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Game Story
In Dragon’s Breath, you will be helping the dragon children Mira, Feo, Luna, and Diego gather sparkling stone treasures. The dragon children came across a beautiful ice column on their expedition. It is filled with beautiful stone treasures. Of course, they want to take this treasure back to their cave, but it’s too heavy.
They decide melting the ice column might work, but unfortunately, none of them can breathe fire yet. That’s when their Daddy Dragon comes to the rescue. His fire breathing melts the columns little by little and sparkling stones start to fall out. Each Dragon child collects as many as they can; who will collect the most?
Quick Stats
The Components
When I first opened the Dragon’s Breath box, I have to admit the 90 small stones made me nervous. Anyone that has children knows that having anything with 90 small pieces can be scary. But, this game is definitely worth the risk of losing tiny pieces.
All the components are well made and sturdy, which is consistent with all Haba games we’ve played so far. The wooden dragon dad meeple, hard plastic ice rings and stones, sturdy cardboard stone tiles, and dragon children will all stand up to years of play. The game board sits on top of a divided base in the box.
Game Play
To set up Dragon’s Breath, place the game board on top of the grid in the box base.
Set the ice column up in the center of the board, with the gems inside. Place the Dragon Dad in front of the bravest player. They will be the first player to remove an ice ring.
Each player chooses a sparkling stone tile that corresponds with the colors of the stones inside the column. Stones fall when the ice rings melt. Players collect the stones that match their stone tile.
Play continues clockwise, rotating who has the Dragon Dad and who gets to pick their stone tile first.
At the end, whoever has stored the most sparkling stones wins!
Overall Thoughts
I am very impressed with how much my kids repeatedly have wanted to play Dragon’s Breath. I knew that Purplicious (5) would love it, but I wasn’t too sure about Chaosman (7). He usually enjoys games with more strategy, but he has been very entertained by it as well. It’s super easy to learn, and each game plays pretty quickly. It’s a great one for kids to play independently, and the setup will give them extra work on fine motor skills.
I would recommend this game to anyone with younger kids as a great game for them to play independently. You can grab a copy of Dragon’s Breath here.
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