King of Tokyo Dark

King of Tokyo Dark, or King of Tokyo: DARK EDITION, is a revision of King of Tokyo. It was released in 2020 and like the original game, was designed by Richard Garfield and published by IELLO.

Description
The legendary King of Tokyo comes to your tabletop in a limited DARK EDITION, where you can discover the dark side of giant monsters clashing. The setting is more wicked than ever, and Tokyo is the prize!

King of Tokyo Dark is a limited edition. Only one print run was produced with 100,000 copies. The component pieces are upgraded compared to the base edition, with an embossed board, lightning bolt-shaped energy pieces, and translucent dice. The game also includes a new wickedness mechanic, which allows for monsters to power-up. The card list was changed, with some cards becoming wickedness tiles instead.

The game features the same monsters as the first edition of the base game; Alienoid, Cyber Bunny, Gigazaur, Kraken, Meka Dragon, and The King. However, they all feature new designs.

Rules
The main rules are identical to the base game.

Dark includes the wickedness mechanic. The board includes a wickedness counter. When resolving dice, a player gains two wickedness for three ones and one wickedness for three twos. Victory points are gained as normal, however further dice of the same number do not add any additional wickedness. Once a player reaches 3, 6 or 10 on the wickedness track, they can take a tile from the corresponding pile. Each player can only take one tile per pile, per game.

Wickedness tiles provide additional powers to the monster. As with cards, keep tiles provide a constant power, while discard tiles provide a one-off ability.

Compatibility
As the game utilizes the same rules as the base King of Tokyo, it is compatible with all expansions and promos. However, the art style will differ.

The card deck is an altered version of the base game's card deck, so if the two games are mixed only one should be used to avoid unintended repeats. The artwork on the back of the cards is also different; this is unlikely to have a significant effect on game play, but, if the decks are mixed, will inform players what version or expansion the next card to be drawn is from.

As the monsters are identical to the first edition of Power Up, evolution decks for all of them are present within the expansion. The wickedness mechanic is similar to the evolution mechanic and therefore while the two can be used simultaneously, it may have unintended effects on game play.