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Information

Designed By: Thomas Lehmann
Published By: Rio Grande Games
Amigo Spiele
Mfg suggested # of Players: 2 - 5 players
User suggested # of Players:
Best with 3 players
Recommended with 2, 3, 4 players
(25 voters) [poll]
Playing Time: 45 Minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages: 10 and up
User Suggested Ages: 10 and up
(4 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence: Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet
(10 voters) [poll]
Category: Dice
Mechanics: Dice Rolling
Card Drafting
Other Names:
Um Krone und Kragen

Description

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In this game, the players are petitioners at the royal court, who try to gain the support of the king. To do so, they must first gain the help of the servants at the court, who can help them gain access to the nobility, who, in turn, can help to reach the king.

The game is played in turns. On their turn, a player will gather his dice, roll them, set aside at least one, and roll the remaining dice again, until all dice have been set aside. After that, he gets to select a character that will help him. Each character requires a certain combination of dice (such as two pairs or dice that show at least 30 points). The character will give the player some benefits on later rolls, such as an additional die or the ability to modify the results of a roll.

The game ends when a player gains the support of the Queen. Now, all players try to gain a dice result of as many equal dice as possible. The player that gets the biggest combination wins the support of the King and wins the game.

Contents: 12 Dice, 60 character cards, 5 player aids, 1 marker, rules.

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0 Concise reference sheet by hecose
ConciseRefSheet05 - To Court the King.ppt
Concise reference sheet for looking up easy-to-forget rules quickly. Useful if you haven't played the game for some time and need a refresher. Provides a summarised and structured outline to help in teaching a game.
0 To Court The King printable reference chart
To Court The King.xls
I found the original reference cards that come with the game frustrating because they take two sides, and their icons are pretty but not very intuitive. This reference sheet has 4 cards per page (to be cut down for each player and to fit in a box) and also tells you how many of each card to use for different #'s of players in each game.
2 Um Kron und Kragen Rules - Polish translation (zasady po Polsku)
Um-Krone-und-Kragen_Polish_Rules.doc
Translation of rules from English to Polish. Based on Um-Krone-und-Kragen_English_Rules_Edited.doc by Jim Mellby and Patrick Korner.
6 TCtK_Quick Reference by Card Ability in English.pdf
TCtK_Quick Reference by Card Ability in ...
Easy and quick to use reference card sorted by card ability. English.
0 TCtK-Summary_of_Cards.pdf
TCtK-Summary_of_Cards.pdf
2-up English Summary of cards. No graphics so text is larger to see yet overall summary is condensed enough to use as a player aid.
1 umKroneUndKragen-X-men.zip
umKroneUndKragen-X-men.zip
"An Audience with Xavier" BSW X-men art
4 TctK ref card - large.pdf
TctK ref card - large.pdf
To Court the King enlarged Player Aid for ease of reading
3 Um Krone und Kragen - Solitaire Variant v1.0.pdf
Um Krone und Kragen - Solitaire Variant v1.0.pdf
Rules for playing a solitaire variant of Um Krone und Kragen
2 Um Krone und Kragen Cards_NL.doc
11 BGG From Collar to Crown.doc
BGG From Collar to Crown.doc
English w/Graphics.