Goetia: Nine Kings of Solomon – Familiars
- 2–4 players
- 60–120 min
- 2021
- BGG rank
- BGG #5,251
- BGG rating
- 7.7
Goetia: Nine Kings of Solomon
2021
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- 2–4 players
- 80–160 min
- 13+
- Complexity 3.1/5
For 2 players
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Goetia: Nine Kings of Solomon is a board game released in 2021 for 2–4 players, 80–160 minutes per game, and ages 13 and up. It was designed by Kristian Karlberg and its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Variable Set-up, and End Game Bonuses.
Expansions
Goetia: Nine Kings of Solomon – Scrolls of Qumran Mini Expansion
- 2–4 players
- 60–120 min
- 2021
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About the game
Goetia: Nine Kings of Solomon is a worker placement, resource management game where each players try to contact, conjure and worship goetic demons. The game is focusing on the 9 demon kings that appear in the scriptures Lemegeton Clavicula Salomonis. The game is played in clockwise turn order. Each turn the players places one of their 3 followers on a modular board. When placing a worker the players get the depicted resource(s). Players can get more workers from the outskirts by paying all visible resources from that specific row or column. If you buy a worker early in a round the cost is high. If you buy a worker later the cost is low - all depending on how you and your opponents are playing. Players can also pay one resource in order to send their workers to contact demons. By contacting demons players are awarded Demonic Attention. When a Demon has run out of attention, a Demon is conjured and players can now pay more resources to worship said Demon in order to get special abilities (Demonic Powers, Artifacts, Treasures). Demonic Powers are worth Worship Points (WP). The player with the most most coins and WP from demonic abilities and pacts is the winner. When all demonic powers have been awarded to the players new special areas are uncovered where players can earn more Worship Points by exchanging cubes for Attention, or making Pacts with Demons. Game ends when a player has 4 active Pacts with a Demon, or when a certain number of Pacts have been acquired by all players. —description from the designer
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- Demonic Games
Questions and answers
Goetia: Nine Kings of Solomon supports 2–4 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 Goetia: Nine Kings of Solomon is 80–160 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 Goetia: Nine Kings of Solomon 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.
Goetia: Nine Kings of Solomon has a complexity rating of 3.1 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.
Goetia: Nine Kings of Solomon belongs to these categories: Horror, Novel-based, and Religious. Its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Variable Set-up, and End Game Bonuses. 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 Goetia: Nine Kings of Solomon are: Kristian Karlberg. 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 Goetia: Nine Kings of Solomon 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.