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Unearth

Uncover ruins of lost cities and build Wonders in this dice-placement game. .

Description:

Long ago, your ancestors built great cities across the world. Now your tribe must explore forests, deserts, islands, mountains, and caverns to find these lost cities. Claim the ruins, build places of power, and restore the glory of a bygone age.

Unearth is a bend-your-luck game of dice placement and set collection. Designed by Jason Harner and Matthew Ransom, it plays in under an hour with 2-4 players. Each player leads a tribe of Delvers, represented by five dice (3 six-sided, 1 four-sided, and 1 eight-sided). Players take turns rolling and placing dice in an attempt to claim Ruins.

The game's elegant core mechanic is accessible to players of all skill levels. High rolls help players claim Ruins, while low rolls help players collect Stones. This opens two paths to victory: claiming sets of Ruins or using Stones to build Wonders. Delver cards help you affect your dice rolls or dice in play, and Wonders can grant abilities that impact the late game.


--description from BoardGameGeek.com

Time to play: # of players: Recommended Age:
clock indicating 45 minutes 2 to 4 players recommended Recommended for ages 8 and up
30 to 60 minutes 2 to 4 8+
Complexity: Player dynamic: Skill:
A head with a puzzle inside piece slightly filled with blue to indicate low complexity rating arm wrestling to indicate light competition between players circle of arrows around a gear to indicate strategy
1.95 / 5 Light competition

Strategy, Dice Game

 

Unearth Additional Resources

Suggested Use:

Community Building

6 figures joined by a circle to indicate Community Building

Please refer to the books and articles listed on the Board Game: Home page for general readings regarding board game play and psychology.

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