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Der König des Waldes
2025Louis Borchert
2 - 4 players
7 - 15 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting
From BoardGameGeek
In the card game King of the Forest, set in a medieval fantasy forest inhabited by animal folk, each player plays vassals either to their own court to score points or to one of their opponents' court. The latter will trigger special beneficial effects for the player, but that vassal's points will now score for that opponent. At the start of the game, players are dealt a random hand of different types of vassals, and they must make the best of what they have. In total, there are 11 different vassals, each with unique roles and effects. The game continues until all players have played their entire hand of cards. The player with the most points at the end is declared the winner and crowned the new King of the Forest.
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Der König des Waldes has 2 videos from 2 creators: 1 review and 1 how-to-play guide. They date from November 2025.
To learn the rules, start with "The King of the Woods - How To Play on BGA!" by Game-Night with Saisha, which runs 4 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "What’s New to BGA: King of the Woods — How to play" by Digital Board Gamer.
If you like it, try Mindbug: First Contact, KeyForge: Call of the Archons, ERA or Epic Spell Wars of the Battle Wizards: Duel at Mt. Skullzfyre, which share several of its mechanics.
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About Der König des Waldes
From BoardGameGeek:
In the card game King of the Forest, set in a medieval fantasy forest inhabited by animal folk, each player plays vassals either to their own court to score points or to one of their opponents' court. The latter will trigger special beneficial effects for the player, but that vassal's points will now score for that opponent. At the start of the game, players are dealt a random hand of different types of vassals, and they must make the best of what they have. In total, there are 11 different vassals, each with unique roles and effects. The game continues until all players have played their entire hand of cards. The player with the most points at the end is declared the winner and crowned the new King of the Forest.
Designer
Louis Borchert
Artist
Roland Deaconu
Publisher
Steinbock Brettspiele
Mechanics
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