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2008 Ranked #20,931

Arktia

An abstract area-control game has players build or move modular towers to claim the most ground tiles. Towers cut off from their settlement are lost, while melting terrain can suddenly erase the territory beneath them.

Abstract Abstract Strategy Science Fiction Area Majority / Influence Area Movement

Players

2-4

Play time

Not listed

Age

12+

Complexity

2.31/5

Rating

5.52

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.1/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.2/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.6/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

On the distant ice moon Arktia a research station is build. Players try to build or move their residential or research modules, called 'Muglus' (small towers of rings, discs and stones), to control a maximum of tiles.

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On the distant ice moon Arktia a research station is build. Players try to build or move their residential or research modules, called 'Muglus' (small towers of rings, discs and stones), to control a maximum of tiles. But beware; muglus, which are cut off from their main settlement, are lost, and ground tiles can "melt" and disappear due to global warming. Online Play Yucata (turn-based)

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Play and group

Players
2–4
Best with
2–4
Play time
15 min
Age
12+
Complexity
2.3/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Stefan Kögl

Artists

1
Urs Lehmann

Publishers

1
Murmel Spielwerkstatt und Verlag AG

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