Drakon (Third Edition)

About this board game

Drakon (Third Edition) is a competitive dungeon-building adventure for 2–6 players, with games lasting 20–60 minutes. Captured adventurers must explore a dragon’s magical maze, and the first to collect 10 gold earns freedom while the others become lunch.

On each turn, choose between two options: place a tile from your hand to expand the dungeon, or move your Hero to an adjacent tile. This simple choice creates a constantly changing maze, where every new room can alter the best route to victory.

Many dungeon tiles show an icon that triggers a special action when a Hero enters. Depending on the room, you might take gold from Drakon’s hoard, steal gold from another player, or destroy a tile already in play. Gold pieces have values from 1 to 3, so reaching the winning total depends on both exploration and opportunistic play.

• Tile placement expands and reshapes the magical dungeon.
• Hero movement lets players pursue gold and activate room effects.
• Special tiles support stealing, collecting, and destroying.
• The basic game ends when a player earns 10 gold.

The third edition updates Drakon with plastic miniatures for the Heroes and Drakon, larger 2.5-by-2.5-inch tiles, and all-new artwork. Its tile set combines rooms from the second edition with rooms from Drakon Expansion 1, while new rules, variants, and player aids add flexibility.

With multiple winning conditions available through its variants, Drakon offers more than one way to approach the race. Build carefully, move decisively, and watch your opponents as you search for enough treasure to escape the dragon’s lair.