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The King's Poisoner

Created by V2S Games

The King's Poisoner is a thrilling pick-up-and-play tabletop roleplaying game of court intrigue, romance and murder. With no prep or games master required, 3–8 players can open the box and create a memorable experience in 1–2 hours!

Latest Updates from Our Project:

👑 Digital Fulfillment Complete! 🎉
about 1 year ago – Fri, Sep 19, 2025 at 12:14:43 AM

Dear Backer,

I hope this update finds you well and I have some great news!

📜The digital version of The King’s Poisoner Survival Guide has now been fulfilled! Friends of the Court and higher pledge tiers should receive it in their inbox and can read it at their leisure!

It contains everything you need to learn to master the game, with examples, tips and tricks, advanced rules and ways to extend the game to multiple sessions and online play. 

Please note that all graphic design and composition was done myself, with no generative AI used and any images or artwork sourced was designated accordingly.

🏭 Preparation for full scale production continues as we make some more necessary design changes to improve producibility and ensure a quality finished product.

🫅 Conquest Games Market has come and gone with slightly fewer numbers due to adverse weather but with great interest for The King’s Poisoner!

🏆 The King’s Poisoner: The Last Kingdom live tournament (inspired by the TV series of the subtitular name) has been accepted into the Melbourne International Games Week festival and will be held at the new venue Elder Gods and Dragons, tickets are on sale now with lots of prizes and giveaways! 🏅


We’ll also be running single session games of The King’s Poisoner at PAX Aus at the Table with our friends at ARC, as well as additional sessions at Elder Gods and Dragons, check our website for details.

💳 There are still a handful of surveys that remain incomplete. Please make sure you have your credit card details filled in correctly, even if you’ve already been charged, as these will be needed for shipping once production is complete and your survey cannot be completed without them.

If you have any questions or run into any issues, please refer to the 2nd half of this update.

 🔔 Remember, If you need to review your information after your survey has been completed, you can return to it by clicking the link in your survey email or requesting your survey link under "Lost your survey?" on our BackerKit project page.  

I hope to have even more exciting news and progress with the next update and thank you again for your incredible patience and support.

Best regards, 

Jonathan
V2S Games  

👑 Getting Closer!!
over 1 year ago – Fri, May 30, 2025 at 07:12:17 PM

Dear Backer,

I hope you’re well and keeping warm (winter is coming down under) and thank you so much for your continued support!

🏭 Good news! The changes to the Survival Guide are almost complete and a digital copy will be sent with the next update, as well as an updated timeline🎉

🫅 Conquest, Tabletop Open Day, and TabletopCon25 in the Gold Coast last weekend, were amazing! We introduced over two hundred new players to The King’s Poisoner to emphatic reviews and people are already asking if we’ll be back next year. 

A big thank you to Lisa and Bryce, John and Helen, Anthony, Shannon, Dylan, Riley and Dean, and everyone else who pitched in, for putting on such wonderful events and helping to spread the word!🎺 👑


🏆 Another King of King’s Poisoner tournament will be scheduled in the coming months, as well as more games with our friends from Pause Menu. Be sure to check their website for more details, prizes and giveaways! 🏅

💳 There are still a handful of surveys that remain incomplete. Please make sure you have your credit card details filled in correctly, even if you’ve already been charged, as these will be needed for shipping once production is complete and your survey cannot be completed without them.

If you have any questions or run into any issues, please refer to the 2nd half of the update at this link.

 🔔 Remember, If you need to review your information after your survey has been completed, you can return to it by clicking the link in your survey email or requesting your survey link under "Lost your survey?" on our BackerKit project page.  

It’s taking a bit longer than we expected, but I’m so excited by how things are now progressing and I think this game is going to be very special! 

Looking forward to providing more news and progress with the next update and thank you again for your wonderful patience and support.

Best regards, 

Jonathan
V2S Games  

👑 Wild Cards, Events & New Timeline!
over 1 year ago – Thu, Feb 27, 2025 at 04:26:39 PM

Dear Backer,
 
I hope this update finds you well. I’m ever so grateful for your patience and support!

🃏 The last two months have been wild, with so much happening—and not just because I was on a plane every week last month!

🏭 Completion of pre-production has been held up due to some necessary changes to the Survival Guide. I have been taking the additional time required to make sure it delivers everything you and I expect from this essential component of the game.

🐼 I am in regular discussion with Panda and we are now targeting late June. When the Survival Guide is completed I will release the digital version and confirm the delivery time frame.

🏆 The King of King’s Poisoner tournament is scheduled for late March, and several fantastic games have already been held in preparation, with more to come—please check the Pause Menu website for details, prizes and giveaways! 🏅 

🫅 The King’s Poisoner will be featuring at some upcoming events: Conquest on Easter weekend and Port Play Gaming & Art Festival on May 4th in Melbourne (VIC), as well as TabletopCon25 in Brisbane (QLD) on May 24–25th.

💳 There are still a handful of surveys that remain incomplete. Please make sure you have your credit card details filled in correctly, even if your pledge was collected during the campaign, as these will be needed for shipping once production is complete and your survey cannot be completed without them.

If you have any questions or run into any issues, please refer to the 2nd half of this update.

 🔔 Remember, If you need to review your information after your survey has been completed, you can return to it by clicking the link in your survey email or requesting your survey link under "Lost your survey?" on our BackerKit project page.  

No one is more impatient and excited to begin production of The King’s Poisoner than I, so I’m looking forward to providing news of more progress with the next update! 

Thank you again for all your support and best regards, 

Jonathan
V2S Games  

👑 Quick Update: Travelling✈️
over 1 year ago – Wed, Jan 29, 2025 at 08:27:50 PM

Dear Backer,

This is a quick update to let you know that I'm currently travelling. A full update will be coming shortly after my return.

I hope you're having a great start to the year and thanks again for all your support!

Best regards,

Jonathan
V2S Games

👑 Merry Xmas, Happy Hanukkah & Happy New Year!!🎉
almost 2 years ago – Thu, Dec 26, 2024 at 04:18:46 AM

Dear Backer,
 
I hope you’re having a great holiday season!! 🎉

I have some good news!!

📜 Part 1 of the digital release has been sent to all backers at Friends of the Court pledge tier or above. The Core Rules sheet has also been updated and distributed. The new Core Rules make use of the Story Cards and other game components, and are complemented by The King’s Poisoner Survival Guide (on its way in Part 2 of the digital release).

🫣 Here’s a peek of the new Core Rules’ cover:



🏆 The King of King’s Poisoner tournament is confirmed for Saturday, February 22nd at Pause Menu Café in Melbourne, Australia! The Road to the Great Game has already begun, with sessions run in December. More games will be scheduled in January and early February, check the Pause Menu website for details!

🏭 I’m still pushing hard to complete pre-production in January. I’ll keep you posted as to the timelines for full production and delivery of the boxed sets and other rewards.

In the meantime, happy new year and all the very best wishes for 2025!!

Many thanks,

Jonathan
V2S Games