Kingdoms (1994)

Kingdoms

Kingdomino is a tile board game for 2-4 players designed by Bruno Cathala and published by Blue Orange Games in 2016. The first version of Kingdomino was only available to families in the French Alps who paid for a week-long pass at the nearby ski resort. Kingdomino Origins is a new version of the game that goes back to prehistoric times to build out kingdoms.

Why is Kingdoms Popular?

Kingdomino is considered by reviewers to be an accessible entry point into strategy board games, with its 15–20 minute playing time and its familiar game mechanics which bear similarity to Dominoes. It won the Spiel des Jahres award for the best board game of the year and received positive reviews upon its release. Kingdomino Origins is a new version of the game that introduces new components for additional Gameplay Mechanics of Kingdoms.

Game Components of Kingdoms

– Domino tiles
– Neanderthal meeples
– Starting tile
– Camp in player color

Game Setup of Kingdoms

Give each player a neanderthal meeple, a starting tile, and a camp in their player color. Shuffle the domino tiles together and form some draw decks. Place the top four tiles face down in a column in ascending number order and then flip them.

Gameplay Mechanics of Kingdoms

Players take turns selecting a domino tile and adding it to their kingdom. Each tile has two terrain types, and players must match at least one of the terrain types to the terrain on their existing kingdom. The number of crowns on the tile determines the number of points the tile is worth. Players score additional points for having contiguous areas of the same terrain type and for having the most crowns in each terrain type.

Game Objective of Kingdoms

The Game Objective of Kingdoms is to score the most points by building the best kingdom.

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