Dungeons & Dragons Three Dragon Ante Card Game

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Product Features

• A stand alone card game for 2-6 players.
• Ages 12+
• Contains 72 cards and rulebook.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• ASIN: B000F0EI8K
• Manufacturer recommended age: 12 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #239,099 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

Product Description

Three-Dragon Ante is a fast-paced noncollectable card game based on the tavern games played by characters within the D&D game world. Three-Dragon Ante can be played as a standalone card game when there isn't enough time for a full-fledged D&D adventure, or it can be played as part of a roleplaying campaign-where a character's abilities can give him or her a unique winning edge. To play, you'll need chips, coins, or some other way to represent each player's hoard of 50 gold pieces.

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is one of the most fun games I have ever played!, April 8, 2006

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B. Estorga "Country mouse stuck in the City" (beautiful California, USA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Dungeons & Dragons Three Dragon Ante Card Game (Toy)

This is the real-world version of the tavern game played in D&D. It is so much fun! My friends and I can play for hours and not even notice the passing of the time.

This is for up to six players, but seven may play without too much trouble. The cards are very sturdy, and the artwork on the cards is beautiful. I would not recommend this game for kids under the age of about ten years old, as there is a lot of reading and some strategy and thinking required. For older kids, and adults, this is a ton of fun.

If you're looking for a really fun card game that can easily last for a very long time, I highly recommend Three Dragon Ante! My only advice: bring lots of extra poker chips (and don't play with actual money), as running out of money is sometimes very easy in this game.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Game, July 23, 2006

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B. Allen-Trick "Meatrace" (Madison, Wisconsin, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dungeons & Dragons Three Dragon Ante Card Game (Toy)

I FINALLY got around to picking up 3-dragon ante. I figured I could use it to pass the time for the characters in a game I run. After learning the rules, my girlfriend and I sat down to play a few "gambits"
This game is a ton of fun, and there's a lot more strategy involved than you might think. It's much like poker in that respect, in that knowing what your opponent has is half the fight. There is strategy involved in playing "good" or "evil" dragons, how much you ante, etc etc.
Good dragons usually result in card draws, where evil dragons steal from the pot or force other players to pay you gold.
I especially like the rules for playing a game in character. i.e. a character with 5 ranks in sleight of hand, when forced to pay another character gold, pays one less (min 1).
Very well thought out and more complex than you might expect with your first playthrough. Highly recommended.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A fun game in its own right, January 28, 2007

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James Clare "J.C. Clare" (Hays, Kansas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dungeons & Dragons Three Dragon Ante Card Game (Toy)

Three-Dragon ante is a fun game and well worth playing, whether you enjoy the source material or not. First, the cards look very nice. The stylized artwork is very fun and the corners are cut in a way to make the cards look exotic. More importantly, however, is the game play.

Three Dragon Ante is a gambling game, similar in some ways to poke or other games of chance. However, luck is not the only factor strategy, tactics, and reading your opponent all play an important roll. Basically, the game works like this: you keep a hand of several cards and win each Gambit (similar to a hand in other games), by playing the three cards with the highest total value. However, all cards have added little bonuses and might let you steal gold from the stakes, draw extra cards, or perform similar different tricks. These powers are much more likely to come into play with low-powered cards. Thus, if you don't think you can win this Gambit you can try to plunder the stakes (and cut your losses) or get more cards to set you up for the next round.

Three Dragon Ante is fun to play. It has a low learning curve; but there are a lot of strategies you can bring into play. When we played our first game, we had the rules down by the third Gambit and were trying out different tactics shortly after.

Three-Dragon Ante was designed as an accessory for Dungeon's and Dragon's role-playing games. While it can certainly be used for this purpose to great effect it is a fun game in its own right.