Date: 14th November 2003
Game played: King Me! ( Mayfair Games ) BGG Id: 7806

While waiting to see if Nige was going to arrive (which he did as soon as I’d finished), I explained the rules to this new release from Da Vinci / Mayfair Games. The king is trying to find a successor and 13 candidates are hoping to get the job. Each player has an interest in 6 of the characters and aim to move these characters towards the throne room. The closer a character is to the King, the more points it scores. When a character reaches the throne room, the players all vote on whether the character should become King. If all vote Yes, the round ends and players score points for each of their characters. If anyone votes No, the character is eliminated from the round and play continues. As players have a limited number of No votes at their disposal (2 with five players), eventually a King must be chosen. After three rounds, the player with the most points wins.

This is a very simple game and quite enjoyable in trying to work out who is going to vote which way. You don’t want to waste your No votes if someone else could be voting No anyway, but you then run the risk of everyone else thinking the same way, resulting in a unanimous Yes. The first round saw several characters eliminated before a successful vote took place, meaning the scores were pretty low for most. The second round was a lot quicker with the second candidate getting the thumbs up and netting Mark G a good score. The final round was also quick and Mark K and John emerged tied for the win.

 
Player
Rating
Score
Position
Winner
John
7
69
1
Mark K
7
69
1
Garry
6
67
3
Mark G
7
63
4
Nige
6
57
5

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