Next Kingdom is a card game that was born out of developing a simple Crazy 8's game. The history and variations of Crazy 8's intrigued me and soon I found myself building Next Kingdom on top of Crazy 8's basic game dynamics. The basics and some story line: Four races (and some rogue creatures) broke through a mystical portal on Earth. These races are looking for the strongest kingdom (hence the name "Next Kingdom") to lead them. Warding off these races gains your kingdom respect and the first player to ward off all the cards (have an empty hand) wins the round. The four kingdoms (North, East, South and West) manipulate the battlefield by means of limited control over the enemy forces. A variety of cards types are available for strategic use (Standard, Offensive, Defensive and Spells). Cards have certain values associated to determine who is eliminated at the end of the game. The kingdoms go as far as to send out temptresses to calm the armies and send them back where the came from.
