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Cyclades: Ancient Ruins
Requires:Cyclades
Designed by Bruno Cathala, Ludovic Maublanc
Published by Matagot
Expansion
Moderate Depth: 30 Min Teach
Game: Cyclades
Community Snapshot
Medium complexity
60–90 min
7.7 on BGG (119)
A medium area control and dice rolling game. Rated 5.6 on BGG.
How It Plays
Area Majority / Influence
You're competing to have the most presence in key areas on the board — think of it like a friendly turf war.
Area Movement
You move your pieces across different regions on the board, trying to position yourself in the best spots.
Auction / Bidding
Players bid against each other for cards, tiles, or resources — knowing when to go big and when to fold is the key.
Dice Rolling
You roll dice to determine outcomes — there's always that thrilling moment of suspense before they land!
About This Game
Ancient Ruins is a promo sold with Cyclades: Monuments expansion at Essen 2016. Contains two Ruins tokens and the corresponding Ruinscards. From the included rules sheet: Set up of the Ruins token At the end of the first offering phase and before actions are permed, the player who has chosen Apollo picks two different islands (or territories if playing with the Titans expansion) which are not controlled by any player and places a Ruins token on each.…
Source: BoardGameGeek