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Sol
30m - 60m
2 - 5 Players
Ages 10+
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Land your crew on the island of SOL, a highly colorful but forgotten island in the Atlantic Ocean, then pit your skills against another team to find and (more importantly) leave the island with the treasure of the God of the Sun.
In SOL, players divide into two teams: adventurers vs. conquistadors, with each team having three or four characters. Each character has movement, fighting, and search skills; inventory for two or three items; and a unique special ability for use in the advanced game.
On a turn, all of the characters on one team act first, one after another, then the opposite team goes. During your turn, use your action points to move your character and search on the island. If you meet someone from the other team, you can fight them, whether to steal the treasure or simply to set them back. When you search, you might find move and fight tokens to save for the future; flags that let you claim a dock on the island to make it easier to leave; or clues to the treasure. The clue tokens let you play cards, and those cards determine where the treasure will be found — ideally in a spot more advantageous for you than the other team.
Once the final clue has been found, the treasure is up for grabs, with a team needing to have one of its characters possess it on a dock to which they have access at the start of their turn. Thus, holding it isn’t enough as the other team can possibly steal it away on their turn.
| Ages | 10+ |
|---|---|
| Players | 2 Players, 3 Players, 4 Players, 5 Players, 6 Players |
| Play Time | 30m – 60m |
| Designer | Pierre Buty |
| Mechanics | Action Point Allowance System, Dice Rolling, Partnerships, Variable Player Powers |
| Theme | Deduction, Adventure, Exploration |
| Publisher | Blackrock Games, Catch Up Games, SD Games |
boardgamesdotEXE
This game has some great aspects, and some less than stellar ones. The treasure hunting portion of this game is really quite fun. I enjoy figuring out (or essentially, deciding) where the Treasure of the God of the Sun is, and messing with the opposing team during this section. It feels quite a bit like a Player versus Player match with a deduction layer. Then the relic's location is revealed and things start to drag. The die-heavy combat (and the combat in general) is not very engaging. It results in a tug-of-war for the amulet that lasts far longer than is welcome. The teams find themselves shifting positions on the map slightly, and waiting for good dice luck so one can finally KO the other all at once. Then they run far enough away to guarantee victory and the game ends. I wish the half of the game after the treasure hunt had been designed differently, as it's a slog of an ending to a cool treasure hunting phase.
FrenchyGamer
I have played it twice so far. Once with the easy side and one the abilities and had a good time. Adding the special abilities adds a lot so I would recommend to use them directly if you don't play with kids/newbies. It's a very attractive game the board is beautiful. And quite unique as it's up to 8 players and semi-cooperative. Yes there is a part of luck but do not get turned of but bad loosers who put reviews. There are enough parameters especially with the abilities to elaborate a real strategy. Some games are won on strategy, others on a die, but I would that that when the difference is made on a die it's just because both teams were just equally good. Last thing the theme is great, feels like a survivor (Kholan Lanta pour les intimes, n'est-ce pas madame Bouilla?) treasure hunt :)
FrederickvandeBunt
Played it at Essen Spiel 2016, Really enjoyed the demo. Too bad that there is only a french version at the moment. I will definitely buy it when english edition comes out!