King of Tokyo: Garfield’s Gift Promo Card

About this expansion

King of Tokyo: Garfield’s Gift Promo Card is a special promo card for 2–6 players, associated with a 30-minute game and released in 2012. It is part of the King of Tokyo series and stands out because every card is unique.

Garfield’s Gift was first given out at the SPIEL Games Fair in Essen in 2012. Richard Garfield, the game designer, signed the card for each visitor and wrote individual rules on it. Those rules were either prepared by visitors and given to him, or invented on the spot by Mr. Garfield himself.

As a result, no two Garfield’s Gift cards are the same. Each one preserves a different combination of Richard Garfield’s signature and the personal rule written for that card, making the promo unlike a standard card with a fixed effect.

• Type: Special promo card
• Series: King of Tokyo
• First distributed: SPIEL Games Fair, Essen, 2012
• Notable feature: Every card has individual rules and is unique

Rumor has it that Richard Garfield signed about 650 or more cards at the fair. That detail helps convey the limited and personal nature of this unusual King of Tokyo item while remaining part of the story surrounding its release.

For fans of the series, Garfield’s Gift is defined by its history and individuality: a signed promo card whose rules differ from every other copy. It connects the King of Tokyo series directly to its game designer and to the visitors who received it at SPIEL 2012.