Cloudy Kingdom Card Game

About this product

Build the path. Bend the route. Claim the Cloudy Kingdom.

A clever fantasy card game where every new route can bring your castles closer — or send a rival’s plans in a completely different direction.

Connect your Family’s castles using growing beanstalk routes, stack cards to reshape the path, and use a touch of Magic to outmanoeuvre your rivals.

Product Description

High above the clouds, four noble Families are competing for control of the Cloudy Kingdom. Each Family has four castles, but only the first to create the right connection between them can claim the throne.

On your turn, play a Route card to extend the twisting beanstalk network, or discard it to unleash one of your Magic cards instead. Your goal is to create a continuous route connecting two of your Family’s castles positioned on opposing sides of the playing area.

Routes do not simply grow across the table. Cards can also be placed perpendicularly on top of existing Route cards, changing, blocking or reopening paths as the network develops. 

Magic adds another layer of mischief and strategy, allowing players to manipulate the growing network in different ways. Timing matters, though — you cannot claim victory on the same turn in which you use one of your own Magic cards. 

Quick to play but packed with changing possibilities, Cloudy Kingdom turns a simple race between castles into a colourful battle of clever connections.

View the Cloudy Kingdom Rulebook (PDF)

Why You’ll Love It

• Clever route building: Create continuous beanstalk paths between your Family’s castles.
• Routes can change suddenly: Place Route cards at 90-degree angles over existing cards to block, redirect or reopen connections.
• Magic shakes things up: Special Magic cards give you different ways to influence the growing network.
• Easy turn structure: Play one Route card or use a Magic card, then draw a replacement Route card.
• Plenty of player interaction: Your placement can help your own route while interfering with someone else’s plans.
• Fast-playing strategy: Games take around 15–30 minutes, making it easy to bring back to the table.

Quick Details

• Publisher: Jolly Dutch
• Designers: Wouter Moons & Joeri Hessels
• Players: 2–4
• Age: 8+
• Play time: 15–30 minutes
• Game type: Route-building card game
• Theme: Fantasy
• Contents: 110 cards
• Rules: Dutch and English

Good to Know

• Winning connection: Your continuous route must connect two castles from your Family on opposing sides — north to south or east to west. 
• Route cards can be stacked: When placed over another Route card, the new card must be perpendicular to the card beneath it. 
• Magic cards are limited-use: Each Magic card can only be used once.
• Deck can end the game: If the Route deck runs out and nobody creates a winning connection after the final cards are played, the game ends in a tie. 
• Eco-conscious production: Jolly Dutch states that the range uses biodegradable plastic, biodegradable ink and glue, FSC-certified materials, European production and CO2 compensation for transport.