Kill the King

Kill the King (But only if you’re rich)

This game is best played using a messaging app with group chat and direct message functionality.

Requires

• Two 6 sided die
• Some messaging app

Initial Setup

• 6 players
• 1 Player is the King (so 5 citizens)
• The game will be played in rounds
• Citizens can privately discuss anything with each other, at any time (using the messaging app)
• The currency of the game is "coins". Each citizen starts with 0, and the king does not save any "coins"
• The King rolls a 6 sided dice. The result added to 6 (so 7-12) is the number of rounds they must survive. This is only known to the King. 

Each Round

• At the start of each round, a dice is secretly rolled for each citizen, and the citizen receives that number of coins. 
  • The total number of coins each citizen has will always be hidden from other citizens (the King can see all the citizens’ coins)
• The king can then choose to reveal the amount of “coins” a citizen has to one other citizen
• The players then publicly vote whether to kill the king or not. If 3 or more citizens vote to Kill the King, then the King is killed.
  • If the King is killed, then the game ends, and the two richest citizens are victorious
  • If the King is not killed, and has survived the determined number of rounds, then the game ends with the king victorious.
• The King then rolls two 6 sided dice. The sum is the total “tax” amount
• The King can then “tax” the players secretly, taking any amount from any player, but the total amount taken can at most be the total “tax” amount from the dice roll

Goals:

• The King’s goal is to survive the determined amount of rounds.
• The citizens’ goal is to Kill the King while being in the top 2 richest citizens
  • In case of a second place tie, all tied citizens are victorious

Designed by: Arthur Gan, Tuukka Virtanen, Katie Mukai