For the board gamers out there, just wanted to throw out a recommendation for Drakon. There are tons of great board games out there that me and my friends have come to enjoy. The primary drawbacks are getting through the instructions and the length of play tends to be on the longer side- which mostly becomes tough because people want to play a second time and it isn't always immediately possible.


Drakon is very simple, fun, and can go reasonably quick. You play one of 6 dungeon explorers (all of which have an optional ability) trying to accumulate enough gold (and optionally escape the dungeon). Without the optional rules, the game is especially quick, but also not terribly interesting or engaging. Once you play with the character abilities, you become especially cautious of your opponents and what they could do to you.


They are on their third edition and quite frankly if you have the older versions you don't really need this one. The main difference is that the gold coins have secret values and you need to get a total of 10 points worth of coins. This does add an element of uncertainty as you don't know just how close your opponent is to winning.


If you don't play with the escape optional rule, the game ends abruptly so I highly suggest to go with it. All you have to do is get the required gold and get to an Escape or Teleport room to win. This really makes some of the character abilities quite dangerous and gives you greater opportunity to thwart your opponents as they try to escape.


Fun, easy to learn, and can be played a couple of times. A worthy addition to your collection.