Flamecraft FAQ
159 questions players ask · Updated Nov 12, 2026 · Full rulebook
Setup and Components
- Can you play Flamecraft with six players?
- Can you start a game with random non-starter shops instead of the six starter shops?
- Can you randomly pick the alternate starting shop cards instead of choosing one set?
- Where do player tokens start before the first turn?
- Who gets the free starting Goods token in a 4 or 5 player game?
- Why does setup prepare 10 non-starter shops when only 6 to 8 are placed?
- In a 2 or 3 player game, are the starting hands of 3 Artisan Dragons dealt from the reduced deck?
- What is the commemorative silver coin used for?
- What happens when the Goods or coins run out in the supply?
- Is any information hidden in Flamecraft?
- Are dragons in the Park considered to be in Town?
Overview and Ending Your Turn
- Can coins be used in place of Goods when paying for an Enchantment or a Shop action?
- Can you stay at the same Shop on your next turn?
- Must the steps of a turn be done in the numbered order?
- When does the limit of 7 of one Goods type apply, and can you hold more than 7 mid-turn, including after a gift?
- At end of turn, is the limit 6 Artisan Dragons in total or 6 of each type?
- At cleanup, what replaces the Artisan Dragons and Enchantments you took this turn?
- Can a Fancy Dragon be fulfilled using Shops revealed at the end of your turn?
- How many dragons can be in the Park at once?
Gathering from a Shop
- If another player is already in a Shop, can you still gather or enchant there?
- Can you place an Artisan Dragon from your hand into a Shop other than the one you are gathering from?
- When gathering from a Shop, must you take every Good it offers?
- Can you gather from or enchant a Shop whose dragon slots are all full?
- After enchanting a Shop, can you fire every dragon there when you later gather from it?
- How do you get coins when no coin Shop is in play?
- Which Shop are you not allowed to visit on your next turn after moving during your turn?
Enchanting a Shop
- At a wild Shop, must every Enchantment you add there be the same type?
- Can you enchant the same Shop twice, or enchant two Shops, in one turn?
- After enchanting a Shop, must you fire up every Artisan Dragon there?
- During an Enchant action, can a Meat dragon place a new dragon in the same Shop, and can that new dragon also be fired?
- If a variable Enchantment shows a dash for a pair, can you cast it with only one set, and what does one set score?
- How do set-of-two Enchantment rewards work, and what counts as a set?
- Can you reserve an Enchantment, and can you hold more than one reserved Enchantment?
- Can a Shop be enchanted more than once, and is there a limit?
- Does an Enchantment's Shop ability trigger right after you enchant that Shop?
- Do you move your player token to a Shop when you enchant it, and must you enchant the Shop you just moved to?
End of the Game
Town Size and Filling Shops
Shop Abilities
- Does the Savage Beat's fire-all-of-one-type option apply only to Park dragons, and what does it do with Potion dragons?
- With Savage Beat, what can Iron Dragons in the Park gain when they are fired?
- Does the Scale Mail Post give 4 reputation when you give a Fancy Dragon to another player?
- How does the Draconic Tonic Shop ability work with a reserved Enchantment?
- Can you use a Shop's ability more than once in one turn, such as Gnome Depot or Tip the Scales?
- When the Sage of Sage Shop gives you goods, are you limited by number or by type?
- What does 'unique goods' mean for Chonkers and the Tip the Scales Shop?
- Does Oh My Gourd's second ability give +2 Goods per dragon on top of the normal gather, or double what each dragon gives?
- How many coins does La Petite Dragonne's middle space give when its power substitutes coins for hearts?
- Does La Petite Dragonne take all three dragons from a full Shop, and does its OR let you do both effects?
- When does Pizza Coven's coin bonus apply, and is the coin in addition to the Reputation?
- What do Pizza Coven's Goods on Park dragons do, and how many can it place per visit?
- When Sew Cute's Shop reward is a dragon, does its type score as the one you drew or the one you placed?
- Does Sew Cute's Reputation reward count Artisan Dragons in Town, including one you place that turn?
- If your only dragon in hand is a Meat dragon, can Touch o' Glass fire it and then gift it?
- Can you pay 2 Bread to take no dragons from the Park at Drake of Cakes?
- Can Fogo de Char's extra Artisan Dragon go in any Shop, and do you still get the slot's reward?
