Royal Visit Board Game

An unusual, complex, yet tightly balanced board/card game for two from the prolific Reiner Knizia. The original title, “Auf der Reeperbahn…,” alludes to a popular German movie from 1954.

Near the center of a 17-space track start the six game figures which the players compete to attract to their opposite ends of the board. You play as many cards of the same color on your turn as you wish, and much of the movement is a direct result of card play: e.g., by playing a red 4 you bring the red figure (“Rote Lola” or “Dancing Deb”) 4 spaces closer to your end of the board.

However, there are special tricks and restrictions which must be learned and held firmly in mind before the sense of the game begins to emerge. The central green figure (“Brilli-Lilli” or “Saucy Sue”) which wins for you if the game ends with her on your half of the board, for example, can only move within the bounds of her “bodyguards,” two grey figures. The yellow figure (“Blonde Hans” or “Handsome Hal”)

• A new 2 players game from Reiner Knizia
• Gorgeous artwork and fabric board
• A tug-of-war game, for an intense confrontation feeling
• Bring the King to your castle!
• The valley is in turmoil: the King is on his way! What a pride it would be for your lineage to have the King’s court taking a break in your castle! Use the powers of the wizard and the fool to attract the king to your domain, and become a legend in the valley!