Santorini Board Game for 2-4 Players Fun Greek Mythology Ages 8 and Up

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1. Santorini Game What is It and How to Play Verified Buyer – 9 October 2024

   OVERVIEW Santorini is a 3D board game with a Greek myth theme set on the Greek island of Santorini. You battle as players assisted by gods and demigods to build the town and see who reaches the top of the tallest structure in it first.. DETAILS Players: 2-4 (though 2 is optimal) Ages: 8+ (though a 6-year-old would grasp its simple play) Play Time: 20 minutes Publisher: Spin Master / Roxley Designer: Gordon Hamilton Illustrators: David Forest & Lina Cossette COMPONENTS 22 Level 1 Building Stories 18 Level 2 Building Stories 14 Level 3 Building Stories 18 Domes 1 Cliff Pedestal 1 Island Board 6 Builders, in three colors 30 God Powers cards 1 Manual of four pages Some editions of the game include an Ocean Board that goes around the Cliff Pedestal, but it is not included in Spin Master edition, which is the one reviewed. Santorini has been around in one form or another for a few decades now, but this is an updated version of the game, one that many fans were hoping to see finally hit the market again. The quality of the components is good and parallels that of many of the other newer board games on the market that are considered to be hobbyist games. The plastic pieces are durable, well molded, and should last. The artwork has a fun, youthful chibi style. The manual is well done, and because the game is so simple, most of it is devoted to further unpacking the powers of the various God Power cards. The cards depict various gods and demigods of the Greek pantheon, and on of the nice features is that the powers they grant players match what that deity is known for, so Aphrodite would force the other player to always move next to one of your players, or the Minotaur would allow you to force an opponent’s Builder out of its space. PLAY While the game states it plays with people, it’s just teams of two. The more common player total is a head-to-head two. Three players is possible, but it’s a little more chaotic. Two players really is best. The goal is to move around the island board and construct the white and blue buildings the island of Santorini is known for. You call upon variable player powers granted you by the God Powers cards to use your skills to outwit the other player/team and get to the top of a three-story building first. The game is simple, with just two rules: While abiding by any special abilities your builder has been granted by the gods, move one of your builders into a neighboring space, either on the same level, one level up, or any number of levels down.Then build a building level immediately next to that builder you moved. On the third level, place a dome instead, which will prevent that space from being used.. You win if you move one of your builders up to the third level. PRO + Fast play + Simple rules, but tough choices + Teachable in just a couple minutes + Looks beautiful as the town rises on the board, and will attract onlookers + God Powers cards ensure no two games play alike, so plenty of replayability + Appeals to a wide variety of players + Great price and value CON – Santorini is confrontational and has a screwage element to it that more sensitive gamers might not like – Unpacking and packing the game can take a little time because of the many pieces, but this is a quibble EXPANSION Santorini has an expansion that can be purchased, Golden Fleece, that adds more builder pieces, additional God Powers cards, new Hero Cards, the Ocean Board, and more. It’s a worthy upgrade for fans of the base game. SUMMARY Santorini is a new classic. Anyone looking for an alternative to chess, checkers, or other head-to-head game will find it an enjoyable choice. And it looks great too.

   

2. Matthew Verified Buyer – 12 February 2025

   As a board game collector with over 100 games, Santorini has quickly become my favourite for 2-3 players at any skill level. Some of my group struggle with complicated games, but so far everyone I’ve played Santorini with was enjoying it in under 10mins, and most played several games in a row. Even my 2yo son enjoys playing with the pieces and building the towers.
   

3. Metermind Verified Buyer – 1 March 2025

   This game has been on my radar for a bit and after seeing the price drop to a very reasonable $17 it had me thinking “What do I have to lose?” I purchased the game and played it that weekend with my wife. As the instructions suggest, we played first without the God Cards. The game moved quickly and after winning the first round we decided to play two more as is. After three games we felt comfortable with the game mechanics and played another with the God Cards. This was a lot of fun and added some interesting strategy to a game we thought we understood. Like I said, it’s easy to learn, but the random combination of God Cards has us curious how each player will match up with their special power against a completely different special power. We’re working our way through the deck randomly and can’t wait to squeeze a quick game in between having to do other things.
   

4. カラフルミッチー Verified Buyer – 28 March 2025

   ルールが簡単なのに奥深いボードゲーム
   簡単な詰め将棋をしている位には考える

   ゲーム自体はシンプルだが、プレイヤーが持つ神のパワーによって様々な戦い方が出来る
   戦う神の組み合わせが変わるとゲームも大きく変わるので何度でも楽しめる

   私はこのゲームと拡張版を合わせて500回は遊んで大満足でした。
   

5. Kymmieke Verified Buyer – 9 April 2025

   Fun game
   

6. Dufscorp Verified Buyer – 28 April 2025

   Santorini es un juego abstracto que se juega en una cuadrícula de 5×5, a primera vista pensarás que es un tipo de tablero de ajedrez, pero con mucho color. Sus reglas son muy muy sencillas. No genera ninguna confusión y además trae cartas de dioses, para ampliar el juego más allá de la base.
   Los componentes son muy buenos para el objetivo del juego, hace ver el tablero vistoso mientras armas tu estrategia. Para dos jugadores es recomendable, ya que para 3 es muy poco tablero, y para 4 es básicamente un 1vs1 porque es juego en equipo.

   Santornini se juega en dos pasos que debes hacer cada turno. 1) moverte un espacio adyacente (en todas direcciones) y 2) construir en un espacio adyacente (desde la ubicación de tu monito que se movió). Y solo tienes que cuidar 1) que no te muevas o construyas donde hay otro monito y que 2) tu monito solo puede subir o bajar un nivel cuando se mueve. Gana el que ponga a uno de sus monitos en un tercer nivel (cada edificio que se construye puede llegar a un 4° nivel, que es el bloqueo total. Así de básicas son las reglas, pero cuando lo juegues, verás que no es tan sencillo como parece, llegar a esa planta.