Kingdoms Rise & Fall: Dorian (2023)

About this game

Kingdoms Rise & Fall: Dorian is a strategic deckbuilding game set in a fantasy world (campaign launch on March 22, 2022). Explore Dorian with your unique character that progresses during the game and leads your army into battle. Build your deck of Battle Cards based on your play style with either Stealth, Physical or Magic. Start Siege battles to capture locations or engage in Field battles to defeat your rival armies. During the game, there will be a lot of player interaction. Players will negotiate, fight tactical Siege and Field battles by using their Battle Cards and they might even betray each other. The player with the most Influencers Points (IP) wins the game. There are alternative victory conditions, like team battles and by capturing the capital. The duration of the game can be controlled by choosing the number of rounds (Kingdom Event cards) and by setting a goal on the Influence Point Track. Meaning you can play a short 1-hour game or play for six hours or more. —description from the publisher

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Works with 3 to 6.
• Rules load. At 3.5/5 this is a heavy game — read the rulebook before people arrive.
• Age. The publisher suggests 14 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.