Watch “Scholars of the South Tigris: My Favorite Mechanism,” a board game review for Scholars of the South Tigris from Stonemaier Games on BoardGameVideo.
Description provided by Stonemaier Games on YouTube:
Jamey discusses his favorite mechanism in the game about language translation, Scholars of the South Tigris.
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Mainly reviews. Scholars of the South Tigris is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 35 reviews, 11 how-to-play guides, 9 recorded sessions, 12 unboxings, and 3 other videos.
1 - 4 players
60 - 90 min
Very heavy weight: Rules-dense, long sessions
About Scholars of the South Tigris, from BoardGameGeek:
Scholars of the South Tigris is set during the height of the Abbasid Caliphate, circa 830 AD. The Caliph has called upon the keenest minds to acquire scientific manuscripts from all over the known world. Players will need to increase their influence in the House of Wisdom, and hire skilled linguists to translate the foreign scrolls into Arabic. In this Golden Age of wisdom and knowledge, be mindful not to neglect one in pursuit of the other.
The aim of Scholars of the South Tigris is to be the player with the most victory points (VP) at the game's end. Points are gained by translating scrolls, increasing knowledge in various areas of science and mathematics, influencing the 3 guilds, and by retiring translators after their years of faithful service. The game end is triggered once all 4 caliph cards have been revealed.
-description from the publisher