

by the sword indicates the value required for a Strike, the boot indicates a Stomp, and the face

represents Scream. You capture the card if the total of your dice is equal to or greater than the

related value on the card.

STRIKE STOMP SCREAM

Play cards

that are in a row,

regardless of color.

Play cards

that are all the

same number

Play cards

that are all

the same color

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VICTORY

POINTS

STRIKE

STOMP

SCREAM