King Assassination

King Assassination is a multiplayer game built around an NPC King who travels through a kingdom towards a destination. Players join one of two teams: the Guards, who must keep the King alive, or the Assassins, who blend in with the crowd and try to kill him. A full match supports up to five Guards against five Assassins, but a match can begin with fewer players. Both balanced setups, such as 1 vs. 1 through 5 vs. 5, and uneven setups, such as 1 vs. 2, 1 vs. 3, 2 vs. 4, 2 vs. 5 and 3 vs. 5, are possible.

Guards stay near the King, watch the crowd, investigate suspicious players and use their individual abilities. They can also heal wounded teammates. If a Guard kills too many innocent players, that Guard becomes a threat. Assassins can only eliminate their targets from behind, so positioning and timing matter, and they are expected to coordinate attacks while staying hidden. Because innocent players, Assassins and Guards can be hard to tell apart, players must judge behaviour to identify who is on which side.

A match ends when an objective is decided. Assassins win by eliminating the required Kings, eliminating all Guards or fulfilling their team objective. Guards win by protecting the required Kings, eliminating all Assassins or fulfilling their team objective. A match can also end when the last King reaches the destination.