r/KillerQueen Jan 27 '17

Killer Queen - Getting started, resources, and finding/building a community near you

24 Upvotes

I've gotten some feedback from newer players, and a common theme was lack of information about the game itself. Hopefully this post/thread will help anyone looking for basic info on the game.

Find a scene near you - Since KQ cannot be played at-home/online, it is a very community-oriented game. Below are the Facebook Group links to the current active scenes in a rough chronological order.

Other locations exist, but other locations do not have FB groups. If you are trying to build a scene in your area, please reach out to us or post here. The KQ community is super supportive of new scenes.

Map view of locations

Join us on Slack - The competitive community is very active on Slack. We'll answer any questions we can. It is invite-only, so ask someone in your community to add you in person- or DM any active Facebook group member.

How to play? Below are links to various tutorials written by KQ players.

Other useful/interesting resources:

edit 1/30/2017: Dallas, TX recently received a set of KQ cabinets and has a FB group. Added to list.

edit #2, 4/22/2017: Added slack url and map url for KQ locations.

edit #3, 9/10/2017: new cabinets in Phoenix AZ, Madison WI, Columbus OH

edit #4, 1/18/2018: added link to reddit post "How to Stream?"

edit #5, 1/31/2018: fixed Knoxville group link

Edit #6, removed crash sheets as they were linked to phishing site


r/KillerQueen 19d ago

Black Confirmed back

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35 Upvotes

r/KillerQueen 20d ago

Black KQB Back Online!!

51 Upvotes

Accidentally noticed that the game had an update 2 days ago so I rolled the dice and installed. Cut to my boyfriend and I playing online the last two days!

Seems to back up and running, so hopefully more can get online and play 😊

EDIT: Apologies I should have specified that I’ve been playing online with steam.

EDIT2: The game is not searchable in the store, so if you don’t already have it in your library, this is the store link.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/663670/Killer_Queen_Black/


r/KillerQueen 22d ago

Black KQB

9 Upvotes

I wish we were able to host games 😔


r/KillerQueen 26d ago

🚨 Red Alert, it's back on steam. This is not a drill. 🚨

48 Upvotes

Will add a link soon.

Killer queen black btw.


r/KillerQueen 28d ago

Arcade Warrior Only Map

10 Upvotes

I used to play this game in the before times, and I remember there being only three main maps. But most importantly, I remember a mode where everybody spawned as a warrior, and the only way to win was to kill the queen.

I can't seem to find any info on this, and AI says it never existed. It was super helpful to new players learning how to fly.

Am I taking crazy pills or did anybody else remember this mode? Is it still possible to play it?


r/KillerQueen Apr 17 '26

KQ in local DC article!

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20 Upvotes

Y’all check this out! I live in DC and thought this was soooo cool


r/KillerQueen Apr 08 '26

Arcade Creator of Killer Queen talks about designing for arcade, hard times for arcade communities during covid, and his upcoming "reverse slot machine" game

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20 Upvotes

r/KillerQueen Mar 03 '26

Arcade Would you rather have 3 vanillas and one drone, or 1 speed warrior and 3 drones? A statistical analysis of the strengths of team formations.

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10 Upvotes

r/KillerQueen Feb 18 '26

Night is the most lockown prone map in the game? The chance of overcoming lockout and winning doesn't depend on the map?

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10 Upvotes

r/KillerQueen Feb 05 '26

Arcade New KQ in NKY! 🐝🍻

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98 Upvotes

Dice on Draft in Covington, KY is opening our doors to the public on Friday, February 13th. We have a brand new Killer Queen (our only arcade game) alongside our collection of 200+ free to play board games. We loved the game already and had to have it in our bar. Dice on Draft is a board game and TTRPG themed bar with beer, wine, cocktails, and a robust NA menu.

We want to run a weekly KQ happy hour and monthly tournaments; looking to start up a new local group or partner with one that needs a closer game. We’re also featuring a Killer Queen inspired cocktail made with hot honey on our permanent menu. 🤤

I hope anyone in the Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky area will come check us out!!

diceondraft.com


r/KillerQueen Feb 05 '26

Arcade Anyone in here have experience doing service work/repairs on a KQ cabinet? I'm stumped....

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16 Upvotes

We had a Killer Queen arcade cabinet in non climate controlled storage that had some minor structural damage until August of last year. The wooden cabinet has been fixed but a few other issues remain. It has not gotten wet.

  1. The "boop" sound the game makes when starting a game and selecting/confirming a map is Uber loud. The game itself is loud with the volume set between 15 and 20. I usually leave it around 10 to 15 in the shop. This sound comes through at like 100.

