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About the Game

Dragons are the hottest steeds in demand—and you, Dwelma Draketooth, have the market cornered. As a seventh-generation dragon rancher, your last name is associated with the most sought-after serpents in the 5-Realms. Yet it’s not all glamorous! Young dragons are a handful to raise: they are fussy eaters, require lots of room to grow, and leave behind huge, steaming piles... Do you have what it takes to maintain the ranch and the Draketooth Dragons pedigree?

The Dragon Rancher is a new merchant you can play as. It is centered around a mix of bag-building and mancala-style mechanisms, where you draw food and drop it on your board, piece by piece. Once food is placed, the young dragons can follow the trails—and grow bigger with every bite!

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Categories: Economic Expansion for Base-game Fantasy
Mechanics: Commodity Speculation Deck, Bag, and Pool Building Mancala Turn Order: Time Track Variable Player Powers Worker Placement
Family: Merchants Cove
Also known as: La Baie des Marchands: Eleveur de Dragons · Enseada dos Mercadores: A Criadora dos Dragões · Merchants Cove: Die Drachenzüchterin · Merchants Cove: La Criadora de Dragones · Zatoka kupców: Hodowca smoków · Zátoka Obchodníků: Matka draků · Бухта торговцев: Драконолог · 상인들의 항구: 용 조련사 확장
BGG ratings: 500 · geek rating 5.89
BGG data: refreshed Sep 7, 2026

Merchants Cove: The Dragon Rancher 2021