Players take role of Dwarfs running away from dragon's lair, after stealing it's treasures. The goal of the game is to give as much of the gold you carry to other players, so they will run slower. In the end, only one dwarf can escape the lair, others will be devoured or burned by the raging dragon. The game uses a simple take that card mechanic, with cards that makes other player take some of your gold, give some of the gold of all players to one dwarf, or make the dwarf take some gold from the common pile.