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KING OF THE CASTLE

I’ve just gnawed my way through half a chicken in a castle’s great banqueting hall and, as a noble of the realm, I’ve now got a serious decision to make. Should I vote to have the kingdom’s new king crowned in a lavish coronation ceremony? Or, instead, should I vote to just throw him in the river?

So begins my preview, a medieval-themed multiplayer party game that leans heavily into player interaction with a unique blend of voting, narrative storytelling and outright Pratchettian silliness.

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