- BGG rank
- BGG #19,890
- BGG rating
- 6.2
Dragon Tides
- 1–5 players
- 60 min
- Complexity 2.3/5
- 2015
- BGG rank
- BGG #31,000
- BGG rating
- 3.8
Fairytale Games: The Battle Royale
2014
Rules assistance for Fairytale Games: The Battle Royale
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 1–10 players
- 30 min
- 13+
- Complexity 3.5/5
Rules assistant for Fairytale Games: The Battle Royale
What would you like to know?
Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.
Fairytale Games: The Battle Royale is a board game released in 2014 for 1–10 players, 30 minutes per game, and ages 13 and up. It was designed by Alex Lim and its main mechanics are Hand Management, Player Elimination, and Dice Rolling.
Similar games
- BGG rank
- BGG #17,114
- BGG rating
- 8.1
The Witcher: Legacy
- 1–4 players
- 120–240 min
- 2027
- BGG rank
- BGG #11,290
- BGG rating
- 6.0
Heroes
- 2–4 players
- 20–30 min
- Complexity 2.3/5
- 2015
- BGG rank
- BGG #10,982
- BGG rating
- 8.0
Armello: The Board Game
- 2–4 players
- 120–180 min
- Complexity 3.3/5
- 2026
- BGG rank
- BGG #27,148
- BGG rating
- 6.1
Ascended
- 1–4 players
- 60–90 min
- Complexity 2.0/5
- 2016
- BGG rank
- BGG #141
- BGG rating
- 8.0
Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon
- 1–4 players
- 60–120 min
- Complexity 3.4/5
- 2019
- BGG rank
- BGG #39
- BGG rating
- 8.1
Mage Knight Board Game
- 1–4 players
- 60–240 min
- Complexity 4.4/5
- 2011
- BGG rating
- 8.8
Mage Knight: Ultimate Edition
- 1–5 players
- 150 min
- Complexity 4.7/5
- 2018
- BGG rank
- BGG #562
- BGG rating
- 8.3
Mythic Battles: Pantheon
- 2–4 players
- 60–90 min
- Complexity 3.1/5
- 2017
- BGG rank
- BGG #1,348
- BGG rating
- 8.5
The Isofarian Guard
- 1–2 players
- 45–90 min
- Complexity 3.2/5
- 2023
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,921
- BGG rating
- 7.6
Spire's End
- 1–2 players
- 15–120 min
- Complexity 2.0/5
- 2019
- BGG rank
- BGG #65
- BGG rating
- 8.7
Oathsworn: Into the Deepwood
- 1–4 players
- 30–90 min
- Complexity 3.7/5
- 2022
About the game
The Dark Queen (otherwise known as the Evil Queen), the Queen of Hearts, and the Snow Queen – three of the most powerful queens of all realms join forces with the common goal of wiping out the population completely in order to start anew and create a utopia with no poverty, crime, or sickness, all designed with their vision and unquestionable control. To prevent history from repeating itself, they agree to select a champion to lead the new civilization and firmly guide the people based on knowledge from the past world. This champion must have a strong will, strength, magic, intelligence, persuasive abilities and is proven to be a survivor. Thus the Queens banished all Heroes and Villains into a fierce competition to see who will survive the Fairytale Games. There will be only one. Fairytale Games: The Battle Royale is a 1-10 player dice-based board game that uses cards as the board (for land exploration). Movement is with a 6-sided die. When you begin the game, you and other players start at the same location and begin revealing locations/terrain as you roll your die. Some locations offer opportunities to start quests to gain survival items or allow you to explore more lands and gain better abilities. All the while Events are happening that might help or hinder you greatly. There are 30+ character cards that you can play as or fight against in this game. Other cards include Action Cards, Event Cards, Location Cards, Quest Cards and Item Cards. A normal game duration is about 30 minutes to 1 hour depending on the number of players. The goal of the game is to kill off at least ten fairytale characters in the game in addition to your opponent before they can do the same to you. If playing a one-player game, you must kill twenty characters. The other way you can win is if you complete certain Quest challenges as a team to escape the realm or to take the entire place down with you by finding the slim opportunities through certain card scenarios to defeat the three Queens. Although Action Cards allow you to strategically attack, defend, hinder, or help another player, your character cards themselves have their own special abilities that can be used during certain situations through dice rolling or if they are activated by Quests, Events or other Action Cards.
Mechanics
Designers
Publishers
- (Self-Published)
- Artistic Justice Games
Questions and answers
Fairytale Games: The Battle Royale supports 1–10 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for Fairytale Games: The Battle Royale is 30 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Fairytale Games: The Battle Royale for ages 13 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Fairytale Games: The Battle Royale has a complexity rating of 3.5 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-weight game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Fairytale Games: The Battle Royale belongs to these categories: Card Game, Fantasy, and Fighting. Its main mechanics are Hand Management, Player Elimination, and Dice Rolling. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Fairytale Games: The Battle Royale are: Alex Lim. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Fairytale Games: The Battle Royale as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.