# Crusader Kings

Crusader Kings is a board game for 1–5 players. It plays in 180 minutes and is meant for ages 14 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 5. It is rated 4.2 out of 10 by 2 Ludoya reviewers.

- **Players:** 1–5 (best with 5)
- **Playing time:** 180 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 14+
- **Complexity:** 3.3 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2019
- **Categories:** Political, Medieval, Negotiation, Wargame, Video Game Theme
- **Mechanics:** Events, Deck, Bag, and Pool Building, Area Majority / Influence, Solo / Solitaire Game, Role Playing, Open Drafting, Hand Management, Team-Based Game, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Trading, Simultaneous Action Selection
- **Ludoya rating:** 4.2 out of 10, from 2 reviews
- **Owned by:** 7 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 8
- **Unique players:** 14

**Designers:** Martin Takaichi, Nils Karlén, Tomas Härenstam, Jon Manker

**Artists:** Johanna Pettersson, Ola Larsson

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alphaspel | 1099 kr | https://alphaspel.se/491-bradspel/100221-crusader-kings |
| Fantasiapelit | 107.1 € | https://www.fantasiapelit.com/index.php?main=ai&kat=single&mista=indeksi&etsittava=_197650 |

## Expansions

- [Crusader Kings: Councilors & Inventions Expansion](https://www.ludoya.com/games/crusader-kings-councilors-and-inventions-expansion)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/crusader-kings)
- [Crusader Kings in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/crusader-kings)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/253574)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._