Cranio Creations

Kingdom Crossing

ITA

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🏷️ Category Strategy, Solitaires 🏭 Publisher Cranio Creations

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€49,99

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Arrives: second half of November 2026
Cancel: any time until it ships, full refund

Not suitable for children under 3. Small parts, choking hazard.

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La scheda FroGames

Hai una mappa, sette ponti e un limite: ogni ponte lo attraversi una volta sola al giorno. Tra poco capirai che serve l'ottavo ponte. E capirai dove costruirlo.

StrategicoCranio CreationsEuler da tavoloCon automa

👥 Giocatori 1 – 4

⏱️ Durata 45 – 90 min

🎂 Età 14+

🏢 Editore Cranio Creations

⚖️ Peso Medio (3.0)

🎲 Meccanica Programmazione + engine

La formulaMovimento programmato × engine-building × vincolo topologico✋ Solo qui: mai due volte sullo stesso ponte

DI COSA SI TRATTA

Un regno attraversato da un fiume, sette ponti e un problema topologico

Nel regno di Brightspring la Regina Beavery governa quattro regioni divise dal Fiume di Cristallo. Sette ponti collegano le terre, ma non esiste un percorso che permetta di visitare tutte le regioni attraversando ogni ponte una sola volta: serve un ottavo ponte. Marco Canetta e Stefania Niccolini (Bang! The Dice Game, Dungeon Time) costruiscono un eurogame ispirato al celebre problema dei sette ponti di Königsberg di Leonhard Euler. Le illustrazioni di David Sitbon popolano il regno di castori, volpi, cinghiali e cervi antropomorfi impegnati nella grande opera.

Al tuo turno raccogli risorse, recluti artigiani, completi contratti e raccogli decorazioni per il nuovo ponte. Ma la mappa è un vincolo costante: ogni ponte può essere attraversato una sola volta al giorno, e quando pianifichi il movimento devi considerare non solo dove andare ma anche quali percorsi ti resteranno aperti. Il motore che costruisci cresce partita dopo partita, le abilità degli artigiani si combinano, e la scelta di dove posare l'ottavo ponte cambia la geografia del regno per tutti.

Cosa dicono all'estero

"In a faraway land in the midst of a verdant forest crossed by the Crystal River lies the small kingdom of Brightspring, ruled by the wise Queen Beavery, who is facing a problem: Her four regions are separated by seven bridges, and to divide"

— Sorry We Are French

La topologia come meccanica di gioco: Euler avrebbe approvato.

— FroGames

FrogScore · FroGames.it

Kingdom Crossing

Strategia

L'esperienza

IntricatoCalcolatoSoddisfacente

Per chi è

🎯Esperti

🎲Family game

🌱Gateway

🍕Party

In sintesi

Perché ci piace: perché trasforma un vincolo matematico in una sfida che cresce organicamente, e perché ogni partita ti costringe a ripensare il movimento come risorsa finita. Difetti ma non deal-breaker: la prima partita sembra più ostica di quanto sia (le regole sono semplici, la testa no), e a due giocatori l'interazione si riduce a gara parallela.

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Modalità solitario · Con automa ★★★★☆

Il gioco include un automa dedicato con quattro livelli di difficoltà che simula le azioni di un avversario competente: pesca artigiani, completa contratti, occupa spazi. L'esperienza è completa e il puzzle topologico funziona benissimo in solitario, anche se manca la tensione della corsa diretta per gli artigiani che senti al tavolo pieno.

Cosa costruisci

Il tuo motore di risorse, artigiani e decorazioni

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Mappa e ponti

Quattro regioni collegate da sette ponti. La regola è ferrea: ogni ponte si attraversa una volta sola al giorno. Pianifica il percorso o resti bloccato a metà.

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Artigiani

Recluti falegnami, scalpellini, decoratori. Ognuno ha abilità uniche che modificano le tue azioni: raccogli più risorse, cambi l'ordine, sblocchi bonus. Si combinano.

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Contratti

Obiettivi pubblici che richiedono set di risorse specifiche. Completarli ti dà punti e decorazioni per il nuovo ponte. Chi finisce per primo prende il bonus maggiore.

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Decorazioni

Bandiere, statue, incisioni. Le raccogli completando contratti o visitando certe regioni. A fine partita valgono punti, ma solo se hai il set giusto: collezionare male costa caro.

Ask Froggy about the rules

Froggy has read the rulebook: rules, turns, setup. Ask, then dig deeper.

Already answered by Froggy (25)

How do you win?

The player with the most Victory Points after 4 rounds wins. Points are earned during the game (Bridge Objectives, Foxes, Paws, some cards) and especially at the end: Investment track, guild cards multiplied by decoration stars, Structures and Queen's Favors. (End of the game and final score)

What does a turn look like?

