Dragomino Rulebook

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

• Aim of the Game
• Contents
• Set Up
• How to Play
  • 1 - Pick a domino
  • 2 - Match dominoes to collect eggs
• Prepare a New Round
• End of the Game
• Variation: The Dragon's Thirst

Aim of the Game

Build an exploration zone by selecting the best dominoes to match your dominoes at play, collect an egg for each match and earn 1 point for each discovered baby dragon.

Contents

• 4 starting dominos
• 1 Mommy Dragon piece
• 28 exploration dominos
• 69 Egg tokens:
  • 14 Eggs, found in the desert
  • 13 Eggs, found in the snow
  • 12 Eggs, found in prairies
  • 11 Eggs, found in forests
  • 10 Eggs, found in the mountains
  • 9 Eggs, found in volcanoes

Set Up

1. Place the bottom of the game box in the corner of the table with all the contents inside.
2. Each player takes a starting domino and places it in front of them on the table. This domino will be the start of your exploration zone. Unused starting dominoes are set aside, and will not be used for the game.
3. Mix the exploration dominoes together but leave them in the box as shown in the image.
4. Take 4 exploration dominoes from the box and place these randomly on the table, face up.
5. Take out the Egg tokens and spread them flat on the table next to the game box, Egg-side up. Make sure they are grouped together by egg type.
6. Give the Mommy Dragon to the youngest player.

You are ready to start exploring.

How to Play

Start each round with the player who has the Mommy Dragon and move in a clockwise direction, carrying out the following two steps in order:

On your turn, you must do the following in order:

1. Pick a domino
2. Match dominoes to collect eggs

1 - Pick a domino

Choose one of the available dominoes on the table.

2 - Match dominoes to collect eggs

Place this new domino next to your starting domino so that they touch on at least one side. Your exploration zone now includes the new domino.

Once the domino has been put down, new connections are created. For every domino square touching another square (of another domino):

• If the landscapes are different, nothing happens.
• If the landscapes are the same type, take a corresponding Egg token for that landscape and see what is hiding on the other side:
  • An adorable baby dragon! You win 1 point.
  • Drat, an eggshell! You win nothing but you take the Mommy Dragon.

Note: Whenever a player wins an Egg token featuring an eggshell, they immediately grab the Mommy Dragon from whomever has it. The player holding the Mommy Dragon at the end of one round will be the first player to start the next round.

Place your Egg token Dragon or Shell-side up between your two matching dominoes.

Note: In each family of eggs, there are 7 chances of finding a baby dragon. The rest have eggshells. So the bigger the family of eggs, the less chance there is of finding a baby dragon. For example, there is a 7 in 14 chance of finding a baby dragon in the desert.

Note: Once you put a domino down, it is possible that it will touch several squares of your exploration zone. Check each new connection with the new domino. It is possible to collect several eggs in one turn.

Prepare a New Round

After each player has carried out their 2 steps, turn over and discard the remaining dominoes, if any, then take 4 new dominoes from the box and place these in the center of the table, face-up.

The player holding the Mommy Dragon is the first player to start the next round.

End of the Game

The game ends once all the dominoes from the game have been played.

Players win 1 point per baby dragon they have discovered. The player with the Mommy Dragon wins 1 bonus point.

The winner is the player with the most points.

In the event of a tie, the winner is the player amongst them with the most eggshells. If a tie persists, players share the victory.

Variation: The Dragon's Thirst

Certain dominoes have watering holes. Dragons come here quietly to quench their thirst and give you a little help. When you are connecting 2 landscapes of the same type, if a water hole is present on at least one of these 2 landscapes you will be more likely to find dragons!

For each of the connections made with a water hole, take 2 Egg tokens instead of just 1. Note what image is on the back without showing it to your opponents. Choose the Egg you want to keep and place it so it sits across both of the 2 dominoes Dragon or Shell side-up. Place the other back on the table, in the location of your choice, Egg side up.

If several connections are possible with a water hole, this rule applies for each of these connections.