Kingdomino Review

Continue for an amusing and informative Kingdomino review. Kingdomino is a Spiel des Jahres winner that brings together classic Dominoes and mashes it up with a strategic civ building board game with a fantastic drafting backbone. Each turn four tiles get flipped and players take turns picking them for their kingdom. The lower in the column the better the tile but the higher in the column, the better pick you get in the next round. Balancing that and collecting like tiles is how you win.

This game has only been around for a few short years, but it has also gained incredible popularity. It is simple to play and it appeals to gamers of all ages and intensities. Whenever you have something incredibly simple that makes for robust gameplay, you have a winner. This is our Kingdomino review.

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Fun (8 out of 10)

Kingdomino is an incredibly simple game with many fulfilling paths to victory, a classic combo to make a great board game. This award winner is as top-notch in that zone as anything else. The drafting is competitive and fast-paced and the set collection strategies and hurdles give the game plenty of bite without weighing you down. Kingdomino is a fun a breezy good time.

Replayability (9 out of 10)

This Kingomino review has got many good things to say about this game and first up with high marks is replayability. This has all the components that make for a game you want to play over and over. Every single game is different and each one is going to last 20 minutes max. More than anything, it is round after round of your decision making against your opponents, an escalating cat and mouse you want more and more of as you play.

Player Interaction (7 out of 10)

Part of what makes Kingdomino great all-around is the satisfying player interaction. Round after round, you get four options and everyone takes turns choosing tiles for their empire. Like in poker, a master of this game is someone who doesn’t play their board, but their opponents. Your long and term strategies and how they interact with the others in the game is everything.

Quality (9 out of 10)

This reimagining of a classic has won a Spiel des Jahres, the most prestigious board game award there is, and if that is not a sign of quality, who knows what is. Whenever you can take a very simple mechanic and make it shine, you are doing a great job, and that is exactly what Kingdomino has done. There are so many drafting and tile placing and civilization-building type games out there, but this still feels special and unique.

Art & Style (7 out of 10)

Kingdomino has a need to give off a lot of information in a small space on a tile. It needs to differentiate terrain type and score multiplier. Even though the space is small, the game artists did a great job of setting these six terrains apart and visually separating them in an interesting and intriguing way. There is a fun style throughout that is fitting for all. Even though this category has the lowest marks in the Kingdomino review, it is still great. This is one of the greats.

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