- Does Full Plate Buffet give one of each Goods type, and can you pay a coin to repeat it?
- How much reward does Hedges & Henges give when you gift Goods to other players?
- Can a Potion dragon's swap be used to fire a dragon for the Spellfire Springs ability that fires the last dragon you fired?
- For Maw & Paw's flip ability, which coin gets flipped, and how many times can you flip?
- Can the Park be refilled from the draw pile when you use Funky Brewsters?
- Does the reputation for a Shop with three Enchantments trigger when I cast the third Enchantment, or only when I gather there?
Dragon Alley, Flagons and Draggin' Tail
- When another player uses Flagons & Dragons, can you move there and gain the same Good, and do the players who join stay there?
- If another player is already at Flagons & Dragons when you use its ability, do they still gain the Good?
- After moving to Flagons & Dragons off-turn, which Shops can you visit on your next turn?
- Can you leave your Shop for Dragon Alley and return to your starting Shop on the same turn?
- How does Dragon Alley's coin option work, and can you use it after moving on to a new Shop?
- Can you place an Artisan Dragon on Dragon Alley?
- When Dragon Alley's Park option gives you another turn, are the Park dragons refilled before that turn?
- Can you loop Dragon Alley and Maw & Paw's to gain Reputation every turn and never end the game?
- Do dragons placed face-down at Draggin' Tail Roost count for Fancy Dragon scoring, and are they lost to the game?
- At Draggin' Tail Roost, after firing a Potion dragon and swapping it, which dragon goes into your hand?
Promo and Starter Shops
- What does the Flamestarter Statue give, and can it be enchanted?
- Do logo-only promo Shops such as Lucky Lake give a Good when you visit them, and can they be enchanted?
- What do the Kickstarter alternate starter Shops do?
- Do extra Artisan Dragons from a promo pack get added to the deck, or are they swapped in?
- Do the Dice Tower promo Artisan Dragons have different powers from the standard ones?
Artisan Dragons
- How does the Iron Artisan Dragon's second ability work when fired outside a Shop, such as in the Park?
- When firing a Crystal Dragon, must you take all three Goods, and must they be different types?
- Is drawing an Artisan Dragon optional?
- When do you draw an Artisan Dragon from the deck, and can you take one from the top of the deck instead of the Park?
- Does the Starter Artisan Dragon count as an Artisan Dragon for abilities and objectives?
- Can a Potion dragon swap with a dragon in the same Shop, and can the swapped dragon fire again that turn?
- Can a Potion dragon's swap put a dragon into a Shop where its icon does not match, so three of one type end up together?
- Can a Meat dragon's fire-up let you play a second dragon from your hand, and can you fire up that dragon too?
- When a Potion dragon swaps a dragon in while you enchant, does the swapped dragon fire again?
- Can a Potion dragon swap with a dragon in the Park, and does Town include the Park for abilities such as the Potion swap?
- How many Goods can a Green or leaf dragon gift when it is fired up?
- What does Bonesaw's 'goods not available there' check, and which Shop is it checked against?
Abilities
- Can you fire up the same Artisan Dragon more than once in one turn, including a dragon swapped in by a Potion dragon?
- Do fired dragons get used up, so that fire-ups run out, and where does a dragon go when it is fired?
- If you fire a Potion dragon to swap in another dragon, must you also fire the dragon you bring in?
- Can special abilities be used more than once?
Fancy Dragons
- Can you pay coins instead of Goods to fulfill a Fancy Dragon's cost, including a Sun Fancy Dragon?
- Do the Dutch and English versions of the Sun Fancy Dragons differ in cost and reward?
- Can you score a Fancy Dragon before a later swap changes the condition that made it fulfilled?
- Is there a limit to how many Sun Fancy Dragons you can score in one turn?
- What does 'unique' mean on Fancy Dragon and Enchantment effects?
- Do Goods you hold none of count for '2 or less' and 'even' Fancy Dragon checks?
- Does 'if you have 3' mean at least 3, and do ties for 'the most' share the bonus?
- Can you score a Sun Fancy Dragon after your last turn ends, or one you received as a gift?
- Can Moon Fancy Dragons be scored during the game?
- Does a Fancy Dragon that pays Reputation per dragon you could fire still pay out if you then fire those dragons?
- How many Reputation does a Fancy Dragon that scores the maximum count of an Artisan type get?
