Thebai (EN)

Dark times loom over Thebes. As a noble house you rebuild the Cadmea while heroes clash at the seven gates. Across 10 rounds each turn flows through an Action phase and a Fate phase. You use a Citizen die, move your Archon on the Cadmea and develop your city by placing tiles, unlocking new actions and upgrading dice instead of rolling them. Balance a tight economy, raise and promote hoplites, climb god tracks for unique powers and convert late-game bonuses into victory. Thebai blends dice-worker placement with evolving dice, city-building tile placement and end-game scoring challenges that reward precise timing.

Is this game for you? You will likely enjoy Thebai if you love long-term planning, deterministic dice manipulation and heavy, interactive eurogames where every action matters.

Fun facts: The setting draws on the Seven Against Thebes cycle. The design centers on no-random dice evolution and a modular city that keeps the puzzle fresh from game to game.

Designer/Artist: Designed by Dávid Turczi. Art by Piotr Sokołowski, Zuzanna Kołakowska and Lucas Melo for a clean, thematic look that stays readable at a glance.

BOX CONTENTS
1 game board
1 council board
1 altar board
4 estate boards
44 dice
50 Kadmeia stones
118 cards
186 tiles
26 markers
4 game pieces
8 stands
24 bases
8 player aids
1 rulebook
1 glossary

Players: 1 to 4
Playing Time: 90 to 150 minutes
Age: 14+