Royal Courtyard Board game. Training game "Royal Yard"

"Royal Yard"

Castles seem big or when you are outside, or when you are a mouse. And in fact, for fastest walls, fierce struggle for a place in the courtyard.

What is the game about?

Immerse yourself with your head in the romance of the medieval board game "Royal Yard"! Try to conquer one of these castles - military force or cunning intrigues. In this case, you will help you the abilities of various cards that will allow sending the Favorites of the enemy per wall, and put their courts in their place. A little strategy, a bit of arrogance and the castle will go into your hands. Who would have thought that "in cramped, but not in the offense" is not about medieval castles?

How to play?

"Each party participant seeks to first post all of his card characters on the playing field. Most cards have special properties that make rivals take one or more previously laid out characters. Who will be the first to get rid of all of their cards, he will become the winner. The more players, Moreover, the party and the stronger the randomness affect its course. The game in the composition of the five participants will be quite simple and will take about thirty minutes. But if you play together, the importance of strategic planning will increase, and the party can last more than an hour. "

Hi friends! How are you feeling?

First of all, the question: did any of you participate in the psychological playing games? Today, as I promised, I tell about one such game in which I was lucky to take part - the game "Royal Yard".

The leading was Mikhail Efimovich Litvak, who is its founder. However, I began to repeat.

I sent our entire yard to the place and called the next wisha. However, he made the same mistake, so it was wrapped.

Caused his yard:

The judge - my dad ("fair," says);

The king is the most "powerful" man (by the way, I appointed him in my yard on the boy for whipping - from that calculation that he could stand for himself);

Queen - a woman of the average years (the explanation gave this: "To keep the king more time with a favorite");

A favorite (a beautiful sexy woman of 40 years old - Many were appointed for this role);

Princess - Queen's age;

Girl for whipping - the smallest quiet girl of all (Litvak commented on it as "the cowardice of the distribution - to choose the most unrequited");

Boy for beating - a cute guy (I do not remember the explanation);

Prime Minister - a woman of 35 years old, attractive and urgent power;

Other ministers - did not remember;

Palace - yourself (!) And

Judge - a funny guy of 25-30 years old.

Mikhail Efimovich asked what monarchy is absolute or constitutional. After small oscillations (not alone, I can see, "with higher education, but without medium") Vanya chose constitutional. That is, the chapter was actually the Prime Minister.

Began to interview the chosen people - are satisfied with the appointment. It turned out that everything, except the princess, prime minister, ministers and judges, against.

The jester, the king and the queen would not object in the case of an absolute monarchy. And so it turned out that they are clean for the species.

As Litvak said, Vanya created such kingdom, where Inevitable conspiracies.

However, at the same time, the objections of each participant brought argued in favor of their roles, for example:

Favorite could try to fit into confidence in the king and advance due to this;

The girl and a boy for whipping is to come together with a princess and a prince, contribute to their training so that they tried not to make misdeed and not subject them to punishments;

After such explanations, the favorite liked the role, the girl with a boy seemed to be not so against.

Then there was a break - a small tea-coffee break, after which Vanya seems to have had to remake his yard. Litvak tried to help him: he asked each of those present to shout, whatever the role he wanted to take.

So, the yard was ready. The monarchy is absolute, the role of Vanya prescribed:

King - himself;

Queen - Sitting on the first row in front of him large and, apparently, a very confident woman;

Prince, Princess and favorite left the same, since they no longer object;

A whipping boy called another guy (by the way, a student of Litvaka), who himself initially rushed into this role;

A girl for whipping - me (without explanation - I got them at the end).

On this Litvak completed the distribution, saying that Vanya thinks too long in my opinion, he thought quickly - I would have fallen into a stupor). And sent to the places of all, except for the king (Vanya) and Queen.

Asked exactly "His" Queen Vanya chose and does not want to change the decision until it is too late. Vanya, after a minute silence, said that

Mikhail Efimovich asked him for some time:

"Why did you need a favorite?",
"What if this queen is still not" that ", and" the most "will get another?"

The poor fellow Vanya was very confused, but after hesitation still said that the queen suits him. What Litvak finally finished it:

"The king hesitated so long and thought that now this queen can get up and get away from him."

