Dragons of Kir is a 2005 strategy

Strategy game

A strategy game or strategic game is a game in which the players' uncoerced, and often autonomous decision-making skills have a high significance in determining the outcome...

 board game

Board game

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 from Future Magic Games and 1i Productions

1i Productions

1i Productions is an American board game publisher. It was founded in 2004 by Jenna, William and Colin Byrne.-Published games:*Dragons of Kir, a 2-player fast-paced, abstract strategy game, published in 2007....

. Dragons of Kir is a 2-player strategy game. The object of the game is to create systems of tiles to force one of four Dragon

Dragon

A dragon is a legendary creature, typically with serpentine or reptilian traits, that feature in the myths of many cultures. There are two distinct cultural traditions of dragons: the European dragon, derived from European folk traditions and ultimately related to Greek and Middle Eastern...

s of Kir to destroy an opponent's war tent, while defending one's own. Tiles represent the forces of nature and of man and create a changing landscape. The battlefield

Battle

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 is edgeless ("wraparound") for unlimited flow.

Dragons of Kir is a sequel to Darter, winner of the 2005 Origins

Origins Award

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 Vanguard Innovative Game Award.

Reception

Previous limited edition versions of the game came with handmade wood tiles, the version now available comes on 1/8" card stock

Card stock

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. The rules have been modified from earlier versions for easier game play. The gameplay is described as a cross between RoboRally

RoboRally

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and Chess

Chess

Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...

. Reviews of the game have been generally positive.