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King of Tokyo: Origins, IELLO, 2024 — monsters shown at SPIEL Essen 23
King of Tokyo: Origins, IELLO, 2024 — front cover (image provided by the publisher)
King of Tokyo: Origins Cosmic Joe
キング・オブ・トーキョー:オリジン 日本語版 内容物

King of Tokyo: Origins (2024)

Players
2–4
Best: 4
Playing time
30–30 min
Age
8+
7.27
Average rating
386
Ratings
1.40/5
Weight
#6021
BGG rank
Outside top 5,000
Alternate names:King of Tokyo: Algus +7 more
Designer:Richard Garfield
Artist:Régis Torres
Publisher:Hobby Japan +8 more
Average rating, ratings count, weight and rank are sourced from BoardGameGeek (BGG).
Game DNA
  • This game: Strategy 5, Luck 10, Interaction 9, Complexity 2.8, Theme 6
Strategy5.0
Luck10.0
Interaction9.0
Complexity2.8
Theme6.0

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

Science FictionDiceFightingMovies / TV / Radio themeOpen DraftingDice RollingPush Your LuckPlayer EliminationTake ThatDie Icon ResolutionRe-rolling and LockingKing of the Hill

Overview

King of Tokyo: Origins is a standalone game in the King of Tokyo series that's meant to serve as an entry point for new players since it's a smaller, more affordable package. The game includes four new monsters, an assortment of new power cards mixed with older ones, energy cubes, and green dice with yellow characters.

Gameplay remains the same as in the original game: To win, be the first to score 20 points or be the only creature still standing.

On a turn, roll six dice, which show the following six symbols: 1, 2, or 3 points, energy, heal, and attack. Over three successive throws, choose whether to keep or discard each die in order to win points, gain energy, restore health, or attack other players. When you attack, if you're outside Tokyo, you hit whoever is in Tokyo; if you're in Tokyo, you hit everyone else! If someone's health drops to 0, they're out of the game. (You can't heal damage while in Tokyo, and the only way to leave town is to have someone attack you...which might put you at death's door.)

When you gain energy, you store it in cubes, which you can use to purchase power cards, which have a permanent or temporary effect.

Expansions

King of Tokyo: Power Up!
King of Tokyo: Halloween
King of Tokyo/New York: Monster Pack – Cthulhu
King of Tokyo: Fish Market promo card
King of Tokyo/New York: Monster Pack – King Kong
King of Tokyo: Champion of the Gods Promo Card
King of Tokyo: Zombify promo card
King of Tokyo/New York: Monster Pack – Anubis
King of Tokyo/New York: Monster Pack – Cybertooth
King of Tokyo: Teamwork Promo Card
King of Tokyo: Frantic Mutations Promo Card
King of Tokyo: Dark Edition – Promo Cards for 2nd Edition
King of Tokyo: Even More Wicked!
King of Tokyo: Gift Promo Cards
King of Tokyo: Baby Gigazaur
King of Tokyo: Tournament Kit
King of Tokyo/New York: Monster Pack – Luchador
King of Tokyo: Gift Promo Cards – Worldwide Season
King of Tokyo: Mindbug
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