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Apr 14, 2026·How to play·14:52·1896·Watch on YouTube

How to Play: Awaken the Ancients

Gregg Jewell Games

Gregg Jewell Games

Watch “How to Play: Awaken the Ancients,” a how-to-play guide for Awaken the Ancients from Gregg Jewell Games on BoardGameVideo.

Description provided by Gregg Jewell Games on YouTube:

00:00 Introduction to Awaken the Ancients 00:45 Unboxing and Components Overview 02:10 Ancient and Keeper Cards Explained 04:20 Base Game Setup Instructions 05:50 Game Objective and Turn Structure 07:10 Seed Movement and Awakening Rituals Demonstration 10:00 Strategic Play and Challenges 13:00 Winning the Game and Scoring 14:00 Expansions and Advanced Play Suggestions Designed by Gregg Jewell Published by Best with One Games

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Awaken the Ancients

Awaken the Ancients

2026·Gregg Jewell

1 players
10 - 30 min
Light weight: Learn it in minutes

About Awaken the Ancients, from BoardGameGeek:

It is time to awaken the Ancients from their hibernation! As Warden of the Grove, your duty is to perform awakening rituals on the slumbering Ancients. Each awakening ritual is uniquely attuned to a specific Ancient, drawing its power from a combination of limited Wildseeds. Once awakened, some Ancients may need to consume seeds to restore their vitality. Plan your actions wisely to ensure you have enough seeds to awaken all the Ancients and preserve the grove's harmony under your careful stewardship. In Awaken the Ancients, carefully manage your limited supply of seed tokens to perform unique awakening rituals attuned to each Ancient. You'll strategically move seeds Mancala style around a grid of 8 Ancients, placing them on specific Ancients to match their awakening requirements. Once an Ancient is awakened, it may consume certain seeds for nourishment, removing them from play. The challenge lies in planning your moves to ensure all eight Ancients are awakened before you run out of seeds or it becomes impossible to complete the rituals. Manage your resources wisely and use the Keepers' abilities to control the direction of seed movement, striving to achieve victory by awakening all Ancients. After a win, you final score is equal to the number of seeds remaining in the game. This version of the game also includes the following expansions: Blight and Bother, Starstones, and the Dream Eater. -description from the publisher

Designer

Gregg Jewell

Artist

Cole Munro-Chitty

Publisher

Best With 1 Games

Categories

Fantasy

Mechanics

Abstract Movement & CapturePattern Recognition
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