Forge combos. Flip markets. Craft the Crown.
Develop powerful strategies to earn gold faster than your rivals. Amass your fortune by crafting and selling resources, building sites for passive upgrades, or using tools to sabotage your opponents.
Recipes & Resources
Each turn, you will draw Recipes that allow you to craft new and varied types of Resources. There are 3 main types of Resources in the game: Elements, Tools, and Sites.
Elements
The building blocks of the game. Elements are ingredients for crafting other recipes and can be sold for a profit.
Tools
Powerful single-use effects. Tools help you advance your strategy or disrupt your opponents.
Sites
Passive upgrades. Sites provide ongoing income or special rules that shape your economy.
How to Win
Most games of Craft the Crown will be won by the player who earns 50 gold first. However, legend tells us that the Crown presents another path to victory...
Resource Glossary
There are 3 foundational Basic Elements of the game: Stone, Wood, and Water. They are available for purchase from the start of the game and are used to craft more valuable Resources.
Every other Resource must be crafted from a combination of Basic Elements and other Resources. Tap the ? to see what each one does.
How to Play
Start with the Learn to Play guide for an accessible introduction. For competitive and edge-case interactions, use the full Instructions reference.
Feedback & Contact Form
Tell me what you like, what feels off, and any ideas for improving mechanics. This game is still evolving, so any and all feedback is welcome. If you want to contact me directly, please leave your name and email and I'll get back to you as soon as possible.
Play the Web Version
In order to rapidly test different versions of the game while I was designing it, I made a web version of the game for me and my friends to play. It doesn't come with a tutorial, but if you know how to play the physical game then the online version may come naturally to you. It should function identically to the current physical version of the game, with the exception of not being able to trade with other players. You can play against friends or against an AI bot that I wrote for it. If you notice any bugs with the web version or the bot, please let me know via the feedback form.