Swift delivery as a present for a friend. Like us, they love this game and their 4-year-old has been playing it non-stop since before Christmas!

This is a fun beginner board game for little kids. Practice turn taking and the thrill of collecting gems. Cute art work and nice components. Perfect for young players age 4 -8 but my 9 yr old likes to play it with friends when they come over. The gem collecting keeps the older kids interested while the game play is simple enough for younger kids. I’ll probably buy this game again as a gift for nieces and nephews.

I thought it was time to introduce the kids (6 & 3) to boardgames other than Snakes and ladders, ludo and other roll and move games where only luck prevails. Dragon’s Breath is a great introductory game to the much wider world of board gaming. Very colourful and attractive for kids, my girls love all the gem stones. The character pieces look great. The game can be played at a couple of different skill levels, you can pick a gem colour to stick with throughout the game or you can pick a different gem colour each round (that’s the strategy), the skill comes in when you have to remove the ice layer to let the gems fall on to the board, do it carefully enough and you can let more of your stones fall while keeping your opponents ones in the stack. It’s a good fun game and there’s always a bit of pantomime when daddy dragon melts an ice layer. Brilliant game and excellent service as always from Boardgamer.