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 (134 voters) [poll]
Playing Time	90 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	13 and up
User Suggested Ages	10 and up (25 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence	No necessary in-game text (46 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 (104 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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Components:

3-part game board
2 special dice
98 gold pieces
16 prosperity markers
5 figurines: Kraken, Minotaur, Medusa, Polyphemus, Chiron
17 Mythological Creature cards
17 Philosopher cards
18 Priest cards
4 large Got tiles
40 buildings: 10 Ports, 10 Fortresses, 10 Temples, 10 Universities
10 Metropolises
For each of the 5 game colors: 2 offering tokens, 8 Fleets, 3 territory tokens, 8 Troops, 1 screen

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0	Rules Outbidding yourself in the 2 player game	2012-05-18	miscalcul...	1
0	General Which city-state is which colour?	2012-05-18	miscalcul...	1
0	Variants There is a 4th way to place the gameboards together. Did anyone try it out?	2012-05-04	kackarschen	5
0	Rules Sylph and the possibility of splitting the 10 moves on different fleets. Why don't simply read the rule like it is written? Like Poseidon, but 10 moves instead of 3.	2012-05-04	kackarschen	13
0	Rules Can I tear down a building to make a free space or to built another building?	2012-05-03	kackarschen	2
0	Rules Can I built buildings on neutral or opponents islands?	2012-05-02	kackarschen	12
0	Rules 2-player-game/ bidding/ priest	2012-05-02	kackarschen	4
0	Rules Pay for Retreating?	2012-05-02	kackarschen	5
0	Rules Newb question: Sea battles	2012-05-02	tensider	2
2	Variants Random order for God tiles using the actual game dice	2012-05-01	BlackLead...	6

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Quick Rules Summary and Game Management Cheat Sheet

Quick Reference rules summary for helping to teach the game, and remember key rules between plays.

bigloo33

2012-05-08

Краткие правила на русском / Short Russian Rules

Минорные правки 1.1

ZoRDoK

2012-05-04

Gods order table

PDF version

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

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Num Ratings:	4117
Average Rating:	7.55
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Users Owning:	4185
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Cyclades: Hades

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Num Ratings	191
Average Rating	8.23
Average Weight	2.30

Num Owned	828
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For Trade	3
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Wishlist	461
Comments	60
Year Published	2011

Cyclades: Hecate

Rank	N/A
Num Ratings	38
Average Rating	7.53
Average Weight	1.67

Num Owned	355
Prev. Owned	1
For Trade	5
Want in Trade	25

Wishlist	54
Comments	18
Year Published	2011

Cyclades: The Manticore

Rank	N/A
Num Ratings	36
Average Rating	7.46
Average Weight	2.00

Num Owned	355
Prev. Owned	1
For Trade	5
Want in Trade	29

Wishlist	51
Comments	19
Year Published	2011

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German review - Spielphase	http://sunsite.informatik.rwth-aachen.de/keirat/tx...	2012-04-28
German review - Ludoversum	http://www.ludoversum.de/cgi-bin/ludo.pl?action=sh...	2012-04-28
French Videorules by Yahndrev	http://videoregles.net/videoregle/cyclades	2012-04-21
Polish review at e.CzasKultury.pl	http://e.czaskultury.pl/czytanka/gry/986-tak-licyt...	2012-03-16
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