Put on your best monster roar, because King of Tokyo lets you be a giant kaiju stomping a city flat, and it does it with the gleeful, press your luck joy of a fistful of dice.

You’re a monster (or a giant robot, or an alien, take your pick) vying to rule Tokyo. On your turn you roll six chunky dice, Yahtzee style, rerolling twice to chase the faces you want: claws to attack, hearts to heal, energy to buy power cards, and numbers to score points. The catch, and the brilliant bit, is Tokyo itself. Whoever’s standing in the city scores bonus points and hits everyone with their attacks, but can’t heal, and takes fire from every other monster in return. So you’re forever weighing the glory of the throne against the beating that comes with it: cling to Tokyo for points, or leap out to lick your wounds?

You win by being first to twenty points or the last monster standing, egged along by wonderfully chaotic power cards that breathe fire, sprout extra heads, or rain down lightning. It’s loud, it’s swingy, it’s pure popcorn, exactly the kind of game that gets a whole table cackling and groaning at the dice.

It teaches in five minutes, plays in thirty, and turns anyone into a gleeful rampaging monster. Not every night needs a brain burner; some nights just need a good stomp.

Are you a cling to Tokyo daredevil or a heal and snipe survivor? Tell me below, and tell me your monster of choice. I’m a sucker for the big lizard.

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