Board game - Cyclades. Legendary Edition

Welcome to Cyclades — the realm of myths and legends, where under the gaze of ancient and powerful gods, great factions compete for dominance over the archipelago. Choose one of them and, with divine support, surpass your opponents in the... construction of metropolises - key symbols of power in these seas.

«Cyclades. Legendary Edition» — this is a revised and improved reissue of the now-classic strategic game «Cyclades», which combines auction mechanics, development, and battles. Immerse yourself in the times of fantastic mythological Greece, where each player will lead one of the factions and try to establish their authority on the Cyclades islands. Players will accumulate wealth, make offerings to earn the favor of the gods, develop their cities, and even recruit great heroes and mythical creatures to achieve their goals.

«Cyclades. Legendary Edition» — this is a deep, tense, and yet highly dynamic game. Simple rules and understandable iconography will allow even newcomers to quickly dive into what is happening on the board. Fans of the first edition of «Cyclades» will be able to see this legendary game in a new light thanks to changes in gameplay and numerous improvements made by two equally legendary authors, Bruno Cathala and Ludovic Maublanc.

Game Features
- Before you is the authorial version of the legendary game from two world-famous authors: Bruno Cathala and Ludovic Maublanc.
- The game is easy to learn and explain.
- You will have plenty of room for experimentation with strategic and tactical decisions.
- Feel the close interaction between players.
- The constantly changing modular board will make each game unique.
- 3 game modes: classic mode, team mode, enhanced duel mode.

Two expansions are available for the base game, making the game even more impressive. «Cyclades. Legendary Edition. Heroes and Creatures» includes unique plastic miniatures of heroes and monsters. «Cyclades. Legendary Edition. Troops and Fleet» — this is a set of plastic miniatures for each player that replace wooden figures.


Who is this game suitable for?
- Lovers of deep strategic games
- Those who devoured the myths of Ancient Greece as children
- Fans of the first edition of the game

How to play?
Your goal is to be the first to own 3 or more metropolises, which can be obtained in various ways:
- through economic development, by building four different buildings;
- through cultural development, by owning four philosophers;
- through a heroic feat when a hero sacrifices themselves;
- simply by capturing an enemy metropolis by force.

The game lasts several rounds until one of the end game conditions is met. Each round consists of several phases.

1. Round Preparation
New heroes are revealed, creatures are updated, and the order in which gods present their actions changes.

2. Income
Players receive 1 coin for each prosperity symbol in their controlled areas and hide the income behind their screens.

3. Offerings
To earn the favor of the gods and utilize their actions, players must sacrifice part of their wealth. Each player chooses a god and places their offering token on the numerical division corresponding to the offering they wish to make for that god. Each god will reward only one player for their offerings! Once all players' tokens are placed on the altars, each player pays the number of coins they offered as a sacrifice to their god.

4. Payment for Creatures
Players who control mythical creatures can extend their stay until the next round by discarding 1 priestess card for each creature they wish to keep.

5. Gods' Actions
In this phase, players perform the actions of the gods, starting from the top altar downwards.
The player who made the highest offering to the top god performs that god's actions first.
- First, they must perform the free mandatory actions of that god.
- Then, they may perform the paid optional actions of that god in any order, paying the corresponding cost.
There are 6 gods in the game, each allowing players to perform various mandatory and optional actions. For example, by choosing Athena, a player can build an academy, hire philosophers, buy a creature, or embark on a heroic expedition.
While performing actions, players can use the various abilities of the heroes and creatures they have hired, as well as take advantage of the bonuses from their metropolises.
When a player has completed all the actions they must and wish to perform, they place their token in the last unoccupied division of the turn order track on the fate board.

6. End of Round
After all players have taken their turns and placed their offering tokens on the turn order track, the round ends. If the game is not over, start a new round.

The game ends in the following cases:
- if at least one player controls 3 or more metropolises;
- if at least one player no longer controls any area at the end of this round.

The winner is the player who controls the most metropolises.

*The game also includes a team mode for 4 and 6 players, in which team members share a common pool of coins.

*When playing with two players, each player controls 2 factions.

Game Components
- 1 fate board
- 2 battle dice
- 5 god altar boards
- 9 hero cards and their corresponding 9 figures with stands
- 10 archipelago fragments
- 16 mercenary squads
- 15 metropolis tokens
- 18 mythical creature cards
- 20 priestess cards
- 20 philosopher cards
- 30 double-sided prosperity tokens
- 40 main building tokens
- 6 offering tokens
- 6 screens
- 42 control tokens
- 48 fleets
- 48 main squads
- 100 coin tokens

Card size: 100x65 mm and 68x44 mm
 
Number of players: 2 - 6
Playing time: from 90 minutes