King of Tokyo*
King of Tokyo is a game where players take on the roles of mutant monsters, robots, and aliens, all competing to become the sole King of Tokyo.
Gameplay
- Roll six dice at the start of each turn, featuring symbols for Victory Points, Energy, Heal, and Attack.
- Choose which dice to keep or discard over three rolls to gain points, energy, heal, or attack other players.
- The fiercest player occupies Tokyo, earning extra points but facing all other monsters alone.
- Use energy to buy special cards with permanent or temporary effects, enhancing your abilities.
Winning
- Victory can be achieved by accumulating 20 victory points or being the last monster standing after the battles.
King of Tokyo offers intense monster battles and strategic card play, where only one can claim the title of King of Tokyo.
Nominated for 20 awards and won 7.
- 👥 2 - 6 Players
- ⏱️ 30 Minutes
- 🧒 8+ years old
- 🧩 Immediately playable
We like King of Tokyo so much that we recommend it in the following board game recommendation lists 2026
- Position 1 in All "As d'Or - Jeu de l'Année"🇫🇷 2012 winners & nominees compared.
- Position 1 in All Gouden Ludo🇧🇪 2012 winners & nominees compared
- Position 14 in All games from the Top100 "Hunter & Cron Award 2021" list 🇩🇪
- Position 14 in All games aus der Top100-"Hunter & Cron Award 2022"-Liste 🇩🇪
- Position 3 in Best games released at SPIEL 2010 in Essen
- Position 6 in Best games released at SPIEL 2016 in Essen
- Position 26 in Covid-19-List: The best games to play remote by video conference
- Position 49 in The 50 most popular🌟 board games on Geizhals
- Position 49 in The 50 most popular🌟 board games
- Position 12 in The best "As d'Or - Jeu de l'Année"🇫🇷 nominations.
- Position 25 in The best "As dOr - Jeu de lAnnée🇫🇷" game award winners & nominees
- Position 18 in The best "As d'Or - Jeu de l'Année Tout Public"🇫🇷 winners & nominees (Main Prize)
- Position 22 in The best board, card & dice games 🥇
- Position 7 in The Best "Boardgames Australia Awards🇦🇺" Winners and Nominees
- Position 41 in The best games recommended ❤️ by Spiegel Online magazine
- Position 5 in The best games released in 2011📆
- Position 8 in The Best "Gouden Ludo🇧🇪" winners and nominees
- Position 21 in The best "Hra roku🇨🇿" winners and nominees
- Position 26 in The Best "Japan Boardgame Prize🇯🇵" winners and nominees
- Position 23 in The best "Juego del Año🇪🇸" winners and nominees
- Position 25 in The best "Les Trois Lys🇨🇦" winners and nominees
- Position 23 in The best "Nederlandse Spellenprijs🇳🇱" winners and nominees
- Position 19 in The most beautiful board, card & dice games of all time
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