# Dragon Castle

Dragon Castle is a board game for 1–4 players. It plays in 30–45 minutes and is meant for ages 8 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 2. It is rated 6.4 out of 10 by 49 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $42.50 (United States).

- **Players:** 1–4 (best with 2)
- **Playing time:** 30–45 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 8+
- **Complexity:** 2 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2017
- **Categories:** Abstract Strategy
- **Mechanics:** Variable Set-up, Tile Placement, Variable Player Powers, Pattern Recognition, Layering, End Game Bonuses, Open Drafting, Pattern Building
- **Ludoya rating:** 6.4 out of 10, from 49 reviews
- **Owned by:** 82 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 346
- **Unique players:** 248

**Designers:** Lorenzo Silva, Hjalmar Hach, Luca Ricci

**Artists:** Cinyee Chiu

**Publishers:** Horrible Guild

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ludifolie | 44.9 € | https://www.ludifolie.com/6078-dragon-castle.html |
| Fantasiapelit | 55.6 € | https://www.fantasiapelit.com/index.php?main=ai&kat=single&mista=indeksi&etsittava=_184732 |

## Expansions

- [Dragon Castle: Spielbox 02/18 Promo Boards](https://www.ludoya.com/games/dragon-castle-spielbox-0218-promo-boards)
- [Dragon Castle: The Dice Tower Promo](https://www.ludoya.com/games/dragon-castle-the-dice-tower-promo)
- [Dragon Castle: Single Player Mode](https://www.ludoya.com/games/dragon-castle-single-player-mode)
- [Dragon Castle: The Look-Out / The Glass Fortress Promo](https://www.ludoya.com/games/dragon-castle-the-look-out-the-glass-fortress-promo)
- [Dragon Castle: La Fortezza di Moongha](https://www.ludoya.com/games/dragon-castle-la-fortezza-di-moongha)

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## Rules questions

### Do both tiles in a "Pair of Tiles" action have to come from the top floor?

You must take the first tile from the top floor, but the second identical Available tile may come from any floor as long as it is Available and has the exact same symbol (not just the same type). (pages 5, 6)

### What makes a tile "Available"?

A tile is Available if at least one of its long sides is free (no adjacent tile); your initial pick each turn must be an Available tile from the top floor. (page 5)

### Can I place tiles anywhere on my Realm, including on top of face-down or face-up tiles?

You may place collected tiles face up on any empty space or on top of face-down tiles, but you may never place tiles on top of face-up tiles or on face-down tiles that already have a Shrine. (pages 6, 7)

### When do I have to Consolidate tiles, and can sets span floors or be diagonal?

After placing your tiles, if you created a set of at least four orthogonally adjacent tiles of the same type you must Consolidate them; sets can span different floors but adjacency must be orthogonal (not diagonal). (page 6)

### How many Shrines can I build when I Consolidate, and when must I place them?

Consolidating a Faction set lets you build 1 Shrine, a Special set lets you build 2 Shrines, and consolidating Dragons also grants +1 VP; Shrines must be built immediately when you Consolidate and cannot be placed later on previously consolidated face-down tiles. (page 7)

### What triggers the final round and what does the "Summon the Dragon" action do?

If at the start of any player's turn only the ground floor has tiles left, players may take the "Summon the Dragon" action to take a Countdown token (each token is worth 2 VP); when the exclamation mark is revealed on the track the final round is triggered, and if there are no tiles left you must Summon. (page 9)

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/dragon-castle)
- [Dragon Castle in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/dragon-castle)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/232219)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._