Monsters of the Midway
boardgame
This fantasy American-Football game was published in issue 65 of Dragon magazine in 1982. Players draft various monsters to assemble their own teams and compete in exciting matches against each other on the gridiron.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 60 min
- Min. Age:
- 10
Magus!
boardgame
In this light-hearted conquest game for 2-6 players, participants play as powerful wizards. Using skillful card play and acquired power zones, players attempt to gain control of all opposing towers or capture every power zone on the game board.
- Players:
- 2–6
- Time:
- 90 min
- Min. Age:
- 10
Search for the Emperor's Treasure
boardgame
This satirical 1981 Dragon Magazine board game has warriors, elves, clerics, and magicians collect treasure and fight monsters. Six magical artifacts trigger the endgame. Random encounters and terrain types add tactical depth and humor to the adventure.
- Players:
- 2–10
- Time:
- 60 min
- Min. Age:
- 10
Elefant Hunt
boardgame
This Tom Wham game appeared in Dragon issue 88 in 1984. Players hire hunters, gather supplies, and head inland to capture wild animals alive. The first player to reach 100 points by bringing these creatures back to port wins the game.
- Players:
- 2–5
- Time:
- 20 min
- Min. Age:
- 10
The Best of Dragon Magazine Games
boardgame
This collection compiles six games previously published in Dragon Magazine into one box with upgraded components and aids. It includes Ringside, Food Fight, File 13, The Baton Races of Yaz, King's Table, and a significantly revised version of Search for the Emperor's Treasure featuring modular hex maps and adjusted rules.
- Players:
- 2–6
- Time:
- 20–60 min
- Min. Age:
- 10
Abandon Ship!
boardgame
A card game from Dragon Magazine 273 set on a sinking pirate ship. Cards are used for combat or discarded. When the deck empties, a lifeboat showdown begins. Players gather treasure to secure the best escape and win the game.
- Players:
- 3–8
- Time:
- 60 min
- Min. Age:
- 8
File 13
boardgame
File 13 explores the difficult journey of game inventions through corporate intelligence, from an initial idea to the top of the best-seller list. It was originally published in Dragon Magazine in April 1983.
- Players:
- 1–4
- Time:
- 30 min
- Min. Age:
- 10
Nibar's Keep
boardgame
Nibar's Keep is a short tactical combat game for two players competing as arena warriors. Aided by diverse creatures, players win by reaching the opponent's rune hex or inflicting two wounds on the enemy warrior. It was originally published in Dragon magazine, issue 118.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 45 min
- Min. Age:
- 12
Food Fight
boardgame
Food Fight is a detailed wargame simulation of a school cafeteria battle. Players control students with action and hit points while staff try to apprehend them. Various foods act as projectiles with specific ratings for range and damage. The last student remaining wins the chaotic game.
- Players:
- 2–4
- Time:
- 60 min
- Min. Age:
- 10
Championship Sumo Wrestling
boardgame
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 15 min
- Min. Age:
- 0
Hnefatafl
boardgame
Hnefatafl is an ancient two-player Viking board game featuring asymmetric forces. 24 attackers try to capture a fleeing king defended by 12 soldiers. Pieces move like chess rooks and are captured by sandwiching them between friendly pieces.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 20 min
- Min. Age:
- 7
The Awful Green Things From Outer Space
boardgame
This humorous two-player game on a spaceship pits a crew against fast-multiplying aliens. Crew members use various weapons with unknown combat effects. The box includes the expansion originating from Dragon magazine.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 60–90 min
- Min. Age:
- 12
Dragonchess
boardgame
Dragon Chess is a 3D chess game played on three stacked 8x12 boards representing air, land, and the underworld. The goal is to checkmate the king. Pieces move in three dimensions using complex, unconventional rules derived from variants.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 75 min
- Min. Age:
- 8
Dino Wars
boardgame
Dino Wars is a humorous B-movie style miniatures game published in Dragon Magazine #166. Players use stuffed dinosaurs and plastic army men as playing pieces to engage in lighthearted tabletop combat.
- Players:
- 2–8
- Time:
- 45 min
- Min. Age:
- 12
The Baton Races of Yaz
boardgame
Published in Dragon Magazine in 1984, this race game pits alien teams against each other. The goal is to break all target items using batons in minimal time. Gameplay features strategic movement, terrain types, and baton passing mechanics.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 60 min
- Min. Age:
- 8
Planet Busters
boardgame
Originally published in Dragon Magazine #64, this strategic game places players in the far future. As faction leaders, they engage in a desperate struggle for power, attempting to gain control of colonized planets and warships to dominate the worlds.
- Players:
- 2–4
- Time:
- 60 min
- Min. Age:
- 10
Ringside
boardgame
First published in Dragon Magazine in 1980 and reissued in 1990, this boxing game has players act as both boxer and manager. It includes a ring board, tactics, endurance, fighter generation, historical fighters, and a campaign.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 60 min
- Min. Age:
- 10
Orcwars
boardgame
The game humorously simulates the Orc Wars, where 2 to 4 tribal coalitions vie for control of routes and realms. Victory is achieved through political dominance with five chiefs, military control of twelve territories, or economic success with 35 gold points.
- Players:
- 2–4
- Time:
- 120–150 min
- Min. Age:
- 12
Flight of the Boodles
boardgame
This simple wargame from The Dragon magazine is an asymmetric duel. One player guides the Boodles safely across the board, while the other player commands the Grumjugs in an attempt to destroy them.
- Players:
- 1–2
- Time:
- 30 min
- Min. Age:
- 10
Runngus' Game
boardgame
Unhappy with his role in the Snit games, the god Runngus leaves to create his own game on a new world. Published in Dragon magazine #40, the game primarily involves dropping counters from a height onto auspicious areas of a map.
- Players:
- 1–3
- Time:
- 10 min
- Min. Age:
- 8
Arrakhar's Wand
boardgame
Arrakhar's Wand is a tactical fantasy board game for two players from The Dragon magazine. One player defends a hidden wand using evil sorcerers and monsters. The opposing player attacks with good wizards and allies to locate the artifact, seize it, and escape the valley.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 45 min
- Min. Age:
- 12
King of the Tabletop
boardgame
Players build a kingdom using various terrain tiles, castles, and creatures. The goal is to gain prestige through kingdom size, treasury, and heroes. This game was originally published in Dragon magazine.
- Players:
- 2–4
- Time:
- 180 min
- Min. Age:
- 12
Snit's Revenge!
boardgame
An asymmetrical strategy game where one player controls the Bolotomus and its immune system, while the other commands invading Snits. The Snits must locate the Spark of Life hidden inside the organs while avoiding dangerous explosive traps.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 20 min
- Min. Age:
- 8
Clay-O-Rama
boardgame
Clay-O-Rama is a silly crafting game from Dragon Magazine 125. Players sculpt their own clay creatures, assign them powers, and pit them against each other in absurd, physical combat using modeling clay.
- Players:
- 2–12
- Time:
- 30 min
- Min. Age:
- 6