King of Tokyo

King of Tokyo is a monster-movie themed board game for two to six players, using custom dice, cards and player boards, designed by Richard Garfield and published by IELLO beginning in 2011. Players control giant monsters, mutants or other creatures competing for control of Tokyo; on a turn a player rolls six custom dice and may reroll chosen dice up to twice more in a push-your-luck system similar to Yahtzee, with the final results dealing damage to opponents, healing the active player, earning energy tokens to purchase power-up cards, or scoring victory points for holding Tokyo. A player wins either by reaching twenty victory points or by remaining the last monster with health above zero, and its steady stream of card-driven power-ups varies the abilities available in each session. The game's light rules, fast turns and giant-monster theme made it a commercial and critical success, leading to numerous expansions and a spin-off title, King of New York.