Gorynich
BGG rank
BGG #19,812
BGG rating
6.5

Gorynich

2021

Rules assistance for Gorynich

Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

  • 3–7 players
  • 15–20 min
  • 8+
  • Complexity 2.0/5

Rules assistant for Gorynich

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Gorynich is a board game released in 2021 for 3–7 players, 15–20 minutes per game, and ages 8 and up. It was designed by Arthur Viennot and its main mechanics are Simultaneous Action Selection, Cooperative Game, and Communication Limits.

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About the game

Welcome to the world of Russian fairytales! Fire-breathing dragon Zmei Gorynich and a beautiful princess lived in a high terem (tower) until hordes of greedy knights attracted by hidden riches disturbed the peace. Help Gorynich to defend the princess and the goods in the enthralling cooperative game. Each round secretly draft the action to program the movement of the dragon. Gorynich can fly around the board, burn the knights and use special maneuvers to cast fireballs, choose any direction or return to terem by the call of the princess. However, treacherous knights respond with counter-maneuvers and inexorably march to the terem. When all the players made their choice, reveal the action tiles and watch the battle! The players win if they defeated all the knights and lose if any defender reached the princess, the dragon moved beyond the edges of the board or a reckless attack burned the terem. And for the most capable dragons there is advanced mode with additional maneuvers and even more challenging board! -description from publisher

Questions and answers

Gorynich supports 3–7 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.