In The One True Goblin King 2-4 players play as a Goblin family vying for the Goblin throne. Players use a press your luck dice mechanic to buy oil, water, sticks, and stones with which to craft tools of murder to kill the Goblin King. Kings have four specific weaknesses that must be taken advantage of. The player that scores the coup de gras becomes the new King according to Goblin law. The goal of each player is to have the greatest legacy or be the first to seat three of their family members on the throne. The One True Goblin King uses a modular naming mechanic to humorous effect, and increases the game's replayability with hundreds of combinations.