The Old King's Crown
2025Pablo Clark
- Videos
- 54
- Creators
- 42
Mainly reviews and playthroughs. The Old King's Crown is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 20 reviews, 10 how-to-play guides, 12 recorded sessions, 6 unboxings, and 6 other videos.
1 - 4 players
60 - 120 min
Heavy weight: Expect a long teach
From BoardGameGeek
The Old King's Crown is a game of card-driven conquest, where you play as heirs to a vacant throne, vying for control of an ancient, overgrown kingdom. Wield unique abilities and leverage your followers' traits to best outwit your opponents across a map that stretches from the teetering heights of the castle to the dappled light of the necropolis. As leader of your faction you will be staking claims with Heralds openly as well as positioning your forces in secret, hoping to claim the locations that fit your designs. However, keep an eye on your rivals, as they too have agents and agendas, poised to undo your best laid plans. Royalty, rebels or ruses. What crown will you wear? In The Old King's Crown, players move their Herald to locations, hoping to claim them. Then simultaneously players play cards from their hand, facedown to regions of the board. These are then revealed and resolved. Winning these clashes will result in different rewards that further their position and grant them the game's primary goal, influence. The player with the most influence by the end of a set number of rounds will be declared the winner.
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Which video should I watch for The Old King's Crown?
The Old King's Crown has 54 videos from 42 creators: 20 reviews, 10 how-to-play guides, 12 playthroughs, 6 unboxings and 6 other videos. They date from 2022 to October 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "Game in a Nutshell - The Old King's Crown (How to Play)" by Nithrania - Game in a Nutshell, which runs 34 min. For a quicker teach, "The Old King's Crown - Using the Forge ( Solo )" by Box of Delights runs 12 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "The Old kings crown in about 3 minutes" by 3 Minute Board Games. 20 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "The Old King's Crown: Giveaway Announcement and Playthrough!" by Hop On Board, one of 12 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Annulet, also by Pablo Clark, or King of 12, Tag Team and Equinox, which share several of its mechanics.
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2025Gricha German, Corentin Lebrat
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- Creators
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Mostly how-to-play and reviews
2 players15 minMedium weight
About The Old King's Crown
From BoardGameGeek:
The Old King's Crown is a game of card-driven conquest, where you play as heirs to a vacant throne, vying for control of an ancient, overgrown kingdom. Wield unique abilities and leverage your followers' traits to best outwit your opponents across a map that stretches from the teetering heights of the castle to the dappled light of the necropolis. As leader of your faction you will be staking claims with Heralds openly as well as positioning your forces in secret, hoping to claim the locations that fit your designs. However, keep an eye on your rivals, as they too have agents and agendas, poised to undo your best laid plans. Royalty, rebels or ruses. What crown will you wear? In The Old King's Crown, players move their Herald to locations, hoping to claim them. Then simultaneously players play cards from their hand, facedown to regions of the board. These are then revealed and resolved. Winning these clashes will result in different rewards that further their position and grant them the game's primary goal, influence. The player with the most influence by the end of a set number of rounds will be declared the winner.
Designer
Pablo Clark
Artist
Pablo Clark
Publisher
Eerie Idol Games
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