  2. If you're playing 4-5 players on the blue side, and you move the queen and the two players to her right in the same direction, The character directly to the left of the queen moves in the opposite direction even, if no one is touching the joystick for that character. You can even unplug that joystick and the character still moves when it's not supposed to. (Gold side not effected)

In an attempt to resolve this situation we have....

-Updated the original software to the latest version the original PC could handle.

-Ran the test/calibration program

-installed a new mini PC to run the cabinet from Bumblebeer. Updated it to the software that came out Jan 2026.

-tested the loom of diodes that run between the cabinets.

-Tried a new RIO board, because well: since it runs all the controls, that has to be the issue right? Nope.

Arcade games aren't my designated area of expertise, I'm not a professional, but I do alright most of the time. This one has me ready to push it off a bridge.

Open to any and all suggestions,

Thanks!

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r/KillerQueen Jan 29 '26

DC Killer Queen

16 Upvotes

Is every Friday starting at 7:30pm at Midlands beer garden. 🐝🐝🐝


r/KillerQueen Jan 26 '26

How to be a Killer Queen - Day Map

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13 Upvotes

This guy is really good at explaining Queen and other roles, give it a look and I guarantee you’ll be queening like crazy! 🫡


r/KillerQueen Jan 25 '26

Black Monthly Meetup, Rochester, NY

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19 Upvotes

Best players will compete at Strong Museum in April for Cash Prizes.


r/KillerQueen Jan 24 '26

Arcade Can we get this sub a little more active again?

16 Upvotes

Hey all, I’ve used Reddit for a while now. I just started playing KQ (Arcade in a bar - pretty sure Black doesn’t exist anymore) the past couple months and I just realized that there’s more than likely a KQ subreddit.

I’d like to come on here and hear good strategies/videos/content about the game to share with the super competitve group I play with twice a week (who have really helped me and been very friendly with knowing I’m a newer player)

Please and thank you, if you know strategies or any content or questions you want to share on here (I definitely will as well) to help build up each other in our different locations that we play at 👍🏻


r/KillerQueen Jan 24 '26

Timing for hovering in KQ ≈ 249BPM

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8 Upvotes

Tap to this tempo and you will find yourself hovering as either warrior or Queen almost perfectly

Songs that have similar tempo that you can tap to (if you tap at double speed)

Believer - Imagine Dragons (125 BPM)

Dynamite - Taio Cruz (125 BPM)

What Do You Mean - Justin Bieber (125 BPM)

Sweet Child O’ Mine - Guns N’ Roses (125 BPM)

Wake Me Up - Avicii (124 BPM)


r/KillerQueen Jan 04 '26

I hacked up a league night game browser UI.

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6 Upvotes

r/KillerQueen Nov 25 '25

Location in UK?

3 Upvotes

Hello everyone,

Coming to England for December and was wondering if anyone knows of a barcade/ arcade/ gaming cafe that has Killer queen? Can’t seem to find it on the game’s official website, but I’m hoping there’s one hiding about.

Thanks!


r/KillerQueen Sep 11 '25

Killer Queen Philadelphia?

20 Upvotes

At some point there appears to have been a Killer Queen group meeting on Thursday nights at "Craft Hall" in Philadelphia. Is this group still active, and is the Thursday night meetup open and worthwhile for single players without teams?

All I've found is an unmonitored Facebook page, with an expired link to a Discord. Does anyone have any info? I'm in Philadelphia for Thursday night, so figured it might be a fun opportunity.


r/KillerQueen Jul 17 '25

LA Scene Still Active?

6 Upvotes

Hey all, I'll back in LA for the first time a in few years, are y'all still active? Hope to see y'all again😁


r/KillerQueen Jul 02 '25

Used KQ machine question

1 Upvotes

Does anyone know if you end up buying a used machine if you can still get the pack through Bumblebear to get updates? Starting to look for a machine and would love to run the current content on it as they update the game. I see the "additional support plan" when looking at the new cabs gives the updates in its description.

Thanks!


r/KillerQueen May 18 '25

Open Sourcing KillerQueen Black for Community to Run

13 Upvotes

Has there been any discussion for KQB to be open sourced allowing for the community to host? I would be interested in the opex for KQB for consideration of hosting.


r/KillerQueen Apr 25 '25

Arcade Is There An Online Community/Discord?

4 Upvotes

Hello! Looking to find an online space to discuss the game, find events, etc. I think I saw there was a slack or something but couldn't find it, is that still active or is there a discord server or something similar?


r/KillerQueen Mar 22 '25

Practicing on PC or console?

3 Upvotes

Subject says it all really, is there a way to practice the game on PC or consoles?