2016
BGG rank #22421
The King's Men
2–5 players
15–45 min
Ages 8+
1.3/5 complexity
5.5/10 rating
About this game
Each turn players try to complete quests, slay creatures threatening the kingdom and build economic and military assets to help them in subsequent turns.Their goal is to gain enough prestige to become the next king. The other nobles are trying to keep each other from ascending to the throne. The King's Men is a super competitive, fast based game featuring trickery and sabotage. Even so, casual players can learn the game easily in about five minutes. The game scales seamlessly between the casual and hardcore markets.
What it feels like
Dice Rolling
Open Drafting
Take That
Card Game
Dice
Medieval
Negotiation
Political
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