Table feel
Moderate level of interaction with a mix of direct and strategic confrontation. Frequent attention to other players' actions required, but limited emphasis on cooperation.
Rich game profile
Monarch
In Monarch you play as an heir to the throne. Your mother, the Queen, has lived out her years and will soon pass on the crown. The time has come for you and your siblings to demonstrate your intelligence, compassion, bravery, and strength as leaders. Out perform your siblings to...
Players
2-4
Time
?-?
Age
12+
Weight
1.75
Rating
6.74
Should this hit the table?
Quick read before the metadata.
Moderate level of interaction with a mix of direct and strategic confrontation. Frequent attention to other players' actions required, but limited emphasis on cooperation.
Teach
2.3
Teaching signal
Replay
3.9
High replayability
Interaction
3.6
Highly interactive
Scaling
3.5
Scales well
Strategy
4.5
Deep strategy
Control
3.3
Luck-sensitive
Replay value
Monarch has a high replayability score due to its high variability gameboard, strategic depth, and scalability. The presence of expansions adds to the replay value. The game offers different experiences each time it is played and allows players to improve their strategy over time. It adapts well to different player counts and is relatively easy to learn.
Luck profile
Monarch has a moderate influence of luck. Random elements have a notable but not exclusive impact on the game outcome. Players have substantial ability to mitigate randomness through strategic decisions and planning. The game outcome is primarily determined by player strategy and decisions, with luck playing a minor role.
Overview
What ABG knows about this game
In Monarch you play as an heir to the throne. Your mother, the Queen, has lived out her years and will soon pass on the crown. The time has come for you and your siblings to demonstrate your intelligence, compassion, bravery, and strength as leaders. Out perform your siblings to demonstrate your ingenuity and strength. Choose strategies that will bring prosperity to the land and glory to your court. Defend the realm from threats and famine. Only the player with the most majestic court will be named heir. There are many paths to choose from, but only one will become the next monarch. Who will reign? Monarch is a light strategy game for 2-4 players that lasts 45 minutes. The primary mechanic is set collection; each of the sisters aims to assemble a court of Court Cards in order to prove her worth: wise advisors, exotic animals, and symbolic regalia. Each of these Court Cards provides crowns, and the sister whose court contains the most crowns at the end of the game becomes the Queen. There are tricks to assembling a majestic court. Some cards don't work together well: the Astronomer is worth nothing if in a court with the Fireworks because he will be unable to see anything! Other cards work very well together: the Beastkeeper is worth more crowns for each animal she shares a court with. Awards & Honors: BostonFIG Fest // 2014 - Official Selection IndieCade // 2015 Finalist Indie Mega Booth PAX East // 2016 Official Selection
Category
1Mechanism
4Family
1Media
Images and visual references
Images, galleries, and videos are grouped here so the page feels visual before every asset is fully hosted.
Editions
Versions and regional releases
| Edition | Year | Language | Publisher / Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| No editions imported yet. | |||
Files and documents
Rules, aids, translations
No files imported yet.
Commerce mapping
Buying signals
Credits
People and publishers
Designers
1
Mary Flanagan
Artists
2
Kate Adams
Sarah Ettinger
Publishers
2
Mary Flanagan LLC
Resonym
Linked items
Graph expansion queue
Related games and expansions help build a connected catalog around every title.
No linked items imported yet.