The board game Acropolis from the online store Woodcat

The architects of Ancient Greece clearly knew something that modern architects don't. How else can we explain why their creations could stand untouched for a century? And some still stand, thousands of years after their construction, preserved to varying degrees! Perhaps you should try your hand at building Mediterranean cities in the board game Acropolis? No special skills are required—select the neighborhoods you consider the best and develop your own cities. And remember, the best cities are those that are built tall!

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Acropolis is a strategic family board game where each player becomes the architect of an ancient Greek city. The main goal is to score as many victory points as possible. Victory points are awarded for all visible districts in the blocks you build throughout the game, as well as the corresponding squares (points for blocks are multiplied by the number of stars on the squares). Placing districts at higher levels will double or even triple your points!

Players in the board game Acropolis take turns. On your turn, follow these steps:

• Take a block tile from the construction site. If it's not the first tile in a row, you'll have to pay extra in stone (you get this resource when a quarry appears in your city).
• Place neighborhood tiles in your city.

The second point of this algorithm has no requirements—you can place a tile anywhere as long as it touches another tile in your city. However, each district has specific conditions that will award victory points (in addition, for a district to award points, you must have at least one square of the corresponding type). Yes, houses award victory points if they are adjacent (only one of your residential districts counts), temples must be surrounded on all sides, markets must be built separately, and barracks, conversely, must be built close to each other. Gardens, however, require no special conditions.

The game continues until the last district tile remains on the construction site. After that, count the victory points for your districts (remember to multiply the points based on the district's placement level and the number of stars in the corresponding squares). The player with the best score wins.

Want to make the game more interesting? The rules include alternative scoring options for districts. We recommend trying these options after a few games using the standard rules! You can also play one-on-one against the game itself – legendary architects of antiquity will test your skills in this challenging game!

What will your city be like?

If you've always felt like an ancient architect, you should definitely try the board game Acropolis. Fans of simple, unconventional strategy games won't be bored either. The game offers a variety of strategies, and you choose which quarters will be included in your city. Whatever your outcome, it will be unrivaled, too!

Specifications:

• Number of players: 1-4.
• Age: 8+.
• Game duration: 20-30 minutes.
• Section: Family.