{"product_id":"origins-first-builders","title":"TEMP CL SALE - Origins: First Builders","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThey came to this planet, and they chose you. They uplifted your people and promised great prosperity. They provided the wisdom and the resources to build your cities sky high. They taught you the ways of culture, science, and warfare. They promised knowledge for any willing to learn. Come, Archon, guide your citizens to victory, under the watchful eyes of the Builders, our benefactors from beyond the skies above.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOrigins: First Builders\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, you are an archon, guiding a population of freemen, influencing the construction of buildings and monuments, climbing the three mighty zodiac temples, and taking part in an arms race — all in an effort to leave the greatest mark on mankind's ancient history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYou start the game with a city consisting of just two building tiles: the Agora tile and the Palace tile. As the game develops, your city will grow in both size and strength as you add new building tiles, each of which has a special ability that triggers when it is first added to a city and when closing a district. Your placement on the military track indicates the rewards you receive when you attack and your chances of becoming first player.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOrigins: First Builders\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis played over a number of rounds, with a round ending only after each player has passed. If a game end condition has not yet been triggered, the game continues with a new round. On your turn, you perform one of the following actions:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e•\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVisit\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ean encounter site with your workers to gain resources and additional citizen or speaker dice, advance on the zodiac temple tracks (and potentially gain zodiac cards), and advance and attack on the military track.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e•\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eClose\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ea district, gaining victory points (VPs) and possibly gold for matching a district card's building pattern, additional bonuses based on the buildings you activate, and additional VPs at the end of the game based on the value of the citizen die you use to close the district.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e•\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBuild\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ea tower level to increase your endgame scoring based on the tower heights and the matching color dice you use to close your districts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e•\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGrow\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eyour population.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e•\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePass\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe game finishes at the end of the round when one or more of the following conditions has been met:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAt most three colors of tower disks are still in stock.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNo gold remains above any district card.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNo citizen die of the proper color can be added to the citizen offer.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA player has moved all three of their zodiac disks to the top space of each temple track.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe temple area is divided into three tracks: the sea temple, the forest temple, and the mountain temple. You score points only for your two least-valued temples, and once all the points have been summed, whoever has the most VPs wins.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Board and Dice Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39796738949225,"sku":"BND0058","price":52.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0298\/9473\/8025\/products\/bnd0058.jpg?v=1641325782","url":"https:\/\/odinsplace.com\/products\/origins-first-builders","provider":"Odin's Place","version":"1.0","type":"link"}