You choose one of your remaining Action tiles. Either you Rest and take coins, or you Work: you cross an exact number of new bridges, place your Paws and in the arrival region you buy a card, also taking the Bird on top of it. Then you can claim Bridge Objectives. (Phase 2 – Noon)

How long does a single turn take?

It's just one tile and one card, so from the rules it's clear that turns are short, on the order of a minute or two. The longest reasoning is the path over bridges, which must allow you to use all 4 tiles of the round. (Phase 2 – Noon)

How many rounds are there?

Four rounds, each with Morning (income, Birds, Queen), Noon (4 tiles per player) and Evening (extra income if the beaver is in a region with your House). In total that's 16 actions per player. (Round overview)

What happens in case of a tie?

The player with the most remaining coins wins. If that's also tied, the victory is shared. (End of the game and final score)

What changes with 2 players?

The Birds numbered 3 and 4 are removed, so some cards remain without a bonus. Also, whoever completes a Bridge Objective second goes directly to third place, which is worth less. (Birds arrive; Claiming a Bridge Objective)

Can you play solo?

Yes: you play against Paco & Paca, an automaton that each turn reveals 2 tiles and takes the indicated card for free or the Queen, or rests. There are 4 levels, from Beginner to Master Builder, depending on how many Rest tiles you put in the deck. (Solo)

How much does luck matter?

Little: no dice or hand cards, everything you can buy is revealed when you decide. Chance enters through the card revealed after each purchase, in the Birds drawn and in Favors. (General setup; Birds arrive)

Is there interaction or does everyone play for themselves?

It's indirect but you feel it. They can steal the card or Bird you wanted, the Queen goes to only one player per round and for Bridge Objectives whoever arrives first gets more. The Hot Air Balloon is also shared: where another player leaves it changes how much you pay for it. There are no direct attacks. (Main concepts; The Hot Air Balloon)

Is it replayable? What changes each game?

The decks are placed randomly on the 10 spaces, so card types change by region. Bridge Objectives have a random side, one Queen out of five stays out, and Favors and Starting cards vary. From the rules you can tell that optimal paths change from game to game. (General setup)

Are the players asymmetrical?

No, they all have the same pieces and rules. The only initial difference is the Starting card + Favor pair, chosen in reverse turn order: it gives starting region, resources or coins, a first guild and a personal objective. (Start of the game)

How much table space is needed?

The estimate is about 90×120 cm for 4 players: two central boards, plus each player board with cards above and below and tiles on the sides. This is a deduction from setup, not information from the manual. (General and player setup)

What's in the box?

Main board, Tree board, 4 player boards, 80 Characters, 20 Structures, 5 Queens, 4 Starting cards, 40 Birds, 26 Favors, 6 Bridge Objectives, 40 decorations, 60 coins, Hot Air Balloon and 14 tiles for solo play. Each color has a beaver, 3 Houses, 6 Action tiles, 7 Paws and various tokens. (Components)

What's the most convoluted rule?

Movement. You must cross an exact number of bridges never used in the round and, where you stop, you must be able to buy a card, otherwise you're forced to Rest. With 7 bridges and 4 tiles per round the path needs planning, and the Hot Air Balloon (3 or 10 coins) serves to get out of trouble, but only before or after movement. (Phase 2; The Hot Air Balloon)

What are the Paws for?

They mark the bridges you've already crossed in the round, which you can't cross again. The sixth Paw placed in a round is worth 3 VP and the seventh 4 VP, but using them all requires the Hot Air Balloon. (Phase 2; Visiting the Queen, sixth and seventh Paw)

How do guilds work?

Each Character goes in the column of their guild. Every 2 cards in a column give income at the start of the round: Foxes 2 VP, Owls an Investment, Bears activate a Structure, Boars boost a tile, Deer give a resource. At the end of the game, cards of the first four guilds are worth as many points as the stars surpassed by the linked resource. (Phase 1 – Morning; End of the game)

What are Houses for?

If you end the round with the beaver in a region with your House, you get an extra income at evening of your choice, double or triple if the column is full. You place a new one each time you complete a row with one card per guild; the last one gives you a Queen's Favor. (Visiting the Queen, sixth and seventh Paw, Houses; Phase 3 – Evening)

What does the Queen do?

With the special Action tile you stay still, take the Queen card of the round, apply its bonus (double with the boosted tile) and become the first player. The card goes in the column of the indicated guild. There's only one per round, so whoever arrives first takes it. (Visiting the Queen)

How does Investment work?

Every time you have an Investment action you choose: advance one space, or collect the coins from your position and go back to the start. At the end of the game the advanced coins (5 per space) move your marker forward, and the position is worth VP. (Main concepts; End of the game)

What are Bridge Objectives?

