Fist of Dragonstones™ is an exciting, closed-fist, bidding game. Players outwit
their opponents by using gold and magic coins to buy control of an ever-changing
cast of enchanted character cards. Those characters’ powers will: help players
collect Dragonstones; lend them their magical powers; help foil the strategies of
their playing companions; and convert Dragonstones into victory.
Fist of Dragonstones is the first in Days of Wonder’s line of Unique
Mechanic/Unique Materials games. Unique Mechanic – For each character card,
players secretly place the number of coins they want to bid in a closed fist.
Tension builds until all players reveal their bets at the same time with the winner
of the auction then gaining control of the card's powers.
Unique Materials – Players vie to win valuable Dragonstones
made of various colors of flattened glass marbles. Coupled with
wooden coins, 4-color player screens, special scoring dice and
beautifully illustrated character cards, Fist of Dragonstones
gives players an extraordinarily tactile game playing experience.
CUSTOMER REVIEWS
Chris Bengal (4 out of 5)
I like most of Michael Schacht's games and this one is no exception. It's a little too chaoctic for my tastes but I still enjoy the mechanism and the social interaction involved when playing the game. It is a blind bidding game so if you don't like blind bidding, you might want to stay away from this one. I heard this game is now out of print so if you want a copy, I'd recommend picking it up before you can't secure a copy any longer. And of course, Days of Wonder does an amazing job with their packaging, artwork and components.
- 2/5/2004
Tom Vasel (5 out of 5)
I was very excited about the release of Fist of Dragonstones, as it looked to be similar to one of my favorite games – Citadels. Reading the rules for Fist of Dragonstones (Days of Wonder, 2003 – Bruno Faidutti & Michael Schacht) got me even more excited. After reading mixed reviews on the web, I was still excited and eagerly waited for my game to come in the mail.
Was it worth the wait? The answer is that Fist of Dragonstones is one of my favorite Faidutti games to date (and by that, I mean one of my favorite games!) and is extremely fun for three to six players. I really enjoy the game mechanics and am excited about the expandability of the game. There are so many good things to say ab
...Read the rest of this review - 12/18/2003
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