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2020 Ranked #16,998

Royale

An asymmetric hidden-role game has citizens coordinate to collect glory and overthrow a queen while she seeks to bankrupt them. The citizens win together if anyone completes the uprising, but the queen gold collection can end it first.

Card Game Medieval Deduction Roles with Asymmetric Information

Players

3-5

Play time

Not listed

Age

8+

Complexity

1.5/5

Rating

6.88

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

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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Trouble is brewing in the kingdom! The greedy Queen rules with an iron fist, but suspects that a rebellion is forming to overthrow her.

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Trouble is brewing in the kingdom! The greedy Queen rules with an iron fist, but suspects that a rebellion is forming to overthrow her. Can the citizen coordinate the uprising as they go about their daily lives, or will the queen discover their plans and throw them all in the dungeon? In the game, one player, the Queen, plays against the others, who win or lose as a team of Citizens. The Citizens attempt to gather 3 Glory cards to overthrow the Queen, and if one of their number does so, the Citizens win. The Queen wins if she can bankrupt the Citizens by collecting all of the gold. Released in the February 2020 Board Game of the Month Club $20+ package. Finalist (top 3) of Button Shy's 18 Card Challenge: Design a game that doesn't use a table or surface, by Miller Hollinger (The Hexagon Games).

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Play and group

Players
3–5
Best with
2
Play time
20 min
Age
8+
Complexity
1.5/5
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Credits

Designers

1
Miller Hollinger

Artists

1
Milan Zivkovic

Publishers

1
Button Shy

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