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In the Royal Realms, you are hired by the king of England to participate in the royal auction to collect the best combos of various gems for his royal crown. This card-based auction-bluffing game is full of fun and tense moments with many unique twists and turns that hold the interest of all players until the last minute. YOU ARE NOT OUT OF THE GAME UNTIL THE LAST MOVE! LAST MINUTE! The player with the most points wins the game.
You all have the same limited number of money cards. The auction will last for 4 sessions and for 2 days. On your turn, to win a gem card you bid higher than the previous bid or pass. You have some information about upcoming gem cards for auction and for some gem cards, you bid blindly if you win those you keep them hidden from others which creates bluffing opportunities for you. By the end of session 2 and day 1, you will be calculating influence points the player with the least IP will lose the money from their hands accordingly.
You will carry over the remaining money cards in your hands for the next day. For day 2 you will have a bit more information about upcoming gem cards, by end of session 3 you simultaneously will be bidding for wild cards auction which you place face down on their right. [ hidden ], and by end of session 4 you once again simultaneously bid for wild cards which you place face down with your previous bid. Players will bank their remaining money cards which they will also place face down on their left.. [ hidden ]
The end of session 4 and the day 2 auction will end the game, all players will reveal their bid for the wild cards and will receive [ win ] the wild cards accordingly. Then all players will arrange their gem cards together with wild cards to create the best possible combos [ set of gems ] to win the most points. But the game is not over yet, finally, all players will reveal their banked money and the player with the most money banked will receive 20 points and with the least money will lose 20 points.
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-description from publisher
- accessible like High Society but with unique twists
- lovely, approachable family-weight design
- potentially light for heavy gamers
- may feel similar to other fixed-bid titles
- grid-building and bid-based card drafting
- medieval-esque gem-collection and auction
- gentle, family-friendly
- High Society
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- fixed bid-style drafting — players bid with fixed-card values to acquire gem cards
- Grid Building — arrange gems into rows and columns for points
- grid/row-column building — arrange gems into rows and columns for points
- set collection and scoring tension — optimizing placements yields end-game scoring
Video topics + discussion points
Quotes (from this video)
- I absolutely adore this one
- I think it is an absolute blast
- this game is fantastic
- an evergreen to me
- it's stripped back and still a blast