In Inventors of the South Tigris, invent, build, test, and publish your ingenious creations!
1 to 4 players
12 years and up
90 to 120 min
Inventors of the South Tigris is set at the height of the Abbasid Caliphate, around 850 AD. Over the past decades, Baghdad has become home to thousands of mathematicians, astronomers, chemists, and doctors. As inspired innovators, players are eager to develop devices and inventions to impress their peers. Will your ingenious contraptions adorn the House of Wisdom, or are they destined for dust and oblivion?
The goal of Inventors of the South Tigris is to be the player with the most victory points (VP) at the end of the game. Points are primarily earned by inventing, building, testing, and publishing devices or inventions. Players can also score points by training their artisans, developing their workshops, researching, and influencing the 3 scientific guilds.
Contents:
- 1 main board
- 4 player boards
- 18 device boards
- 1 score pad
- 6 setup cards
- 4 player aids
- 1 reference card
- 44 device cards
- 15 plot cards
- 6 "fake" cards
- 13 worker meeples (in 5 colors)
- 16 tents (in 4 colors)
- 4 boats (in 4 colors)
- 4 royalty markers (in 4 colors)
- 102 influence tokens (in 5 colors)
- 24 artisan tokens (in 6 colors)
- 120 dice (in 4 colors)
- 50 silver coins
- 1 first player marker
- 8 camel tiles
- 3 "fake" tokens
- 27 research tiles
- 48 workshop tiles
- 27 invention tiles
- 8 "Pass" tiles
- 20 turn tiles
- 4 tent tiles
- Publisher: Garphill Games & PixieGames
- Designer: Shem Phillips & SJ MacDonald
- Artist: The Mico
- Reference: PIX1569
- HS Code: 95049080
