Reply: King of Tokyo:: General:: Re: Young players - 5+ can play?
by riastradh The only trouble I'd anticipate (and the reason it is likely rated for 8+) is the reading involved on the power cards.
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by mrvectrex I can say with confidence that my twin boys have been playing this game with me since they were 5 (they are now 6)...they love it! I am often asked to clarify the rules on a card, but this...
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by bobmcgnome I play often with my 7 and 5 year olds. They get the idea and the mechanics of the game. They almost always focus on trying to get power cards and winning by knocking the other players...
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by kryyst I just taught my 5 1/2 yr old daughter how to play this and she gets the core of it. I help her read the cards, but she gets the dice mechanics and has a very loose understanding of the...
View ArticleReply: King of Tokyo:: General:: Re: 2 players controlling 2 monsters each?
by Cardboardjunkie Controlling 2 monsters is how I've played 2 players. We both make decisions for our monsters but if the one placed in front of us loses, it's considered a loss even if our "teammate"...
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by Whiskeybane I have a 3 year old and a nearly 6 year old (Dec2nd). I play king of Tokyo with both of them. The older boy gets the mechanics. He buys cards after I read them and I remind him when they...
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by jwquinn Game just arrived today. Played it with my 8 year old grandson and 6 year old granddaughter. They loved it. I read and explained the cards as they came up to the 6 year old, but she picked...
View ArticleThread: King of Tokyo:: Rules:: Counters for King of Tokyo and Power Up!...
by HitchcockFan Could someone explain what the purpose of the small counters are for King of Tokyo and Power Up! expansion? This is a great game, but when and how do you use the counters? Thanks!
View ArticleReply: King of Tokyo:: Rules:: Re: Counters for King of Tokyo and Power Up!...
by IelloGamesHitchcockFan wrote:Could someone explain what the purpose of the small counters are for King of Tokyo and Power Up! expansion? This is a great game, but when and how do you use the...
View ArticleReply: King of Tokyo:: Rules:: Re: Counters for King of Tokyo and Power Up!...
by Robman The counters are used when a specific Power Up card is put into play.For example, Alienoid has two cards that require counters. One card will require 3 space ship tokens and the other...
View ArticleReply: King of Tokyo:: Rules:: Re: Entering an empty Tokyo at the start of...
by the_jazzdevil Glad I found this thread as we had exactly the same dispute about the 'at what point does the claw become relevant to first player entering Tokyo' last nightIt always pays to search...
View ArticleReply: King of Tokyo:: Rules:: Re: Counters for King of Tokyo and Power Up!...
by the_jazzdevilHitchcockFan wrote:Could someone explain what the purpose of the small counters are for King of Tokyo and Power Up! expansion? This is a great game, but when and how do you use the...
View ArticleReply: King of Tokyo:: Rules:: Re: Resolve order of Psychic Probe &...
by 16 Ft Pauly 2. You can just look at the upcomming card an decide to buy it or not. I am a bit puzzled about what card it is though. there is one that lets you look at and buy the new card added to...
View ArticleThread: King of Tokyo:: Variants:: King of Tokyo 2 player Texas Tornado Variant.
by kryystI haven't tested this much to see how it stands up. However so far itworks pretty well (very well according to my 5yr old daughter).Rules1. Each player picks 2 monsters.2. You don't use Tokyo...
View ArticleReply: King of Tokyo:: Rules:: Re: Can we discard card when it's not your turn
by Einsiedlermatthean wrote:haslo wrote:"Discard" cards are discarded right when you buy them and their power goes into effect immediately. The rules explicitly state that "Monsters immediately resolve...
View ArticleReply: King of Tokyo:: Rules:: Re: Jets card
by EinsiedlerYokiboy wrote:Yeah definitely.ONLY if the damage is dealt by an attack (= some claws are involved).If not, the Jet card is not triggered.
View ArticleReply: King of Tokyo:: Variants:: Re: King of Tokyo 2 player Texas Tornado...
by LostRoom This seems fairly clever. I'll definitely give it a go next time KoT hits the table. Thanks.
View ArticleReply: King of Tokyo:: Rules:: Re: Plot Twist, Monster Batteries clarifications?
by Einsiedlerdougadamsau wrote:Monster Batteries - at the start of each turn... even other player turns? Seems way underpriced/overpowered if so...German translation is clear in this case. You get 2...
View ArticleReply: King of Tokyo:: Variants:: Re: King of Tokyo 2 player Texas Tornado...
by kryyst If you do please let me know what you think. So far my daughter's been my only guinea pig for this version. I haven't had a chance to test it with my regular group yet.
View ArticleReply: King of Tokyo:: Rules:: Re: Plot Twist, Monster Batteries clarifications?
by Eyefink In the new english printing, Plot Twist says "your dice" and Monster Batteries says "at the beginning of each turn," so I'd say during other player's turns as well.
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