DragonStone Mine!

About this board game

DragonStone Mine! is a gem-collecting and tower-building game for 2–4 players, with play time of about 30 minutes. Players compete to gather sets of precious DragonStones and build a tower across six spires.

Each player begins with two stones already placed on their tower and two cards in hand. On a turn, the player first mines gems by drawing stones from a bag and following the rules associated with the gems drawn.

After mining, the player draws a card and chooses one of three actions:

• Play a card.
• Discard a card to mine and stack two gems.
• Draw another card.

These choices shape how players add gems to their towers and work toward completing their spires. The game’s central race is to gather the right stones while using cards and mining actions to develop a valuable collection.

The final turn begins when one player caps all six spires. Every other player then takes one last turn before scoring begins. Points are based on the number of gems collected, with additional bonuses available for particularly distinctive spire arrangements.

A spire earns bonus points when it contains gems of a single color, while another bonus rewards a spire containing all five colored gems. Once everyone has counted their points, the player with the highest total wins. In DragonStone Mine!, every mined gem and tower decision can contribute to the final race for victory.