Drachenhort

About this board game

Drachenhort is a 2–7-player board game with an approximately 60-minute play time, in which rival players secretly support adventurers fleeing a dragon’s lair.

Seven daring adventurers have entered the labyrinth in search of treasure, but the dragon has awakened and is now chasing them. The goal is no longer to claim riches inside the lair—it is to help your chosen adventurers travel as far as possible and, ideally, escape.

Each player secretly backs a trio of adventurers. During a turn, the active player rolls a die and moves one adventurer farther away from the dragon. Once every adventurer has moved, all seven become available for movement again.

Supporting your adventurers is not as simple as moving them forward. If your choices reveal which characters you favor, the other players can respond by dropping traps in their path or otherwise hindering them. Their aim is to make your supported adventurers become dragon food before they can reach safety.

At the end of each round, players score based on how far their adventurers traveled. An adventurer captured sooner by the dragon is worth fewer points, while one that escapes can bring a large treasure reward.

• Secretly support three of seven adventurers.
• Roll and move adventurers away from the pursuing dragon.
• Hide your loyalties while rivals use traps and obstacles against your favorites.
• Score after each round, with the game ending after two rounds.

With hidden interests, shifting movement opportunities, and a race through a dangerous labyrinth, Drachenhort challenges players to guide the right adventurers without making their allegiance too obvious. After two rounds, the player with the most points wins.