Which Game First: A Board Game Podcast

Which Game First: A Board Game Podcast


Wrath of Dragons | Trogdor!! | Iron Dragon

August 04, 2019

Khaleesi’s not the only one who can lay waste to her potential subjects as we do some swooping of our own in Wrath of Dragons!

Next the burnination continues as we aid the DAGRON who needs no introduction with double exclamation point enthusiasm in Trogdor!! 

And lastly we keep the dragon theme flying loosely as we chug along in Iron Dragon.

Wrath of Dragons

Designed by: Keith RentzPublished by: Catalyst Game Labs (2015)Players: 3-6Ages: 13 & upPlaying time: 60-90 min

In Wrath of Dragons, each player assumes the role of a dragon that, over the course of many centuries, flies into different regions of the Old World to lay waste.  Using a hand of action cards and moving around a game board map, each player’s dragon, burns settlements, scorches fields, snatches livestock, takes gold, and captures nobles.  

After six centuries have passed, the devastation, destruction, and fear that the dragons have caused is scored, and the dragon that earns the most victory points wins!

Trogdor!! The Board Game

Designed by: The Brothers Chap & James ErnestPublished by: Harmless Junk Inc. (2018)Players: 1 – 6Ages: 14 & upPlaying time: 30 – 60 min

In Trogdor!!, a cooperative board game, players takes the role of a heroic Keeper of Trogdor, each with a special power and a special item card to aid in Trogdor’s quest to burninate the countryside, burninate all the peasants, and burninate all of the thatched roof cottages! All while dodging his adversaries: the Archer, the knights, and the fearsome Troghammer!

During phase one of your turn, you move Trogdor across a board of 25 tiles arraigned in 5 rows and 5 columns in an attempt to burninate all in your path. When Trogdor burninates a tile it is flipped over to it’s scorched side. During phase two, you’ll draw movement card(s) to spawn peasants and move the adversaries. If they cross paths with Trogdor they attack him.

If Trogdor burninates everything, the Keepers, win. If Trogdor takes damage with an empty Trog-Meter, then the game is over and Trogdor unleashes a final Fiery Rage! If Trogdor finishes the job of burninating everything he wins! Otherwise Trogdor rage-quits and leaves the board.

Iron Dragon

Designed by: Darwin Bromley & Tom WhamPublished by: Mayfair Games (1994)Players: 2 – 6Ages: 12 & upPlaying time: 2 – 4 hrs

In Iron Dragon, genetically engineered dragons pull trains across dangerous lands filled with elves, cat-people, trolls and magic. Connect cities, fight off forest creatures, and explore the underground to build a railroad empire!

Players compete to create an extensive and profitable rail network using crayons to draw their rail lines on the game board itself and use their existing rail lines to pick up and deliver commodities for payouts dictated by cards.

Iron Dragon introduces foremen, which reduce terrain building costs, and Ships, which allow trains to cross the sea between continents, avoiding bottlenecks on land.

Be the first to build an extensive network and amass 250 Gold to WIN!