1993Richard Garfield
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2 - 6 players20 minHeavy weight

2012Richard Garfield
From BoardGameGeek
With King of Tokyo: Power Up! – an expansion for the King of Tokyo base game – Included is the new monster Pandakai, a giant panda bear. After choosing a monster, each player takes the eight Evolution cards associated with that monster, shuffles those cards, and creates a personal deck. At the end of a player's turn, if she has three hearts, she draws one Evolution card and adds it to her hand; this is possible even in Tokyo (when hearts are normally useless) and even if the hearts are used for some other action, such as healing. A player can reveal and play an Evolution card at any time. Some Evolutions are temporary, allowing a one-time bonus, while others are Permanent, such as Gigazaur's "Tail Sweep", which allows him to change one die to a 1 or 2 each turn. Each Evolution card also identifies whether a monster is a Mutant, Invader, or Robot, and while not relevant for Power Up!, this species identification could come into play in future expansions. The rules for King of Tokyo: Power Up! contain a few variants: Players start with a random Evolution in play, or draw two cards and choose the one they want, or draft a set of Evolutions prior to the start of play. However you play, the goal of the game remains the same: Score 20 points or be the last monster standing amid the rubble of what was once Tokyo. Part of the King of Tokyo series.
King of Tokyo: Power Up! has 3 videos from 3 creators: 1 review, 1 how-to-play guide and 1 unboxing. They date from 2025 to August 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "WHAT'S NEW King of Tokyo Power Up expansion, plus PLAYTHROUGH and RANKING" by Richard Learns Games, which runs 48 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Rolling With More: King of Tokyo Power Up Expansion" by Rolling With Two.
If you like it, try Magic: The Gathering, Mindbug: First Contact, Android: Netrunner and King of Tokyo, also by Richard Garfield.
1993Richard Garfield
2 - 6 players20 minHeavy weight
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2 players15 - 25 minLight weight
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2 players45 minHeavy weight
2011Richard Garfield
2 - 6 players30 minLight weight
From BoardGameGeek:
With King of Tokyo: Power Up! – an expansion for the King of Tokyo base game – Included is the new monster Pandakai, a giant panda bear. After choosing a monster, each player takes the eight Evolution cards associated with that monster, shuffles those cards, and creates a personal deck. At the end of a player's turn, if she has three hearts, she draws one Evolution card and adds it to her hand; this is possible even in Tokyo (when hearts are normally useless) and even if the hearts are used for some other action, such as healing. A player can reveal and play an Evolution card at any time. Some Evolutions are temporary, allowing a one-time bonus, while others are Permanent, such as Gigazaur's "Tail Sweep", which allows him to change one die to a 1 or 2 each turn. Each Evolution card also identifies whether a monster is a Mutant, Invader, or Robot, and while not relevant for Power Up!, this species identification could come into play in future expansions. The rules for King of Tokyo: Power Up! contain a few variants: Players start with a random Evolution in play, or draw two cards and choose the one they want, or draft a set of Evolutions prior to the start of play. However you play, the goal of the game remains the same: Score 20 points or be the last monster standing amid the rubble of what was once Tokyo. Part of the King of Tokyo series.
Designer
Richard Garfield
Artists
Dimitri Chappuis, Bastien Grivet, Igor Polouchine, Régis Torres
Publisher
IELLO
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