Two players take turns in covering the Nile valley with silt. The chessboard has 7 x 7 squares. On their turn, the player places a tile that covers two adjacent squares on the board. Tiles cannot be placed on top one another. If the player is unable to lay down a tile, the game ends and he loses the game. This board game is a themed version of a...
The conflict between the Greeks and Trojans in the four days described in detail by Homer, including Achilles' departure. A turn is 1 hour, 10 turns per day. Includes: 26x38" mapboard (5 pieces) 51 counters (23 Trojan, 28 Greek) 10 page instructions in 4 languages: Italian, French, English, German 2 (identical) turn record tracks Rated Difficulty Level 1...
From the publisher : The players will lead their Greek characters into a bold action of besieging Troy and rescuing the beautiful Helene. The first one to reach 12 points will be the winner. During the game, various stages will unfold and during these, the victory cards are put into play. As it happens, a player can make his own army stronger or weaken...
This is a mod for the cardgame Illiad which is originally based on the Trojan war between the Greek states and Troy over Helen. Changes have been made to convert the game into the 7 states of late ZhanGuo (Warring States) period of China ca. 4th-3rd century B.C. Distinctive elements of late Warring States warfare have been incorporated into the game...
Iliad: Heroes of Troy is a simple yet deep game of 32 cards based on the epic narrative by Homer. The cards represent major characters of the poem and include flavor text linked to the original story. At the beginning of the game each player chooses a faction (Greeks or Trojans, with the inclusion of Gods for 3 players). When playing with 4 players, it...
"Iliad: The Siege of Troy" is a wargame of single combat...between the Gods and Heroes of ancient Greece and Troy. To the mundane scholars of academe, the Trojan War was fought for control of the ancient Black Sea trade routes. To the Romantic, it was fought over Helen of Troy, 'the face that launched a thousand ships and burned the topless towers of...
From Boardgamenews.com: "Ilium is another term for ancient Troy, and players are archaeologists following in the footsteps of Heinrich Schliemann, looking for artifacts in the newly excavated site of that fabled city. The board and game play might remind you of Portobello Market, the first strategy game of this style from Playroom. The board shows a number...
Four adventurous cats must traverse the three realms: Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise, to achieve enlightenment and achieve victory. Only one cat can win, being the first to reach the portal to Paradise. Or Gatoraculo will win if they manage to score enough points by defeating the cats. They must travel through each realm, overcome puzzles, win battles, and...
From the Sagacity Website: "In the old kingdom of ancient Egypt, the pharaoh Zoser, convinced of his divinity, asked his chief architect Imhotep to design a grand tomb to house him in his afterlife. This tomb was to become known as the "stepped pyramid", the first of the great pyramids of Egypt. Each player is a builder vying to add to their wealth through...
Contained in Brettspiel Adventskalender 2016 for Day 12 Contains 4 ship tokens Setup: Each player takes a private ship token in their color Rules: Once per game, a player may take 1 stone from their supply sled token and place it on their private ship and sail the ship to a site board immediately (all this is 1 action) You may sail your private ship to a...
Handed out at Gen Con 2016. Bet on which monument will be the grandest at the end of the game! If you are correct, you'll be awarded with precious bonus points. With the exception of the changes described here, the rules of the base game remain the same. Place this expansion card next to the site boards during setup. In a 2- or 3-player game, only the...