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The Queen's Dilemma

The Queen's Dilemma

2026·Hjalmar Hach, Lorenzo Silva

Videos
14
Creators
13

Mainly reviews. The Queen's Dilemma is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 6 reviews, 1 how-to-play guides, 2 recorded sessions, 3 unboxings, and 2 other videos.

3 - 6 players
60 - 90 min
Heavy weight: Expect a long teach

From BoardGameGeek

The Queen's Dilemma is a sequel to The King's Dilemma, the award-winning (and Kennerspiel des Jahres-nominated) interactive narrative legacy game, and uses an improved Dilemma Card System to bring players an even more immersive experience. Set a hundred years after the dramatic events of the first game and building upon the revolutionary Dilemma Card System, The Queen's Dilemma introduces a brand-new story, improves the existing legacy mechanisms, and adds a lot of new exclusive features. Take your seat at the Queen's Council and choose your own persona from a pool of 6 unique characters. You will live the story from their perspective, whether as a cunning master of subterfuge, a fierce military leader, a greedy merchant, a philosopher advocating for progress, an aristocrat with a penchant for the occult, or a vicious lord tied to criminal activities. Develop your character with exclusive personal abilities. Each character comes with Duchies or Marks under their direct control, and a deck of secret personal objectives and branching narrative paths that will define your story and future goals-which may intertwine with the destiny of the entire kingdom. Shape the political identity of the Realm through the new ideology system. The policies you enact will alter the balance between six opposing political ideologies: Tradition against Progress, Force against Diplomacy and Order against Liberty. These also represent the moral values and agenda of your character: each one has a founding ideology they always root for, and other secondary interests whose importance varies from game to game, changing alliances at the table. But that's not all. The new keyword system allows the game to keep track of your personal choices: an unexpected act of forgiveness could secure you the eternal gratitude of the people, but a radical resolution could tarnish your reputation forever. Make your decisions wisely: the consequences of your choices will come back to reward or haunt your character later in the campaign. Watch the map of the kingdom evolve as a result of your decisions! The events that unfold will change the world forever and unlock new game rules altering the flow of the campaign. Defend your interests when a Dilemma card directly involves the territories placed under your control, and construct buildings to gain new abilities and sources of revenue. Manage the resources of your lands and trade with other players to achieve your goals: increase your political power, collect materials to improve your buildings, support the Queen's Army in the war in the south, and provide for the needs of your people to avoid discontent, unrest, and revolts. -description from the publisher

The Queen's Dilemma

Watch first

Learn to play

The Queen's Dilemma vs The King's Dilemma? What's new? Overview and #parody3:00

The Queen's Dilemma vs The King's Dilemma? What's new? Overview and #parody

Meeple University

Meeple University

Review

The Queen's Dilemma Review: Will You Let Them Eat Cake?27:30

The Queen's Dilemma Review: Will You Let Them Eat Cake?

The Dice Tower

The Dice Tower

Watch it played

NRB plays THE QUEEN'S DILEMMA | Episode 12:10:30

NRB plays THE QUEEN'S DILEMMA | Episode 1

No Rolls Barred

No Rolls Barred

Which video should I watch for The Queen's Dilemma?

The Queen's Dilemma has 14 videos from 13 creators: 6 reviews, 1 how-to-play guide, 2 playthroughs, 3 unboxings and 2 other videos. They date from 2021 to July 2026.

To learn the rules, start with "The Queen's Dilemma vs The King's Dilemma? What's new? Overview and #parody" by Meeple University, which runs 3 min.

For an opinion before you buy, start with "The Queen's Dilemma Review: Will You Let Them Eat Cake?" by The Dice Tower. 6 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "NRB plays THE QUEEN'S DILEMMA | Episode 1" by No Rolls Barred, one of 2 playthroughs.

If you like it, try Similo, Photosynthesis, Dragon Castle and The King's Dilemma, also by Hjalmar Hach.

All videos

The Queen’s Dilemma Preview (Board Games Direct 2026)Review1:23

The Queen’s Dilemma Preview (Board Games Direct 2026)

Shut Up & Sit Down

Shut Up & Sit Down

The Queen's Dilemma: My Favorite MechanismReview6:37

The Queen's Dilemma: My Favorite Mechanism

Stonemaier Games

Stonemaier Games

Queen's Dilemma | PLAYTHROUGH | 6 Player | Campaign Kick Off - Game 1Playthrough3:54:33

Queen's Dilemma | PLAYTHROUGH | 6 Player | Campaign Kick Off - Game 1

Bald and Bored Games

Bald and Bored Games

The King's Dilemma - our boardgame group epic story recap trailerHumor5:26

The King's Dilemma - our boardgame group epic story recap trailer

Rodge Rabbit

Rodge Rabbit

The Queen's Dilemma - UnboxingUnboxing11:14

The Queen's Dilemma - Unboxing

Board Buds

Board Buds

The Queen's Dilemma Review: Will You Let Them Eat Cake?Review27:30

The Queen's Dilemma Review: Will You Let Them Eat Cake?

