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1998 Ranked #11,377

Keydom

Medieval area-control game has families use numbered tokens and misdirection to gain resources, actions, spells, and regalia. Collecting all three royal pieces and reaching the throne room crowns the winner.

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Players

2-5

Play time

Not listed

Age

10+

Complexity

2.67/5

Rating

6.85

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 3.7/5

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?

Independently produced by British game designer Richard Breese, the three hundred copies of this game sold within hours of its initial offering at Essen 1998. Players represent a family of medieval professionals, such as Stonemasons or Fishermen.

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Independently produced by British game designer Richard Breese, the three hundred copies of this game sold within hours of its initial offering at Essen 1998. Players represent a family of medieval professionals, such as Stonemasons or Fishermen. Using a set of numbered tokens and some misdirection, players try to achieve control in several areas of the board. Perhaps they are seeking resources. Or perhaps they will use their hard-fought resources to purchase special actions, magical spells, or a piece of the royal Keylore. The first player to acquire all three pieces of regalia and take them to the throne room is crowned King and is the winner. Re-tooled, this game was re-released as Aladdin's Dragons in 2000. Keydom is Richard Breese's second game in the key series. Re-implemented by: Aladdin's Dragons

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Play and group

Players
2–5
Best with
3–5
Play time
90 min
Age
10+
Complexity
2.7/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Richard Breese

Artists

1
Juliet Breese

Publishers

1
R&D Games