# Regicide

Regicide is a board game for 1–4 players. It plays in 10–30 minutes and is meant for ages 10 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 2. It is rated 7.2 out of 10 by 133 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $10.28 (United States).

- **Players:** 1–4 (best with 2)
- **Playing time:** 10–30 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 10+
- **Complexity:** 2 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2020
- **Categories:** Fantasy, Card Game, Fighting
- **Mechanics:** Variable Set-up, Solo / Solitaire Game, Card Play Conflict Resolution, Cooperative Game, Hand Management, Sudden Death Ending, Communication Limits
- **Ludoya rating:** 7.2 out of 10, from 133 reviews
- **Owned by:** 356 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 2,316
- **Unique players:** 701

**Designers:** Paul Abrahams, Andy Richdale, Luke Badger

**Artists:** Sketchgoblin

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Rampi Games | 8.95 € | https://www.rampigames.com/juego-de-mesa/regicide/ |
| Juegos de la Mesa Redonda | 8.03 € | https://juegosdelamesaredonda.com/13649-regicide-8436589627284.html |
| Milan Spiele | 8.5 € | https://www.milan-spiele.de/regicide-p-38917.html |
| Zacatrus | 8.99 € | https://zacatrus.es/regicide.html |
| Get Your Fun | 9.99 € | https://www.getyourfun.it/032911-regicide-giochi-di-carte.html |
| Homoludicus Granollers | 10 € | https://homoludicus-granollers.org/regicide |
| Goblin Trader Barcelona | 10 € | https://www.goblintrader.es/es/inicio/46283-regicide-8436589627284.html |
| Spielezar | 11.9 Fr. | https://www.spielezar.ch/kartenspiele/regicide-defrit |
| Dragons Lair | 165 kr | https://dragonslair.se/products/regicide-sv-en |
| Spilforsyningen | 119.95 kr | https://spilforsyningen.dk/products/regicide-nordic-eng |
| Fantasiapelit | 17.1 € | https://www.fantasiapelit.com/index.php?main=ai&kat=single&mista=indeksi&etsittava=_241317 |
| Nexus | 2995 kr | https://nexus.is/vara/regicide/ |
| World of Board Games | 695 kr | https://www.worldofboardgames.com/auztralia |

## Expansions

- [Regicide Inferno](https://www.ludoya.com/games/regicide-inferno)

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## Rules questions

### If the enemy is the same suit as my card, does the suit power still work or is it blocked?

Enemies are immune to suit powers of their matching suit — the card’s number still adds to damage but the suit effect doesn’t happen unless a Jester is played to negate immunity (see Enemy Immunity and Playing the Jester) (page 2).

### Do Spades' shields last or only for the current turn?

Spades reduce the enemy’s attack and their shield effects are cumulative for all spades played against that enemy and remain in effect until the enemy is defeated (page 1).

### If I play Hearts and Diamonds together (or via combos/Animal Companion), which resolves first — healing or drawing?

Whenever both a Hearts heal and a Diamonds draw are resolved together, resolve the Hearts healing before resolving Diamonds drawing (pages 1–2).

### Can Animal Companions be used in combos, and how do they interact with another card?

Animal Companions cannot be part of multi-card combos; they may be played alone or paired with exactly one other card (including another Animal Companion), count as 1 toward attack, and their suit power also applies (page 2).

### What happens if we deal exactly the enemy’s health when defeating it?

If damage equals the enemy’s health exactly, place that enemy facedown on top of the Tavern deck instead of the discard pile; otherwise place it in the discard pile, then discard players’ cards and reveal the next Castle card (page 1).

### If I choose to yield, do I still activate suit powers or deal damage?

Yielding skips Steps 2 and 3 — you do not activate suit powers or deal damage and instead move directly to Step 4 to suffer damage; you may not yield if every other player yielded on their last turn (pages 1–2).

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/regicide-2)
- [Regicide in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/regicide-2)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/307002)

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