Cyclades (2009)

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Designer	Bruno Cathala Ludovic Maublanc
Artist	Miguel Coimbra
Publisher	Asmodee Asterion Press Editions du Matagot Kaissa Chess & Games REBEL.pl Взрослые дети Show More »
Year Published	2009
# of Players	2 − 5
User Suggested # of Players	Best with 4, 5 players Recommended with 2, 3, 4, 5 players (122 voters) [poll]
Playing Time	90 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	13 and up
User Suggested Ages	10 and up (23 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence	No necessary in-game text (42 voters) [poll]
Honors	2010 Boardgames Australia Awards Best International Game Nominee 2010 Golden Geek Best Board Game Artwork/Presentation Nominee 2010 Tric Trac Nominee 2011 Gra Roku Game of the Year Nominee
Subdomain	Strategy Games (97 voters) [vote]
Category	Ancient City Building Civilization Fighting Miniatures Mythology Show More »
Mechanic	Area Control / Area Influence Auction/Bidding Card Drafting Dice Rolling
Expansion	Cyclades: Hades Cyclades: Hecate Cyclades: The Manticore
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Family	Country: Greece
Primary Name	Cyclades
Alternate Names	Cyklady Kyklades Κυκλάδες Киклады 群島爭霸
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In this latest collaboration between Bruno Cathala and Ludovic Maublanc, players must buy the favor of the gods in their race to be the first player to build two cities in the Ancient Greek island group known as the Cyclades.

Victory requires respect for all the gods - players cannot afford to sacrifice to only one god, but must pay homage to each of five gods in turn. Each turn, the players bid for the favors of the gods, as only one player can have the favor of each god per turn - and each player is also limited to the favor of a single god per turn.

Ares allows the movement of player armies and the building of Fortresses.
Poseidon allows players to move their navies and build Ports.
Zeus allows his followers to hire priests and build temples.
Athena provides her worshipers with philosophers and universities.
Apollo increases the income of his worshippers.

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Cyclades: Hades

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2011 Polish Game of the Year 2011 (nomination)
2010 JoTa - Heavy-Game Winner (Audience)
2010 JoTa - Graphics and Presentation Winner (Audience)

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Publisher: REBEL.pl

Artist: Miguel Coimbra

Year: 2010

Size: 15.56 x 10.88 x 3.13 inches

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Year: 2009

Size: 15.50 x 11.00 x 3.00 inches

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2	Cyclades 5 Minutos TV - Cyclades French Review	French	Turk182	0
10	Cyclades 5 Minutos TV - Cyclades Spanish Review	Spanish	Turk182	0
4	Cyclades SpieLama's German video review. pt1/2	German	rukiosu	0
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Gods order table

Table to randomly choose Gods order using a 6 sided die and an 8 sided die. With ingame graphics. Excel XSLX file

matmo

2012-01-29

Cyclades - table to order the gods

A table to be used with 1D20 and 1D6 to determine a random order for the gods, avoiding the need to shuffle the god tiles.

lliwedd

2012-01-07

Regras em português

Regras totalmente traduzidas e diagramadas.

Patesi

2011-10-25

FAQ : All the answers you need (french)

Little synthesis of different FAQ available for Cyclades on the web. 5 pages / French. Questions : jb.bouleau@gmail.com

Jybe

2011-09-09

Cyclades Randomizer Chips

A more practical way to determine which gods will be available on each turn. Print, paste on cardboard and cut.

ldaponte

2011-05-16

text legends for creature cards

If you wish the creature cards had text legends, here is the solution. Print out these carefully worded legends (which include card titles and a very short description of their function), and cut them out. Sleeve your creature cards using card sleeves, and then slip these legends into the bottom of the sleeves. They are sized to not obscure the pictures, while still providing all the info you need. Enjoy!

jerold_wallis

2011-04-11

Spanish Rules

Spanish Rules for Cyclades.

Akeold

2010-12-09

Cyclades Castellano

Reglamento en Castellano. Maquetado del Original.

lanzaderas

2010-12-04

Cyclades Solo Variant

Rules for the solo player to play Cyclades against a Robot Opponent.

DrCrow

2010-11-26

Cyclades tabela de criaturas (Portugues / Brasil)

Tabela de referencia dos poderes das criaturas em português. O arquivo original é do usuário UniversalHead (thanks!). Nesta tabela fiz uma tradução livre, não literal, para facilitar a compreensão.

AndreKada

2010-11-10

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Board Game Rank:	103
Strategy Game Rank:	71
Num Ratings:	3596
Average Rating:	7.55
Standard Deviation:	1.33
Num Views:	328821
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Avg. Game Weight:	2.8
Fans:	274

Personal Comments:	962
Users Owning:	3659
Users Wanting:	573
Users Trading:	61 [find trade matches]
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Cyclades: Hades

Rank	N/A
Num Ratings	46
Average Rating	8.51
Average Weight	1.75

Num Owned	197
Prev. Owned	0
For Trade	0
Want in Trade	119

Wishlist	550
Comments	25
Year Published	2011

Cyclades: Hecate

Rank	N/A
Num Ratings	5
Average Rating	8.24
Average Weight	1.00

Num Owned	31
Prev. Owned	0
For Trade	0
Want in Trade	18

Wishlist	57
Comments	1
Year Published	2011

Cyclades: The Manticore

Rank	N/A
Num Ratings	11
Average Rating	7.64
Average Weight	0.00

Num Owned	61
Prev. Owned	1
For Trade	0
Want in Trade	21

Wishlist	67
Comments	4
Year Published	2011

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Dutch review www.spellenclub13.be	http://www.spellenclub13.be/recensies/Cyclades.htm	2012-01-26
Polish review at www.esensja.pl	http://www.esensja.pl/gry/recenzje/tekst.html?id=1...	2011-11-30
Dutch review at 9lives.be	http://www.9lives.be/specials/bordspel-cyclades	2011-08-29
French test of Cyclades by Game Stories	http://www.gamestories.fr/test-46-Cyclades.html	2011-04-13
Polish review at GamesFanatic.pl	http://www.gamesfanatic.pl/2010/07/25/cyclades-eur...	2011-03-25
German review on brettspiele-report.de	http://www.brettspiele-report.de/kyklades/	2011-02-04
Portuguese Review with Rules explanation on dreamwithboardgames	http://dreamwithboardgames.blogspot.com/2010/12/cy...	2010-12-16
5 Minutos TV - Cyclades ( Spanish )	http://www.5mpj.es/index.php/5-minutos-tv/502-5-mi...	2010-11-08
English Session Report on GamerChris	http://gamerchris.com/2010/09/09/parade-through-ca...	2010-09-24
English Session Report on GamerChris	http://gamerchris.com/2010/09/15/thanks-for-the-as...	2010-09-24