2026Jasper Beatrix, Phil Gross, Bobby West
- Videos
- 3
- Creators
- 3
Reviews
4 - 16 players30 minLight weight
The Monolith
2026Phil Gross
- Videos
- 7
- Creators
- 5
Mainly reviews. The Monolith is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 4 reviews, 1 recorded sessions, and 2 other videos.
3 - 4 players
120 min
Heavy weight: Expect a long teach
From BoardGameGeek
ONCE WE WERE SAILORS WHO TRAVELED THE STARS. PATHETIC. PURPOSELESS. THEN WE FOUND THE HOLY PLANET AND THE MONOLITH WAS HERE, WAITING FOR US ALL ALONG. In The Monolith, 3-4 players take on the roles of shaman, leading their warriors in battle against each other, all for the pleasure of the monolith that holds them in thrall. Each round, players take turns spending hearts to complete actions. These actions allow them to recruit and move warriors, move their shaman and activate any shaman powers, or bid hearts on powerful divination cards When a player thinks they've taken the actions they need for the round, they dump their remaining hearts into the monolith. The sooner they feed their hearts to the monolith, the more actions they will have during combat, but do it too soon, and risk watching the other players change the board state in your absence! Once all players have put their remaining hearts in the monolith, the monolith is lifted, revealing the combat actions the remaining hearts have been sorted into! Battles are fast and brutal, and only the most clever players will outmaneuver their enemies and boast of their deeds to the sacred stone! -description from the publisher
Watch first
Which video should I watch for The Monolith?
The Monolith has 7 videos from 5 creators: 4 reviews, 1 playthrough and 2 other videos. They date from June to September 2026.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "The Monolith - Live Play" by The Dice Tower. 4 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "The Monolith Gameplay - The Battlefield is Strewn with Corpses!" by BoardGameCo.
If you like it, try "Normal" Human and ContraBanter, also by Phil Gross, or Cthulhu Wars and Yucatan, which share several of its mechanics.
All videos
Creators who cover this
BoardGameCo
2 videos of this game
Bower's Game Corner
2 videos of this game
Plaid Hat Games
1 video of this game
Rob's Tabletop World
1 video of this game
The Dice Tower
1 video of this game
Games like this
2015Sandy Petersen, Lincoln Petersen
- Videos
- 58
- Creators
- 37
Mainly reviews and how-to-play
2 - 4 players90 - 120 minHeavy weight
2023Guillaume Montiage
- Videos
- 24
- Creators
- 17
Mainly reviews and unboxings
2 - 4 players90 minHeavy weight
About The Monolith
From BoardGameGeek:
ONCE WE WERE SAILORS WHO TRAVELED THE STARS. PATHETIC. PURPOSELESS. THEN WE FOUND THE HOLY PLANET AND THE MONOLITH WAS HERE, WAITING FOR US ALL ALONG. In The Monolith, 3-4 players take on the roles of shaman, leading their warriors in battle against each other, all for the pleasure of the monolith that holds them in thrall. Each round, players take turns spending hearts to complete actions. These actions allow them to recruit and move warriors, move their shaman and activate any shaman powers, or bid hearts on powerful divination cards When a player thinks they've taken the actions they need for the round, they dump their remaining hearts into the monolith. The sooner they feed their hearts to the monolith, the more actions they will have during combat, but do it too soon, and risk watching the other players change the board state in your absence! Once all players have put their remaining hearts in the monolith, the monolith is lifted, revealing the combat actions the remaining hearts have been sorted into! Battles are fast and brutal, and only the most clever players will outmaneuver their enemies and boast of their deeds to the sacred stone! -description from the publisher
Designer
Phil Gross
Artists
Thomas Elliott, Alfie Garland, Calder Moore
Publisher
Plaid Hat Games
Categories
Mechanics