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| Designed By |
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| Year Published |
1981
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| # of Players: |
2 − 6
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| User Suggested # of Players |
(Not best with any number) Recommended with 4, 5, 6, more than 6 players (2 voters) [ poll]
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| Playing Time |
120 minutes
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| Mfg Suggested Ages |
12 and up
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| User Suggested Ages |
10 and up (2 voters) [ poll]
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| Language Dependence |
Extensive use of text - massive conversion needed to be playable (2 voters) [ poll]
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Mechanic
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Expanded By
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Families
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Down With The King is a political game set in a fantasy world. Players are nobles who plot to overthrow the king. Players must cooperate to defeat the king, but only one of them can take the crown thus backstabbing is always a concern. The game is played through various decks of cards. Players strive to gain prestige and influence points so that they can recruit characters to their side. They also use natural disasters, plagues, interrogations, and other political problems against their opponents. Of 19 possible actions each turn, a player can only perform 2, thus creating a tension and need for strategy. Player interaction is very high because players can perform actions during opponent turns and because nobody is eliminated early from the game. A player who is killed just misses a turn and then returns as the former player's heir, usually with revenge in mind.
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Recommendations
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| Very Weak Recommendations |
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Dune
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Larger Version of Player Aid Sheet
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Ok, you know there's always something missed when you do these things. Version 2 adds the Court the Favor of a FARC activity. I've also added more information as far as die rolls for various activities, modifiers, table names, etc. I also added notes to the player turn sequence to pick up on some often missed items - manhunts, prison survival, hand limits, etc.
Hopefully this is the FINAL version - I can't find any more missed rules or typos (famous last words).
Leo-T
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2008-12-19
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Player Aid for DWTK v1.1
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This file contains a summary of available activities, including free activities. It also summarizes the costs and what cards/counters may influence the results. It goes with the re-written version 1.1 rules. The PDF file is a single page that contains two summary cards. it should be printed and the pages cut in half.
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2008-12-17
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Rewritten rules and charts to include Errata
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Rewritten rules to include known errata and addenda
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2008-07-09
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DWTK - Detailed Event Cards per Errata Rules
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The 60 Event Cards revised by the errata with updated descriptions, rules reference, notes, and more on each card. Based on errata rules.
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2008-04-12
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DWTK - Revised Character Cards per Errata
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Contains: the seven Ladies with their new titles and Status Ratings, the Mistress with her new Status Rating, and the two Judges with their Status Rating added to their cards.
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2008-03-19
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DWTK - Detailed Event Cards per Original Rules
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All 120 Event Cards with detailed descriptions, rules reference, notes, and more on each card. Based on original rules.
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2008-03-06
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Down With The King -- Components List
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A one-page listing of all Cards and Counters in the game by Type, Name, and Quantity.
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2008-02-20
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DwtK.htm
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2003-09-08
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Royalty_Cards.txt
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Text data on Royal Character cards in Down with the King.
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2003-09-02
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