Coming to Kickstarter · September 2026
The King is dead. The throne is empty. Can you kraft the Krown?
A Krown was forged in a pocket. Now it's ready for the world — a strategic card & dice game of magic, mastery and menace, set in the hidden realm of Krystalia.
What is Krafting Krowns?
Be the first to kraft 9 Power Krystals and become ruler of Krystalia — by transforming your dice from Raw Krystal to Power Krystal. The moment you place your 9th Power Krystal on your Krown, you win instantly.
No fiddly end-game scoring. Turn your Raw Krystals (dice showing 1) into radiant Power Krystals (dice showing 3). Reach nine and the crown is yours — game over, on the spot.
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The same eight-sided dice are your money and your materials. In the Gathering phase you roll them to influence cards. In the Krafting phase you manipulate their value toward Power Krystals. Every die you spend influencing is one you can't kraft with.
MAGIC cards establish and transform dice values. MASTER cards add the finishing touches to kraft a Power Krystal. MENACE cards let you sabotage, disrupt and outwit your rivals.
Two phases, one resource
Gathering. Roll your dice and compete for the cards laid out in the central area. High rolls win the tools you'll need.
Krafting. Allocate dice to your Krafting zones and play cards to nudge their values upward — from Raw Krystal all the way to Power Krystal.
Beware: victory isn't just skill and strategy. Sometimes a little trickery, deception or sabotage is exactly what it takes to outwit your rivals.
The World of Krystalia
Hidden far from the eyes of the ordinary world lies Krystalia — a secret, magical realm where countless mystical beings dwell in secrecy. The long-lived ruler of Krystalia met a sudden end, and the throne now stands empty.
You have been chosen and summoned to compete in the event of Krafting Krowns. Join forces with the Masters and Menaces of the many Factions of Krystalia, summoning Magic to turn your Raw Krystals into radiant Power Krystals — and kraft the Krown of Krystalia itself.
The throne is empty. Can you claim the Krown?
Choose your bloodline
Six distinct cultures inhabit Krystalia, each with its own homeland, magical tradition and character. Pick your Faction and compete for the crown.
Cursed Humans City
Cast out and cursed, yet they adapted — surviving on political shrewdness and cunning. Outcasts who learned to play every angle.
Unsacrificeable Goats Fields
Peaceful beings of extraordinary magical power. Quiet and deep — the most misunderstood, and the most dangerous when roused.
Grave Undead Yard
The domain of necromancy. They draw power from death itself, with a rare gift to recover, recycle and endure.
Mythic Faeries Forest
Ancient creatures who wear animal forms as naturally as skin. Their magic is whimsical but precise — never careless.
Elemental Spirits Mountain
Among the oldest beings in Krystalia — bound to stone, wind, flame and water. Patient, vast, and deeply connected to the realm.
Singing Sirens Shore
Krystalia's gatekeepers. Their hypnotic voices command attention and obedience. Underestimate a Siren's song at your peril.
Our journey
It started small. In 2025, Krafting Krowns made its debut at SPIEL Essen — the largest board game fair on Earth — with a tiny first run of the Pocket Edition. Six Factions, a fistful of eight-sided dice, and a throne left empty in the hidden realm of Krystalia. That little box did its job: people sat down, rolled, influenced, schemed, and Krafted their way toward the Krown. Then they wanted more.
So we spent the next year making more. What's coming isn't a reprint — it's a second edition, rebuilt and refined over a full year of playtesting, community feedback, and late-night design tinkering. Same soul, sharper edges: the tension between gathering dice and Krafting them into Power Krystals is tighter than ever, and the six Factions of Krystalia have never had a better stage to fight over the throne.
The throne goes up for grabs in September 2026. That's when Krafting Krowns launches on Kickstarter — the second edition, in full, ready to ship to tables everywhere. If you were there at Essen, you already know. If you weren't, this is your invitation.
You don't have to wait to play. Krafting Krowns is already live and fully playable on the Arcade at play.fitzpop.top — jump in, learn the Kraft, and pick your Faction before the campaign goes live. The Krown of Krystalia is still vacant. Someone has to claim it.
Play it now — free
Can't wait for the box? A digital version of Krafting Krowns is live right now on the Fitz&Pop Arcade. Jump in, learn the ropes, and start krafting Krystals in your browser — no download, no cost.
Bigger box · more content · faster to play
The Pocket Edition sold out and planted the seed for something much bigger. We're launching an expanded new edition on Kickstarter: bigger box, more content, a faster turn system, and way more fun to share. Be the first to know when it goes live.
Created by Ernestas Jasilionis & Stefano Virgilli · Fitz&Pop's Tabletops