tholos
Take part in the construction of the Tholos of Delphi, the temple which marks the center of the universe defined by Zeus and built inside the Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia.
As a builder, face your opponent in a duel and achieve the greatest influence within its sacred construction.
May the gods be propitious to you!
LB_NUMBER_OF_PLAYERS: 2
Game duration: 28 mn
Complexity: 2 / 5
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Rules summary
Overview
The game ends after all 7 columns have been constructed
Turn
On your turn, you have two options
You can take stones, either 3 of yours, 2 of the neutrals, or 1 of your opponent's, from the supply into your reserve (which can hold up to 3 stones)
Alternatively, the player can place a stone from their reserve into a temple column
A column can have a maximum of 5 stones on it
Each temple column has a bonus action a player can take IF they supplied their own stones (hover for info)
If a temple bonus causes changes to another column, no additional bonus from the adjusted column is provided
Games end
The game ends when all columns are built, as in they all have 5 stones on them
Each column is scored independently, whoever has the most stones of their colour in that column wins the column
Each column scores for the winner as follows: 1VP per winner stone, 3VP per loser stone, -2VP per neutral stone (as such, it is possible to win and score negatively, e.g. 4 neutrals and 1 of yours is -7)
The player with the most points after scoring all columns wins!
