# King of Tokyo

King of Tokyo is a board game for 2–6 players. It plays in 30 minutes and is meant for ages 8 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4. It is rated 6.6 out of 10 by 210 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $38.59 (United States).

- **Players:** 2–6 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 30 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 8+
- **Complexity:** 1.5 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2011
- **Categories:** Fighting, Dice, Science Fiction, Movies / TV / Radio theme
- **Mechanics:** Re-rolling and Locking, Open Drafting, Take That, Dice Rolling, Push Your Luck, Die Icon Resolution, King of the Hill, Player Elimination
- **Ludoya rating:** 6.6 out of 10, from 210 reviews
- **Owned by:** 399 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 2,464
- **Unique players:** 1,605

**Designers:** Richard Garfield

**Artists:** Jean-Baptiste Reynaud, Romain Gaschet, Jonathan Silvestre, Paul Mafayon, Igor Polouchine, Gabriel Butik, Anthony Wolff, Benjamin Raynal, Régis Torres

**Publishers:** Ігромаг, IELLO

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cardhaus Games | 38.59 $ | https://www.cardhaus.com/king-of-tokyo-second-edition/ |
| Rampi Games | 31.5 € | https://www.rampigames.com/juego-de-mesa/king-of-tokyo/ |
| Board Game Bliss | 50.95 $ | https://www.boardgamebliss.com/products/king-of-tokyo-new-edition |
| Mathom | 33.3 € | https://mathom.es/es/king-of-tokyo/37013-king-of-tokyo-8436017223897.html |
| eFantasy | 34.99 € | https://www.efantasy.gr/en/products/board-games/124787-board-game-%CE%BF-%CE%B2%CE%B1%CF%83%CE%B9%CE%BB%CE%B9%CE%AC%CF%82-%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%85-%CF%84%CF%8C%CE%BA%CF%85%CE%BF-%CE%BD%CE%AD%CE%B1-%CE%AD%CE%BA%CE%B4%CE%BF%CF%83%CE%B7 |
| World of Board Games | 149 kr | https://www.worldofboardgames.com/vabanque |
| Goblin Trader Barcelona | 24.9 € | https://www.goblintrader.es/es/inicio/16570-king-of-tokyo-spanish-8436017223897.html |
| Spelexperten | 289 kr | https://www.spelexperten.com/sallskapsspel/familjespel/king-of-tokyo-swe-1.html |
| Va de jocs | 31.5 € | https://vadejocs.es/producto/king-of-tokyo |
| Philibert | 31.95 € | https://philibertnet.com/fr/iello/43123-king-of-tokyo-vf-version-2-3760175513152.html |
| Ludifolie | 32.9 € | https://www.ludifolie.com/445-king-of-tokyo.html |
| Dragons Lair | 375 kr | https://dragonslair.se/products/king-of-tokyo-engelsk-version |
| Spilforsyningen | 249.95 kr | https://spilforsyningen.dk/products/king-of-tokyo-dk-new |
| Alphaspel | 379 kr | https://alphaspel.se/491-bradspel/341416-king-of-tokyo-2nd-ed-se |
| Magia de Tinta | 33.95 € | https://www.magiadetinta.com/es/juegos-de-mesa/266-king-of-tokio-8436017223897.html |
| TLAMA games | 849 Kč | https://www.tlamagames.com/deskove-hry/vladce-tokia/ |
| Svet deskovych her | 850 Kč | https://www.svet-deskovych-her.cz/produkty/2231/vladce-tokia-2edice |
| Snafu Store | 34.95 € | https://snafustore.com/product/king-of-tokyo/ |
| Mono de Juegos | 35 € | https://www.monodejuegos.shop/juego-de-mesa/king-of-tokyo/ |
| Fantasiapelit | 35 € | https://www.fantasiapelit.com/index.php?main=ai&kat=single&mista=indeksi&etsittava=_243607 |
| Reflexshop | 12990 Ft | https://reflexshop.hu/tarsasjatek-tokio-kiralya-iello |
| Midgard Games | 399 kr | https://midgardgames.no/products/king-of-tokyo-skandinavisk |
| Homoludicus Granollers | 37 € | https://homoludicus-granollers.org/king-of-tokyo |
| Nexus | 5995 kr | https://nexus.is/vara/king-of-tokyo-islensk-utgafa/ |
| Game Ninja | 479 kr | https://www.gameninja.no/produkt/king-of-tokyo-no/ |
| Spielezar | 44.9 Fr. | https://www.spielezar.ch/brettspiele/king-of-tokyo |

