
- BGG rank
- BGG #1,700
- BGG rating
- 7.5
Railroad Tiles
- 1–4 players
- 45 min
- Complexity 1.8/5
- 2025

Rules assistance for Dragon Castle: Single Player Mode
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

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Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.
Dragon Castle: Single Player Mode is an expansion for Dragon Castle released in 2018 for 1 player, 30–45 minutes per game, and ages 8 and up. It was designed by Lorenzo Silva, Hjalmar Hach, and Luca Ricci and its main mechanics are Tile Placement, Pattern Building, and Solo / Solitaire Game.
2-sided instructions to play Dragon Castle solitaire. Handed out at Essen Spiel 2018.
Dragon Castle: Single Player Mode 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 Dragon Castle: Single Player Mode is 30–45 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 Dragon Castle: Single Player Mode 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.
Dragon Castle: Single Player Mode belongs to these categories: Abstract Strategy and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Tile Placement, Pattern Building, and 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 Dragon Castle: Single Player Mode are: Lorenzo Silva, Hjalmar Hach, and Luca Ricci. 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 Dragon Castle: Single Player Mode as an expansion for Dragon Castle. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Dragon Castle to use it. Check that your edition of Dragon Castle is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.