Papyria (PREORDER)
In Papyria, you'll guide an emerging civilization in 1500 BC Mesopotamia. Send wanderers and ships to expand territory, build temples, cities, and mines, and develop inventions along the banks of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. As your civilization grows, you'll earn points through multiple paths, but limited knowledge restricts how much you can gain at once—so you must balance exploration, growth, and wisdom to achieve lasting glory.
Combining tile-layering, resource management, set collection, and engine building, Papyria offers a satisfying blend of mechanics. The invention of writing expanded humanity's imagination, and Papyria captures that pivotal moment in a refreshing strategic experience.
- Build a Mesopotamian Civilization- Expand territory, construct temples, cities, and mines, and guide your people to prosperity.
- Deep Strategic Gameplay- Combine tile-layering, resource management, set collection, and engine building in one cohesive system.
- Multiple Paths to Victory- Earn points through exploration, inventions, growth, and clever knowledge management.
- Rich Historical Theme- Experience the rise of early cities, trade Lapis Lazuli and Papyrus, and shape the dawn of civilization.
- Ages 14+
- 1-4 Players
- 90 minute playtime
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Mesopotamia, around 1500 BC: The Mesopotamian region on the Euphrates and Tigris is home to a melting pot of different cultures. Achievements such as writing and the wheel lead to the construction of the first large cities and lively trade. In the mountains, the coveted lapis lazuli is mined, and papyrus is made from reed grass. In Papyria, you explore the region to create an extensive network of canals; discover inventions; develop mines; and build temples, sanctuaries and cities. During your turn, you move your wanderer or ship. On the target space, you choose two of the three possible actions, which can mean taking a new tile for your display or a multiplier for later scoring; building a city, a temple, or a mine; or producing lapis or papyrus, which you need for building, special actions, or special scorings. The game ends as soon as the last good has been taken from several spaces and a certain number of "end-of-game" tiles have been revealed and fulfilled. After several final scorings, whoever has the most points wins. —description from the designer
