Dragonriders of Pern

1983
Sam Lewis
BGG Geek Rating
5.5
based on 159 ratings
BGG Average Rating
5.4
community average
BGG Ranking
#27183
all board games
Login to vote on your own rating
Players
1-7
Weight
2.65/5.00
Playtime
120 min
Age
12+
🎮

Play Online

Available on multiple platforms

VASSAL

⚙️ Game Mechanics

How this game works - core systems and player actions

Events Dice Rolling Campaign / Battle Card Driven Semi-Cooperative Game Paper-and-Pencil

📂 Categories

Novel-based Science Fiction Science Fiction Novel-based

🎨 Artists

David B. Bromley Jim Clouse Michael Whelan Robin Wood Tim Hildebrandt

🏢 Publishers

Mayfair Games

📖 About This Game

Dragonriders of Pern presents the struggle among the Leaders of the six different Weyrs to be recognized as leader of Pern. Each player vies with the others for the support of the Lord Holders while simultaneously keeping Pern free of Thread. If the northern continent of Pern has been so Threaded that it cannot support life, then all the players lose, along with Pern.