Not every mobile game has the same depth as console and PC games, especially those that are made with the purpose of being quick cash.
Well, King’s Choice is a game that goes above and beyond what is expected from a mobile game to deliver an incredible experience.
You take the shoes of the son of a betrayed king who is forced to escape his own kingdom after the death of his father.
What follows this is a journey of revenge and success as you build up another kingdom with the dream of reclaiming what was once lost by you.
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To help you with this journey, we’re here with this complete game guide that will go through everything you need to know about King’s Choice.
In addition to giving tidbits of the story, we’ll also be going through every important game mechanic to ensure you have all the information required to reclaim your lost throne.
A Story of Revenge
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Before we go through the gameplay of King’s Choice, let us highlight the story and why it’s so unique.
King’s Choice starts with a cutscene showing the strongest knight of a kingdom assassinating a king and taking over his throne and kingdom. That’s right, this king is, or was, your father.
As a result of this assassination, chaos overtakes the once-great kingdom, and you’re thrown into prison to rot.
Fortunately, your childhood friend and the daughter of the traitor frees you with some help from the few loyal subjects of your father who were able to escape and find a new kingdom.
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What follows this escape is a story of revenge as you build up your kingdom and military force using any means possible to ensure you can take your revenge and take back the kingdom that’s rightfully yours.
Choose Your King or Queen
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The name of the game might be King’s Choice, but that doesn’t mean you necessarily have to play as one.
King’s Choice features an excellent character customization mechanic which ensures that every player can play as the type of king or queen they want.
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From major things like gender to minor things like hair color, players are able to freely customize their avatar. We recommend you take some time and make sure the avatar suits your tastes since you’ll be seeing your creation a lot throughout the course of the game.
Follow the Main Plot
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Once the tutorial in King’s Choice is over, you’ll be able to freely progress in the main story at whatever pace you see fit.
From certain subjects not agreeing with you taking over the throne of your new kingdom to the man who killed your father sending assassins to deal with you, you can expect there to be excitement, betrayal, and love.
Of course, the one person who sits in the center of all of this is your childhood love. Will you be able to reunite with her or will the flames of her traitorous father burn the love you two have for each other?
You can only find out as you progress in the main story in King’s Choice and work towards uniting the entire realm under your rule.
Increase Your Kingdom’s Power In King’s Choice
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With the objective of the game given, the only thing left to do is to ensure your new kingdom has grown to be a force to be reckoned with.
To do this, you’ll have to make several decisions regarding your kingdom’s supplies. Of course, we mean both the human and non-human supplies that are at your disposal.
At the start of King’s Choice, you’ll have the option to deal with three different types of state affairs, and all three reward you with different things that are sure to help you grow your kingdom.
You can see all of your state affairs by going to the Interior Ministry and then tapping the ‘Collection’ option near the bottom of the screen, and all of them can be done a set amount of times in a single day.
Conduct Trade
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The first thing is conducting trade. After all, no kingdom can survive through its own materials and supplies alone. By conducting trade, players are able to acquire valuable silver that can be used to strengthen their existing knights.
Trade Grain
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Up next is trading grain. Naturally, the citizens and knights of your country need to eat food, and what better way to ensure their stomachs are food than by collecting grain?
By approving this state of affairs, you acquire grain that can be used to recruit soldiers.
Recruit Soldiers
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Speaking of recruiting soldiers, that’s the third state of affairs you’ll see on your screen near the start of King’s Choice.
Recruiting more soldiers is the most sure-fire way of increasing the power of your kingdom, but you also have to ensure that you have enough grain saved up before you start recruiting more soldiers than you can afford.
It should be noted that, as is to be expected, soldiers are used in battles. The more soldiers you have, the more your overall army strength will be, which will, in turn, increase your chances of winning battles.
Strengthen Your People
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Naturally, a kingdom or state is only as strong as its people and the same is true in King’s Choice. If you want to unlock new features and strengthen your kingdom, then you’ll have to ensure the people in your kingdom are powerful and useful as well.
Developing Knights
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Remember when we said that grain can be used to recruit new soldiers? Well, soldiers are nothing in front of knights. Knights are named characters you can recruit to your cause and their attributes directly affect your kingdom and its power.
You can use silver to upgrade your knights, which results in the following four attributes being upgraded as well.
- Strength: Directly affects your overall combat power and the battle capabilities of knights and soldiers. The higher your kingdom’s strength, the fewer soldiers you’ll lose in battle.
- Intellect: Defines the amount of silver you can collect from the interior ministry. The higher your intellect the more silver you’ll acquire at once.
- Leadership: Defines the amount of grain you can collect from the interior ministry. The higher your leadership the more grain you’ll collect at once.
