Seven Dragons
Race to connect seven panels of your secret dragon color, while action cards wreck everyone's plans.
- Designer
- Andrew Looney
- Published by
- Looney Labs
Seven Dragons is a tile-laying card game where you secretly race to connect seven panels of your dragon's color. Each player has a hidden goal color and a hand of three cards, and cards carry domino-like colored panels that you lay edge to edge. On your turn you draw one card and play one, and the action cards are where it gets nasty: move a card, zap a card, trade hands, and more. Your plans can fall apart at any moment, and nobody is sure which dragon the others are chasing. The first player to link a connected area of seven panels of their color wins. A short, sneaky game, from age six.
Who it's for
You want a short, light pattern game where hidden goals and sudden twists matter more than careful planning.
Not for you if…
You want long-term planning or a game that rewards perfect play. The action cards can wreck anyone's setup.
Vibe's take
Light, quick and slightly cutthroat. A single zap or hand swap can undo a whole plan, so you play loosely and you bluff about your color.
Published 2011 · 15 years ago
older than 75% of games
In 4,254 collections
collected more than 52% of games
2–5 players · ages 6+
Best with 4
10–30 min
shorter than 69% of games · typical 30–90 min
Complexity: light
Explained in 5 minutes · 1.3 out of 5 · lighter than 80%
Opinions: usual spread
A normal range of ratings
Language: little text
A few terms, easy to look up
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