I liked the presentation Cyclades the last World Game and I could do a guest appearance this weekend. The purpose
the game is to be the first to build two cities in this imaginary archipelago of islands and each player must manage its resources for the favor of the gods (in bidding for a sacrifice to God at every turn).
We can do nothing without these sacrifices must be sacrificed to Ares recruiting armies or to move them to Poseidon to raise fleets or move. As there is at most a player who has the favor of Ares every turn, this makes it very successive movements, except that they may obtain the favor of a mythological monster (there are 17) and some powers closer to God. Sacrifice to Zeus achieves priests (which lowers the price of sacrifices future) or temples (which lowers the price of monsters). Sacrifice to Athena allows intellectual development (1 or 2 per round philosophers, knowing that 4 philosophers give immediately a City). The choice not to spend sacrifice (sacrificing to Apollo) is not always bad as it may increase future resources (a cornucopia of placing in the territories controlled). The multiplicity of strategies to achieve these conditions allows victories surprises.
The author, Bruno Cathala, gives some tips for beginners .
The game begins slowly enough as it has few areas where resources and accelerating accumulate. I decided to call my colony the Spartans (even if we imagine a little thalassocracy) and selected an aggressive play by sacrificing quickly Ares. My opponent had a colony Armida Pythagorean and sacrificed to Athena . I was surprised at how quickly their first city, Platonopolis thanks to philosophers, but I managed to distribute some elements and a conquest of their university, I reached my first as City, Phobos Deimos-kai-. The Pythagoreans became more aggressive, with a sudden air invasion by Pegasus . They largely dominated me in wealth and the gap is widening with each cycle, even if it made them spend a lot in their sacrifices. To avoid the random battles (many find there are too many random Cyclades), it suffices to have at least two armies more than the opponent but it was often not the case.
Finally, our strategies s'inversèrent. The Pythagoreans sacrificed greatly Ares and Poseidon to prepare for a massive invasion, but the chance that Athena would be pretty high in the priorities for this round. Sparta managed to accumulate as the "philosophers" (presumably "Lycurgus" or foreigners) without noticing that the Pythagoreans, which allowed me to win my second city, Eris, by surprise (finally, these screens that hide resources are used).
Rereading the rules, I realize that two, we should have gone to the 3rd Precinct to finish, but it would have made the game drag on and the first part had still last 1:30. I remain a casual gamer as it is not role playing but the game seems very much alive. But it will take 2-3 parts test before seeing the longevity of the game
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