It was the 5th century BCE and we, the Athenians, had been victorious over the Persians. The Delian League was now under our military control and the income generated by federation fees had made us prosperous. It was time for an ambitious building programme and the most talented architects in ancient Greece were ready. We were going to build housing, temples, markets, gardens and barracks. Our planning rules were going to create a harmonious community, enhanced by plazas. We would create new quarries to provide the stone to stretch our city towards the sky. We were going to build our high city, our Akropolis by Jules Messaud from Gigamic.
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Useful Links
Akropolis: https://export.gigamic.com/akropolis-game/
Rulebook: https://export.gigamic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/GIGAMIC_AKROPOLIS_RULES_EN_23-12.pdf
Gigamic: https://export.gigamic.com/
BGG listing: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/357563/akropolis
Carcassonne: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/822/carcassonne
Smallworld review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2021/04/10/smallworld-saturday-review/
Intro Music: Bomber (Sting) by Riot (https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/)
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