## Expansions

- [King of Tokyo: Power Up!](https://www.ludoya.com/games/king-of-tokyo-power-up)
- [King of Tokyo: Halloween](https://www.ludoya.com/games/king-of-tokyo-halloween)
- [King of Tokyo/New York: Monster Pack – Cthulhu](https://www.ludoya.com/games/king-of-tokyonew-york-monster-pack-cthulhu)
- [King of Tokyo/New York: Monster Pack – King Kong](https://www.ludoya.com/games/king-of-tokyonew-york-monster-pack-king-kong)
- [King of New York: Power Up!](https://www.ludoya.com/games/king-of-new-york-power-up)
- [King of Tokyo/New York: Monster Pack – Anubis](https://www.ludoya.com/games/king-of-tokyonew-york-monster-pack-anubis)
- [King of Tokyo/New York: Monster Pack – Cybertooth](https://www.ludoya.com/games/king-of-tokyonew-york-monster-pack-cybertooth)
- [King of Tokyo: Promo Cards](https://www.ludoya.com/games/king-of-tokyo-promo-cards)
- [King of Tokyo: Even More Wicked!](https://www.ludoya.com/games/king-of-tokyo-even-more-wicked)
- [King of Tokyo: Fish Market promo card](https://www.ludoya.com/games/king-of-tokyo-fish-market-promo-card)
- [King of Tokyo: Baby Gigazaur](https://www.ludoya.com/games/king-of-tokyo-baby-gigazaur)
- [King of Tokyo: Mindbug](https://www.ludoya.com/games/king-of-tokyo-mindbug)
- [King of Tokyo/New York: Monster Pack – Luchador](https://www.ludoya.com/games/king-of-tokyonew-york-monster-pack-luchador)
- [King of Tokyo: The Horde Promo Card](https://www.ludoya.com/games/king-of-tokyo-the-horde-promo-card)
- [King of Tokyo: Zombify promo card](https://www.ludoya.com/games/king-of-tokyo-zombify-promo-card)
- [King of Tokyo: Frantic Mutations Promo Card](https://www.ludoya.com/games/king-of-tokyo-frantic-mutations-promo-card)
- [King of Tokyo: Gift Promo Cards](https://www.ludoya.com/games/king-of-tokyo-gift-promo-cards)
- [King of Tokyo: Garfield's Gift Promo Card](https://www.ludoya.com/games/king-of-tokyo-garfields-gift-promo-card)
- [King of Tokyo: Champion of the Gods Promo Card](https://www.ludoya.com/games/king-of-tokyo-champion-of-the-gods-promo-card)
- [King of Tokyo: Dark Edition – Super Jump Goodie Card](https://www.ludoya.com/games/king-of-tokyo-super-jump-goodie-card)
- [King of Tokyo: Dark Edition – Promo Cards for 2nd Edition](https://www.ludoya.com/games/king-of-tokyo-dark-edition-promo-cards-for-2nd-edition)
- [King of Tokyo: Monster Pack – Blockbuster Bro](https://www.ludoya.com/games/monster-pack-blockbuster-bro)
- [King of Tokyo: Teamwork Promo Card](https://www.ludoya.com/games/king-of-tokyo-teamwork-promo-card)
- [King of Tokyo: Gift Promo Cards – Worldwide Season](https://www.ludoya.com/games/king-of-tokyo-gift-promo-cards-worldwide-season)
- [King of Tokyo: Alligators in the Sewers Promo Card](https://www.ludoya.com/games/king-of-tokyo-alligators-in-the-sewers-promo-card)
- [Portwory w Tokio: Specjalna Mapa (Katowice / Gliwice)](https://www.ludoya.com/games/portwory-w-tokio-specjalna-mapa)
- [King of Tokyo: Tournament Kit](https://www.ludoya.com/games/king-of-tokyo-tournament-kit)

## Similar games

- [King of Tokyo: Godzilla](https://www.ludoya.com/games/king-of-tokyo-godzilla)
- [King of Tokyo: Monster Box](https://www.ludoya.com/games/king-of-tokyo-monster-box)
- [King of Tokyo: Origins](https://www.ludoya.com/games/king-of-tokyo-origins)
- [King of Tokyo: Dark Edition](https://www.ludoya.com/games/king-of-tokyo-dark-edition)
- [Dice Throne](https://www.ludoya.com/games/dice-throne)
- [Dice Throne: Season One](https://www.ludoya.com/games/dice-throne-season-one)
- [King of Tokyo: Duel](https://www.ludoya.com/games/king-of-tokyo-duel)
- [Dice Throne: Season One Rerolled](https://www.ludoya.com/games/dice-throne-season-one-rerolled)
- [Mindbug: King of Tokyo](https://www.ludoya.com/games/mindbug-x-king-of-tokyo)
- [King of Monster Island](https://www.ludoya.com/games/king-of-monster-island)
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## Rules questions

### How do the rerolls work — can I set dice aside and then change my mind later?

You may roll the dice up to three times; on the 2nd roll you can set aside results you like and reroll the others, and on the 3rd roll you may even reroll dice you previously set aside (you choose which dice to roll each time). (page 4)

### How do the 1/2/3 faces score — what does three-of-a-kind plus extra matching dice give me?

If you roll three-of-a-kind of 1, 2, or 3 you gain that many Victory Points (★), and each additional matching die beyond the three gives you +1★. (page 4; example page 5)

### If I'm in Tokyo, do heart (♥) dice heal me?

No — hearts rolled while you are in Tokyo do not heal you; only Power cards can give hearts to a Monster in Tokyo. (page 4; effects of Tokyo page 5)

### When do I have to enter Tokyo, and how does Tokyo Bay work with 5–6 players?

If no one is in Tokyo you must enter Tokyo City when you would enter; with 5–6 players, if Tokyo City is occupied but Tokyo Bay is empty you must enter Tokyo Bay instead, and both spaces count as "in Tokyo." Entering Tokyo immediately gives you 1★ and starting your turn in Tokyo gives you 2★. (page 5)

### If I roll claws (smash), who takes the damage — do monsters in Tokyo smash each other?

Each claw causes Monsters not in your same location to lose 1♥: if you are in Tokyo claws hit all Monsters outside Tokyo, and if you are outside Tokyo claws hit all Monsters in Tokyo; Monsters in Tokyo do not damage each other. (page 4; effects of Tokyo page 5)

### How do Power card purchases and sweeping work — can I buy multiple cards?

You may buy one or more of the three face-up Power cards by spending the Energy cost shown, replacing bought cards immediately; alternatively you may spend 2 Energy to discard (sweep) all three face-up cards and reveal three new ones. (page 6)

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/king-of-tokyo)
- [King of Tokyo in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/king-of-tokyo)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/70323)

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