Almanac: The Dragon Road

Fit

Teach 2.4

Teaching signal

Replay 4.0

High replayability

Interaction 3.7

Highly interactive

Scaling 4.0

Scales well

Strategy 4.5

Deep strategy

Control 2.8

Luck-sensitive

Table feel

Moderate level of direct confrontation and strategic depth, with frequent interaction and limited emphasis on cooperation.

Replay value

Almanac: The Dragon Road has a high replayability score due to its strong variability in gameboard, expansions available, and strategic depth. The game offers different experiences each time it is played, with multiple paths to victory and variable setups. The presence of expansions adds new content and gameplay elements, enhancing the replay value. The game also provides deep strategic possibilities and allows players to improve their strategy over time. It scales well with different numbers of players without compromising its appeal or balance. Although it may take some time to learn, the easiness to learn score is still within a reasonable range. Overall, Almanac: The Dragon Road offers a fresh and engaging experience with high replayability.

Luck profile

The final luck score for Almanac: The Dragon Road is 5.67, indicating a moderate influence of luck in the game. Random elements have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome, and players have some ability to mitigate the effects of randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game has a balanced mix of luck and strategy, with neither element dominating the outcome.

Overview

Your caravan is ready, the wagons are packed. The path ahead is fraught with peril, but such is the price for unimaginable fortune. This first step is one of many along the Dragon Road, hard as it may be. Adventure is just a page turn away. Almanac: The Dragon Road is the first entry in the Almanac series of games from acclaimed designer Scott Almes. Each round of the game is played on a different page in the game book, each page representing a unique location with a special twist on worker placement. Combining rich narrative and intuitive yet unique game mechanisms, every game is a new adventure! —description from the publisher

Mechanism

4

Auction/Bidding Contracts Pick-up and Deliver Worker Placement

Family

2

Components: Book as Board Crowdfunding: Kickstarter

Media