
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,069
- BGG rating
- 6.5
Great Kingdom
- 2 players
- 20 min
- Complexity 2.0/5
- 2023

2023
Rules assistance for Nine Knights
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

For 2 players
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Nine Knights is a board game released in 2023 for 2 players, 10–20 minutes per game, and ages 8 and up. It was designed by Lee Sedol and its main mechanics are Square Grid and Grid Movement.
In a battle between knights, who can reach their secret goal first? In Nine Knights, players need to reach goal tiles with the matching knight in order to win. The numbers a player puts on a knight do not only represent their goal tile, however, but also their strength in battle with enemy knights. Choose wisely whom to move, and try to figure out the numbers of your enemy knights before they know yours. Nine Knights is the second of three games of the game series Wizstone, developed by Go grandmaster Lee Sedol.
Nine Knights supports 2 players according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.
The listed playing time for Nine Knights is 10–20 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 Nine Knights 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.
Nine Knights belongs to these categories: Abstract Strategy, Bluffing, and Memory. Its main mechanics are Square Grid and Grid Movement. 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 Nine Knights are: Lee Sedol. 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 Nine Knights 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.