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Monarch

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2015 · 2-4 players · 45min · weight 1.68 · 733 ratings

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ID
173115
Name
Monarch
Year
2015
Rank
5306
Min players
2
Max players
4
Playing time
45
Min playtime
45
Max playtime
45
Avg weight
1.6818
Num weights
22
Bayes avg
5.7579
Average
6.70661
Users rated
733
Num owned
1797
Wanting
44
Wishing
351
Num comments
208
Fetched at
Wed Apr 29 2026 05:34:55 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Mechanisms (4)
Modular BoardOpen DraftingSet CollectionVariable Player Powers
Categories (1)
Fantasy
Description (1452 chars)

In Monarch you play as an heir to the throne. Your mother, the Queen, has lived out her years and will soon pass on the crown. The time has come for you and your siblings to demonstrate your intelligence, compassion, bravery, and strength as leaders. Out perform your siblings to demonstrate your ingenuity and strength. Choose strategies that will bring prosperity to the land and glory to your court. Defend the realm from threats and famine. Only the player with the most majestic court will be named heir. There are many paths to choose from, but only one will become the next monarch. Who will reign? Monarch is a light strategy game for 2-4 players that lasts 45 minutes. The primary mechanic is set collection; each of the sisters aims to assemble a court of Court Cards in order to prove her worth: wise advisors, exotic animals, and symbolic regalia. Each of these Court Cards provides crowns, and the sister whose court contains the most crowns at the end of the game becomes the Queen. There are tricks to assembling a majestic court. Some cards don't work together well: the Astronomer is worth nothing if in a court with the Fireworks because he will be unable to see anything! Other cards work very well together: the Beastkeeper is worth more crowns for each animal she shares a court with. Awards & Honors: BostonFIG Fest // 2014 - Official Selection IndieCade // 2015 Finalist Indie Mega Booth PAX East // 2016 Official Selection

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