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The King is dead. The kingdom is divided. Three factions — the Scottish, the Welsh, and the English — vie for control and, across the sea, foreign invaders prepare to take advantage of the chaos. Players must marshal their limited resources to influence this power struggle, while ensuring that the faction that rises to dominate the realm favors them above all other claimants to the throne. The King is Dead: Second Edition refreshes the accessible yet strikingly deep game with updated graphic design, gorgeous new artwork, and a brand-new asymmetric game mode for advanced play.
| Year | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Designers | Peer Sylvester |
| Artists | Benoit Billion, Peer Sylvester |
| Publishers | YOKA Games, MEBO Games, Origames, Osprey Games, Studio Supernova, Giant Roc, Doit Games, Fox in the Box, Ogry Games |
| Players | 2–4 |
| Time | 30–45 min |
| Status | Previously owned |
| BGG Rating | 7.5 |
| Categories | Political, Medieval, Wargame |
| Mechanics | Area Majority / Influence, Hand Management, Stock Holding, Variable Set-up, Map Reduction, Memory, Communication Limits, Campaign / Battle Card Driven |
| BGG Rank | 374 |
| Complexity | 2.16 / 5 |
| Language | No necessary in-game text |
| Date | Location | Duration | Qty | Players | Scores | Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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2021-11-24 | At home | – | 1 | Yashima, Yashimii 🤖 | –, – |
My BGG Comment
It’s one of those area majority games… which means mein Mitspieler won’t like this. The way the regions are evaluated reminds me a bit of Iwari/Web of Power. You have to carefully space out your 8 cards and every time you take a cube to make a color weaker on the board, that color gets more valuable for you. Nice. (Have not played with the advanced cards). Only wish the box were just a bit flatter.