The Old King's Crown

Delightfully chaotic

This game is easy to learn but hard to master, and there will always be too many unknowns to make "optimal plays" which keeps it fresh. Definitely a thinker, so not recommended for casual sessions. But perfect for those who enjoy strategy games.

Fantastic!

Incredible production value and phenomenal depth of gameplay. This game is quickly becoming one of my all time favourites. Highly recommend!

Lives up to the hype!

The Old King's Crown picked up a lot of attention in 2025 as one of the most exciting games to hit the market that year. It's well deserved. The game has a learning curve that actually flattens out sooner than you would think, while simultaneously always offering at least one more thing to learn, one more layer to uncover, one more interesting wrinkle to the rules and how they're ordered. There's a ton of depth here, so I wouldn't call it easy to learn, but it's absolutely worth the time and effort to do so. I bought my copy primarily to play solo, and it's a surprisingly good one-player experience for what could arguably be called an auction game at its core. As a multiplayer experience it's a Machiavellian masterwork. Very happy to have this one in my collection.