Oros (Kickstarter Collectors Edition w/ Neoprene Mat)

Oros is a strategy board game about humankind’s ancient pursuit of hidden knowledge and power. As a powerful Demigod, you must lead your followers from an isolated island to the majestic mountains where they can build sacred sites of study and learn for themselves the higher knowledge.

You’ll compete to gain the most knowledge through a combination of:

•  worker placement (assign followers to take actions and occupy areas on the map, but plan wisely so they don’t end up getting in your way!)
•  tile-shifting (manipulate the landscape like a giant puzzle of plate tectonics)
•  area-development (build one of three types of sacred site on each mountain to gain immediate rewards)
•  action-economy (become more proficient in each action or specialize in one to gain powerful abilities) 

To manipulate the landscape you’ll be able to:

•  shift full rows of land tiles (to make large adjustments, across long distances)
•  move small sets of land tiles (to collide and form larger tiles, volcanoes, and mountains)
•  erupt volcanoes (to form new land tiles where you want and need them)

At the same time you’ll assign your followers to:

•  build sacred sites on mountains (to gain wisdom and climb the ascension tracker)
•  journey across the land (to visit nearby mountains or climb down from sacred sites)
•  study in sacred sites (to bring new followers out onto the map)
•  return from spaces of study (to gain wisdom and improve your abilities)

The way you manage your followers, build sacred sites, and invest your wisdom will lead your people to acquire greater knowledge. And the Demigod who endows their followers with the most knowledge will be honored and revered for all generations throughout time.

For more gameplay details, see the How to play section below.

On your turn you can take up to three actions. To do so, move one Follower to an unoccupied action space, and take that action.

Erupt volcanoes to pour more land onto the map.

Form mountains by colliding large land tiles together.

Study in sacred sites to improve your abilities and end game scoring opportunities.

The Demigod who endows their Followers with the most knowledge will win, becoming revered and beloved by generations throughout time.