Tholos
Take part in the construction of the Tholos of Delphi, the temple which marks the center of the universe defined by Zeus and built inside the Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia.
As a builder, face your opponent in a duel and achieve the greatest influence within its sacred construction.
May the gods be propitious to you!
Number of players: 2
Game duration: 24 mn
Complexity: 2 / 5
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Rules summary
Overview
The game ends after all 7 temple columns have been constructed with 5 stones in each. Players have either white or black stones.
Turn
On your turn, you have two options:
- 1. Take 1-3 stones (either 3 of your own colour, 2 of the neutral grey or 1 of your opponent's colour), from the Quarry into your Workshop, which can hold up to 3 stones.
- 2. Place a stone from your Workshop onto a temple column, and possibly carry out a Bonus Action.
Column Bonus Actions
Each column / temple location (α, β, γ, δ, π, Σ, Ω) has its own Bonus Action that a player can take IF they supplied their own stone (right click/tap and hold/hover to see a tooltip with info for each column location). If a Bonus Action causes changes to (an)other column(s), no additional bonus from the other adjusted column(s) is provided
Location α:
The player who places a stone of their color in these locations may move the top Gray color stone of the column at a different temple location to a third different — and valid — temple location.
Location β:
The player who places a stone of their color in these locations may move the top White color stone of the column at a different temple location to a third different — and valid — temple location.
Location γ:
The player who places a stone of their color in this location may return the top stone (of any color) of the column from a different temple location back to the Quarry.
Location δ:
The player who places a stone of their color in this location may move a stone (of any color) from the Quarry to their own workshop; the player must have room for it in their workshop.
Location π:
The player who places a stone of their color in this location may move a stone (of any color) from their rival's workshop to their own workshop; the player must have room for it in their workshop.
Location Σ:
The player who places a stone of their color in this location may place a stone (of any color) from their own workshop to another valid temple location.
Location Ω:
The player who places a stone of their color in these locations may move the top Black color stone of the column at a different temple location to a third different — and valid — temple location.
Game End and Scoring
The game ends when all 7 columns are completed, with 5 stones on each.
- 1. Each column is scored independently, whoever has the most stones of their colour in that column wins the column.
- 2. Each column scores for the winner as follows:
1 VP per winner's stone
3 VP per opponent's stone
-2 VP per neutral stone
Thus, it is possible to win a column and score negatively, e.g. 4 neutral stones and 1 of your own stones will give you -7 VP!
The player with the most points after scoring all 7 columns wins.