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2023 Ranked #2,100

Tales from the Red Dragon Inn

The tavern heroes have a day job after all. Gather the party, unfold the next map, and turn a basement disaster into twenty-five chapters of cooperative adventure.

Thematic Games Exploration Fantasy Cooperative Game Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game

Players

1-4

Play time

60-120 min

Age

14+

Complexity

2.65/5

Rating

8.33

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 3.0/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.8/5

High replayability

Interaction 4.8/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.3/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.0/5

Deep strategy

Player control 4.3/5

More strategic control

Setup time About 12 min
Teach time About 20 min
Table footprint Large
Campaign commitment About 25 sessions
Recommended edition Tales from the Red Dragon Inn – SlugFest Games English edition (2023)
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How it plays

How does it play?

Choose a hero, open a story-driven scenario, maneuver across an illustrated map, customize actions, and cooperate against enemies with their own tactical priorities.

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Tales from the Red Dragon Inn takes familiar tavern heroes into a twenty-five-scenario cooperative dungeon-crawl campaign. Each scenario unfolds on one of fourteen illustrated double-sided maps and introduces its own objectives, enemies, events, and sometimes puzzles. Six heroes have distinct boards, cards, and roles that can be customized between sessions, while more than two hundred cards unlock as the five-chapter story advances. On the map, players manage initiative, movement, attacks, support effects, and positioning against enemies driven by scenario-specific priorities. A walkthrough teaches the first four scenarios, and a transformative solo mode supports one player without abandoning the party interactions at the system’s core. Sessions run roughly one to two hours, with campaign progress intended for a consistent group.

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Editions

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Edition Year Language Publisher / Region
Tales from the Red Dragon Inn – SlugFest Games English edition (2023) 2023 English SlugFest Games / US

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Play and group

Players
1–4
Play time
60–120 min
Age
14+
Complexity
2.7/5
App
None app

Practicalities

Setup time
About 12 min
Teach time
About 20 min
Teardown time
About 10 min
Table footprint
Large

Campaign and continuity

Campaign commitment
About 25 sessions
Group continuity
Same Group Preferred
Resettable
Resettable With Effort

Edition and product

Recommended edition
Tales from the Red Dragon Inn – SlugFest Games English edition (2023)
Language
English
Region
US
Availability
Current
Edition type
Standard
Current edition
Yes
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

4
Geoff Bottone Jennifer Kitzman Jeff Morrow Sam Waller

Artists

4
Rose Besch Anthony Cournoyer Megan Langan Beth Trott

Publishers

1
SlugFest Games

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