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Babylon

Babylon

2024·Olivier Grégoire

Videos
6
Creators
6

Mostly reviews. Babylon is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 4 reviews, 1 how-to-play guides, and 1 unboxings.

2 - 4 players
40 - 60 min
Light weight: Learn it in minutes

From BoardGameGeek

In the 6th century BCE, Nebuchadnezzar II, king of Babylon, wanted to honor his young wife, Amytis of Media, with magnificent gardens featuring a multitude of beautifully scented flowers, so he called on the most eminent architects in his kingdom to test their ingenuity and realize his vision of creating what would become one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. In Babylon, you take on the role of an eminent architect. Dig the quarry for the best materials, and use them wisely to build your gardens. At the end of the game, the player who unveils the most impressive design before the king will be declared the winner and crowned the greatest architect in the kingdom. Although Babylon is accessible to the whole family, it is also very popular with heavy gamers, due to a large number of optimization possibilities. The game box, representing the quarry from which you will draw your construction materials, is placed in the center of the table. On your turn, take a Terrace tile of your choice from the quarry and receive, depending on its location, a variable number of pillars. Use these pillars to place your tile on your personal board and, if you can, beautify your garden with different decorative elements. Build your terraces to go from floor to floor and decorate them as much as possible. At the end of the game, each decorative element will give you victory points depending on the floor where it is located. -description from the publisher

Babylon

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Learn to play

All the Games with Steph: Babylon1:43:28

All the Games with Steph: Babylon

Steph Hodge

Steph Hodge

Review

Babylon I can't believe that this is only 50€ at Essen Spiel!!6:35

Babylon I can't believe that this is only 50€ at Essen Spiel!!

Rahdo Runs Through

Rahdo Runs Through

Which Babylon video should I watch?

Babylon has 6 videos from 6 creators: 4 reviews, 1 how-to-play guide and 1 unboxing. They date from 2024 to March 2026.

To learn the rules, start with "All the Games with Steph: Babylon" by Steph Hodge, which runs 1 h 43 min.

For an opinion before you buy, start with "Babylon ►►► I can't believe that this is only 50€ at Essen Spiel!!" by Rahdo Runs Through. 4 creators have reviewed it.

If you like it, try Tiwanaku, HOPE and Dreams, also by Olivier Grégoire, or Stamp Swap, which shares several of its mechanics. It appears in convention videos from Spiel Essen 2024.

All videos

Babylon I can't believe that this is only 50€ at Essen Spiel!!Review6:35

Babylon I can't believe that this is only 50€ at Essen Spiel!!

Rahdo Runs Through

Rahdo Runs Through

Babylon Review: Don't Leave Us HangingReview17:43

Babylon Review: Don't Leave Us Hanging

The Dice Tower

The Dice Tower

All the Games with Steph: BabylonHow to play1:43:28

All the Games with Steph: Babylon

Steph Hodge

Steph Hodge

Babylon Boardgame Review: Strategy, Playthrough, and Designer SecretsReview12:01

Babylon Boardgame Review: Strategy, Playthrough, and Designer Secrets

ClaudeGaming

ClaudeGaming

UNBOXING - BABYLON - Board Games - #indaboxUnboxing2:45

UNBOXING - BABYLON - Board Games - #indabox

Stocaylus

Stocaylus

3D Goodness or Flop?Review5:22

3D Goodness or Flop?

Board Gaymes James

Board Gaymes James

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Board Gaymes James
Board Gaymes James
1 video of this game
ClaudeGaming
ClaudeGaming
1 video of this game
Rahdo Runs Through
Rahdo Runs Through
1 video of this game
Steph Hodge
Steph Hodge
1 video of this game
Stocaylus
Stocaylus
1 video of this game
The Dice Tower
The Dice Tower
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About Babylon

From BoardGameGeek:

In the 6th century BCE, Nebuchadnezzar II, king of Babylon, wanted to honor his young wife, Amytis of Media, with magnificent gardens featuring a multitude of beautifully scented flowers, so he called on the most eminent architects in his kingdom to test their ingenuity and realize his vision of creating what would become one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. In Babylon, you take on the role of an eminent architect. Dig the quarry for the best materials, and use them wisely to build your gardens. At the end of the game, the player who unveils the most impressive design before the king will be declared the winner and crowned the greatest architect in the kingdom. Although Babylon is accessible to the whole family, it is also very popular with heavy gamers, due to a large number of optimization possibilities. The game box, representing the quarry from which you will draw your construction materials, is placed in the center of the table. On your turn, take a Terrace tile of your choice from the quarry and receive, depending on its location, a variable number of pillars. Use these pillars to place your tile on your personal board and, if you can, beautify your garden with different decorative elements. Build your terraces to go from floor to floor and decorate them as much as possible. At the end of the game, each decorative element will give you victory points depending on the floor where it is located. -description from the publisher

Designer

Olivier Grégoire

Artist

The Creation Studio

Publisher

Geek Attitude Games

Categories

AncientArabianCity Building

Mechanics

Modular Board & Variable SetupDraftingMeasurement MovementTile Placement
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