Grandpa Beck's Games Cover Your Kingdom Fantasy Set Collection Card Game | Build legendary kingdoms, recruit powerful heroes, and defend your realms against every challenger.

I honestly added this game to my wishlist because it has "CerbeRussel Terriers". I wasn't expecting much out of the game, and it has been removed/readded to my wishlist throughout the year, but I was pleasantly surprised when I opened my Amazon package. The presentation of the box itself is very nice. It was a little larger than I imagined (I was thinking something like a Fluxx game). The player boards aren't amazing and my first thought was wondering if they needed to be laminated. They're kind of like the player boards in Castles of Burgundy... First thing you might notice is the insert - a colorful, simple piece of cardboard dividers in the box, with just enough room for all the components. I hate boxes that have wasted space and take up space on the game shelf! Side note: I kept both cardboard cutouts for the pieces - the one for all coins is now stored UNDER the insert (so the pieces are less likely to move around), and the other is on TOP of the cards/pieces, to prevent the crown from indenting the player boards/rule book. The cardboard pieces are thick and have good printing on them. When assembling the crown, you might want to get something to punch out the small holes in the crown to avoid ruining the cardboard (I used an Apple lightning cable). The crown goes around the first player marker btw. The cards are good quality. I wasn't expecting them to be linen finish since the box isn't and the player boards are eh...but the cards are linen finish and they are the main part of the game. The colors and drawings are all very nice, assuming you are amused by the artwork. The graphic design is good, clear, colorful. I noticed the unicorns were different, and actually every single card has some little difference - the unicorn might have a fishing pole or toilet paper for its horn - every card has its own little quirk. There are geeky jokes all throughout and that's fun! One of the characters is a VulcEnt (a Vulcan Ent) who may have a few Star Trek, LOTR, or Guardians of the Galaxy reference jokes. I LOVE it when cards are all different - just like in Wingspan, Terraforming Mars, and Dixit. The game is basically a card-shedding game. The fun part is playing your special ability cards at the right time and succeeding in recruiting another player's unguarded "creatures". You also have to balance growing your "clans" and defending them from being "recruited". It is pretty simple to learn, but I would recommend going over the rules - because there are some small little rules to keep in mind. I would rate it a 1.5 out of 5 difficulty (Crazy 8's = 1/5 and Hearts is 1.7/5). There is a video for how to play, but I like learning a game from reading the rulebook. This rulebook is straight forward and quick to read. The layout is very nice - it has a Contents on the first page, full color, information is spaced very well, and cute little drawings with little jokes on them. I was kind of annoyed that one of the pages in the rule book had a crease in it, but it's O.K. I was able to read it and try out the game while rereading the rules. The instruction manual says there are 131 cards...but I have 141 cards - so the rulebook might not have been updated (after the Kickstarter?) Some confusion I encountered was from adding a creature to a clan and recruiting, but rereading the rules afterwards, it mostly makes sense - It isn't 100% clear still f I can choose to discard and I'm assuming that if I am defending my kingdom and spend cards to do so, that I do not replenish my hand and have to start my next turn with less than 6 cards. There are also some various ways to play the game at the end: Longer or simpler, add Kingdom Powers or Constellation Prizes, Duellng, etc. There is also a recipe for uniquecorn dogs! I did originally plan to add this to my repertoire of dinner games, but this game is way too pretty to have chicken finger stains on it! I recommend this game if you are interested in a light, family-weight game, with silly art that is unique on every card with little geeky and corny jokes.

This game is a great alternative to "Cover Your Assets". A brilliant family/friends game. We ordered it from Amazon and it arrived next day. Everyone was really excited and we sent a picture to GrandPa Becks and immediately got communication back from them. When we played our first game they were on hand to answer any clarifying questions we had by text, which was awesome. The artwork and feel of the cards is really good and it's definitely worth the investment. This is a really fun game to play once you get to know all the extended game-play rules and have run through it once or twice. Takes 4 of us about 30-40 mins to complete a game, but we do a lot of fighting........"Assets" will remain a favorite but "Cover Your Kingdom" has a number of additional cards which are downright nasty. If protecting a big stack in "Assets" is difficult, it's even harder in "Kingdom" as the additional magical cards (and the fact you get two goes per turn) are very powerful and you have two stacks to protect. Lots of upsets in games and everyone develops their own strategy. It does create a great atmosphere when someone brings out a "magical" card. I'd love to see "Assets" extended in the same to include a "Thief", "Safe", "Wealth Redistribution" or a "Taxman" card for example. Adding the same ruthlessness to that game would make it even more addictive! Contemplating using 2 decks like we do with "Assets" to extend the game-play and maybe have better distribution of the "magic" cards. My only negative (and it's not really that either) is that it's harder to relate to the "magic" value of a card against a "monetary" value in "Assets". So stealing a large stack in "Kingdom" doesn't feel as ruthless as stealing hard earned money. We have all the GrandPa Becks games now, and this ranks in our Top 3, along with "Assets" and "Skull King" (both very highly recommended if you haven't purchased already).

We love this game’s predecessor, Cover Your Assets, which was easy to play even for the young and elderly. This “upgraded version” adjusts for what I thought was perhaps the only weakness in Cover Your Assets: not many chances to alter the outcome of the game. Cover Your Kingdom includes various types of cards with effects that can more easily chip away at a player’s lead, giving other players more of a chance. Game ends up being more varied and exciting. Directions are clear with illustrations and well-thought out examples. Videos of directions are also available. I love that the directions include various game modifications: action power cards to give unique powers to each player for an entire round; chips to track progress and goal accomplishment for accumulation of points for longer play through rounds; different but simple rules and fun elements for a two-player game; and extended contests and simplified versions for young and elderly players. The quality of the cards are exceptional: thick, glossy, textured (see photo). All packaging and contents are high quality and sturdy. Well over a hundred cards and every single one is unique. (See photos for sample.) So impressed by the thought and effort put into this game!

