Dragon Castle – Build a New Home for the People 🐉🏯

The Dragon Castle is in decline. Having lost the favour of the mighty Eldest Dragon, its people are leaving in search of a new home – and you, the lords of the nearby realms, are more than eager to welcome them. Dragon Castle from Horrible Guild is designed by Lorenzo Silva, Hjalmar Hach and Luca Ricci, for 1–4 players aged 8+, about 45 minutes.

The game is freely inspired by the traditional Chinese game Mahjong Solitaire. On your turn, you take a pair of identical tiles from the central castle and place them on your own realm board to build your own castle. From time to time, you may sacrifice tiles to acquire shrines in their place. Every time you create a set of tiles of the same kind, you consolidate them – flip them face down – to score points. When you consolidate a set, you may also build shrines on top of the consolidated tiles: shrines score more points, but they also limit your building options. The Spirit card offers game-changing powers, at a cost. And don't forget the Dragon card in play: follow its building requirements to score bonus points. When the Dragon Castle has been reduced to only one floor, the end of the game is triggered. After one final round, the most points wins.

🀄 Matching Pairs

Take two identical tiles.

🏯 Your Realm

Build your own castle.

⛩️ Shrines

More points, fewer options.

🐉 Spirit and Dragon

Cards that change the game.

Why You'll Love It:

• 🧩 Puzzle Feel: plan every pair.
• 👥 1 to 4 Players: about 45 minutes.
• 🎨 Beautiful: art by Cinyee Chiu. More ideas among our strategy games.

Quick facts

• Players: 1–4
• Age: 8+
• Playing time: about 45 minutes
• Designers: Lorenzo Silva, Hjalmar Hach, Luca Ricci
• Artist: Cinyee Chiu
• Publisher: Horrible Guild
• Language: English

Do I need to know Mahjong? No – the game is only freely inspired by Mahjong Solitaire.
When does the game end? After one final round once the castle is down to one floor.

Take your first pair and start building. 🐉

⚠️ Warning: Choking hazard – small parts. Not for children under 3 years.