Fuh, and again I dragged the scarmer ...

Honestly, board game "Royal Yard" It turned out to be absolutely unexpected in my field of view: the original called Castle It was released in a distant 2000, when I knew only the "monopoly" from the tank, and the localization suddenly appeared. But on the cover there are all the well-known surnames Fayetti (the author of the "Citaadel" nor a lot of the best game for the company "Tombcoming" 2010, and fresh) and Laja (, Mare Nostrum), which in itself is already inspiring optimism. The benefit of waiting was fully justified.

Components of the game

In size, the box is standard for Hobby Games, exactly the same as the "citadel" or "Condoter". By the way, the cover was reworked in the Russian edition, the icons on the card were added, and in general the components became brighter and pretty.

Inside the box we are waiting for quite a bit of the components, unfortunately, without an organizer.

The playing field is 4 sheets of thick paper, each of which symbolizes one of the four walls of the castle.

Character maps (just 56 pieces, many in a single copy), except for special abilities written directly on the map, are distinguished by the zone of the game field, where they can be uploaded:
- courtyard, inside the castle walls;
- walls themselves;
- towers, 4 pieces at the corners of the field;
- approach, unlimited field outside the castle.

There are still cards of knights that are played over other cards in any zone of the game field and protect the lower card from any external influences.

Multicolored tokens (total 5 different colors) denote the "owner" of the card - the one who played it and who will be forced to pick it up in her hand if the card will leave the playing field for some reason. Packets, by the way, walked with the game that pleases.

Game process

Before the party, each player receives a certain number of cards on the hand, some part put on a closed in his personal deck, and all unused cards are located near the game field as a publicly available reserve. Play can from 2 to 5 players and the fewer people, the more cards in the end will be each of them in their hands. Then you need to lay out on the table 4 walls of the lock and you can start.

The main goal of the game is to get rid of all cards on your hand before and in your personal deck. To do this, the player can make 2 actions in any combination of choice: take a map from your deck in hand, change the card with your hands on the card from the general reserve, play a map with your hands on the field and apply its property. Many cards with their properties return other cards in the hand of their owner, some allow you to move cards on the field, and some on the contrary protect against these effects, the same knights, for example. There are more cunning characters, like, a wizard who can throw off any card in the game in a reserve, or a spy that can change in places tokens on the field at its discretion. In general, options and strategies may be mass.

Impression

Table game "Royal Yard" Something is reminded by the already mentioned "Citadel" of the same Fayetti: at the beginning of the party, everyone is trying to come up with how to win, and in the end everything ends at how not to let the opponent won. But if in the "citadel" everyone killed in his sandbox, laying out quarters in front of them, then in "Royal Yard" All players are constantly pushed with elbows, because the location of the card has no less than the order of their draw. Yes, what is there, in each zone there is less space than the cards of the corresponding type in the deck, so it's not worth hope for a draw.

The game is an excellent example of external compactness and inner depth. There is something to think about, there is a scope for a maneuver and bluff, although the time of the party is only about half an hour. Excellent choice of game for localization. Never regretted the new acquisition in the collection.

A wonderful board game made in a medieval style, about the life of the royal yard. The author of the game: Bruno Fayetty, which created the hit "Citadel". In the "Royal Court" players will find both intrigues with scandals and the possibility of capturing and defense of the castle, as well as other interesting opportunities to ride the nerves and rivals.

The playing field is divided into 4 areas: approaches, walls with towers and courtyard. In each area, players will post their characters (only 56 characters cards). The time of one game game depends on the number of participants who can be 2-5 people, and is approximately 20-60 minutes.

The goal of the game: each participant seeks the first to arrange the cards of their characters on the game field. The interest is that the card has special properties that make other players pick up their cards from the playing field back. The player who first get rid of maps will win. This situation is possible when there is no free space for cards on the field, then the victory will win the player with the smallest number of cards.

Each player must perform any 2 actions or one action twice from 3 possible:
─ Take one of your deck cards;
─ Replace any card on the card from the reserve;
─ Play one card, i.e., post it on the playing field and use its properties.

Royal Dvor ─ An interesting strategic board game with a fascinating gameplay, simple rules and excellent medieval design, which is perfect for holding an entertaining leisure rate in a family circle or with friends.