The Dice Tower

The Dice Tower

Unboxing - The Queen's DilemmaUnboxing13:56

Unboxing - The Queen's Dilemma

Clint Conner

Clint Conner

The Queen's Dilemma vs The King's Dilemma? What's new? Overview and #parodyHow to play3:00

The Queen's Dilemma vs The King's Dilemma? What's new? Overview and #parody

Meeple University

Meeple University

Queen's Dilemma | UNBOXING to SETUPUnboxing1:22:37

Queen's Dilemma | UNBOXING to SETUP

Bald and Bored Games

Bald and Bored Games

NRB plays THE QUEEN'S DILEMMA | Episode 1Playthrough2:10:30

NRB plays THE QUEEN'S DILEMMA | Episode 1

No Rolls Barred

No Rolls Barred

ShelfClips: The Queen’s Dilemma + King's Dilemma (Short Board Game Preview)Review3:40

ShelfClips: The Queen’s Dilemma + King's Dilemma (Short Board Game Preview)

ShelfClutter

ShelfClutter

Queens Dilemma previewReview5:14

Queens Dilemma preview

1D6

1D6

The Queen's Dilemma vs The King's Dilemma? What's new? Overview and #parody3:00

The Queen's Dilemma vs The King's Dilemma? What's new? Overview and #parody

Meeple University

Meeple University

The Queen's Dilemma Review: Will You Let Them Eat Cake?27:30

The Queen's Dilemma Review: Will You Let Them Eat Cake?

The Dice Tower

The Dice Tower

Queens Dilemma preview5:14

Queens Dilemma preview

1D6

1D6

The Queen's Dilemma - Kickstarter Critique Review26:49

The Queen's Dilemma - Kickstarter Critique Review

Bower's Game Corner

Bower's Game Corner

The Queen's Dilemma: My Favorite Mechanism6:37

The Queen's Dilemma: My Favorite Mechanism

Stonemaier Games

Stonemaier Games

The Queen’s Dilemma Preview (Board Games Direct 2026)1:23

The Queen’s Dilemma Preview (Board Games Direct 2026)

Shut Up & Sit Down

Shut Up & Sit Down

ShelfClips: The Queen’s Dilemma + King's Dilemma (Short Board Game Preview)3:40

ShelfClips: The Queen’s Dilemma + King's Dilemma (Short Board Game Preview)

ShelfClutter

ShelfClutter

NRB plays THE QUEEN'S DILEMMA | Episode 12:10:30

NRB plays THE QUEEN'S DILEMMA | Episode 1

No Rolls Barred

No Rolls Barred

Queen's Dilemma | PLAYTHROUGH | 6 Player | Campaign Kick Off - Game 13:54:33

Queen's Dilemma | PLAYTHROUGH | 6 Player | Campaign Kick Off - Game 1

Bald and Bored Games

Bald and Bored Games

Queen's Dilemma | UNBOXING to SETUP1:22:37

Queen's Dilemma | UNBOXING to SETUP

Bald and Bored Games

Bald and Bored Games

The Queen's Dilemma - Unboxing11:14

The Queen's Dilemma - Unboxing

Board Buds

Board Buds

Unboxing - The Queen's Dilemma13:56

Unboxing - The Queen's Dilemma

Clint Conner

Clint Conner

The King's Dilemma - our boardgame group epic story recap trailer5:26

The King's Dilemma - our boardgame group epic story recap trailer

Rodge Rabbit

Rodge Rabbit

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Creators who cover this

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Bald and Bored Games
Bald and Bored Games
2 videos of this game
1D6
1D6
1 video of this game
Board Buds
Board Buds
1 video of this game
Bower's Game Corner
Bower's Game Corner
1 video of this game
Clint Conner
Clint Conner
1 video of this game
Horrible Guild
Horrible Guild
1 video of this game
Meeple University
Meeple University
1 video of this game
No Rolls Barred
No Rolls Barred
1 video of this game

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About The Queen's Dilemma

From BoardGameGeek:

The Queen's Dilemma is a sequel to The King's Dilemma, the award-winning (and Kennerspiel des Jahres-nominated) interactive narrative legacy game, and uses an improved Dilemma Card System to bring players an even more immersive experience. Set a hundred years after the dramatic events of the first game and building upon the revolutionary Dilemma Card System, The Queen's Dilemma introduces a brand-new story, improves the existing legacy mechanisms, and adds a lot of new exclusive features. Take your seat at the Queen's Council and choose your own persona from a pool of 6 unique characters. You will live the story from their perspective, whether as a cunning master of subterfuge, a fierce military leader, a greedy merchant, a philosopher advocating for progress, an aristocrat with a penchant for the occult, or a vicious lord tied to criminal activities. Develop your character with exclusive personal abilities. Each character comes with Duchies or Marks under their direct control, and a deck of secret personal objectives and branching narrative paths that will define your story and future goals-which may intertwine with the destiny of the entire kingdom. Shape the political identity of the Realm through the new ideology system. The policies you enact will alter the balance between six opposing political ideologies: Tradition against Progress, Force against Diplomacy and Order against Liberty. These also represent the moral values and agenda of your character: each one has a founding ideology they always root for, and other secondary interests whose importance varies from game to game, changing alliances at the table. But that's not all. The new keyword system allows the game to keep track of your personal choices: an unexpected act of forgiveness could secure you the eternal gratitude of the people, but a radical resolution could tarnish your reputation forever. Make your decisions wisely: the consequences of your choices will come back to reward or haunt your character later in the campaign. Watch the map of the kingdom evolve as a result of your decisions! The events that unfold will change the world forever and unlock new game rules altering the flow of the campaign. Defend your interests when a Dilemma card directly involves the territories placed under your control, and construct buildings to gain new abilities and sources of revenue. Manage the resources of your lands and trade with other players to achieve your goals: increase your political power, collect materials to improve your buildings, support the Queen's Army in the war in the south, and provide for the needs of your people to avoid discontent, unrest, and revolts. -description from the publisher

Designers

Hjalmar Hach, Lorenzo Silva

Artist

Martin Mottet

Publisher

Horrible Guild

Categories

FantasyPolitical

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