Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Harder to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Deep strategy
How it plays
How does it play?
DragonStones are the most sought after precious gems in existence. Be the first to gather a set and harness their power!
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
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DragonStones are the most sought after precious gems in existence. Be the first to gather a set and harness their power! Gameplay: Each player starts with two stones played on their tower and two cards in hand. Player take turns Mining Gems (taking gem stones from a bag) and following the gem specific rules for that particular gem. Next, the player draws a card and then gets to choose any of the following three actions: 1. Play a card OR 2. Discard a card to mine and stack 2 gems OR 3. Draw another card The final turn begins when one player completes (caps) all six spires; then each other player takes one last turn. Then all players count their points. Points are totaled based on number of gems with bonus points for spires that are all single colored or that contain all 5 colored gems! The player with the most points wins the game.