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The most talented architects in ancient Greece stand ready to achieve this goal. Build housing, temples, markets, gardens and barracks, so you can grow your city and ensure it triumphs over the others. Raise its prestige with harmonious planning that conforms to specific rules, and enhance it by building plazas.
Stone is an essential resource, so make sure you do not neglect it. You’ll need enough quarries so you can build higher up, making your city stretch towards the sky.
Choose a tile from the construction site
Arrange it in your city to unlock each district's full potential
Build on higher levels, increase the value of your districts and win the game
—description from the publisher
Year Published
2022
Transcript Analysis
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Unknown Channel game_review at 2:27 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- easy to teach
- thinky and deep enough for a light-to-mid-weight game
- family-friendly
- fast playing
Cons
- no solo mode
- endgame scoring can be time-consuming due to many calculations
Thematic elements
- Urban planning and district layout with plazas and districts
- Ancient Greece city-building
- Abstract/Euro-style
Comparison games
- Santorini
- Suburbia
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- drafting — Draft tiles from a shared display; leftmost tile is free to take, other tiles require paying one stone to take.
- Height-based scoring multipliers and special rules — Height increases points; certain colors or tile types have edge, surrounding, or grouped scoring conditions.
- Set collection and scoring — Score via plazas (stars) and districts; different districts interact with color and star locations to generate points.
- tile placement — Place drafted tiles into your city; height of stacks influences scoring.
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Quotes (from this video)
- Akropolis is lighter than many of the games we choose to cover on the channel but I'm glad we made an exception
- a fun fast and thinky wee game
- easy to teach and just deep enough to be challenging
- the best thing about this game is this wonderful combination of being easy to teach and just deep enough to be challenging
- Akropolis - elevated gameplay
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