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Kingdoms

Designed by Reiner Knizia

Players2–4 players
Time30 min
Age9+

Lay tiles of treasures and monsters into a grid and place castles to score rows and columns. A quick, tense family game by Reiner Knizia.

A top-ten pick. The Deutscher Spiele Preis is voted by players, shops and journalists, and only ten games a year make the list.

Good for
Big kids, Teens & adults
Kind of game
Family games, Quick games, Abstract games
Publisher
Hans im Glück

Also published as Auf Heller und Pfennig.

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