A tavern is a place where madness is sold by the bottle.” —Jonathan Swift, Irish Writer, 17th century Drinking! All players get a chance to respond to an action card. Sometimes players will join in on the action or they could play a counter card. For the most part, everything you’ll need to know about the card is written down on it, which includes when it can be played and usually some silly flavor text. Part of the draw of Red Dragon Inn is reading the silly text as you play the cards and, of course, being obnoxious to your friends. The most complex element of Red Dragon Inn is the gambling... and it's very simple! For their action, players can play a Gambling card which will start gambling. All players join in and must ante in one gold (unless they play a sometimes card to counter it), they then take turns to play gambling cards to take control of the round. Some players have many winning hands, some have lots of cheating cards, and some have gambling cards which straight up ruin it for everyone else. All characters have gambling cards, but not all are very good at it! I don’t see Kaylin win a lot of games. However, if you’re playing your first game, she is beginner-friendly and I’d classify her as one of the simple characters that still holds her own.

You will do nothing but interact with other players. Your cards are all aimed at making your opponents' red and white counters meet so they are taken to bed and their gold distributed amongst the surviving drinkers. The moment you stop interacting is the moment everyone will be aiming all negative effects at you! Discussion about the game may not be the only thing either, most the words we said to one-another were in response to being told to drink more, and more.. EngagementThe Pub Crawl variation is a simple concept that adds a real twist to the standard gameplay. In fact, it is such a welcome addition that there is no real reason to return to the vanilla version of gameplay.

Everything about Red Dragon Inn screams old pub, quest, adventuring and being drunk. The cards are superbly illustrated with each different type having a completely unique artwork. The player boards are very robust and may even be waterproof (not an excuse to turn the game into a real drinking game!!). And the characters are balanced enough for anyone to win. I personally love the overall theme of the game, it fits and there’s always a solid amount of fun and laughter around the table. Player Interaction

Discard any number of cards and draw cards until you have 7 cards in your hand. You don’t have to do anything if you like your hand and have 7 cards. If you run out, just take your discard and reshuffle it into the draw pile. The component quality is on par with that of the original, with the coins having a different design on them and the cards being numbered in the bottom corner to make it easier to separate them should you wish. I’ve played games with about 20 people, but it does get obnoxious if you play with more than about 5-7 players.