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1998 Ranked #16,734

The High Kings Of Tara

An abstract strategy game has players move kings, claim hills, and connect their holdings into chains. The unusual objective rewards ending with the fewest knots, making expansion and merging a careful balancing act.

Abstract Abstract Strategy Territory Building Pattern Building Pattern Recognition

Players

2-4

Play time

Not listed

Age

10+

Complexity

1.89/5

Rating

6.27

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.6/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

Players take turns moving their kings around a playing field of hills. The kings movement is like a knight in chess.

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Players take turns moving their kings around a playing field of hills. The kings movement is like a knight in chess. During the opening, hills are claimed, but you can't claim 2 hills that are adjacent. In the midgame, knots are formed and merged together forming contiguous chains of hill ownership. The player with the *fewest* knots wins the game. A 4 player partnership is included with the rules of the game. Tara: Ireland's Royal Board Game is a revamped version of this game.

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Play and group

Players
2–4
Best with
2
Play time
30 min
Age
10+
Complexity
1.9/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Murray Heasman

Artists

1
Murray Heasman

Publishers

3
ABACUSSPIELE Real Original Games Tailten Games