Description
In the land of Westeros, the battle for the Iron Throne is raging, and the dragons have the final say. In House of the Dragon - Sky of Fire each player guides their figure and their dragon along a path on the game board. The throne goes to whoever builds the best deck of cards.
How to play House of the Dragon – Sky of Fire
Everyone starts with the same ten cards: eight gold cards, one for moving your figure and one for moving your dragon. On your turn, you first play cards from your hand and move your two tokens. Then you use the gold you played to buy cards from the market, a shared offer of cards that all players buy from. It holds cards of three levels in three rows, with three cards face up in each row. Cards you buy go to your discard pile, so they only reach your hand later.
At the end of your turn, you discard your unused cards and draw five new ones. When your draw pile runs out, you shuffle your discarded cards to form a new draw pile. Gold does not carry over to your next turn. The winner is the player who ends their turn with both their figure and their dragon on the Iron Throne.
Why you'll love it
- Both tokens have to reach the throne, so every turn you choose whether to move your figure or your dragon forward.
- The most expensive cards move a token three spaces, so it sometimes pays to wait for a bigger purchase.
- With the Destroy 1 card, you remove a weak card from your deck so you draw your strong cards more often.
- One of the cards forces an opponent of your choice to discard a random card from their hand.
Who is House of the Dragon – Sky of Fire for
The game is for two to four players aged 17 and up and takes about 60 minutes. The rules are short, so it also suits players who are building a deck during a game for the first time. Fans of the House of the Dragon series will especially enjoy it. This edition comes with Slovenian rules that describe all the cards.
What you might not like
Each player mostly builds their own deck and only rarely gets in the way of the others. So the game may not be the best fit for those who prefer games with lots of attacks on each other.
What's in the box
- 131 playing cards
- 4 figure tokens and 4 dragon tokens
- game board
- Slovenian rules
