The Kings Dilemma Chronicles | A Dark Fantasy Boardgame
65Hello Im Skill Incarnate and Welcome to My Games Review Series.
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In this episode I check out the dark fantasy Strategy game called The Kings Dilemma: Chronicles, which was developed and published by Big Trouble. The Kings Dilemma is an Adaption of the Popular Boardgame series, taking place in the kingdom of Ankist, a land ruled by several kingdoms, each with their own politics and agendas. The player takes the role of a Councillor to the one of Ankists Kings, guiding the Kingdom through difficult events including war and famine.
To do this youll need to manage the kingdoms recources, make difficult decisions and live with the consequences. The end goal is to stop the coming of the Apocalypse at the hands of the Black Sun, a Cult that has been prophesised to end the world in fire and blood.
While im not familiar with the board game, i enjoyed the experience of playing the Kings Dilemma so much ive decided to try it out. If your a fan of unique games you should definately check out this interesting mix of Strategy Game and Visual Novel.
Please note: All opinions in this video are my own. Game was provided by the developer for review purposes
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Welcome to the Kingdom of Ankist: a place of daring expeditions, gruesome battles, and arcane mysteries. You play as the Head of the Council, the leader of the King’s inner circle. Listen to the advice of your Council of Houses, or overrule their decisions.
Face hundreds of dilemmas where every choice you make may affect your relationship with the other Houses, influence the well-being and resources of the kingdom, and change the course of history itself. Discover the lands of Ankist over a story spanning across tens of generations. Form alliances, survive betrayals, and prepare for the final uprising foretold by an ancient prophecy.
Will you act for the greater good, or will you think only of yourself?
Explore the map of Ankist and see the Kindom’s problems currently at hand. Choose one, and the Council will be summoned to make a decision: do we send help to people hit by famine? Should we wage war against that northern tribe raiding the villages across our border? The Houses will cast their vote: “Aye” or “Nay” based on their personal interest and political stance. At that point, you might decide to influence the vote, spending your House’s finances to corrupt members of the council, or consuming some fo the limited “power” points you are given for the rule of each King.
Each decision you make has consequences both on your relations with the other Houses and on the Kingdom’s resources, which in turn might result in the King abdicating or being overthrown. But they will also make more dilemmas become available on the map. Based on the resources standing at the end of the current King’s rule and your moral alignment, you will be awarded “greed” and “influence” points, which you’ll be able to spend to research technology, start expeditions, or build structures. Which of these will become available depends on the choices you made.
Each of the above will award you money and resources during the rule of each King, in addition to changing the events of the final uprising you will be preparing for.
Play as one of twelve different houses, each with their own narrative goal
Discover 300+ story-driven dilemmas through Ankist and its neighboring kingdoms
Choose branching narrative paths across six intertwined storylines
Explore multiple endings, with each playthrough lasting 3 to 4 hours
Use influence or corruption to control the Council
Invest in research, technology and buildings
Play across generations, choose your heir as well as their personality and goals
Always be preparing for the final battle