Cover Your Kingdom | Cover Your Assets New & Very Obnoxious Brother | A Magically Malicious Party Game for 2-8 Players 9+

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.

My 8 & 10 year old sons can’t get enough of this game! Great improvements from original game (Cover Your Assets). Lots of additional ways to increase the challenge and fun!

Our new favorite family game! We needed a break from Catan and this game has been so fun to learn and play. We started with the “simple play” and have now gone to “advance play”- easy to learn and fun for all ages!

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!

This is an easy to learn game that's great for the whole family. The cards are nicely done. Just wish the larger double sided board game pieces were made of thicker cars stock as it's likely they will get worn or damaged quickly.

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!