Keys to the Ice Castle is a tile-based game of strategy and luck. Based on the Keys to the Castle game players choose a knight token and then race through a tile based maze to get to the other side. By opening and locking doors (the tiles) each player can help him or herself while hindering their opponents. Use the special cards such as the axe, magic wand, slide, or freeze to add even more to the gameplay. The game is easy to learn and quick to play. With the tiles acting as the "board", there is a new outcome to each game every time the tiles and cards are shuffled. —description from the publisher