With King of Tokyo: Power Up! – an expansion for the King of Tokyo base game – each player takes the eight Evolution cards associated with their monster, shuffles these cards, and creates a personal deck. At the end of a player's turn, if they have three hearts, they draw an Evolution card and add it to their hand; this is possible even in Tokyo (where hearts are normally useless) and even if the hearts are used for another action, such as healing.

A player can reveal and play an Evolution card at any time. Some Evolutions are temporary, providing a one-time bonus, while others are permanent, such as Gigazaur's "Tail Sweep" which allows him to change one die to a 1 or 2 each turn. Each Evolution card also identifies whether a monster is a Mutant, Invader, or Robot, which may become relevant in future expansions.

The rules for King of Tokyo: Power Up! include some variants: Players start with a random Evolution in play, or draw two cards and choose the one they want, or draft a set of Evolutions before the game begins. However you play, the game's objective remains the same: Score 20 points or be the last monster standing among the ruins of what was once Tokyo.

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ID: 127067

Release Year: 2012

Min. Players: 2

Max. Players: 6

Play Time (minutes): 30

Average Rating: 7.58529

Complexity: Medium

Mechanics: Dice Rolling and Variable Player Powers

Designers: Richard Garfield

Publishers: IELLO, Bureau de Juegos, Devir, Egmont Polska, Enigma (Bergsala Enigma), GaGa Games, Galápagos Jogos, GoKids 玩樂小子, Heidelberger Spieleverlag, Hobby Japan, HomoLudicus, Lex Games, Mancalamaro, MEBO Games, Origames, Reflexshop, REXhry, Siam Board Games, and uplay.it edizioni