The Red Dragon Inn 3

A tavern brawl in card form: drink, gamble and rough up your friends until the last conscious adventurer with Gold wins.

Designers: Jeff Morrow, Cliff Bohm, Geoff Bottone
Published by: Arclight Games
Editions by: Hobby World, SlugFest Games

You and your adventuring friends have spent another day slogging through the dungeon, and now you are back at the Red Dragon Inn, ready to drink, gamble and roughhouse. The catch: you are also watching your Gold. Run out and you spend the night in the stables. Get too beaten up or too drunk and you black out, and your friends loot your body while they carry on without you. The last conscious adventurer who still has Gold wins. This third installment from 2011 brings four new adventurers, each with a unique mechanic, and it can be played on its own or mixed with other Red Dragon Inn sets. Two to four players, about an hour.

Four new adventurers with unique mechanicsGold, drinks and fortitude to manageLast conscious adventurer with Gold wins

Who it's for

You like fantasy humor, role-playing flavor and a table full of friends who enjoy trash talk.

Not for you if…

You want a quiet, strategic experience. Player elimination and party chaos define this game, and it works best with a group that jokes along.

Vibe's take

Rowdy and good-humored. The game is built for banter, with everyone teasing each other, pushing drinks across the table and watching somebody collapse for the third time.