Höyük

Description

Imagine yourself some 10.000 years ago in the Middle East... Your Clan has left the ancient nomadic life and settled with 4 other Clans in the valley. Once again the community has been successful in harvesting crop, and some families are getting better at raising animals: next moon will see the birth of a new generation of pups. We all praise our own Gods and Mother Goddess for being good to us. This new Era has brought something new to us: the area is progressively filling with dwellings, built tight against each other. New generations are building their houses over the remains of old constructions. Our greatest Families have now constructions way up over the land, proudly showing off their Shrines and wealth to the community. Who knows, when the children of our children will come to the world, which Clan will rule this multitude? In Höyük each player represents a Clan during the Neolithic period. You will erect a miniature version of the cities built in Anatolia more than 9500 years ago on the Höyük board using tiles representing Houses but also more pieces come to complete the game such as Ovens, Shrines, Pens and more.. Purpose of the game is to score the most victory points and for that you will have many choices and it depends on how you play in order to win. The best clan will prevail in Höyük! July 2007 : Höyük is the 2007 recipient of Parthenay Game Designer's Trophee. This prize is awarded during the 2 weeks game festival of Parthenay (France). Prototype games are tested and graded during the festival by the public and a jury. Both grades are eventually combined and the game with the highest average wins.