If you have a large group of people to play King of the Castle with, this is a killer party game. I played this with a group of 20-25 people, and everyone was really invested. Each game unfolds totally differently, but the mechanics are simple enough for everyone to understand, even if you're slightly belligerent like we were. Games take up a nice chunk of time without ever overstaying their welcome, about 1-2 hours.

There are some events that happen every game which quickly become repetitive, like choosing an honour guard or a spouse for the king, so I'd love to see an update in future that adds more variety. For example, allowing you elect courtiers from among the nobles or even starting with multiple pre-existing heirs whose succession you have to decide. Overall however, I still strongly recommend this even at full price.

If you have a large group of people to play King of the Castle with, this is a killer party game. I played this with a group of 20-25 people, and everyone was really invested. Each game unfolds totally differently, but the mechanics are simple enough for everyone to understand, even if you're slightly belligerent like we were. Games take up a nice chunk of time without ever overstaying their welcome, about 1-2 hours. There are some events that happen every game which quickly become repetitive, like choosing an honour guard or a spouse for the king, so I'd love to see an update in future that adds more variety. For example, allowing you elect courtiers from among the nobles or even starting with multiple pre-existing heirs whose succession you have to decide. Overall however, I still strongly recommend this even at full price.