It's December, so I thought that title would be a fun reference. If you don't get it ... Get with it. Anyway, without further ado, an announcement! Are you worthy enough to be the new craftmaster to the king? Then join in! The competition is about to begin! Out-forge your opponents and make the best weapons and trinkets in the land to be crowned the new King's Forge. But that's not all! Try the competition with Gold added into your materials alongside metal, wood, gems, and magic and see if you can still get ahead. That's right folks, we've got a double feature review here. Ready to take a closer look? Let's roll out! What Is It? King's Forge is a pool building, dice rolling game where you gather resources and roll modifiers to ultimately craft new items for the King. But be careful! If your items aren't up to snuff, your opponents can craft better versions of them and steal the glory out from under you! You want to manage your pool well and keep in mind that you won't necessarily be able to roll your newly acquired dice right away. Plan ahead to come out on top! The King's Forge: Gold expansion is a modular expansion that adds in gold dice (a new material), that act as wilds when gathering materials and better metal (can only be a 4/5/6 roll) when crafting. The expansion also adds some scenarios/rules which can spice up the competition. Who Is It For? I definitely recommend this one to fans of dice games because it's another great one out there. I would probably say ages 10+ since it's not that difficult and I think kids will enjoy the look of the game too. It may also be enjoyed by those who like to add light role play into their games - you can have everyone "become" a character at the start of the game and announce their gather actions as well as their crafting actions later i.e. "I craft a mighty broadsword for the King!" ... "Well, I craft a courageous hammer" et cetera. Maybe I'm too into it. Maybe I'm just a higher level of cool than most. The world may never know. In summary, a great game for a large range of people. Quality of Components The dice from both games are really nice - some are sparkly, some translucent, some swirled, but all great. My only complaint on them is that the green are very dark and can sometimes look very close to the black so just be careful when using them if you have trouble with dark colors blending together like me. The card art is simple but very nice as well and the cards are a nice quality. The base game box has plenty of room in it for expansions and Gold fits in there in its' box, or by just putting the components in the base game box. Gold also adds a new dock ability and I just wish it had come as a cardboard tile (like the ones in the base game) instead of a card so that everything matched. But, hey, not the end of the world. PROS
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Difficulty I would probably rate both the base game and the Gold expansion at a 2.5 out of 5. It's not overly complex because it's a lot of luck in what cards come out, and then what you roll, but there is some planning and strategy to be done in collecting materials, and when to bite the bullet and completely trash dice in order to get better ones, so it's got some challenge as well. Final Thoughts Overall, I think that King's Forge is a pretty cool dice game that is great for wide range of gamers; it's fairly easy to learn and also plays quickly. The Gold expansion adds a lot of great stuff to the game and I think I'll probably always choose to play with it unless I'm teaching new players the game. I'm also definitely excited to try the other expansions as well to see what else I can add to this one. If you like a pretty game with plenty of dice, this one might be for you! Let's see who can become the best forge in the land!
Happy Gaming~ Additional Information: King's Forge Designer - Nick Sibicky King's Forge Artist - Jonathan Kirtz King's Forge Publisher - Starling Games Gold Designer - Chris Schreiber Gold Artist - Jacqui Davis Gold Publisher - Starling Games *I was provided a copy of these games to do this review*
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