To Court the King is a dice

Dice

A die is a small throwable object with multiple resting positions, used for generating random numbers...

-based table game

Table game

In casinos, the term table game is used to distinguish games such as blackjack, craps, roulette and baccarat that are played on a table and operated by one or more live dealers like a croupier or poker dealer, as opposed to a games played on a mechanical device like a video slot machine...

 designed by Tom Lehmann

Thomas Lehmann

Tom Lehmann has been an economist, programmer, boardgame publisher, game designer, and technical writer.-Published Games:*Fast Food Franchise *Time Agent *Suzerain...

. It was published in German by Amigo Spiele

Amigo Spiele

Amigo Spiele is a German board and card game publisher. Many of their games have won Spiel des Jahres awards, and many have been published in English by Rio Grande Games.- Notable games :* Bohnanza* 6 Nimmt!/Take 6!* Café International...

 and in English by Rio Grande Games

Rio Grande Games

Rio Grande Games is a board game publisher based in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. The company primarily imports and localizes foreign language German-style board games.-History:...

 in 2006. The basic mechanics of rolling and re-rolling dice have drawn comparisons to the game of Yahtzee

Yahtzee

Yahtzee is a dice game made by Milton Bradley , which was first marketed by game entrepreneur Edwin S. Lowe in 1956. The game is a development of earlier dice games, such as Yacht and Generala. The object of the game is to score the most points by rolling five dice to make certain combinations...

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Gameplay

Each player starts with the ability to roll 3 dice. After the first roll, a player may choose to reserve any number of those dice and re-roll the rest. He may then repeat this process a second time. Once the player is done rolling, they may use those dice to claim any of the character cards. Different cards will require different combinations of dice. The Laborer, for example, requires a total of 15 or greater. The Knight requires 5 of a kind. Each character card gives that player an additional ability. These range from rolling more dice, having additional re-rolls, the ability the change the die to the facing of your choice and other abilities. Play then passes to the next player.

This continues until a player claims the King and Queen card by rolling 7 of a kind. Once this occurs, each player in turn, gets one final roll. If they are able to roll same number of dice with a higher value or more dice of any matching value (8 of a kind, for example), they then receive the king card. This proceeds around the table to the player who originally claimed the King card, who also rolls. The game is then over and the player who has the King card wins.

External links

• To Court the King at Rio Grande Games
  Rio Grande Games
  Rio Grande Games is a board game publisher based in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. The company primarily imports and localizes foreign language German-style board games.-History:...