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Santorini

Santorini

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220 min12+ yrs3.3/5 complexity7.1 BGG84CouplesStrategy
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How do you play Santorini?

Santorini is a unique 2-player tile-placement game featuring a nearly vertical playing surface. Your goal is to be the first to place all of your hotels so that their views are captivating.

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Santorini is a unique 2-player tile-placement game featuring a nearly vertical playing surface. Your goal is to be the first to place all of your hotels so that their views are captivating. Players take turns placing interlocking hexagonal tiles on the inclined board, stacking upwards from the shoreline at the bottom. Each tile shows an isometric view of a portion of the village.

A hotel's view is defined as the collection of tiles below it. Each hotel caps a triangular shaped view. Blue domes, a signature architectural feature of the Santorini region, enhance the view (+1). Your opponent's hotels detract from the view (-1). You don't want your guests looking out at your competition, right?

Players start with 6 hotels. Each hotel has a number of windows. One 1-window Two 2-window Two 3-window One 4-window

In order to place a hotel, its view must contain at least as many blue dome tiles as the hotel has windows. Your opponent's hotels subtract from this number.

The first player to place all 6 of her hotels is the winner.

game anatomy
Complexity3.3 / 5
BGG rating7.1 / 10
Vibe
CouplesStrategy
Language dependence
No in-game text needed
🌐 plays without English
Play time
20 min
Players
2
Recommended age
12+ yrs
from Trișache · verified

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Q3How do you play Santorini?
Santorini is a abstract strategy game, for 2 players, taking ~20 minutes. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Santorini — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Santorini support?
Santorini is played by 2 players.
Q5How long does a game of Santorini take?
A game of Santorini takes about 20 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Santorini for?
Santorini is recommended from age 12.
Q7How complex is Santorini?
Santorini has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 3.3 out of 5.
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