Scholars south of the Tigris
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Scholars South of the Tigris
Welcome to Baghdad's golden age of knowledge! 📜✨ In Scholars South of the Tigris , the strategy and translation board game , you play as a scholar called upon to recover and translate manuscripts from every corner of the known world.
Increase your influence in the House of Wisdom , hire expert linguists, and translate valuable scrolls into Arabic. You'll develop knowledge in science and mathematics, collaborate with guilds, and guide the best translators to honor and retirement.
Scholars South of the Tigris is a management and advanced strategy board game for those who enjoy deep and historically inspired challenges. It's also perfect for solo players thanks to a dedicated mode. 🎲🧠
Will you lead humanity into a new age of wisdom? Knowledge awaits you under the Tigris sun!
Board game details
- Number of players: 1-4
- Game length: 60-90 minutes
- Recommended age: 12+
- Designer: SJ Macdonald
- Illustrator: Mihajlo Dimitrievski
- Publisher: Fever Games
- Language of the edition: Italian
Scholars south of the Tigris
Product Details
🐸 HOW TO PLAY
1 Each player leads a school of scholars in the golden age of Islamic science and culture, exploring knowledge in various fields.
2 Take turns placing dice on available actions to translate texts, conduct research, travel, or influence guilds.
3 Dice values and scholar skills determine the power of actions and strategic opportunities.
4 You must balance academic progress, guild prestige, and resource management to develop your school.
5 At the end of the game, whoever has scored the most points by combining research, translations and academic influence wins!
📦 BOX CONTENTS
5 game boards
185 cards
115 plastic nuts
200 wooden tokens
51 cardboard tokens
1 scoreboard
1 plastic insert
4 cotton bags
1 regulation
🃏 SACHETS
54x86mm - Quantity 87
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A journey into knowledge and strategy in the heart of the medieval Islamic world
Scholars South of the Tigris: Run a House of Knowledge and Build Your Own Knowledge Engine
Created by Shem Phillips and SJ Macdonald and published by Fever Games , Scholars South of the Tigris is a strategic management game that puts you in charge of a house of learning in the medieval Islamic world. You'll need to research knowledge, translate ancient texts, and develop an efficient production engine to gain fame and prestige.
Deep and rewarding , this management board game rewards planning, resource management, and adaptability to new strategies. Perfect for those who enjoy complex challenges and cultural progress as a gaming theme.
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We tried it. And every choice put our strategic mind to the test! 🐸
We played Scholars South of the Tigris , and every decision required thoughtfulness and foresight . Building the knowledge engine, balancing resources, and leveraging the best translation and research opportunities pushed us to think strategically and creatively. The cultural theme intertwines perfectly with the deep mechanics , making every game a true intellectual challenge.
If you're looking for a challenging management game that rewards planning and takes you on a journey of knowledge, Scholars South of the Tigris is the perfect game for your tabletop.
Recommended by FroGames 🐸
If you enjoy complex and satisfying management games with an original and story-rich theme, Scholars South of the Tigris will offer you memorable challenges and a unique gaming experience.
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