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2013 Ranked #19,496

Agora

This ancient Greek resource game has players take actions, build monuments, improve rhetoric, and earn favorable court verdicts. The player with the highest value from these achievements wins, making influence and construction competing priorities.

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Players

2-4

Play time

Not listed

Age

10+

Complexity

2.4/5

Rating

5.68

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

The Agora was the central place for trading, bargaining, and gatherings in a city (that called a polis) in ancient Greece. Moreover, it was the place where the court was held.

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The Agora was the central place for trading, bargaining, and gatherings in a city (that called a polis) in ancient Greece. Moreover, it was the place where the court was held. In Agora the players occupy themselves in this busy place by taking actions, trying to get resources to build monuments, and improving their rhetorical skills to gain the upper hand on opponents and receive court verdicts in their favor. The player with the highest total value of these achievements wins.

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Play and group

Players
2–4
Best with
2–4
Play time
60 min
Age
10+
Complexity
2.4/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Harald Lieske

Artists

1
Harald Lieske

Publishers

1
Spielworxx

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