[Card Game]: Three-Dragon Ante, reviewed by ShannonA (5/5)

http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/11/11801.phtml

Shannon Appelcline's Summary:

A very enjoyable Poker-like gambling game set fully in a fantasy universe that can be played standalone or as part of a Dungeons & Dragons campaign.

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[AusJeb]

Nice review. You did a great job of capturing a feel for the game.

One interesting aspect of Three-Dragon is that because you carry the cards in your hand over into the next gambit, there is a strategic aspect of the game where you consider whether to play a card in this gambit or a build a stronger play for the next gambit.

The special powers also can produce some tactical challenges. The principal tactical choice in each round is whether to play a large value card for points or a smaller one who's power will trigger. Also, you can have a winning hand but wind up capturing a tiny pot if other players play cards to steal from the pot. The Dragonslayer can take a card out of an opponent's flight. Most significantly, the Druid can change the objective of the gambit so that the lowest value flight wins.

Three-Dragon is a fun game that has an added advantage in that you can play as many or as few gambits as you have time or interest for.

Jeb

[Corporate Dog]

As a poker nut, I MUST have this game. Here's hoping the FLG/CS has it in today...

Regards,
Corporate Dog

[tecnowraith]

I love the game and I can be a very nasty player at too. Some of us "evil UNO" of "Poker-UNO" cause of the similarities. My strategy is if If I win just one full game, as in getting the top gold, then I mess with everyone else.

[Evan Waters]

Hmm. I gotta say, when I saw this in stores, it looked like sort of a reach- something to slap the logo on. But this review is illuminating- apparently there's a good design here, and I like the idea of having a game you can use in an RPG session.