Dragonlings

Dragonlings: The Card Game

Dragonlings is a competitive, non-violent card game for 1 - 6 players, ages 7+.

Grow your dragons from hatchlings to legends. Hoard treasure and compete with fellow dragon trainers!

(Not a Trading Card Game)

All art is hand-made with love without the use of any AI tools.

How to Play

Gameplay

Each Player Starts with 7 Dragon cards in their hand, a Trainer card, an Egg Token, and an Egg Counter card set at 2 Eggs. Players will stack Dragon cards to build Dragon Towers that represent the lifespan of a Dragon that is part of your herd. As your Dragons age, they Grow and learn Abilities over time!

Trainer Cards

Each player starts with a unique Trainer card, which offer bonus Victory Points at the end of the game. 

Choose carefully: The Trainer card you choose will impact your strategy.

Hatching

Each Tower starts out as a level 1 Hatchling with 1 Ability. Players will Lay Eggs and hatch them to play their Hatchlings. 

Once born, Hatchlings have a world of opportunities. They can become all kinds of Dragons!

Growing Up

Dragons are able to Grow Up once per turn. 

Players can grow Dragons from small Level 1 Hatchlings up to incredibly powerful Level 5 Dragons.

As these Towers Grow, they learn 1 new Ability every Level. You can use any 1 of these abilities in the stack once per turn.

During your turn, your Dragons can work together to chain their Abilities to do amazing things!

Endgame Scoring

The game ends when the last Dragon or last Treasure is drawn. 

Add the Victory Points of Towers, Eggs, Treasures, and your Trainer Card Bonuses! 

A Tower is worth the value of all Levels in it added together 

(Tower of 5 is worth 1+2+3+4+5).

Eggs are worth 1 VP each.

There are lots of strategies to win a game of Dragonlings!

Three Games in One

Dragonlings supports 1 - 6 players, including Solo Mode, Teams Mode, and the default Free-For-All Mode. 

In Teams Mode, target your teammate's Towers and Eggs as if they were your own, while sharing a Treasure Hoard. Teams mode is ideal for a 4 or 6-player game.

In Solo Mode, try to beat your high score by playing against an automa that draws Dragons, Treasures, and Eggs each turn.

What's Included?

About the Project

Dragonlings has been in loving development since 2019. All cards are complete and ready to print! We have partnered with a print manufacturer and fulfillment partners to ensure delivery of the final product. We just need your help to make it a reality!

About the Creators

Dragonlings was created by Erinn (left) and Chris (right) starting in 2019. After delaying their wedding because of Covid, and while waiting for the birth of their first child, they spent countless hours building and testing Dragonlings until it became the game it is today. They had always dreamed of creating a card game that they could play as a family someday. Erinn is a creative arts therapist with a background in theatre. Chris works in IT, and enjoys drawing, making music and designing video games and card games in her spare time. All artwork is hand-drawn in digital watercolor by Chris.