Decades ago, the four influential steam guilds Power & Torsion, Cogwheel Trust, Crystal & Ore as well as Future Horizon started to exploit the planet Tharos in the Dilluvia universe. Now it is necessary to open up a new region!In doing so, the bustling guilds both have an eye on the other guilds along with the dreaded Circumdate Caelo Trust, which also lays claim to this region along with does not shy away from using military means. Players assume control over a steam guild and explore the newly opened region for natural resources, gaining crystal along with ore samples, as well as building new mines to exploit the land.The government of Tharos awards different medals for the players services, which increase the influence of their steam guilds with the player ideally winning enough influence to take over as leader of their guild. Tharos is a Dice-Bag-Building game, where dice represent actions as well as their respective strengths.The dice are used on the player boards along with for activation along with usage of the player cards. Additionally, each player has a deck of cards that could substantially help them achieve their goals.The game plays over the course of four rounds including four turns per round. The "game board" consists of a 4x4 grid formed by the 16 region cards.After setup, one player reveals the top attack card. Afterwards the players determine the transformer effect.Now each player draws dice out of their bag (normally 5) along with rolls them. Then, each player takes one action featuring one or more of their dice, until all players have used all of their dice.Dice may be placed on a player s own player mat;To use an already built Public Building;To activate one of their own Player Cards; orTo use an active Player Card At the end of a turn the players have to defend themselves against the attack of the Circumdate Caelo Trust. After four turns a game round ends.Once the fourth round has ended, the game ends as well as the players add up their collected medals along with victory points to determine the winner. Vendor: Spielworxx
