Reigns is a game where you sit on the throne as a benevolent (or malevolent) medieval monarch of the modern age and swipe your royal controller either left or right to impose your will upon the kingdom.
Gameplay is very simple, a card is drawn and each situation can only be resolved by two choices. Your ultimate goal is to remain in power as long as possible, balancing the four currencies of your kingdom: Church, People, Army and Treasury. If at any moment any of these reach one of the extremes, either full or empty, you will suffer very abrupt and life ending consequences.
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| Perks |
As you progress through the years of ruling, you will discover some secrets and unlock new interactions, growing your deck of cards. Some of them will allow you to acquire some kind of perk either temporarily or until destroyed, like building a tower to prevent invading armies from taking over your kingdom.
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| I was good to them! |
Reigns is a short, simple and entertaining game. There is an ending to it, but it can be played simply as a challenge to remain in power for as long as possible. Or maybe you just want to die having being a good ruler. Whatever your goal is, reigns show how some creativity can give rise to interesting choices, and how ruling is not as simple as it looks.