Such a fun game! And pretty simple to learn! The kids and adults love it! Good length of game where it isn’t over in 10 minutes but also doesn’t last too long! Maybe 20-30 minutes! Definitely worth the money!

My daughter and I love this game. My wife and son less so. The Grandpa Beck games we have are pretty good. We got this after getting the very addictive Skull King. In the Cover your Kingdom game you can try to “coax” characters from another players kingdom into yours. You basically are trying to steal their characters. My daughter LOVES doing this. We’ve discovered that for games that have an “attack” element, sometimes individuals find this less fun. Games that rely more on individual strategy and/or cooperation tend to fit our family dynamic best. The Bears and the Bees game is like this, but the pace is slower. You need a game appropriate for the mood of the evening. Good Luck!

If you've played Cover Your Assets and enjoyed it, you will love this. It's basically an amped up version of that game with an extremely punny fantasy theme. The new extras and changes really add a lot of depth and variation. There is tons of value to be had, even if you own CYA. If you haven't played CYA, it's a card game where players take turns making pairs worth points. Each player stacks their pairs in front of them. Your topmost pair is vulnerable to being stolen by other players by playing matching cards or wilds. These steal attempts are thwarted by playing your own matching card. Whoever plays the final card gets the set. The cards played during steal attempts are then added to the original pair to make a set worth lots more points. Play continues until all the cards are used. The player with the most points in their stack wins. There are several additional mechanics and variations you can add once you get used to the basics of the game to give it extra twists. The fun of this game lies in trying to steal other players' sets while defending your own. There is plenty of backstabbing, moaning/groaning, and evil laughs. Being able to play with few or lots of players gives the game lots of flexibility. The quality of the pieces, cards, and packaging is top notch

I have only had this game for a couple days and this game is so much fun. It is so much fun. It is played like cover your assets but there are some cards that make it much more interesting. First most the creatures like to either live on the moutain or in the valley some are willing to live in either place which comes in handy when you want to protect your creatures. There are wilds in this game similar to Cover Your Assets, instead of silver and gold there is a CerbeRussel Terrier (silver) and Spydra (gold). There are also exciting action cards that are...Grumledaulf's Elves (remove a clan atop another ruler's stack from the game), Hypnogriff (Blindly take 3 creatures from another ruler's hand. Then return 3 creatures), Wizzzaard (Move a clan from top to bottom, or bottom to top of stack), Minnowtaur (place in front of a rival to imprison them for 1 turn), MobGoblins (Swap one of your top clans with a clan atop another ruler's stack). My family loves Cover Your Assets and this is just as fun. There are a few more rules here but the new cards all explain how they are played. So much fun. There are a few people that might this game to have too many rules like a grandparent or young children. My ten year old have zero problems catching on to this game. We have not played with the little constellation tokens yet but they are cute and may be a fun addition as well.

This is a GREAT game! We bought this is August 2021 (about 2 months ago) and it’s a family favorite now. My 9 and 7 year old love it and want to play everyday and my husband and I want to play just as much. It absolutely can go from all-fun-and-games to tears and tantrums for the more sensitive (or sore-losing) kiddos, but a great opportunity to work through those challenges together. One minute you can be feeling really good about your kingdom and a few turns later have a very barren kingdom, you really don’t know who is going to win until the last card is played. And the PUNs oh the glorious puns! So much thought and nerdiness went into making this game and it’s just amazing I’m always finding hilarious gems while playing! The rules seem really complicated (even in the video) but once you start playing it starts clicking and we didn’t have any problem learning the rules (even my 7 year old—who has even probably won more than me). The rules can be overwhelming for new players but I encourage you to read them watch the video and dive right in because it’s totally worth it and not really that complicated once you get the hang of it. The only thing I’m sad about is that they don’t offer replacement parts on the website- a piece of our crown was ripped off and I can’t replace the cardboard crown and tape isn’t really holding it together and the game is new enough I don’t want to replace the whole thing. Can’t wait to get these as gifts for friends over the holidays!

Es un juego excelente, muy divertido!

Good game . We enjoyed it as a family. We really like cover your assets and this is similar. Very fun

Había jugado la versión "sencilla" cuando ví que existe tenían una con criaturas muy simpáticas, el concepto es el mismo pero le agrega un plus la variedad de las cartas. Un juego rápido y medianamente competitivo, lo recomiendo. Llegó completo.

I love this game! It takes a round or two for some to get your strategy Going, but I love that you think you’re winning and then at the end you could lose it all! My 10 yr old cried at the end of it, I convinced her to play again and she was quick to figure out her strategical game play and dominated the next game! Now she asks us to play to constantly🤪 It’s a fun, different game to play with the kids and we also played it with our adult friends and the more beer....the more confusing it would get lol When you master the regular game, it has an option for a more difficult version with constellations! Also love that the makers of the game will answer any questions you have about rules! I think I will be finding some more games by these game makers! My family is always begging me to get new games for our weekly game night! Excellent purchase!

This game is quite fun. You play copies of your creatures on your turn to cover your kingdom with the most amount of points by the end of the game. Creatures at apart of certain clans, and have certain abilities which will affect how they are placed. Some cards at as a wild and have higher value, some will allow you to do different things to your opponents kingdom or your own. It's a lot of fun, I would definitely consider this game.