King of Tokyo: New Edition Board Game & King of Tokyo: Power Up (New Edition)

At one time this was my number one most excited board game that I ever wanted to own.Now, this is my number one disappointment for games I've ever bought. It's collecting dust and sits on my shelf. Don't think though it's not because we don't play it or don't try to play it, because we did. I kept pulling it off the shelf at game nights only to hear my Group of 4-6 players usually moan and groan, but I persisted. I told them it would be different this time, that we could try a different house rule or online play variation I had read about. We could get energy faster so the cards actually become usable, and we would remove many of the cards that just had useless effects.With each play, each attempt at changing playstyles on my part to make it fun for others, each time we tried to make it better it just worsened for us.There is little to no point in every collecting energy and buying cards, the game just doesn't last long enough for that. One of two things will happen in ever game. Everyone will roll entirely for claws and go last monster standing, and in games of 4-6 you hardly get a turn or two before people are dropping like flies just from die rolls. Or instead of claws some or everyone rolls purely for victory points, which can make the game even more boring and someone can win even faster.I just found in the end it wasn't worth even pulling to the table anymore. Which is sad because, I LOVE the theme, the standees, the power up cards, the funny characters and powers. I love it all as its individual components, it just doesn't feel like there is a game left over in the end. You would leave everything in the box and just roll the dice until someone reaches 20 points and play the same game.I want to like it, I want to love it again, I just don't think that will ever happen for me or our Group. I wanted to save this game so much in my collection that I even added the Power Up Expansion hoping it would fix things. Sadly it also did not help.Great looking game, nice components, pointless parts of the game play and plays faster than setup and breakdown of it.

Great game. Quick to learn. Playable for Non gamers. For hardcore gamers it will get boring fast it you play several rounds in a row, but is an amazingly balanced good game in small doses.My game group uses it as a warm up or a night cap. Or if we have a non gamer over! A must own for the collection.Once players are familiar, games can take as little as ten glorious minutes of Smashing!

This 2-6 player game is fairly quick and simple to play. You roll dice like you would in Yahtzee, and you try and either accumulate points or knock the other monsters out.There's strategy, so it's not all dice rolling, but I would say that luck plays a bigger factor than actual skill in this game. But it's not as lopsided in the luck department like in Yahtzee by any means.There are also some cards that you can buy to either help improve your monster, or to help harm other monsters.All in all, it's a fun family game that doesn't take up a lot of time, and even younger kids can enjoy. There is the unlikely scenario where a person gets knocked out very early in the game, and if it's a child, she/he might be angry or upset that she/he has to sit on the sidelines whilst she/he waits for the game to end.

I write this review coming from a two player standpoint.Overall I like the idea. A battle of Kaiju over Tokyo. At the start, it's a dice rolling press-your-luck game. Glorified Yahtzee. But what makes this unique is the dynamic of not healing while in Tokyo, the ticking clock of staying in Tokyo, and the cards.What a shame, is that the game is over VERY quickly. And it seems like the cards and income accrual just aren't there before the clock runs out. I would much prefer it to last a little longer. Not using the cards are a shame because those are what makes the game more interesting!Modified rules can help and are likely needed. Such as getting two energy cube (currency) per die. Or double health ("die" then resurrect with a penalty, like a Street Fighter game).I really do think it needs a second revision to address these issues.But this is coming from the perspective of only playing in two player. A 4,5,6 player game may be totally different.

We love King of Tokyo. It’s easy to learn how to play, combining dice rolling (like Yahtzee) with monsters and power cards. There are two ways to win, either get 20 Victory Points first or be the last monster standing (alive).This is one of our go-to games when friends are over (we enjoy playing games like Dominion, Survive, 7 Wonders, Pandemic, 6 Nimmt, Feast or Famine, etc).A game usually takes us around 30 minutes to play (even with 6 players, though we often play with 3). We have so much fun, that most times we immediately play it again.We bought the Pandakai power up pack separately, thinking it would add a fun element, but we prefer playing the game in its original form. We do like having Pandakai as an additional monster option, though.It’s simple enough that 8 year olds and up would have fun playing this game, yet complex enough that it’s never boring.Our 4 and 6 year olds still play on “teams” with a parent, but they love to roll the dice.We are so happy we bought this game for Christmas (almost 2 months ago).

I had known of this game for years as I often saw it at board game nights, but had never actually played it myself. It came highly rated on both Amazon and Board Game Geek so decided to give it a go.Our first game was with two adults and two kids (recently turned 7 and 9yo). I took a little bit of time reading the rules beforehand, so we could get straight into playing. The rules were fairly clear, the bits that seemed confusing (mainly the leaving Tokyo mechanic) made sense quickly once we started playing.My kids have grown up playing games, the other adult we played with is not a gamer, and everyone was quick to understand the game. The first game took us quite a while, but in my experience that’s normal for new games where none of the players have played before. I imagine subsequent plays will come in closer to the 30 minute mark predicted on the box.We love the artwork of this game, it’s very evocative and my kids were very enthusiastic about picking their characters and play-acting with them. The components feel high quality and fun to play with. The power cards make the game really interesting and will ensure good replayability.One final thing I like about the game is that it has a small footprint, i.e. it doesn’t take over a whole table.To sum up: simple gameplay, good for kids & adults, interesting mechanics, great artwork, quick playtime & small footprint.

Bought this game as something else to do in lockdown with my rambunctious 6yo. What a thoroughly excellent purchase! Really easy to learn (plenty of youtube vids if you find it easier seeing it played), even for my son. Fast paced and exciting gameplay, short attention span friendly, fabulous artwork. Kiddo wanted to play again straight away and is still asking for more. Also a fun game for adults, maybe not for the hardcore board gamers but it's a great casual game to play with friends.

This purchase was for a gift as when I was playing my copy with people they said how much they loved it 10 minutes into the game.I'm an avid board gamer and have a lot of board games by anyone's standard. I also introduce modern hobby designer games to a lot of new gamers and theses always a crowd pleaser. Just one thing when learning it just figure out the card effects as they come up (3 at any one time are available for players to buy) rather than try and learn/teach them all up front as it's too much information to take it all at once and isn't necessary to do so. The vast majority are actually pretty straightforward!Enjoy the game!

I have the 1st edition version of this game and it is just as good as before, some alternative characters here with different artwork for the originals.It's an excellent family game, which is very easy to setup and play.After playing this for a while, I do recommend looking into the Power Up! Expansion, just adds more to the game.

Amazing easy to learn game that's quick to play. Roll the dice 1 to 3 times depending on your roll do the actions either being on Tokyo or outside you get certain points or hits from other monsters. First to 20 wins.