Building Kings

Finally, a fun card game for creative kids who prefer building to fighting.

$15 a deck · 2 to 5 players

How to play

Build your kingdom from the ground up

Your King card shows the kingdom you need to build. Each turn, take one card. If it fits, build it. The first player to finish their kingdom wins the crown!

1 · LAND

Start with the land, like a forest or a river.

2 · BASE

Add a foundation on top, like a moat or a bridge.

3 · BUILDING

Finish with a building, like a castle or a library.

2–5players

7Kings to play as

65realm cards

0fights. Only building!

Look out for Wonders

A Wonder card can be any Land, Base or Building you need. Save it for the moment it helps you most. Every King wants a different kingdom, so every game is new.

Colored by kids, for kids.

Daniel and Lucas sitting on a stone wall, with their parents Miguel and Tottie standing below — **The López Yokota family**Daniel, Lucas, Miguel & Tottie

Our story

How Building Kings began

It was a long summer afternoon...

Five-year-old Daniel and soon-to-be seven-year-old Lucas had been playing card games for hours. But so many games felt like they were about fighting, while the boys loved to build.

“Why not make your own game?” their dad, Miguel, suggested.
“Building Kings!” said Lucas.

And off they went to invent, color, and craft, shaping the rules and coloring every card themselves. Their mom, Tottie, turned their colored drawings into a real card deck to give as a gift at their next birthday party... and the rest is history!

Old-style drawing of a castle on a hill with a stone bridge

Order now

Order your own card deck now!

One deck has everything you need to play.
Each deck costs $15. Shipping is extra.
We email your grown-up to finish the order.

10%OF EVERY PROFIT

Building more than kingdoms

Every deck helps other kids build their future

We give 10% of our profits to two places that help children learn and grow. One is a home and school for children in the Himalayas. The other builds new schools for kids around the world. When you play Building Kings, you help them build too.

Jhamtse Gatsal Children's Community

A loving home, school and community for children in the Himalayan mountains, where kids learn kindness along with reading and math.

Visit Jhamtse Gatsal

Pencils of Promise

Pencils of Promise builds schools and trains teachers so that more children get a great education.

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