Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Harder to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Deep strategy
How it plays
How does it play?
Aeolis is a fully cooperative game for 1-7 players. It is mainly a kingdom building game with strong civ aspects and lots of detailed, high quality miniatures.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Area Majority
Compete to have the strongest presence in areas that award control or points.
Campaign Card Play
Play cards to command conflicts and carry consequences through a campaign.
Cooperative Game
Players coordinate their actions toward a shared objective and win or lose together.
Dice Rolling
Roll dice to introduce uncertainty into actions, production, movement, or resolution.
Tile Placement
Place tiles to build a shared or personal spatial arrangement.
Read the full game description
Aeolis is a fully cooperative game for 1-7 players. It is mainly a kingdom building game with strong civ aspects and lots of detailed, high quality miniatures. Delve deep into rich lore in an alternative Ancient Greek setting. Explore the Matriarchal society ruled by a Queen where the only positions of power held by men are those in the military, while women fortify their reign through the divine power of the Priestesses or the arcane of the Magi witches. When playing, you can select your role. Play as the Queen of the Acropolis and build your kingdom. Control the wealth and manipulate the economy as the Merchant of the Agora. Discover new technologies as the Philosopher of the Academy. Protect the populace with the Hoplites of the Arena. Draw power from the Gods by sacrificing your Bloodthralls as the Priestess of the Temple. Cast powerful and dangerous spells as the Magi of the Oracle. Rule the seas with your captains and bring to your kingdom valuable loot! To be victorious in Aeolis, you need to protect your kingdom from enemy invasions by countering raiding and plundering enemies, natural disasters and riots. There are different difficulty levels so that you can play either a quick or marathon game. There are many Heroic Achievements if you can succeed at more than simple survival. Most of all, there are a lot of replayable deep lore scenarios to experience the word of Aeolis from different perspectives! Will you manage to work as a team and help your kingdom survive in the world of Aeolis? —description from the publisher