Thebai

Rebuild the Cadmea, develop your Estate, and protect the seven gates!

1-4 Players  |  90-150 Mins  |  Ages 14+

Features: Contracts, End Game Bonuses, Events, Grid Movement, Matching, Solo / Solitaire Game, Tile Placement, Variable Set-up, Worker Placement with Dice Workers

Theme: Ancient, City Building, Dice, Economic, Mythology

Description:

Dark times loom over the kingdom of Thebes. The blind, old king Oedipus left the throne in disgrace and asked Polynices and Eteocles, his own sons, to rule the city together. But power corrupts and ancient feuds call for new blood to be spilled. Soon, Polynices finds himself leading an army from the rival city of Argos against his own brother. The Theban nobles support Eteocles as he maintains precarious rule over Thebes. The young king calls for defenders to man the seven gates of the city, while the invaders’ seven champions lead the attack on the gates. Meanwhile, the famous citadel of Thebes, the Cadmea, lies in disarray. It is as if the Fates themselves have lined everything up against the current rulers of Thebes!

While the common folks prepare for war, the noble families whisper among themselves that the time for new leadership has come, and the time to rebuild the Cadmea is now!

However, ensuring the glory of the holy birthplace of Dionysus, the God of grape himself, is no easy feat, especially with enemies at the gates.