Board games
Santorini
Be the first to move one of your workers up onto the third level of a tower.
- players
- 2–4
- minutes
- 20
You’ll need the game box. Marquoir sums up the rules and keeps score.
Setup
- The board is a grid of five by five spaces, empty at the start.
- Each player has two workers, which they place in turn on unoccupied spaces.
How to play
- On your turn, move one of your workers, then build with that same worker.
- Moving: one space, in any of the eight directions, onto an unoccupied space. You may move up one level at most, but you may move down several.
- Building: on an unoccupied space next to the worker, place the next level. On a third level, place a dome.
- A space occupied by a worker or topped with a dome cannot be entered.
Scoring
- No points. Record a win for the winner of each game.
End of the game
- Moving up onto the third level wins immediately.
- A player who can no longer move any worker, or who cannot build after moving, loses.
Frequently asked questions
Does building on a third level win the game?
No: you must move up onto it. Building a third level scores nothing, and placing a dome on it stops anyone from moving up there.
Are the God Power cards required?
No. You can play without them for a first game; each God then grants a power that changes the basic rules.