A horde of dragons to drive up a steep hill is difficult enough. But also to compete with other dragon riders, the whole thing makes for an exciting career. Leo Colovini gives us in his game from the publisher Mount Drago Clementoni the opportunity to prove that we can meet the requirements.

The two to five players to drive ten dragon on the legendary Dragon Mountain Mount Drago. It is not a single dragon drive, but in the high plateaus of a different kind as possible and sent to ask to sit at the right moment for the right kite.

The game is essentially a card game. The ten dragons (-colored), which also put a small wooden figures in the box, find themselves with the values ​​"1" through "5" on the 110 cards included. The enclosed plan is printed on both sides (for the different numbers of players) and shows the mountain to climb for. This appears as a series of fields with the values ​​between "-2" and "8" introduces some of these fields are highlighted in green or blue. The four top boxes have gotten even a Lavaumrandung donated. Rounding out the material with ten players from wooden markers with different symbols (two per player).

At the beginning of the game at first every 10 dragon figurines are placed on the starting space. Then each player gets his marker and is one of them on the scoring track. The other is the assignment of the player. In addition to six hidden hole cards each player will still be drawn open dragon card. This map shows currently rides on which hang the player. It may not be assigned twice dragon color. Now all the preparations and the game can begin.

In his train each player plays any card from your hand and pulls the corresponding dragon printed before the number of fields. Now it is checked whether the played the dragon has been a rider. If the suit already open before another player (the rider), it is placed under the front of the player card lying. So the player keeps his kite. Yet no player has the right to face-up color, the played card is sent to the front of the player card lying. Thus, the player moves the dragon.

Then it is checked whether the player has thrown for a score. The player's dragon on a blue field, has set is a "minor classification" and was a green field or fields of the summit a "big score" enter triggered. With a "little evaluation" all the dragons are considered, which stand on a box with a "3" or lower. With a "big score" are all dragons scored on all fields. At each age, the rider of the dragon, the number gets on the field on which the dragon is credited as points. So you must draw the marker on the scoring track their steps according to many fields.

At the end of his turn, the player can again raise to six cards in hand, unless he has raised in this round no contest. Solves a player scores so often from so be steadily reduced his hole cards.

In this way the game goes in turns to stand up to the top three dragons fields. The dragon riders, who could collect on the way to the summit with the most points is the winner of the game.

Mount Drago depends how many games from the publisher Ravensburger mainly families and casual gamers. Exactly this target group will be able to spend with the game too many precious hours. The choice of their own dragon, which targeted changing the mount and the timing of assessments, makes the race the dragon's hill always exciting. It is understood the game, the player with the available options and not to ask it nevertheless manages to build up a tension that binds to the end of the game.

If you are dealing with experienced strategists, however, like to optimize their train to the last detail, the game is reaching its limits. The possibilities seem to be not large enough and the predictability of moves in advance is not possible. Deserves great praise for the game but his material, and especially for the illustrations. The dragon cards are drawn in great detail and contribute immensely to the game atmosphere. The committee also sees the price of the game's graphics, "count Ludo" so and nominated this year for the Mount Drago price in family games. In conclusion, we say that Mount Drago a clear recommendation for fans of simple, yet addictive games is.

Year: 2011
Publisher: Schmidt Spiele
Author: Leo Colovini
Graphics: Kerem Beyit, Anne Paetzke
Players: 2-5
Age: 8 years
Duration: 30 minutes

Tags: Schmidt Spiele