King of Tokyo

About this board game

King of Tokyo is a dice-rolling battle game for 2–6 players that plays in about 30 minutes. You take the role of a mutant monster, gigantic robot, or strange alien competing to become the one and only King of Tokyo.

Each turn, roll six dice over up to three successive throws. Choose which dice to keep and which to reroll as you pursue Victory Points, Energy, healing, or attacks against your opponents.

• Victory Points: Roll 1, 2, or 3 to build your score.
• Energy: Collect energy to purchase special cards.
• Heal: Restore your monster’s health when the rules allow.
• Attack: Strike rival monsters and make Tokyo your territory.

The monster occupying Tokyo earns extra Victory Points, but cannot heal and must face the other monsters alone. Holding the city is a powerful advantage, yet remaining there also makes you a clear target for every opponent.

Spend Energy on special cards with permanent or temporary effects. These cards can grant abilities such as growing a second head for an additional die, using body armor, or unleashing a nova death ray, adding surprising possibilities to each battle.

There are two paths to victory in King of Tokyo: accumulate 20 Victory Points and destroy Tokyo, or be the only surviving monster after the fighting ends. Released in 2011, it is the first game in the King of Tokyo series and combines push-your-luck dice decisions, direct attacks, and special powers in an explosive contest for control.