- BGG rating
- 6.8
Rules assistance for The Red Dragon Inn: Compulsive Gambler's Grog
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2–4 players
- 45–60 min
- 12+
Rules assistant for The Red Dragon Inn: Compulsive Gambler's Grog
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The Red Dragon Inn: Compulsive Gambler's Grog is an expansion for The Red Dragon Inn released in 2014 for 2–4 players, 45–60 minutes per game, and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Cliff Bohm, Geoff Bottone, and Colleen Skadl and its main mechanics are Hand Management, Player Elimination, and Betting and Bluffing.
About the game
The Red Dragon Inn: Organized Play Season 1 (2015) participation promotional card. This card was given away if you won an RDI organized play. Begin a Round of Gambling as though you just played "Gambling? I'm in!" The winter of that Round of Gambling gains 2 alcohol Content. Players may Ignore this Event to avoid the Round of Gambling. (However, players may no longer do this once the Round has begun.) The best gamblers know when to stop! The Organized Play Kits each contained 4 Tournament Prize Packs, consisting of twenty participation cards to be handed out to anyone who attends (this one and Deirdre's Detoxifying Draught) and three premium cards to be handed out as prizes. The 2023 re-release of the Organized Play Kit contains only 1 Tournament Prize Pack.
Designers
Publishers
- SlugFest Games
Questions and answers
The Red Dragon Inn: Compulsive Gambler's Grog supports 2–4 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.
The listed playing time for The Red Dragon Inn: Compulsive Gambler's Grog is 45–60 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 The Red Dragon Inn: Compulsive Gambler's Grog for ages 12 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.
The Red Dragon Inn: Compulsive Gambler's Grog belongs to these categories: Card Game, Fantasy, and Humor. Its main mechanics are Hand Management, Player Elimination, and Betting and Bluffing. 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 The Red Dragon Inn: Compulsive Gambler's Grog are: Cliff Bohm, Geoff Bottone, and Colleen Skadl. 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 The Red Dragon Inn: Compulsive Gambler's Grog as an expansion for The Red Dragon Inn. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need The Red Dragon Inn to use it. Check that your edition of The Red Dragon Inn is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.