King of the Hill (1991)
Introduction
“King of the Hill” is a popular board game that dates back to 1960 when it was originally published by Schaper Toys.
Game Components of King of the Hill
Board: The game features a 3-D mountain-shaped board or a large crater in the center of the board.Marbles: Players use marbles to move their pieces up the board.Teeter-totter device: In the original Schaper game, players used an hourglass-shaped teeter-totter device to determine the number of spaces they could move their marble each turn.
Game Setup of King of the Hill
Prepare the board and marbles.Each player takes turns moving their marble up the board.The game ends when one player reaches the top of the board.
Gameplay Mechanics of King of the Hill
Players take turns moving their marbles up the board.The teeter-totter device determines the number of spaces a player can move their marble each turn.If a marble lands on a hole, it is dropped in and comes out in a random fashion.
Game Objective of King of the Hill
The goal of the game is to be the first player to get their marble from the start to the top of the mountain.
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