Minos Strategos

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.

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.

I support every single game that mentions Ancient Greek Mythology.

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

This is excellent, like all the rest of the BrainGoodGames games I've tried. Only complaint is that the default mode has a timer per move.

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.

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.