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?
Indus 2500 BCE is a flip-and-write game in which on each turn players either pick a terrain card from the market and draw the pattern as shown (including walls to protect against calamities) or reserve resources to build more advance buildings.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Open Drafting
Select cards or items from a shared face-up display.
Grid Coverage
Place pieces to cover required cells or patterns on a grid.
Line Drawing
Draw lines to connect, divide, trace, or claim parts of the play area.
Paper-and-Pencil
Record choices and results directly on a personal sheet.
Events
Triggered events alter the shared state, rules, or available choices.
Read the full game description
Indus 2500 BCE is a flip-and-write game in which on each turn players either pick a terrain card from the market and draw the pattern as shown (including walls to protect against calamities) or reserve resources to build more advance buildings. The game continues until a calamity card shows up to destroy areas of the meticulously built city. The game ends immediately once a second calamity card is drawn and resolved. Points can be earned from matching the revealed score cards, collecting artefacts, and building advance structures, walls, and the most types of terrains. Whoever has the most victory points wins. —description from the designer