Board Game Skara Brae

Around five thousand years ago, a resilient group of farmers and hunters built a thriving community on the Orkney Islands of Northern Scotland. Rather than discarding their empty shells, broken tools, bones, and other waste, they used them to form large mounds of earth over hundreds of years. Later generations dug into these midden piles to create a series of rooms and tunnels to shelter from the harsh winds and cold winter months.

The aim of Skara Brae is to gather various Resources in order to feed, clothe, and shelter the growing number of Settlers. Players take turns drafting Village Cards and using their Workers to Furnish, Cook, Craft, Clean, and Trade. At the end of each Round, players need to provide for their Settlers and will likely create more Midden that needs to be cleaned up. After 4 Rounds, the player with the most Victory Points (VP) wins.

 

Features

• Develop a village in this resource management game with unique inventory balancing mechanics giving this game a fresh twist!
• Gather various Resources in order to feed, clothe, and shelter the growing number of Settlers.
• Asymmetric action tiles provide a broad range of variability between players.
• Great pacing and a natural escalation as each game unfolds.
• A wide variety of strategies to discover in this game for 1-4 players.
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Contents Summary

• 4 Player Boards
• 36 Standard Action Tiles
• 8 Special Action Tiles
• 1 Turn Order Tile
• 4 Sliders
• 5 Extra Storage Tiles
• 80 Villager Cards
• 40 Roof Cards
• 10 Spindle Whorl Cards
• 8 Focus Cards
• 10 Task Cards
• 4 Turn Markers
• 4 Large Workers
• 15 Small Workers
• 4 Furnish Markers
• 4 Trade Makers
• 3 Boar
• 25 Shells
• 25 Barley
• 25 Seaweed
• 25 Wool
• 25 Wood
• 25 Hides
• 25 Bones
• 16 Rabbits
• 16 Fish
• 12 Sheep
• 12 Deer
• 12 Cows
• 25 Skaill Knives
• 40 Food
• 40 Midden
• 1 Rulebook
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At a Glance:

• Number of Players: 1-4
• For Ages: 13+
• Playing Time: 60 min
• Game Type: Strategy Euro Game