The game just freezes and cards dont open. Unable to play even after trying several times and devs dont respond in the discussions. giving up.

Bit sad to have to say no here but the game is not well balanced. It's SO CLOSE to being a 5/5 but this one issue makes it straight up a 1/5. I know you are meant to die a lot but it gets super repetitive to try and do anything when the choices remove/add so many points, and the duels are straight up nonsense.
The later games seem no better at this.

Reigns is honestly a pretty fun, simple management sim where you've gotta try your best to balance the four estates of your power as King to prevent your untimely demise at practically every turn. The game is easy to pickup and get into, as well as a having a nice artstyle that makes seeing all the cards (and deaths) a fun thing to do.

The main plot of the game is also pretty cool, though I wish some of the side plot lines had a greater impact on the main plotline (such as the Senator side plot) and I wish it was made a tad bit more intuitive on how to get the best ending. The Frozen Blood objective in particular also seems to be broken, as you can get it via alternative means then the main way to get it, but the game only counts the main way as completing the objective.

Overall, Reigns is a pretty good game that you can spend a couple hours on and have fun doing so for a pretty great price (particularly if you get it on sale like I did). I'd give it an 8/10!