Dwarven Smithy

About this board game

Dwarven Smithy is a 2–4 player card crafting and hand-and-area management game with an approximately 90-minute play time, released in 2018.

Players work to gain gold by making the most of limited space in their workshops. Gather metals, gems, and runes, refine materials, craft guild cards, and use special abilities and tools to influence your plans.

Metals and gems must be refined before they can be used to craft orders. Guild cards are crafted during the third phase of a turn, then completed during the second phase of the following turn, creating a rhythm of preparation and payoff.

• Refine metal and gem cards by turning them 180 degrees.
• Complete guild cards crafted on your previous turn.
• Use six repeatable actions, including playing cards, crafting guild cards, and moving or swapping cards.
• Buy cards from other players or the warehouse, discard guild cards, or sell resource cards.

Guild cards include Apprentices, Tools, Items, and King’s Items. Tools can help you use fewer resources when making orders, while other abilities can change the rules or help you sell crafted items. Players may also draw resources and guild cards, purchase cards from one another, or buy resources from the warehouse.

At the end of each turn, players draw four cards without exceeding their hand limit, then straighten cards placed in their market. The game continues until one player completes four King’s Orders or the Guild or Mine deck runs out, after which everyone takes one final turn.

Finally, resources are sold from each player’s market and the hidden King’s Orders are revealed. Bonus coins go to the highest-valued King’s Item in each subtype, and the player with the most coins wins. In Dwarven Smithy, careful workshop management and timely crafting determine who earns the greatest reward.