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?
Magnificent riches lie hidden under your feet. Minerals, trapped inside the plain rock, will shine brightly and reveal their stunning colors – but only if you manage to excavate them!
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Grid Movement
Move pieces between adjacent spaces on a regular grid.
Modular Board
Build the play area from interchangeable sections that vary between games.
Pattern Building
Place elements to create arrangements that satisfy scoring or action patterns.
Set Collection
Gather related items that become more valuable when scored together.
Tile Placement
Place tiles to build a shared or personal spatial arrangement.
Read the full game description
Magnificent riches lie hidden under your feet. Minerals, trapped inside the plain rock, will shine brightly and reveal their stunning colors – but only if you manage to excavate them! That is your task. Travel deep into the ground to find milky-white wollastonite, anthracite darker than a moonless night, and kyanite as blue as the ocean. Use your tools wisely to reach for watermelon tourmaline and tread lightly to find golden orpiment. The vast world of minerals is closer than ever! You are geologists setting off for an expedition. Your goal is to excavate and collect precious Minerals. Plan your moves carefully and watch closely your opponents’ movements. During the game, you will move across the board and excavate Minerals. The most expensive and rare ones are obviously the hardest to obtain. To make your job easier you can use Tools, but remember that it will cost you some points. You can change your Minerals into a Collection which will bring you honor and fame. When the game ends, sum up the value of your Minerals and Collections. The player with the most valuable treasures wins! Magdalena ?liwi?ska is both the designer of a fantastic artwork as well as the mechanisms of this game. She's a graduate of an Art Academy in Katowice, which is why Minerals is both excellent as a board game as well as a piece of art.