Wyrmspan (EN)

Wyrmspan (EN)

You are an amateur dracologist in the world of Wyrmspan, a place where dragons of every shape, size and colour fly through the air. Dig out a hidden labyrinth that you recently discovered on your estate and tempt these beautiful creatures to settle in your caves. In Wyrmspan you build a refuge for dragons. Your sanctuary starts with a crimson lair, a golden cavern and an amethyst chasm. During the game you excavate extra spaces and lure dragons to live there. This way you can combine the powerful abilities of your dragons and earn the favour of the dragon guild!

About Wyrmspan

Wyrmspan is a meaty board game for people who like to build up an engine during a game and enjoy plenty of variety. The game is based on the well-known bird game Wingspan by Elizabeth Hargrave, who also worked on this game. Are you a fan of Wingspan and looking for even more challenge? Then you will find it in Wyrmspan. The large number of dragons and their descriptions also make the game very appealing to fantasy lovers!

How do you play Wyrmspan

In Wyrmspan you build a refuge for dragons. Your sanctuary starts with 3 excavated spaces, the 3 leftmost spaces of your crimson lair, golden cavern and amethyst chasm. During the game you expand these 3 caves from left to right, first excavating empty spaces and then playing dragons on the excavated spaces.
Wyrmspan consists of 4 rounds. Each round, players take 1 action at a time in clockwise order. Players keep taking actions until they decide to pass; this usually happens when a player has used all their coins or no longer has dragons in hand that they want to or can play. The players who have not passed carry on until everyone has passed. After that the round is over.
On your turn you choose 1 action (excavate, lure or explore) and place your adventurer there. You pay the cost in coins and/or eggs and carry out the action. The winner of Wyrmspan is the player with the most victory points. You can earn these in various ways, including the value of played dragons, eggs, tucked cards, public goals and the dragon guild.

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Isn't this just Wingspan, but with dragons?

Yes and no. The game uses the accessible Wingspan engine builder mechanism and adds new rules to give you more control over the game. So as a seasoned or expert player you will find more challenge in Wyrmspan than in Wingspan!