The Hunt for The Dragon Throne - Board Game for Kids Ages 8+, 2 to 4 Players - 45-60 Minutes Playing Time - Interactive Games for Boys and Girls - Fun Board Games for Family Nights & Game Events

I’m a big RPG game gamer but I like this game only takes about less than an hour to play. It’s pretty cool.

Fun game for all ages. Basically a fancy fantasy version of snakes and ladders.

Quick set up and fake play with LOTS of scenarios. We’ve enjoyed it.

Great game, good quality, kids love it.

I wasn’t sure I wanted this game but I got it at an incredible discount (paid $10). The components are really nice which brings the value of the game up but the game play is to LIFE or a step above Candyland, it’s mostly a game of luck with very little to no strategy. I felt like it was a good game for a young child but there was quite a bit of reading which makes this a game my son cannot play without an adult. This isn’t a game I would play solely with other adults. Overall it’s cute for $10 but I am glad I didn’t spend $40

Original review 4/29/23, see update at bottom…We played this Hunt for the Dragon Throne game with our two grandsons, currently aged 6.5 and almost 8 years old. The older one was hyped to play this because he is into dragons. After seeing all the cool game pieces and such, the actual gameplay was a let-down. The younger one said “This is boring…” several times, except when he was in the lead of course.The gameplay level seems appropriate for kids around 7 or 8 years old. Above average 6 year olds should be fine with this. Kids 9 or older would probably only play if they particularly like the dragon or adventuring theme or want to stick with simpler games.Players are trying to be the first to move to the end of a path that is a bit over 100 spaces. Along the way most spaces have a simple good or bad effect. Some spaces result in roll-offs with other players, one of the dragons or a chance to buy items. Players have health points and if all those are lost the player must restart. Weapons can be obtained to help win battles or other items that have benefits.The player pieces are plastic miniatures 2” tall and the Dragon Throne itself is about 4” tall. While older players might not play this without a kid, I can see imaginative young ones playing this by themselves.Update of 10/18/23…Currently (as I write this update) the seller’s images of the main character cards show different character attribute values when compared to the game unit which I have. See the images that I uploaded of the cards from my copy. See the image in the seller listing of different values.Comparing: My copy versus the seller listing for Health (H), Attack (A), and Weapon (W)Brutus the Warrior: Seller image 3H 2A 1W vs my copy 4H 1A 1W (change H with A)Laverna the Thief: Seller image 3H 2A 1W vs my copy 2H 2A 2W (change W with H)Artemis the Archer: Seller image 3H 2A 1W vs my copy 3H 2A 1W (both the same)Selene the Wizard: Seller image 1H 2A 1W vs my copy 2H 3A 1W (diff of 1 in H and A)Why is this important?This makes a difference in how interesting and challenging it is to play each character, albeit the game isn’t very challenging overall. With the seller image version, 3 of the characters have identical attributes and Selene the Wizard is simply weaker than the others. Players who get the wizard start at a disadvantage.In the production copy that I have, there is more “character” to each character. Players need to manage their strengths and weaknesses. In gaming lingo, these characters are asymmetric, and most folks see that as more interesting. The one peculiar item is that the Warrior is weaker in combat than the other players, which seems inconsistent with his role. The seller image version does not have that peculiarity, but at the tradeoff of all characters now being identical in combat.It is possible that the seller image is from a preproduction prototype and the attribute values in my copy are what is in the production run. I don’t know what is in the currently sold copies.My point here is that you should see what cards are in the copy you receive. If they are the version in the seller image, then consider using sticker labels to change to the values as in my copy. You could use small bits of Post-It note style or dot stickers. I think most people will find it more interesting to have differences among the characters.

This is a family favorite! There’s definitely a Chutes and Ladders style change of fortune in this game. Don’t get cocky, because you can go from hero to zero in a heartbeat.

If your into game nights especially with young ones than this game is definitely for you.This game is like a mash up of Dungeon! and a sprinkling of Life, but better thanks to the fantasy settings. A lot of luck, and push your luck (especially when you bet against opponents with your gold coins), but fun overall, and at times silly depending on who you play with. Nothing in this game is genre bending, new or innovative. In fact it is tried and true formula, but done in a fantasy setting for all those fantasy nuts out there (like me), and it really shines here, and is quite fun. If you've played Dungeon! and want to step it up, but are not exactly ready for the full D&D with DM experience then this is also for you.The instructions are clear, and intuitive, and even provide information on how to put the dragon together to even how to store away the board. In a rush to take pics I actually built the 5 piece pushfit dragon incorrectly by placing his wings backwards and forgetting to add the final piece to the base which was located under the spinner, but it all works out.- Dragon is 5 pieces that is push fit, and quickly disassembles for storage.- Miniatures are actually painted, and I don't know if this is a timed release, because the back of the boxshows them unpainted in grey.- Spinner comes prebuilt, and actually spins well.The board is a whopping 25"x29" and is nice and thick. In fact all of the components are top notch and scream quality. The insert is actually nice and thick and will last years. The box is way thicker than your average big box retail store stuff. Each miniature is painted to a high standard, but not like Games Workshop's Heavy Metal stuff, but good quality. Spinner is nice and thick, and the card stock used on the cards are really nice. Images are nice and vivid and I really love the art style on this game as a whole. Coins are plastic, but the hearts are nice, red and wooden.I wish the fonts used on the spinner was just a tad more clearer but it works.A fantastic, simple game, that has a lot of luck to it, but is great to whip out in an instant and play, especially because the rules are so straight forward. Great for game night & to get the kids off the screens. Not much depth, but it can be really fun collecting the weapons and powering up, and digging in the treasure chests, and some great memories can be made.