A jolly Jolly game. The dragon's prison starts as a single tile where heroes are held. One tile added per turn extends it unpredictably into impermanent corridors where heroes search for freedom and victory. Moving your hero to an adjacent tile forces him to obey its instructions. Directional arrows restrict movement and turn the array into a wicked maze. Destination tiles increase or decrease your supply of coins, chaotically rearrange the array, or let you move another's hero to endure the consequences. Escape and win by collecting five coins. Even jollier is the version in which each hero has a special power to use just once!

Just finished my 4th game of Drakon. It was quick and easy to learn. I played with my wife and 2 kids and we had a ball. In todays hectic pace of life its hard to find time just to read the rules of a game. It took about 10 minutes to get a game going. If your a fan of Fantasy games at all this is a must buy.

I first tried Drakon a few weeks ago at a friends house and bought the game my self this weekend.

The game is setup differently every game as all players start in the starting chamber and from then on tries to build the dungeon from there.

In Drakon you are trying to outsmart your opponents by disrupting their paths to the gold and at the same time get enough gold yourself to win the game!

I have played Drakon quite a few times now and once you have played the game once, your next game is even better when you understand all the devious mechanics and uses of the different chambers.

I can strongly recommend Drakon to all players. Especially if you like to mess up your friends plans as you play. As I see it this is a true classic.

Drakon has become the queen dragon at the gaming table. With its mix of strategy, luck, and deviousness, the Saturday group pronounced it 'way cool'. Deciding whether to move or lay tiles seems to be the hardest choice until you realize that someone has four coins and is making a grab for the fifth. If you can lobby and hinder your opponents while diverting attention from yourself, you stand a great chance at winning, but don't bet on it. There are a bunch of ways for others to stop you when you least expect it.

Each of the characters has a cool ability with the exception of the dwarf (whose ability isn't that bad when you want to change blank tiles for something else, but it doesn't come in ultra-handy until you time it right). All in all, this one is a keeper and well worth the money in the right group. If you want to have fun with a little sneakiness, this is it. If you are a hard-core gamer (i.e. warmonger), then this will not appeal as greatly. As for me and my group, this dragon rules!