Thebai - Board Game Review - 10 Turns Are Forever

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Thebai - Board Game Review - 10 Turns Are Forever Dark times loom over the kingdom of Thebes. The blind, old king Oedipus left the throne in disgrace and asked Polynices and Eteocles, his own sons, to rule the city together. But power corrupts and ancient feuds call for new blood to be spilled. Soon, Polynices finds himself leading an army from the rival city of Argos against his own brother. The Theban nobles support Eteocles as he maintains precarious rule over Thebes. The young king calls for defenders to man the seven gates of the city, while the invaders’ seven champions lead the attack on the gates. Meanwhile, the famous citadel of Thebes, the Cadmea, lies in disarray. It is as if the Fates themselves have lined everything up against the current rulers of Thebes! While the common folks prepare for war, the noble families whisper among themselves that the time for new leadership has come, and the time to rebuild the Cadmea is now! In Thebai, players assume the role of influential leaders from noble families during the tumultuous late Bronze Age. Throughout the game, players are tasked with rebuilding the Cadmea, the citadel of Thebes, while restoring the city’s exports, praying to the gods of the city, and protecting the lives of the citizens as grand heroes spill each other’s blood outside the gates. The game lasts 10 rounds, each divided into an Action phase and a Fate phase. During the Action phase, players use one Citizen die, and then move their Archon on the Cadmea. During the Fate phase, players may get additional scoring opportunities, depending on their accomplishments and for protecting the city gates. After final scoring the player with the most Victory Points is the winner. —description from the publisher *************************************** SUBSCRIBE ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmjyHBcqxxQjrg0KUN944dQ?sub_confirmation=1 KIENDA SPONSOR REFERRAL LINK The Broken Meeple is happy to be sponsored by Kienda.co.uk where you can buy great games at great prices from a warehouse local to where I live! If you register an account on their website using my referral link and/or code you can get 5% discount on your first order over £60. And for every referral link used, the channel has greater access to further review copies for more content on the channel! https://kienda.co.uk/brokenmeeple Referral Code: 02610323 MEEPLE COFFEE REFERRAL LINK - 5% off your order https://www.meeplecoffee.co.uk/?ref=Yhl9kXP7S9bg-k SHIRTS AND MERCH STUDIO MERCHANDISE - T-Shirts galore! https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/ShirtsAndMerchStudio RENT SHUFFLE AND ROLL REFERRAL LINK Gain 50% off your first month renting board games at RENT, SHUFFLE & ROLL at: https://rentshuffleandroll.co.uk/ Code: - BrokenMeeple50 *************************************** Related Content Welcome To My Channel (Who I Am) ► https://youtu.be/I8mtQvDb_FM Orloj Review ► https://youtu.be/RSOlUuYlcgA Ada's Dream Review ► https://youtu.be/zYZULBXinfQ Lost Lumina Review ► https://youtu.be/PmfgpRwBYfc *************************************** Who Am I? One single batchelor from the UK talking about his passion for board games and the people who play them! I support small content creators, board game cafes and go against the status quo when it comes to the board game industry. I give my honest opinions without bias towards any publishers or designers and will not hold back if I don't like a game. You don't like my opinion, that's fine, but I'm not going to sugar coat my thoughts or suck up to the highest paying bidder. I'm here for the consumer and I wish to remain objective. The Broken Meeple is a variety channel that hosts all kinds of board game content from reviews to Top 10 lists to playthroughs to live streams. I look forward to engaging with you, the community on my live streams or in the comments on my videos! *************************************** Timestamps: 00:00 - KIENDA Promo 01:07 - Introduction 02:22 - Game Overview 08:48 - The Good Things 22:34 - The Bad Stuff 34:54 - Solo Mode 44:38 - Summary and Verdict #brokenmeeple #thebai #thebes #turczi #boardgames #boardgame #lukehector #supportsmallcreators #tabletop #tabletopgames #bgg #boardgamer #boardgamereview *************************************** Useful Links Become a Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/TheBrokenMeeple Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/thebrokenmeeple Twitter ► http://twitter.com/TheBrokenMeeple Instagram ► https://www.instagram.com/thebrokenmeeple Podcast ► https://soundcloud.com/luke-hector-broken-meeple Full credit to BoardGameGeek and its members for any images used that aren't my own or part of the publisher press kit.