Drachenfels (1986)

About this game

Drachenfels is a fanciful game of knights, princesses, rainbows and dragons. Designed by Alex Randolph and Leo Colovini, produced by Schmidt Spiele. The game is for 2 to 4 players, ages 8 to 88 years. The components are: 1 game board 36 Spell cards 4 rainbows with 12 small plastic pieces a large red plastic piece - a tower a large green plastic piece - bottom of the tower 4 black wooden maidens 4 wooden knights with 4 plastic shields and swords, 4 green dragons 2 small grey wooden stands 4 green small plastic stands for the end of the rainbow 1 rulebook in German -- Schmidt Spiele Catalog #01077 Alex Randolph's 1991 game Jagd der Vampire is partly based on Drachenfels.

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Works with 2 to 4.
• Rules load. At 1.3/5 this is a light game — explain it in a few minutes, good for a table that has not played much.
• Age. The publisher suggests 8 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.