Scoring Specific Fancy Dragons
- Does Bubu's '+1 heart for each good you have 2 or less of' score for a good you have none of, and is it per good type?
- How does the Pocus Fancy Dragon score when you fire up dragons on an enchant turn or a gather turn?
- Can the Pocus Fancy Dragon be combined with The Savage Beat?
- How does Sparkle score enchantment types in Town, and does an Enchantment not yet cast count?
- How does the Matches Fancy Dragon score, and does the matching dragon have to be a starter dragon in its Shop?
- How does Shimmer score against the starter Shops, and does a non-starter dragon of the same kind in a starter Shop count?
- Can Matches and Shimmer both score in full in the same game?
- What does the sun Fancy Dragon Dazzle require, and does it score more than once if two Shops qualify?
- Can a Shop start with three matching dragons for Dazzle without swapping?
- How does Rainbow score, and do you show your hand?
- How does Buddy count pairs of Fancy Dragons, including itself, scored ones, and ones in hand?
- Does Zircon's '2 reputation if you have 3 of a good' mean exactly three or at least three, and do you score the +3 with fewer than three?
- How does the Starburst Fancy Dragon work, and does it need an Enchant action?
- How does Twinkle score, and does it count the Enchantment you are casting?
- What counts as a coin slot for Goldrush, and must your coins match the number exactly?
- Can you pay for one Fancy Dragon and score Goldrush while that payment is still resolving?
- How do you pay Goods to score Chonkers, and can coins be used?
- Can the Talisman dragon return itself, or an unused Fancy Dragon in hand, for points?
- Does Taylor's heart bonus count the Artisan Dragon placed on the turn Taylor is revealed?
- What counts as filling a Shop for the Hocus Fancy Dragon?
- Can Greenhorn's pay-five-leaves ability be used more than once in a turn?
Companions
- Does the standard edition include the Companion cards?
- How does Rich's Companion ability work?
- Do you pay a Fancy Dragon's cost again to re-score one that Sandra gives you?
- When does Peter's Companion ability trigger, and how many Shops can it send you to?
- Can Erick's Dragon Alley power be used twice to visit a second additional Shop?
- Can Daniel fire up any number of Park dragons, and can it be used more than once?
- How does Companion Manny work when you fire dragons?
Solo Mode
- In Solo Mode, how many CPU dragon tokens do you use?
- In Solo, how is the Artisan Dragon deck set up before you deal yourself dragons?
- Does the pink Fancy Dragon player token change the solo setup or the AI's dragons?
- In Solo, does the AI's turn refill the Enchantment row if you enchanted that turn?
- In Solo end of turn, can the AI's dragon go into a Shop that was revealed in the same end-of-turn?
- In Solo Mode, do the Goods and hand-size limits still apply to you?
- In Solo end of turn, do you gain rewards from the AI's placed dragons or the Enchantments it casts?
- In Solo end of turn, if the AI's dragon goes into a Shop that already has its matching token, do you move the token?
- In Solo, what happens when the AI cannot place the dragon it drew, or the last Artisan Dragon cannot be placed?
- In Solo, when does the final turn come after the last Artisan Dragon or Enchantment is drawn, including when the bot draws it?
- In Solo, if refreshing the Park uses the last Artisan Dragon, is the bot's final turn skipped?
- In Solo Mode, does running out of Enchantments also trigger the end of the game?
- Can you use a random set of Shops in solo play?
- In Solo, do non-player dragons placed face-down at Draggin' Tail Roost count?
- In Solo, when the AI draws an Artisan Dragon matching your colour, do you still enchant?
- In Solo, where does a non-player Enchantment go when the Artisan Dragon was placed in a Shop with no matching slot?
- What do the non-player steps mean on your final solo turn?
- For a solo achievement, do you apply all the listed rewards or only one?
- Are the Fancy Dragons that score for having the most of a Good used in Solo Mode?
Flamecraft: Dragons & DragonsExpansion
- With Lauren's Adventuring Artisans and a Hydragon team, do the Adventuring Artisans count toward the extra Artisan set?
- When Rosemary gives an Artisan Dragon to an opponent, does the opponent pay a coin for it?
- Which Dragons are the Adventuring Dragons in Dragons & Dragons, and do they work differently?
- What is the scoring of a Bark Scale set, and how many Goods do you gift?
- With the Dragons & Dragons expansion, how many Artisan Dragon sets should be used?