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The Old King's Crown final box art (front panel)

Press shot digital render of a four player game in progress (The Old King's Crown first edition printing).

The unique components thus far for the Clans. (prototype shown)

Extreme close up shot of some player pieces contesting the Plateau Region (The Old King's Crown first edition printing).

The unique components thus far for the Gathering. (prototype shown)

Four player game of The Old King's Crown (first edition printing) with the box in the background.

The Old King’s Crown displayed during the 2025 Galaktikon convention

The Old King's Crown (2025)

Players

1–4

Best: 3

Playing time

60–120 min

Age

12+

8.06

Average rating

4,099

Ratings

3.71/5

Weight

#507

BGG rank

Top 1,000

Alternate names:La Corona del Viejo Rey +3 more

Designer:Pablo Clark

Artist:Pablo Clark

Publisher:Galakta +6 more

Average rating, ratings count, weight and rank are sourced from BoardGameGeek (BGG).

Game DNA

Strategy5.0

Luck5.0

Interaction5.0

Complexity7.4

Theme6.0

This game's strategy, luck, interaction, complexity and theme.

Card GameFantasyMedievalBetting and BluffingVariable Player PowersSimultaneous Action SelectionHand ManagementDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingCard Play Conflict ResolutionSelection Order Bid

Overview

The Old King’s Crown is a game of card-driven conquest, where you play as heirs to a vacant throne, vying for control of an ancient, overgrown kingdom. Wield unique abilities and leverage your followers’ traits to best outwit your opponents across a map that stretches from the teetering heights of the castle to the dappled light of the necropolis.

As leader of your faction you will be staking claims with Heralds openly as well as positioning your forces in secret, hoping to claim the locations that fit your designs. However, keep an eye on your rivals, as they too have agents and agendas, poised to undo your best laid plans.

Royalty, rebels or ruses. What crown will you wear?

In The Old King's Crown, players move their Herald to locations, hoping to claim them. Then simultaneously players play cards from their hand, facedown to regions of the board. These are then revealed and resolved. Winning these clashes will result in different rewards that further their position and grant them the game's primary goal, influence. The player with the most influence by the end of a set number of rounds will be declared the winner.