Gamewright Dragonwood A Game of Dice & Daring Board Game Multi-colored, 5"

I played this at my nephew's house and he was so excited about it I bought it for my house and my godson came over and also loved it. It takes a minute to figure it out but it is simple enough for kids that are 5-7 to play and they love it. It is also fun to play with them as adults. Some kids games are torture, this one is fun. It also seems educational as it helps them practice counting and pattern recognition and critical thinking. It goes fairly quickly, it is a small box that you could take with you. It was very reasonably priced for the enjoyment and entertainment gotten out of it. It came quickly and wasn't missing any pieces.I would highly recommend it. The gameplay involves them collecting cards of either the same number, color or numbers in a row to make a play. You get the number of dice to roll as you have cards to play and have to roll a number higher than the value of the card you are trying to capture which has a creature like dragons and trolls on them. It uses special dice that only go up to 4, so don't lose them, I'm not sure those are available for sale by themselves.I think this would be a good game if your kids want to play card games but aren't old enough to understand all the rules that go into more advanced card games like Dominion or Pokemon.When they get older get dominion, it's much more complicated but endless fun even for adults.

We love this game. Simple to play with kids yet has strategy to keep it interesting.

Read lots of reviews before buying this and agree with the positive reviews. This is perfect for 9-10 year olds. We watched a Youtube video to see how to set it up because I just learn better that way than reading the instructions but I think the instructions are sufficient for most adults. I was a little confused from reading only the instructions which deck I was supposed to be removing 12 cards from to begin with but I got it when I watched the Youtube video. (There are lots out there from which to pick btw.)My 10 year old could not figure out how to play it by reading the instructions herself so kids probably will need an adult to explain it and play it a few times before leaving them to play with other kids their age.Well thought-out game. After playing it twice, I started pointing out to my daughter about probability and risks/chance and she started catching onto this concept little by little so I do think this game is accurate in stating that it teaches probability.We have never played the previous game that others referred to in other reviews so I can't attest to the game that was prior to this one for younger players.Yes, this game is totally fun with just 2 people! Sometimes games say 2-4 players and then just aren't as fun with 2, but this one is just as fun with 2 as it would be with 3-4 players. Younger siblings (ages 6-7) could play along with assistance from an adult also, and I think, still have fun with it.My only suggestion for improvement is tweaking the written instructions for setting up the game (which deck was which) but again, this may have just been me not learning well from reading, to be fair.One more thing- the length of time it takes to complete the game is also spot on for this age group. We played 2 games and I would say it was between 40-50 mins for each one- and that's partly because we are beginners and had to refer back to the instructions several times to check that we were following them correctly.Glad I bought this! I usually buy second hand games from Goodwill or yard sales so this was a little on the expensive side for me but I think it's worth the money!

The directions seemed complex at first, but we found if you just follow the set up directions and start playing it’s easier than first thought. Fun game with basic math , chance and skill. We like it!

Component quality is a solid 5 star. The artwork is gorgeous. The game itself is easy to learn. On your turn, you choose from the available creatures to attack. You collect cards into runs(strike), sets(stomp), or flushes(scream). The number of cards you play is the number of dice you can roll. The if your total points on the dice is equal or greater than the defense of that creature, then you defeat them and collect the trophy points for that creature. At the end of the game, player with the most trophy points wins.This game exceeded my expectations. It looks simple. There's luck, but definitely more skill is required. The game could be taught in a matter of 2 minutes. The game is great in every way....but....This is one of those games where after you play the first time, you'll start making your own house rules. The rules state that on your turn you can pick up a card or play cards for an attack. Our first game or two had several turns where we just went back and forth picking up cards until one of us had enough to play. We preferred these house rules to keep the game going faster and more fun:- Everyone starts with 5 cards- On your turn, you can either pick up 1 card or lay down 1 or more cards for an attack.- If you attack and win, you draw cards until you have at least 5 cards in your hand.- If you attack and loose, you do NOT draw cards at the end of your turn (there's no 1 card penalty)- There's no limit to the number of cards you can hold. There's a rule that states you may not hold more than 9 cards, but we saw no reason for such a limit. It makes little sense to hold that many cards. We found it best to eliminate the rule just to keep the rule list shorter.- Ladybug cards are not played until the start of your turn. If you pick up a ladybug card at the end of your turn, you must wait until your next turn to use it. You can also save ladybug cards if you wish.- Ladybug cards could either be used to draw two more cards from the deck or played as a wild card as part of your hand (optional). There's already a wild card in the creature deck, but because it's a one time use card, it's power isn't very balanced compared to other enhancement cards.With these rule modifications, the game tends to go faster. As a result, we eliminated the end game rules. We play until every creature has been defeated. This was also due to the fact that my daughter wanted to play through the whole deck of creatures.The basic mechanics and artwork make this a 5 star game, but the rules and some of the cards didn't seem very balanced. More could be done with the enhancement cards in regards to balance and usage. Definitely a solid game that lends itself to house rules to keep it interesting. Fast and simple. My daughter loved it.