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Four Kingdoms

Four Kingdoms

(Self-Published) · 2011
230 min13+ yrs7.0 BGG5CouplesStrategy
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A two player card game, in the similar style to Lost Cities, but different. It currently has no theme, and can as of now be played with two standard playing card decks, shuffled together.

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A two player card game, in the similar style to Lost Cities, but different. It currently has no theme, and can as of now be played with two standard playing card decks, shuffled together.

The game involves the player in solitaire style card moving, card organization, thoughtful hand management, constant card battling with opponent, and fast quick turns, with drawing, recycling old cards, and discarding useless ones. The game is designed to be very completive, use risk management, be tactically complex in options, and played through multiple rounds, with some games yielding multiple game points, so the far behind loser has a reason to fight with a bad hand.

Players involve themselves in gameplay in which they draw cards during their turn, maintaining hand sizes of 10, and play those cards down on differing piles, to accumulate points, matching the suits. However, the opposing player is constantly battling for victory as well, with his piles point totals. Players also discard and recycle cards onto the various piles. Many cards have special attributes which mix up the play. First player to reach an objective of 5 game points, (added from various round points), is the winner.

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BGG rating7.0 / 10
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CouplesStrategy
Play time
30 min
Players
2
Recommended age
13+ yrs
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Q3How do you play Four Kingdoms?
Four Kingdoms is a abstract strategy game, for 2 players, taking ~30 minutes, featuring hand management. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Four Kingdoms — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Four Kingdoms support?
Four Kingdoms is played by 2 players.
Q5How long does a game of Four Kingdoms take?
A game of Four Kingdoms takes about 30 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Four Kingdoms for?
Four Kingdoms is recommended from age 13.
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