2023Simone Luciani, Nestore Mangone
- Videos
- 100
- Creators
- 74
1 - 4 players60 - 120 minHeavy weight

2024Yaniv Kahana, Simone Luciani
Mostly reviews and how-to-play. Mesos is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 14 reviews, 8 how-to-play guides, 3 recorded sessions, 1 unboxings, and 1 other video.
From BoardGameGeek
Thousands of years ago, a new era was beginning for humankind. The nomadic hunter-gatherers who had laboriously earned their place on Earth organized into small groups, differentiating social roles, building the first settlements, and initiating a great revolution. Scientists call this period "Mesolithic", and this game talks about those people. In MESOS, you are the leader of an ancient tribe, and as such, your role is to nurture the growth of your tribe by adding new members, ensuring its sustenance, constructing buildings, and addressing unfolding events. Each round, you must place your totem pawn on the offer track, then following the pawns' order on the track, you will acquire character or building cards and add them to your tribe. Each card has specific effects and may earn prestige points (PP) as you construct specialized buildings and prepare wisely for the events you will face. Whoever manages to bring the most prestige to their tribe wins.
Mesos has 27 videos from 27 creators: 14 reviews, 8 how-to-play guides, 3 playthroughs, 1 unboxing and 1 other video. They date from 2024 to September 2025.
To learn the rules, start with "MESOS | BOARD GAME TUTORIAL" by Cranio Creations Uncut, which runs 8 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Mesos - Board Game Review" by Board Gaming Ramblings. 14 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Mesos Board Game | Playthrough| Review" by Ant Lab Games, one of 3 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Darwin's Journey, Nucleum, Tiletum and Barrage, also by Simone Luciani. It appears in convention videos from Spiel Essen 2024.
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2023Simone Luciani, Nestore Mangone
1 - 4 players60 - 120 minHeavy weight
2023Simone Luciani, Dávid Turczi
1 - 4 players60 - 150 minVery heavy weight
2022Simone Luciani, Daniele Tascini
1 - 4 players60 - 100 minHeavy weight
2019Tommaso Battista, Simone Luciani
1 - 4 players90 - 180 minVery heavy weight
From BoardGameGeek:
Thousands of years ago, a new era was beginning for humankind. The nomadic hunter-gatherers who had laboriously earned their place on Earth organized into small groups, differentiating social roles, building the first settlements, and initiating a great revolution. Scientists call this period "Mesolithic", and this game talks about those people. In MESOS, you are the leader of an ancient tribe, and as such, your role is to nurture the growth of your tribe by adding new members, ensuring its sustenance, constructing buildings, and addressing unfolding events. Each round, you must place your totem pawn on the offer track, then following the pawns' order on the track, you will acquire character or building cards and add them to your tribe. Each card has specific effects and may earn prestige points (PP) as you construct specialized buildings and prepare wisely for the events you will face. Whoever manages to bring the most prestige to their tribe wins.
Designers
Yaniv Kahana, Simone Luciani
Artist
Kerri Aitken
Publisher
Cranio Creations
Categories
Mechanics