''Gheos'' is a
tile-laying board game
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designed by René Wiersma. Graphic design and illustration was supplied by Joshua Cappel, and box cover art was painted by Allan Bednar. The game was published in 2006 by
Z-Man Games
Z-Man Games is an American board game company, incorporated in 1999. It was named after its founder, Zev Shlasinger. The company is known for their ''Pandemic'' series of board games, as well as being the sole publisher for the English editions of ...
.
Gameplay
In ''Gheos'' the players assume the role of gods who shape the earth and populate it with people. By playing triangular cardboard tiles, which depict various configurations of water and land, players form seas and continents. These continents may become inhabited by civilizations. Players try to gain followers in these civilizations, and by using one of their three scoring tokens at opportune moments players score points, the score depending on the various symbols depicted on the continents as well as on the number of followers per civilization. Placing tiles may result in civilizations migrating to a different continent, or it may start a war between different civilizations.
After a number of
Epoch
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tiles have been drawn the game ends and, after a final scoring round, the player with the most points is declared the winner.
History
Before being published an early prototype of the game won a board game contest hosted by the
Board Game Designers' Forum. The ''Gheos'' prototype also reached the final round of the
Hippodice boardgame contest in 2005. The published version of the game received a
Mensa Select
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Award in 2007.
Reviews
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Pyramid
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References
External links
* Z-Man games
''Gheos'' product page* {{bgg, 23730, ''Gheos''
Board games introduced in 2006
Board games with a modular board
Mensa Select winners
Z-Man Games games