Dragon's Hoard

Today's review is of the 2014 release, Dragon's Hoard.  For 2-4 players, it takes 30-45 minutes.

Overview
You are a dragon, hunting for treasure in a field of sheep.  Each player gets a hand of four cards to begin; a common draw deck is placed between them and the top four cards are laid out to form a 'field.'  On your turn, you:
- draw 2 cards (or 3, if you have fewer than 4 in your hand at the start)
- take up to 2 different actions: 1) play an action card, and/or 2) play a treasure card.

Once a player has laid down ten treasures, total points are tallied, and the highest wins!

Cards are double-sided; the back has a colored sheep, which you use to pay for treasures.  The front has treasure or action cards.

You can draw cards from the top of the draw deck or the field (replacing them with the top card of the draw deck).  You'll know the card's color (since you see the back), but not the treasure/action on the front (until you draw it).

Action cards are roles (knight, princess, wizard, etc.) and give some ability- drawing cards, skipping an opponent's turn, etc.

You play treasure cards by paying the cost and laying them in front of you. If, for example, a treasure shows 3 purple sheep, you must discard 3 purple sheep cards to play that treasure.  A treasure's point cost (tallied at game's end) shows how many points it's worth.  Some cards ('lairs') give you bonuses for playing more of the same color treasures.

game in progress; image from here

Review
The art is amazing (see below); the rules are simple, and the twists are fun.  There's a good balance/tension between playing cards or using them as resources.  It's a simple game, with not a lot of depth, but it's a nice 'filler' game.

image from here

Rating: A-