MINOS: DAWN OF THE BRONZE AGE
Lead one of the four prestigious Minoan clans in ancient Crete, striving for the esteemed title of Minos. Navigate a realm of peace and prosperity through strategic city-building, monument construction, trade expansion, and cultural development. Manage resources wisely, harness the power of dice, and make impactful decisions to shape the fate of Europe's first civilization.
Features:
- Strategic City-Building: Construct cities, monuments, and structures to expand your influence and enhance your clan's prestige.
- Cultural Development: Cultivate the unique identity of your clan through research, decrees, and strategic planning with the clan council.
- Dice Programming: Draft and assign dice strategically on a programming board. Lower dice values offer stronger actions, while higher values provide significant benefits.
- Action Phase: Execute planned actions in sequence based on dice values, optimizing your strategy to outmaneuver opponents.
- Tableau Building: Build a tableau of cards with immediate effects and conditional rewards tied to specific actions or dice values, maximizing your clan's capabilities.
- Victory Points: Earn points for civilizational progress and achievements, positioning yourself for victory over 4 intense rounds.
Specifications:
- Players: 2-4
- Ages: 12+
- Playtime: Approximately 60-90 minutes
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Components:
- 1 Double-Sided Main Board
- 5 Action Board Overlays
- Map Overlay Sheet
- 1 First Player Marker
- 4 Double-Layered Player Boards
- 72 Age I Decree Cards
- 72 Age II Decree Cards
- 9 Starting Cards
- 3 Double-Sided Trading Post Tiles
- 15 Blue Trade Bonus Tiles
- 15 Red Trade Bonus Tiles
- 20 City Foundation Tiles
- 14 Vase Tiles
- 54 Good Tiles
- 54 Temporary Good Tiles
- 9 Age I Barbarians Tiles
- 11 Age II Barbarians Tiles
- 5 Special Ability Tiles
- 5 Action Bonus Tiles
- 52 Coins (40 of Value 1 and 12 of Value 5)
- 52 Military (40 of Value 1 and 12 of Value 3)
- 4 +100/+200 VP Tiles
- 17 Dice (4 Red, 4 Blue, 4 Yellow, 5 Gray)
- 8 Player Aids
- Player components in 4 colors: Cities, Towers, Merchants, Farms, Armies, Markers, Dice Containers.
