To Court the King |
As a royal petitioner attending court, the players must parlay their powers of persuasion to gain the support of court officials and sway the King to their cause.
The players persuasive powers, in a constantly shifting court, are represented by dice. Each starts with three dice. Each turn, a player rolls the dice, sets aside at least one die, and re-rolls the rest until he has set all his dice aside. With these dice, if they form an appropriate pattern, a player may obtain an character card, giving him another die or a special power. The first player to roll seven of a kind gains the King’s support and, possibly, victory! The support of the King (and Queen) is often the difference in the final roll-off, which determines the winner!
For 2-5 players. 45 minutes.
- Ages: 10+
- Brand: Rio Grande Games
- Interests: Card Games
SKU: 65513200297
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Game Daze Tucson Mall Manager Review, April 2010
Ron -
In To Court the King, you are trying to win the favor of the king. It’s a dice game that has mechanics similar to Yahtzee, but the game has much more going on. You spend your dice results to gain favor with different people, ranging from Farmers to Alchemists to the King, himself. These people grant you different abilities, which allow you to add or manipulate dice. So while you start out rolling just three dice in a turn, you eventually can end up rolling upwards of 10. When you gain the King’s favor, you have one round to keep it. Whoever had the King’s favor at the end of the final round, wins.
The game is fun and fast, and it’s a great introduction to European strategy games.
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