- Charisma: Charisma determines the number of recruited soldiers in one go by using grain. By increasing your charisma you can recruit more soldiers while consuming less grain.
Recruiting New Knights
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In addition to having the ability to develop your existing knights, it’s also possible to recruit new knights to your cause in King’s Choice.
Now, there are several different methods you can use to unlock new knights, but the most common ones have to be progressing in the main quest, purchasing the VIP pass, and recommending the game to other friends.
Knights range from two-star knights who don’t have high attributes to legendary historical figures like Jeanne D’ Arc who can single-handedly turn a mediocre kingdom into a force to be reckoned with.
Naturally, the higher the stars the more advantageous it might be for you to develop a knight using your precious silver.
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In addition to knights, it’s also possible to recruit legendary scholars who were alive at different points throughout history.
These scholars, like Homer, might not be able to fight on the front lines, but their valuable knowledge can multiply the attributes of your kingdom by several times.
We’d argue that scholars might even be more valuable than some knights in King’s Choice.
Make the Hard Choices For Your People
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While other games tackling the concept of becoming a king might focus on only the combat aspect of things, the same isn’t true for King’s Choice.
King’s Choice also places a heavy emphasis on the political steps kings have to take and the choices they have to make to build diplomatic relations and keep their people happy.
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No gameplay mechanic represents this more than the one that gives you a problem along with two choices you can make.
While some of the choices will be straightforward, others might be a little difficult to make, making the reward for choosing them that much more sought-after.
Romance is in the Air
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While your childhood love might be the only one on your mind at the start, that doesn’t mean she’s the only one fated to be in your life.
That’s right, a king has to make some difficult decisions, and some not-so-difficult ones. One thing that falls in the latter category is marrying beautiful women or handsome men from all over the realm.
Of course, there’s an in-game reason for all of this aside from giving the developers an excuse to add good-looking people in King’s Choice.
All of these potential spouses come from strong political families, and marrying into them allows you to increase the overall power of your kingdom.
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Naturally, you can also interact with your lovers by doing things like giving gifts and talking with them to increase their attachment to you. This might not be a dating sim like Pocket Love, but it definitely has some elements of one.
Furthering the Family Name
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One of the many actions you can take with your lover is trying for an heir. This can only be done by following the intimacy phase of the specific lover you want to have an heir with.
Hey, we warned you that King’s Choice would tackle everything regarding ruling a kingdom, and this is one part of it.
In addition to increasing your kingdom’s power and furthering your family line, you can also arrange for diplomatic marriages for your children once they’re of age.
This has the potential to make further ties with powerful families to increase your kingdom’s power even more.
Finding New Lovers
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So, how do you find new lovers? Well, King’s Choice considers marriage to be a political matter, used only to further a kingdom’s power. Therefore, it’s important to have a specific amount of power if you want to unlock new lovers.
By going to the lover option in King’s Choice, you’ll see all of the potential spouses you can marry in the future.
You’ll also see a number below them representing how much your kingdom’s power has to be if you want to woo them. Fortunately, the rarer a lover is the more attributes they’re able to give to your kingdom, furthering your overall power.
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Fortunately, there are other ways to unlock more lovers too. These methods include reaching specific stages, unlocking the VIP pass, going on patrol, or meeting other specific requirements.
It’s important to note that not every lover will immediately be betrothed to you, as you might have to date some of them before making your move.
March into Battle
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We already touched on the battle mechanic of this game, but we believe it deserves a section dedicated to it. In King’s Choice, you’ll be seeing the battlefield tons of times. However, you won’t be on the battlefield yourself even once.
That’s right, you’re a king, and therefore, your job is to guide your soldiers and knights to victory. You can do this by ensuring the combat power of your kingdom is as high as possible, as the army with the higher power always wins.
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Losses are determined by the strength and number of your soldiers as well as the strength and number of the enemy army.
The higher your strength is the fewer troops you’ll lose and vice versa. If your strength is lower or if you don’t have enough soldiers then you might lose the battle.
What’s more, is that there isn’t just one wave in every stage. Some stages might have multiple waves, with different waves of armies coming to attack you.
Therefore, it might be a good idea to ensure you always have some extra soldiers in your army to ensure you’re ready for anything.
Conclusion
This concludes our ultimate guide to King’s Choice. If you’ve made it this far then it’s very likely that you’re now ready to start your journey to ascend the throne and conquer the entire realm.
If you’re looking for some more mobile games that have political elements, then consider playing Evony: The King’s Return and King Or Fail – Castle Takeover. They’re both similar yet completely unique games that are sure to scratch that kingly itch of yours.
