Board Game - Sabika

Sabika — is a crown that stars would dream of decorating. And Alhambra (God save it!) — a ruby at the top of this crown.
Ibn Zamrak (1333–1393)
In the city of Granada on the hill of Al-Sabika (which translates from Arabic... as «gold ingot») the Nasrid dynasty (1232–1492) built one of the most impressive palace complexes in history — the Alhambra. Behind its two-kilometer wall, palaces of classical Islamic architecture are beautifully preserved.
In the game «Sabika», you will become an aristocrat during the reign of the Nasrid dynasty, contributing to the construction of towers, gardens, and palaces of the Alhambra, as well as decorating its walls, arches, and fountains with beautiful poetry. You will also have to establish and strengthen trade relations with Europe, the Maghreb, and the Middle East to earn enough money to pay the tribute imposed on you by the Catholic Kings. The game ends in 1492 with the imminent fall of Granada under the onslaught of Christians. Your goal is to enter history as the most influential follower of the Nasrid dynasty of your time.
«Sabika» is a classic eurogame with a fresh mechanic of three interconnected rondels, each responsible for a separate gameplay aspect. Thanks to this, you are provided with a wide range of planning and development paths, and therefore,
ways to achieve victory.
Over 5 rounds, you will move your workers across the rondels, choosing actions to perform. Each of the three rondels is dedicated to a separate process: the construction of the Alhambra, the engraving of poetry on the walls of its halls, and the export of goods along trade routes. At the end of each round, a tribute is paid, the sultan's wishes are checked, and events that change some rules of the game may also be triggered. At the end of the fifth round, an additional count of prestige points will be conducted, after which the winner of the game will be determined.
The goal is to gain prestige points (PP) necessary for victory.
The game supports solo mode, where you can compete against the automa Yusuf, who will compete with you for prestige and fame in the history of the Granada Emirate.

Cardboard components:

Double-sided main board
4 workshops
10 starting tokens
24 storage tokens
16 initial storage tokens
9 seals
21 large building tokens
9 tokens from era I
12 tokens from era II
9 sultan's wishes tokens (3 A, 3 B, 3 C)
12 city tokens (6 red, 6 blue)
3 cancellation tokens
24 resource/goods tokens
8 sugar cane and sugar
8 clay and pottery
8 silk and clothing
43 dinars (28 “1”, 10 “3”, 5 “5”)
14 event tokens for advanced mode
First player token.

Wooden components:

16 workers (4 colors, 3 types in each)
8 sultan's workers
36 ships (4 colors)
105 building material tokens
30 gypsum
30 wood
25 marble
20 tiles
4 prestige point tokens (4 colors)
4 reward tokens (4 colors)
4 tax tokens (4 colors)
Narrator token

90 cards:
36 small building cards
4 architectural balance cards
22 short poetry cards
20 long poetry cards
8 trade cards

Solo mode components

Action board
4 worker tokens
26 worker cards

Fabric bag for resources and goods

Rules
Reference sheet

Game duration: from 60 to 120 minutes
Number of players: from 1 to 4

Series: SAB001

Age restrictions: 12+

Year of publication: 2023

ISBN: 1600002171761

Size: 300x300x70 mm

Weight: 2340 g

ID: 1563356

Sabika — is a crown that stars would dream of decorating. And Alhambra (God save it!) — a ruby at the top of this crown.

Ibn Zamrak (1333–1393)

In the city of Granada on the hill of Al-Sabika (which translates from Arabic as «gold ingot») the Nasrid dynasty (1232–1492) built one of the most impressive palace complexes in history — the Alhambra. Behind its two-kilometer wall, palaces of classical Islamic architecture are beautifully preserved.

In the game «Sabika», you will become an aristocrat during the reign of the Nasrid dynasty, contributing to the construction of towers, gardens, and palaces of the Alhambra, as well as decorating its walls, arches, and fountains with beautiful poetry. You will also have to establish and strengthen trade relations with Europe, the Maghreb, and the Middle East to earn enough money to pay the tribute imposed on you by the Catholic Kings. The game ends in 1492 with the imminent fall of Granada under the onslaught of Christians. Your goal is to enter history as the most influential follower of the Nasrid dynasty of your time.

«Sabika» is a classic eurogame with a fresh mechanic of three interconnected rondels, each responsible for a separate gameplay aspect. Thanks to this, you are provided with a wide range of planning and development paths, and therefore,

ways to achieve victory.

Over 5 rounds, you will move your workers across the rondels, choosing actions to perform. Each of the three rondels is dedicated to a separate process: the construction of the Alhambra, the engraving of poetry on the walls of its halls, and the export of goods along trade routes. At the end of each round, a tribute is paid, the sultan's wishes are checked, and events that change some rules of the game may also be triggered. At the end of the fifth round, an additional count of prestige points will be conducted, after which the winner of the game will be determined.

The goal is to gain prestige points (PP) necessary for victory.

The game supports solo mode, where you can compete against the automa Yusuf, who will compete with you for prestige and fame in the history of the Granada Emirate.

Cardboard components: