Minos Strategos

Nice strategy game, sadly not that well known, I would consider it as a hidden gem. Thanks to devs for the Linux version.

A simple strategy game with easy to learn rules and a surprising amount of depth. Every decision feels important. [b]The Objective[/b] The objective is simple. Gather enough victory points to win by moving your stones on to temple squares. Every turn your stones are on a temple they collect points. The challenge is defending against the minotaurs. The minotaurs can gain points from standing on temples too. If they gain enough points they win. Each turn you can move or place a stone and play a card. Cards are what mix up the gameplay. Some cards give you abilities like +3 Moves or Spawn 2, but most cards let you do special attacks if your stones are in certain formations on the board. You receive a new card after every 3 games you play to keep things fresh. [b]The Twists[/b] As you rank up there are new twists added in. There are new enemies like the plague minotaur, the serpent, the golem, and the hydra that all have unique traits. Then there are artifacts which is my favorite twist. They are symbols that appear on the board that when collected grant you abilities that you can use at any point in the game. [b]Conclusion[/b] This is a very great underappreciated strategy game. It really makes you think what is the best possible decision and consider the trade-offs of each choice.

Thumbs up! This turn-based board game may not have fancy graphics, but I had fun figuring out the strategy. It looks easy at first, but the difficulty keeps increasing as you win more games. In order to win a game, you have to find the right balance between scoring points yourself and slowing down the scoring of the other side. You can’t stop them entirely, but you can delay them long enough to win. The biggest downside is that the standard mode has a timer which limits the time available on a turn. In addition, the countdown bar does not appear until the last 20 seconds, so you may not be aware that there is a time limit until it’s too late. Fortunately, the developer paid attention to those who hate timers, so there is an untimed mode available. To play without a timer, go to the bonus section and select relaxed mode.

Pretty good game, you can only do a limited number of actions per turn while your opponent (the AI, this is not a multiplayer game) can move all the units it wants, the difference is that you get powerful cards but you can only use them if your units are positioned in a certain formation (depending on the cards). Its pretty adictive, but pretty simplistic too, perfect game for short sessions.

I support every single game that mentions Ancient Greek Mythology.

The strategy of the game is interesting, and the ladder-system brings longevity to the game. As for the visuals, they seem intended to evoke sophistication, but I think that more exciting visuals would enhance the experience. Still, I would recommend the game if you don't mind the simple visuals, and you enjoy turn-based strategy games.

Braingood game. This game has a song which is called ,,To Arms" which is one of the most badass songs that i had the pleasure to listen to in quite some time. 11/10

This is by far BrainGood's best game, and I'm having a ton of fun. There is a lot to think about, and the addition of a timer helps with a lot of the action paralysis issues of their previous games. New cards look easy to add, so I'm looking forward to seeing where they take this game.

A well-crafted classic game with a nice soundtrack that evokes the ancient Greece setting. Chess-like, taking turns but it's "control the temples" to score points and win, not "control the center of the board" and capture opponent's pieces to win. So that's refreshingly un-bloodthirsty. Cards give it randomness and replayability, but this is not a deckbuilder. Good "work-for-brain" puzzle board to solve when you have 5 or 10 minutes to play.

E: Actually I'm liking this one more and more, very strategically diverse and complicated.