Valhalla: King of the Hill Rulebook

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

• King of the Hill

King of the Hill

In the final battle, as the ground collapses and the flames surround the last patch of earth untouched by destruction, the one who has earned the respect of the gods stands tall. He is not the king of any land or clan, but the most powerful of all Jarls. He is the King of the Hill, taunting his enemies, challenging them to one last fight...

The King of the Hill expansion consists of:

• 2 King cards
• 6 Two-sided bonus cards (each marked with the number of players on the bottom)

King of the Hill (2-5 players): At the beginning of the game, place the King card and the Bonus card corresponding to the number of players in the game on the table. If you have the version of the game with the King of the Hill miniature, every time the rules mention the King card, use the figurine in its place.

All rules remain exactly the same as in the basic game with one difference: After the first battle in the game, the player who won it puts the Bonus card in front of him and uses the King card to mark Level 1 on the Bonus card. They are now the King of the Hill. When anyone wins a battle against the King of the Hill (in attack or defense), that player takes the Bonus card and King card and puts them in their player area, resetting the Bonus card to Level 1.

At the beginning of their turn, the King of the Hill checks whether he has Warriors on his team. If he has no Warriors on his team, he takes his turn as usual. If he has Warriors on his team, he receives Bonus Points as indicated by the level of the Bonus card, he increases the Level by 1 and then takes his turn as usual. The Bonus Points are added by finding cards in the discard pile which add up to the required amount and adding them to that player's Valhalla.

From Level 2, in addition to the growing Bonus Points for the King of the Hill, there is also a bonus for the player who attacks him. Every time someone attacks the King of the Hill at Level 2 or higher, they get a bonus die (or dice, depending on the level) in attack.

At the end of the game, the player who is the King of the Hill gets 1 extra Victory Point.

Kings of the Hill (6 players): The gameplay with this addition differs slightly from the variant for 2-5 players: In this variant, you use 2 Bonus cards and 2 King cards, so for most of the game there will be 2 Kings of the Hill.

The player who is the first one to win the battle gets a King of the Hill card (with the Bonus card). The winner of the next battle, where the King of the Hill did not take part, takes the second King of the Hill card (with the Bonus card). After winning the battle against a King of the Hill, the winner takes the King card with the Bonus card and places it at Level 1 in front of his board.

Whenever there is a battle between 2 Kings of the Hill, the defeated player returns their Bonus card and King card to the middle of the table, ready to be claimed in the next battle that doesn't involve the remaining King of the Hill.

All other rules are the same as in the 2-5 player King of the Hill mode.