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Mar 31, 2026·Review·13:59·198·Watch on YouTube

Towers of Sifnos | Let's Influence Gold, Silver, and Lead | Kickstarter Board Game Preview

kovray

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Watch “Towers of Sifnos | Let's Influence Gold, Silver, and Lead | Kickstarter Board Game Preview,” a board game review for Towers of Sifnos on BoardGameVideo.

Description provided by kovray on YouTube:

Welcome to Kovray! We're a couple who adores board games and seeks to share our joy and passion with you. Today, we'll be previewing Towers of Sifnos, protecting the island's gold, silver, and lead from pirates! Towers of Sifnos is designed by S J Macdonald and Shem Phillips, it's illustrated by Sam Phillips and published by Garphill Games, who helped sponsor this video. Learn More: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shem/the-great-sea-and-towers-of-sifnos In Towers of Sifnos, you’ll take on a role of an ancient Greek commander, working to defend the island from incoming pirate invasions. Over time, you’ll build out a network of towers, develop your card engine, and position your forces across the island to secure the most influence over the Gold, Silver, and Lead. Your goal in this game is to score the most victory points. Most of those points come from increasing your influence across three resources, gold, silver, and lead, as well as from placing forts and beacons and other scoring opportunities. The game ends immediately after the third wave of reinforcements arrives, at that point players total up their points and whoever has the most wins. Question of the Day: What island would you love to see a board game be based on? Thanks for watching our crowdfunding Board Game Preview Video of Towers of Sifnos! 🥰 Enjoyed our content and want to support our work? Please consider checking out our: 📣 Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kovray 💬 Our Discord: https://discord.gg/mqwR9PPpdr Follow along our social media to join in on our adventures! 📘Facebook - @Kovray https://www.facebook.com/kovray 📸Instagram - @kovraystudios https://www.instagram.com/kovraystudios 🩵 Blue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/kovray.bsky.social 🕰️Tiktok - @kovraystudios 0:00 Towers of Sifnos 0:29 Game Overview 5:41 Engine Building and CARDS 6:55 Racing for Benefits 7:31 Separation to Engine Building 8:07 Card Economy 9:28 Timing of Invasions 11:09 Dice in Buildings 11:53 Game End 12:40 In Summary 13:24 Learn More 13:41 Question of the Day BGG - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/459919/towers-of-sifnos A prototype copy of this game was provided to us by the publisher to share this video with you. #BoardGames #TowersofSifnos #Preview

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Towers of Sifnos

Towers of Sifnos

2026·S J Macdonald, Shem Phillips

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Mostly reviews and playthroughs. Towers of Sifnos is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 3 reviews, 2 how-to-play guides, 3 recorded sessions, and 1 other video.

1 - 4 players
60 - 90 min

About Towers of Sifnos, from BoardGameGeek:

Following the aftermath of the Samian invasion, the Greek inhabitants of Sifnos sought to better defend their mineral rich land. Over the course of several centuries, they constructed a network of over seventy beacon towers scattered across the small island. This system would allow them to quickly communicate a variety of messages, and most importantly, warn of incoming sea invasions. Now's your chance to step into the role of an ancient Greek military commander! Prepare your people against raiding pirates by constructing towers, mustering soldiers, and investing into the future of Sifnos. Your goal in Towers of Sifnos is to have the most victory points (VP) at game's end. Points are primarily gained by increasing your influence and successfully defending the mining operations of the island's three predominant minerals: gold, silver, and lead. Players track their influence over these minerals on their player boards. Several invasions will occur over the course of the game, granting players the opportunity to prove their proficiency and might. After each invasion, the pirates will either grow in number or much needed allied reinforcements will arrive. The game ends immediately after three waves of reinforcements have arrived at the island. -description from the publisher

Designers

S J Macdonald, Shem Phillips

Artist

Sam Phillips

Publisher

Garphill Games

Categories

Ancient

Mechanics

Area Majority / InfluenceHand Management
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