Kingdomino Variants, Expansions, and Sequels

Kingdomino has grown into a whole family: an expansion, two standalone sequels, a roll-and-write, and a children’s game. Before any of them, though, the rulebook in the base box already offers four ways to change the game. Start there.

The variants in the base box

The original rulebook lists these as additional rules, and says you can mix them as you like.

Dynasty

Play three games in a row and add up the scores. Highest total wins. Dynasty takes the sting out of a single bad draw and rewards steady play. It is a good format for an evening, or for a small tournament at home.

The Middle Kingdom

Score 10 bonus points if your castle is in the center of your kingdom at the end. The 2024 rulebook adds that the bonus still counts if your kingdom is incomplete, as long as the castle is in the center of the 5 by 5 frame. Middle Kingdom forces you to fix your frame from the first domino, so it rewards planning. Lesson 7 covers the layout.

Harmony

Score 5 bonus points for a complete kingdom with no discarded dominoes. It turns the last rounds into a puzzle: fit becomes worth more, and greed is punished.

The Mighty Duel

For two players: use all 48 dominoes and build a 7 by 7. Lesson 11 covers it in full.

Mixing them

A popular combination is Middle Kingdom with Harmony: 15 points for a centered, complete kingdom. It makes the layout matter as much as the crowns, and it is a fine standard once your table knows the base game.

Age of Giants

Age of Giants is an expansion for both Kingdomino and Queendomino, released in 2018. It adds giants, which cover crowns in a kingdom and cancel them until they are passed on, along with quest tiles that offer new ways to score. It also adds pieces for a fifth player.

Choose it if your group plays the base game often and wants more interaction and more ways to score.

Queendomino

Queendomino is a standalone game from 2017 by the same designer. It keeps the domino draft and the kingdom building and adds coins, buildings to buy, knights that collect taxes, a dragon, and a queen. It is a heavier game, with more decisions per turn. Blue Orange describes rules for combining it with Kingdomino for larger games.

Choose it if your group has outgrown the base game and wants more to manage in the same short frame.

Kingdomino Origins

Kingdomino Origins is a standalone sequel from 2021, set in prehistoric times. It builds on the same system and comes with three ways to play that add new elements step by step, so a family can grow into it.

Choose it if you want a fresh box with the same feel, with room to add more as the table gets comfortable.

Kingdomino Duel

Kingdomino Duel is a two-player roll-and-write from 2019. Instead of dominoes, you roll dice and draw your kingdom on a sheet. It is small, travels well, and plays quickly.

Choose it for travel, or for a couple who wants a quick game without the full box.

Dragomino

Dragomino is the family’s game for young children, built on the same tile-placing idea. It won the Kinderspiel des Jahres, Germany’s children’s game of the year award, in 2021.

Choose it if your kids are too young for the base game. Our guide to board games for 5-year-olds has more picks for that age.

The Court

Blue Orange released The Court in 2020 as a free print-and-play expansion for the base game, which adds resources, buildings, and court characters to recruit.

Which one first?

Our affiliate disclosure explains how product links on this site work. For more family-friendly picks beyond the Kingdomino line, see our list of the best family board games.