In in the year of the Dragon, players take on the role of Chinese rulers around the year 1000. The game plays out in twelve rounds, with each round representing one month in a year that seems to go from bad to worse. Disease, drought, and attacks from the Mongols are just a few of
In in the year of the Dragon, players take on the role of Chinese rulers around the year 1000. The game plays out in twelve rounds, with each round representing one month in a year that seems to go from bad to worse. Disease, drought, and attacks from the Mongols are just a few of the challenges ahead you may face as a ruler. Make sure you have enough money to offer a tribute to the Emperor. The game play is easier than it may appear. Every player has a set of “person” cards. Each round, you choose one action (most of which call on your workers’ abilities) to help you prepare for the months ahead. Then you play one person card, recruiting that person and placing them into one of your palaces. Each person brings different skills and abilities to help you ride out the year. For example, farmers harvest rice to survive a month of drought and tax collectors raise money. At the end of each round, that month’s event is triggered, which may cost you some of your workers, some money, or you will have to relinquish points. Careful planning is the key to survival in “in the year of the Dragon”, but survival alone may not win the game. Added bonus features that come with this 10th anniversary edition are “the great wall of China” and “the Super events” expansions that are included with this edition. Alea game spine number 12. 2008 tric Trac nominee; 2008 Spiel des Jahres recommended; 2008 jota best light board game nominee; 2008 Japan boardgame prize voters’ selection nominee; 2008 international gamers awards – general strategy; multi-player nominee; 2008 golden geek best gamer’s board game nominee.
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At 20$ YOU HAVE TO GET IT If you like Feld, you HAVE to get this game. Even if it turns out you don’t care for this one, you cant lose right now for 20$.Proceed with caution. This is not a game for the faint of heart. This is a brutally tight game of “disaster mitigation.” You start with 2 rounds without events. you will use those to prepare for the onslaught of events in the next 10 rounds of the game. There are 5 types of events (2 copies of each) and almost every one of them will wreak HAVOC on your…
Straightforward in rules – Rich in strategy This game is incredibly deep – much deeper than it initially appeared. My brain actually hurt while playing it! There are so many layers and things that you have to think about that what I thought was a good strategy, turned out to bite me in the butt a little later on.Everyone in my gaming group gave it a thumbs up. I’m already trying to formulate a winning strategy for the next playthrough. You MUST pay attention to almost every little detail – failure to take care of certain…
Good game, but prepared to feel bad for last place… I personally enjoy this game, it’s not a mind blowing experience, but it is a good game. The real quick rundown of In The Year of the Dragon is this…you must manage twelve months of damage control for your people. Plagues, celebrations, wars, et cetera are going to happen. Someone is going to be the most prepared, someone is going to be keeping their head above water, and someone will be sitting at the table with the walls falling down around them.The key to the game is being the…