Overview

In Kingsburg, players are governors of newly acquired territories at the edge of King Tritus’s realm. Over 5 years (rounds), players roll dice to influence the King’s 18 advisors, gaining resources to construct buildings, recruit soldiers, and defend against invading enemies each winter. The player with the most Victory Points after 5 years wins.

Components

• 1 game board (King’s Court with 18 advisor spaces, Calendar Track, Year Track, Soldiers Chart, Scoring Track, goods supply, Turn Order Chart)
• 5 province sheets
• 21 six-sided dice (15 colored in 5 player colors of 3 each, 6 white)
• 1 King’s Envoy marker
• 20 “+2” tokens
• 85 building tokens (17 per player)
• 1 season marker, 1 year marker
• 60 goods cubes (25 gold, 20 wood, 15 stone)
• 15 disc tokens (3 per player — Turn Order, Soldiers, Scoring)
• 25 enemy cards (5 types with 5 cards each)

Setup

1. Place game board centrally. Place season marker on Phase 1 (Aid from the King), year marker on Year I.
2. Place white dice and “+2” tokens on matching board spaces. Place goods cubes on supply areas.
3. Each player takes 3 colored dice, 3 disc tokens, 17 building tokens, and a province sheet.
4. Place one disc on Soldiers Chart “0,” one on Scoring Track “0,” one on Turn Order Chart (random order).
5. Create Enemies Deck: sort enemy cards into 5 stacks by number (I-V), shuffle each, draw 1 from each, stack in order (I on top, V on bottom), place face-down on Calendar space #8.
6. Each player receives 50 gold at start? (No — only goods as needed from advisors.)

Turn Structure

The game lasts 5 years. Each year has 8 phases:

Phase 1: Aid from the King

Player with the fewest buildings (tiebreaker: fewest goods) rolls an extra white die during Spring. If tied on both, all tied players receive 1 good of their choice instead (no extra die). In Year 1, all players are tied, so everyone gets 1 good.

Phase 2: Spring (Productive Season)

Phase 4: Summer (Productive Season)

Phase 6: Autumn (Productive Season)

Each productive season has 4 steps:

a) Roll Dice & Adjust Turn Order All players roll simultaneously. Rerolls from Statue/Chapel are used in turn order. Reorder Turn Order Chart by dice totals (lowest = first). Ties keep previous relative order.

b) Influence Advisors In turn order, each player places dice on advisor spaces. The dice total must exactly equal the advisor’s number (1-18). Each advisor accepts only one player per season (exception: King’s Envoy). You may add one “+2” token per season to modify a dice group by +2. Must use at least one colored die. Continue until all players pass.

c) Receive Help from Advisors Resolve advisors in ascending order (#1 to #18). Each influenced advisor provides their reward to the influencing player.

d) Construct Buildings In turn order, each player may build one building by paying its goods cost. Buildings in each row must be built left-to-right. Building VP are scored immediately.

Phase 3: The King’s Reward

Player with the most buildings earns 1 VP. Ties: all tied players get 1 VP.

Phase 5: The King’s Envoy

Player with the fewest buildings (tiebreaker: fewest goods; if still tied: no one gets it) receives the King’s Envoy marker. It allows one of:

• Influence an occupied advisor: Place dice on an already-occupied advisor space; both players receive that advisor’s benefit.
• Double build: Build 2 buildings in one construction step. Use once before the next Phase 5, then return the marker.

Phase 7: Recruit Soldiers

In turn order, players may hire soldiers at a cost of 2 goods (any combination) per soldier. Advance on Soldiers Chart.

Phase 8: Winter — The Battle

Reveal top enemy card. First player on Turn Order rolls 1 die — all players advance that many spaces on the Soldiers Chart (King’s reinforcements).

Compare combat value (Soldiers Chart position + building bonuses) to enemy strength:

• Higher: Victory — receive rewards from the blue box.
• Equal: Draw — no rewards or losses.
• Lower: Defeat — suffer losses from the red box.

Highest combat value among victorious players earns 1 bonus VP.

After battle: return enemy card to box, reset all tokens on Soldiers Chart to 0.

Actions

The 18 Advisors

| # | Name | Reward | |—|——|——–| | 1 | Jester | +1 VP | | 2 | Squire | 1 gold | | 3 | Architect | 1 wood | | 4 | Merchant | 1 wood OR 1 gold | | 5 | Sergeant | +1 soldier | | 6 | Alchemist | Trade 1 good for the other 2 goods | | 7 | Astronomer | 1 good of choice + 1 “+2” token | | 8 | Treasurer | 2 gold | | 9 | Master Hunter | 1 wood + 1 gold OR 1 wood + 1 stone | | 10 | General | +2 soldiers + peek at top enemy card | | 11 | Swordsmith | 1 stone + 1 wood OR 1 stone + 1 gold | | 12 | Duchess | 2 goods of choice + 1 “+2” token | | 13 | Champion | 3 stone | | 14 | Smuggler | Pay 1 VP → take 3 goods of choice | | 15 | Inventor | 1 gold + 1 wood + 1 stone | | 16 | Wizard | 4 gold | | 17 | Queen | 2 goods of choice + peek at enemy card + 3 VP | | 18 | King | 1 gold + 1 wood + 1 stone + 1 soldier |

Building Construction

Buildings are arranged in rows on the province sheet. Must build left-to-right within each row. Each building has a goods cost, may grant VP and/or special powers. One building per productive season (unless using King’s Envoy for double build).

Scoring / Victory Conditions

Game end: After Year 5’s winter battle.

Victory Points come from:

• Constructed buildings (scored when built)
• Jester advisor (+1 VP)
• Queen advisor (+3 VP)
• King’s Reward (Phase 3, +1 VP)
• Winter battle victory (blue box rewards + highest combat VP)
• Smuggler penalty (-1 VP for goods)

Winner: Most VP after 5 years. Tiebreakers: most goods remaining → most buildings → shared victory.

Special Rules & Edge Cases

• “+2” tokens: Hold unlimited, but use only 1 per season on a single dice group. Adds exactly +2 to the total.
• White dice: Cannot influence an advisor using only white dice and/or “+2” tokens. Must include at least 1 colored die. Can use 2 white dice in a group only if it includes a colored die.
• Destroyed buildings: When defeated in winter, buildings are destroyed from the rightmost column first, topmost row within that column. VP for destroyed buildings is immediately lost. Destroyed buildings can be rebuilt later.
• Goods shortage: If you cannot pay full losses from a battle, lose what you have with no additional penalty.
• Soldiers Chart: Ranges 0-9 but combat value can exceed 9 with building bonuses.
• Supply is unlimited: If goods or tokens run out, use substitutes.
• Statue building: Reroll 1 die per season.
• Chapel building: Change 1 die to “6” per season (note: only one chapel use per season).
• Two-player variant: At the start of each productive season, roll 3 unused-color dice to block one advisor, then 2 more dice to block another (or two individuals if matching first block). These advisors are unavailable unless using King’s Envoy.

Player Reference

Year Phases: 1. Aid from King → 2. Spring → 3. King’s Reward → 4. Summer → 5. King’s Envoy → 6. Autumn → 7. Recruit Soldiers → 8. Winter Battle

Productive Season Steps: a) Roll & Turn Order → b) Influence Advisors → c) Receive Help → d) Construct

Combat: Soldiers Chart + building bonuses vs. enemy strength. Higher = win, equal = draw, lower = lose.

Goods: Gold, Wood, Stone. Used for buildings, soldiers, and trading.