Returning to the execution of a combat with the claw-results from the dice, it is important to understand that the first player who rolls one or more claw-results in the game must place his monster at a small gameboard showing Tokyo City. From that point onwards, the player who occupies Tokyo City will deal damage to all other monsters who are not in Tokyo, whereas damage rolled by all other players will be assigned solely to the monster occupying Tokyo City. So, the occupation of Tokyo is quite prominent and dangerous, but on the other hand it can also be quite rewarding since a player scores Fame points when moving his monster to Tokyo City and for each new turn which he begins with his monster at Tokyo City. And if damage caused to the occupant of Tokyo gets too high, the player may opt to leave Tokyo City after an attack, and this forces the player who has made the attack to take the position in the centre ring and move his own monster to Tokyo.

The Monster cards which are available for energy cubes allow the players to equip their monsters with many different kinds of enhancements. Cards are purchased from an open market of three Monster cards which were drawn from a random deck, and the effects of these cards range from one-time uses to lasting improvements. The benefits gained from these cards are manifold, and so a card like "Fire Breath" will cause additional damage to neighbouring players when they are attacked, "Gargantuan" means that the monster's maximum limit of Life points is increased by two, or "Solar Energy" gives the player one additional energy cube at the end of each turn. A total of 66 different Monster cards exists in the game, and so the monsters slowly may grow into quite sophisticated creatures with lots of special abilities.

As indicated by my introductory lines, King of Tokyo offers a quite high entertainment value because the players are quickly drawn into this easy-going gigantic face-off. On first sight the game initially scores by its classic movie theme and the very fitting artwork, but this initial good impression also carries on during gameplay. As with most dice games, the players may not expect to be in full control of their fate because luck certainly may not underestimated, but as The Red Dragon Inn has shown such luck-based mass-melee combat games offer some attractiveness on their own rights. There are some possibilities to make the one or other tactic decision (which card should be purchased, should the current occupant of Tokyo City be driven off in order to take his place), but nonetheless the game receives highest praise from audiences with a mind for atmospheric play. A monsterous roar here and a "boom"-noise there simply are necessary if you want to enjoy the full flavour of King of Tokyo!