2022S J Macdonald, Shem Phillips
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1 - 4 players60 - 90 minHeavy weight

2025S J Macdonald, Emanuele Ornella, Shem Phillips
Mainly reviews and how-to-play. Assyria: Second Edition is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 7 reviews, 4 how-to-play guides, 4 recorded sessions, 4 unboxings, and 4 other videos.
From BoardGameGeek
Before uniting to become one of history's great empires, the ancient Assyrian people expanded as smaller nomadic tribes along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Here they fished, farmed, and flourished, despite the lingering threat of flooding. They claimed new land, constructed great ziggurats, and cultivated their influence with surrounding civilizations. Now it's time to bring your offerings and gather your gold! May your feet find favor wherever they go. The aim of Assyria is to be the player with the most victory points (VP) at game's end. You gain points primarily by building huts and ziggurats, making offerings, and increasing your influence. Each round, players bid for turn order, expand on the map, and take various actions. After the third and sixth rounds, a flood will occur, wiping away everything along the two rivers. After the final flood, the player with the most points wins. This second edition of Assyria is a redeveloped and redesigned edition of the 2009 release Assyria. -description from the publisher
Assyria: Second Edition has 23 videos from 17 creators: 7 reviews, 4 how-to-play guides, 4 playthroughs, 4 unboxings and 4 other videos. They date from 2024 to May 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "Assyria 2nd Edition: Tutorial & Playthrough" by Gaming Rules!, which runs 2 h 41 min. For a quicker teach, "Assyria: Second Edition - Official How to Play. Complete, Clear, Concise Board Game Tutorial" by Meeple University runs 27 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Assyria: Second Edition - Be strong, sacrifice your buildings for actions!" by Meeple University. 7 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Solo Play Sunday: Assyria: Second Edition!" by BoardGameDave, one of 4 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Wayfarers of the South Tigris, Legacy of Yu, Viscounts of the West Kingdom and Architects of the West Kingdom, also by Shem Phillips.
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2022S J Macdonald, Shem Phillips
1 - 4 players60 - 90 minHeavy weight
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1 - 4 players60 - 90 minHeavy weight
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1 - 5 players60 - 80 minMedium weight
From BoardGameGeek:
Before uniting to become one of history's great empires, the ancient Assyrian people expanded as smaller nomadic tribes along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Here they fished, farmed, and flourished, despite the lingering threat of flooding. They claimed new land, constructed great ziggurats, and cultivated their influence with surrounding civilizations. Now it's time to bring your offerings and gather your gold! May your feet find favor wherever they go. The aim of Assyria is to be the player with the most victory points (VP) at game's end. You gain points primarily by building huts and ziggurats, making offerings, and increasing your influence. Each round, players bid for turn order, expand on the map, and take various actions. After the third and sixth rounds, a flood will occur, wiping away everything along the two rivers. After the final flood, the player with the most points wins. This second edition of Assyria is a redeveloped and redesigned edition of the 2009 release Assyria. -description from the publisher
Designers
S J Macdonald, Emanuele Ornella, Shem Phillips
Artist
Sam Phillips
Publisher
Garphill Games
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Mechanics