A Rusty Throne

About this board game

A Rusty Throne is a one-player, 60-minute card-driven wargame set in a low-fantasy realm. It combines a fast-playing solitaire experience with a player-influenced enemy AI and multi-use cards that create difficult decisions.

King Alric is mad, and his rule has become a threat to the land. When he executes your father for a treason he did not commit, you pledge to end the King’s reign and march to war.

The other Lords currently stand with the King, so your path leads through their castles. You must take them by force while facing an opponent with greater numbers, resources, and power. The conflict is unequal, but you are not without influence.

• Solitaire card-driven wargame: Fight a one-player battle for control of a low-fantasy realm.
• Player-influenced enemy AI: Use friends at court and spies to affect the King’s military decisions.
• Multi-use cards: Make challenging choices as each card supports different needs.
• No bookkeeping: Keep the enemy system elegant and streamlined during play.

Every decision matters as you balance your limited position against the King’s overwhelming strength. Your allies at court and the spies working behind the scenes may be enough to change the course of the war—but only if the flames of heaven will it.

With its compact playing time, focused solo structure, and tense story of rebellion, A Rusty Throne presents a direct contest between a determined heir and a powerful, unstable monarch. Lead your campaign, challenge the King’s rule, and decide whether the rusty throne can finally be reclaimed.