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Rules assistance for A Dragon's Gift: Beacons
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
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- 8+
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Rules assistant for A Dragon's Gift: Beacons
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A Dragon's Gift: Beacons is an expansion for A Dragon's Gift released in 2026 for 1 player, 15 minutes per game, and ages 8 and up. It was designed by Scott Almes and its main mechanics are Solo / Solitaire Game.
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About the game
By igniting the ancient beacons, you can wow the dragon with a beautiful array of dazzling flames! Beacons 3-card expansion is shuffled in alongside the base deck and introduces beacons. Whenever you deliver through a road touching a beacon, the beacon flips between unlit and lit. Unlit beacons cost you points at the end of the game. Some beacon cards also feature blockages that prevent you from approaching from a given direction.
Mechanics
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- Button Shy
Questions and answers
A Dragon's Gift: Beacons supports 1 player according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.
The listed playing time for A Dragon's Gift: Beacons is 15 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists A Dragon's Gift: Beacons for ages 8 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
A Dragon's Gift: Beacons has a complexity rating of 1.0 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
A Dragon's Gift: Beacons belongs to these categories: Card Game, Fantasy, and Print & Play. Its main mechanics are Solo / Solitaire Game. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of A Dragon's Gift: Beacons are: Scott Almes. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists A Dragon's Gift: Beacons as an expansion for A Dragon's Gift. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need A Dragon's Gift to use it. Check that your edition of A Dragon's Gift is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.