Mighty Monsters

About this board game

Mighty Monsters is a board game for 3–6 players that takes about 35 minutes to play. You and your fellow players take the roles of monsters crossing a perilous castle, defeating guards, collecting treasures, and ultimately working toward the king.

Each player chooses from six monster races. Your chosen race provides a unique set of five monster cards, with monster strength ranging from 1 to 5 and healing costs ranging from 0 to 2. These cards form the available monsters you can send into the castle.

The game unfolds over a series of rounds. The number of rounds matches the number of players, except in three- and four-player games, where the number is doubled. Every round is guided by a king who establishes a special rule, giving each stage its own conditions.

1. Placement: In turn order, players place an available monster from their hand on any empty guard space in the castle.
2. Resolution: Once placement ends, guard cards are revealed and resolved one at a time, moving toward the king.
3. Cleanup/Setup: The round concludes and the next round is prepared.

To conquer the king—and therefore conquer the castle and gain its treasure—you must guide your monsters through the guard spaces. With different races, varied monster strengths, healing costs, and a changing rule set controlled by the king, each game presents the castle as a structured series of placements and resolutions.

First announced as Heroes’ Gold, Mighty Monsters was released in 2016. Its compact play time and clearly defined round structure make it a focused monster expedition for groups of three to six players.