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- BGG #728
- BGG rating
- 7.1
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- 25 min
- Complexity 2.1/5
- 2017
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Rules assistance for Kingdomino: The Court
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 15–20 min
- 8+
- Complexity 2.2/5
Rules assistant for Kingdomino: The Court
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Kingdomino: The Court is an expansion for Kingdomino released in 2020 for 2–4 players, 15–20 minutes per game, and ages 8 and up. It was designed by Bruno Cathala and its main mechanics are Set Collection, Tile Placement, and Pattern Building.
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About the game
Kingdomino: The Court is a free print-and-play expansion for Kingdomino or Queendomino and contains a small board, 59 resource tokens and 25 characters and building tiles. At the begin of the game, the 25 character and building tiles are shuffled and three are revealed. The remaining pile is placed faced down. The game is played as usual, but when the dominoes have been drawn, the following resources are added to each square without a crown: wheat field – wheat; forest – wood; lake – fish; meadow – sheep. At the end of each round, a player may pay resources. Either 2 different ones to recruit a character or build a building from the small board or 4 different ones to choose a tile from the face-down pile. The obtained character or building can only be placed on tiles without crowns and resources. Buildings give additional crowns and can only be placed in the appropriate type of land, e. g. a mill on a wheat field; characters give additional points depending on surrounded resource tokens, crowns or other characters and can be placed on any land square without crowns or resource tokens.
Editions
- Kingdomino: The CourtenBlue Orange Games2020
- Kingdomino: La CourfrBlue Orange Games2020
- Kingdomino: Persönlichkeiten & PrachtbautendePegasus Spiele2020
- Kingdomino: A királyi udvarGémklub2020
- Kingdomino: A CortePaperGames (III)2020
Designers
Publishers
- Pegasus Spiele
- Gémklub
- Blue Orange Games
- PaperGames (III)
Questions and answers
Kingdomino: The Court 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 Kingdomino: The Court is 15–20 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 Kingdomino: The Court for ages 8 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.
Kingdomino: The Court has a complexity rating of 2.2 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-light 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.
Kingdomino: The Court belongs to these categories: Fantasy, Territory Building, and Print & Play. Its main mechanics are Set Collection, Tile Placement, and Pattern Building. 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 Kingdomino: The Court are: Bruno Cathala. 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 Kingdomino: The Court as an expansion for Kingdomino. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Kingdomino to use it. Check that your edition of Kingdomino is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.