They are 6 common requests, for example 3 Wood and 5 Sap or meet 7 Birds. Whoever completes them first takes the richest VP spot. Completing two of the same row also gives a Queen's Favor. (Claiming a Bridge Objective; Appendix: Bridge Objectives)

How do you get Queen's Favors?

You get one at the start. Others you get by completing the two objectives of a row, reaching 10 in a resource, placing all your Houses or with a Traveling Merchant. You choose one of the 3 revealed or draw randomly, and at the end of the game they give VP according to their condition. (Getting a Queen's Favor)

How do Structures count at the end of the game?

Each Structure, including your starting House, is worth as many VP as the space of your most backward resource. It's worth not leaving any of the four resources behind. (End of the game and final score)

Can Action tiles be improved?

Yes: they flip to the boosted side with Boars (income), with Stone at space 6, with some Birds and with a Traveling Merchant. The boosted side gives more coins when resting and a better effect, for example the Queen that counts double. (Appendix: Action tiles)

What happens when a deck runs out?

In its place a Deck Exhausted tile is revealed at random, which stays until the end of the game with a fixed effect usable by everyone. The rulebook warns that this happens more often with 4 players. (After movement: buying a card)

For the first game is there any advice from the rulebook?

Yes: you can put all Bridge Objectives on the Easy side. Also remember that in the first income only your starting House activates and that in the evening tiles are put back on the left without flipping them. (General setup; Rules summary)

Froggy answers by reading the publisher's official rulebook, in the edition we have today. It can make mistakes: when in doubt, the manual in the box always wins. Spotted an error? Hit 👎 and tell us.

Come si gioca

Video dimostrativo di gameplay.

Elegant and satisfying strategy: you plan your path , build a resource engine , and turn every traversal into a weighty choice.

There's a beautiful kingdom, green, alive... and broken. A river cuts across it like a line of destiny, and seven bridges hold together what refuses to be separated.

The Queen is wise, the people wait... but there's a problem: to truly govern, we need another bridge. We need a seemingly impossible solution. And that's where you come in.

In Kingdom Crossing, you don't "take actions": you plan a perfect day , step by step, bridge by bridge. With one rule that becomes an obsession: you can't cross the same bridge twice .

It seems simple at first. Then you start to feel the game under your fingers: Every crossing is a choice that closes roads and opens others for you, every deviation is a cost, every wrong turn is a missed opportunity.

And the beauty is that while you're planning, you're also building: you recruit craftsmen, you gather materials, you unlock little efficiency spells that make you say “Okay, now turn.” It’s the kind of strategic board game that rewards you for learning to think first, not rush.

Then comes the most satisfying moment: when your plan works. When you cross the bridges in the right order, you fit the path together like a solved puzzle, and in a single day you feel like you've built more than one bridge. You built control.

You must not cross the kingdom: you must cross it without wasting destiny .

In-depth analysis

Route Planning + Resource Engine : Plan perfect crossings and build the missing bridge. Optimization isn't cold here: It's that rare satisfaction of seeing a plan become inevitable.

Four things that make Kingdom Crossing unique

🌉 Routes with strong constraints : every bridge used changes everything, and does not forgive waste.
🧠 “Puzzle-like” strategy puzzle : You plan as if you were solving a real problem.
⚙️ Elegant engine-building : Build efficiency and reward long-shot choices.
🐸 Solo mode : increasing challenge perfect for training your mind and timing.

SEO Paragraph

Kingdom Crossing is a strategic board game that combines route planning and engine-building in a fairytale setting, Inspired by the famous bridge puzzle. The heart of the game is planning: you cross the kingdom's bridges with precise constraints and you must optimize every movement to obtain resources, recruit craftsmen and improve your possibilities turn after turn. It's a management board game perfect for those who love Smart puzzles, precisely constructed paths, and the satisfaction of watching an engine grow as your plan becomes cleaner and more effective.

Mechanics with sense

“Every bridge is a promise: if you burn it, you can't go back.”
Kingdom Crossing teaches you a beautiful thing: the path is the most important resource . You can have materials, ideas, goals… but if you cross badly, you lose the turn. If you plan well, however, every step becomes value: take resources at the right time, activate the perfect sequence and make them grow your day like a chain without errors.

It's a game that doesn't ask you to be fast. It asks you to be precise . And when you can build your perfect lap, you understand why it's so impressive: You're not just building a bridge. You're building the solution to a puzzle that looks you in the eye and says: “ok… let me see how good you are.”

When you complete the path without waste, it's not luck: it's planning. And the Beaver Queen nods. 🐸

Kingdom Crossing

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Kingdom Crossing

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