Board game · 2025
The Old King's Crown
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 y…
- Players
- 1 to 4
- Duration
- 60 min
- Age
- 12 and up
- Complexity
- Expert
Pablo Clark · Eerie Idol Games
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01 Générique 00:00 02 Introduction 00:30 03 Tour de table de David (The Lord of the Ring: The King's Gambit) 06:20 04 Tour de table de David (SDA: Les Deux Tours, le jeu de plis coopératif) 09:25 05 Tour de table de Pierre-Marc (Ada's Dream) 17:50 06 [Avertissement au divulgâcheur] Tour de table de Bruno (Deck-Building coopératif) 35:30 07 Tour de table de Patrice (Filet & Fish) 48:20 08 Anecdote de David 52:35 09 Tour de table du Dr Reiner Knizia (RA and Write, Rebirth, Through the Desert) 57:20 10 Interlude 1:11:25 11 Critique de The Old King's Crown 1:11:55 -
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THE OLD KING'S CROWN - Un Board Game Presque Parfait (EP155)
Générique
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THE OLD KING'S CROWN - Un Board Game Presque Parfait (EP155)
Introduction
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THE OLD KING'S CROWN - Un Board Game Presque Parfait (EP155)
Tour de table de David (The Lord of the Ring: The King's Gambit)
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THE OLD KING'S CROWN - Un Board Game Presque Parfait (EP155)
Tour de table de David (SDA: Les Deux Tours, le jeu de plis coopératif)
09:25 Watch this clip
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THE OLD KING'S CROWN - Un Board Game Presque Parfait (EP155)
Tour de table de Pierre-Marc (Ada's Dream)
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THE OLD KING'S CROWN - Un Board Game Presque Parfait (EP155)
[Avertissement au divulgâcheur] Tour de table de Bruno (Deck-Building coopératif)
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THE OLD KING'S CROWN - Un Board Game Presque Parfait (EP155)
Tour de table de Patrice (Filet & Fish)
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THE OLD KING'S CROWN - Un Board Game Presque Parfait (EP155)
Anecdote de David
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THE OLD KING'S CROWN - Un Board Game Presque Parfait (EP155)
Tour de table du Dr Reiner Knizia (RA and Write, Rebirth, Through the Desert)
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THE OLD KING'S CROWN - Un Board Game Presque Parfait (EP155)
Interlude
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THE OLD KING'S CROWN - Un Board Game Presque Parfait (EP155)
Critique de The Old King's Crown
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In brief
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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