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Best with 4 players
102 of 179 votes
Player-recommended age: 10+
12 of 25 votes
2-6
45'
14
Moderate in-game text
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Ethnos
Ethnos is a captivating strategy game where you'll gather allied tribes to accumulate glory and become Lord of the Ethnos Kingdoms. Ideal for 2-6 players, it combines simple game mechanics with strategic depth for games lasting about 45 minutes. Published by Asmodee, ages 14 and up.
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Description
In Ethnos, players call upon the support of giants, merfolk, halfings, minotaurs, and other fantasy tribes to help them gain control of the land. After three ages of play, whoever has collected the most glory wins! In more detail, the land of Ethnos contains twelve tribes of fantasy creatures, and in each game you choose six of them (five in a 2/3-player game), then create a deck with only the creatures in those tribes. The cards come in six colors, which match the six regions of Ethnos. Place three glory tokens in each region, arranging them from low to high. Each player starts the game with one card in hand, then 4-12 cards are placed face up on the table. On a turn, a player either recruits an ally or plays a band of allies. In the former case, you take a face-up card (without replacing it from the deck) or the top card of the deck and add it to your hand. In the latter case, you choose a set of cards in your hand that match either in tribe or in color, play them in front of you on the table, then discard all other cards in hand. You then place one or more tokens in the region that matches the color of the top card just played, and you use the power of the tribe member on the top card just played. At the end of the first age, whoever has the most tokens in a region scores the glory shown on the first token. After the second age, the players with the most and secondmost tokens score glory equal to the values shown on the first and second tokens. Players score again after the third age, then whoever has the most glory wins. (Games with two and three players last only two ages.)
Additional information
| Mechanics: | Area Control/Area Influence Card Drafting Set Collection |
| Categories: | Fantasy |
| Alternative names: | Ethnos Этнос エスノス 幻界之爭 에스노스 |
| BARCODE: | 3558380049050 |
| In 22 wishlists In 9 collections This was seen 13601 times | |
Description
In Ethnos, players call upon the support of giants, merfolk, halfings, minotaurs, and other fantasy tribes to help them gain control of the land. After three ages of play, whoever has collected the most glory wins! In more detail, the land of Ethnos contains twelve tribes of fantasy creatures, and in each game you choose six of them (five in a 2/3-player game), then create a deck with only the creatures in those tribes. The cards come in six colors, which match the six regions of Ethnos. Place three glory tokens in each region, arranging them from low to high. Each player starts the game with one card in hand, then 4-12 cards are placed face up on the table. On a turn, a player either recruits an ally or plays a band of allies. In the former case, you take a face-up card (without replacing it from the deck) or the top card of the deck and add it to your hand. In the latter case, you choose a set of cards in your hand that match either in tribe or in color, play them in front of you on the table, then discard all other cards in hand. You then place one or more tokens in the region that matches the color of the top card just played, and you use the power of the tribe member on the top card just played. At the end of the first age, whoever has the most tokens in a region scores the glory shown on the first token. After the second age, the players with the most and secondmost tokens score glory equal to the values shown on the first and second tokens. Players score again after the third age, then whoever has the most glory wins. (Games with two and three players last only two ages.)
Card sleeves in this game
Additional information
| Mechanics: | Area Control/Area Influence Card Drafting Set Collection |
| Categories: | Fantasy |
| Alternative names: | Ethnos Этнос エスノス 幻界之爭 에스노스 |
| BARCODE: | 3558380049050 |
| In 22 wishlists In 9 collections This was seen 13601 times | |
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What players say
How many players it plays best with · 179 votes on BoardGameGeek
- 1 0 0 say it plays best, 0 recommend it, 91 do not recommend it
- 2 7 7 say it plays best, 63 recommend it, 53 do not recommend it
- 3 16 16 say it plays best, 95 recommend it, 16 do not recommend it
- 4 102 102 say it plays best, 36 recommend it, 1 do not recommend it
- 5 53 53 say it plays best, 59 recommend it, 7 do not recommend it
- 6 17 17 say it plays best, 74 recommend it, 23 do not recommend it
- 6+ 1 1 say it plays best, 2 recommend it, 55 do not recommend it
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CAUTION! Not suitable for children under 3 years of age. It contains small parts which could be swallowed or inhaled.