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King of Tokyo is a game from Richard Garfield for 2 to 6 players in which you will be able to play mutant monsters, gigantic robots and other aliens, all of whom are happily whacking each other in a joyous atmosphere in order to become the one and only King of Tokyo.

When it is your turn to play, you throw six dice. Each die bears the following six symbols: 1, 2 or 3 Points of Destruction, Energy, Healing and Whack. In three successive throws, you are going to choose whether to keep or discard each die in order to come up with combinations that will enable you to win destruction points, hoard energy, restore your health or whack other players into understanding Tokyo is YOUR territory.

The fiercest player will be crowned King of Tokyo... and will end up facing all the other monsters alone!

Top this off with special cards that you can purchase with energy and that have a permanent or temporary effect, such as the growing of a second head which grants you an additional die, body armor, nova death ray, and more.... and you hold one of the most explosive games of the year!

In order to win the game, one must either destroy Tokyo by accumulating 20 destruction points, or be the only surviving monster once the fighting has ended.

King Of Tokyo is a game for 2-6 players ages 8 and up, and can be played in 30 minutes.

Check out our comprehensive review of King Of Tokyo in our blog: King Of Tokyo review.

06.05.2011, 17:41

"King of Tokyo is a fun and quick to play game that is easily accessible to all gamers big and small, the recommended age 8+ is about spot on. For older gamers there is more than enough strategy to keep things interesting but the game can be played by young children without then needing to fully appreciating the subtleties of the game. It’s one of those games that have simple rules but strategic depth.

The various game metrics work well together, and there are multiple strategies that can be used to win the game. Do you stick it out in Tokyo slowly accruing victory points each turn, using your dice, and cards, to heal. Do you focus on gaining energy and using card abilities to gain victory points or improve your monster’s other abilities. Or do you just focus on whacking the other players until you’re the last monster in the game.

Personally I also enjoyed the speed of the game, too many games often take hours to play and it’s really nice to play a game that can be played in as little as 15miutes (2-3 players) to half an hour (4-6 players), you’ll find yourself playing two or three games on the trot.

The only let down for me was the lack of miniatures and a more detailed representation/interactive of Tokyo."

– Paul @ Mythreal