Iliad

Opis w języku angielskim:
The Trojan War has begun, and both sides of the conflict pursue every advantage they can possibly gain. Two opposing heroes, Hector of the Trojans and Achilles of the Greeks, seek the favor of the gods to lend them support and tip the scales of fate. Only one side will emerge victorious — its hero becoming the legend of the Iliad.

Iliad is a tile-placement strategy game for 2-players by Reiner Knizia. On your turn, simply select one of two tiles from your hand and place it onto the board adjacent to an opponent’s tile. Both players have symmetrical pools of tiles, with their strength ranging from 1-5 plus the Dolos tile (which mimics your opponent’s adjacent tiles). The key to victory lies behind the relentless tension of where and when to commit your tiles. When placing a tile, you may also activate the tile’s ability which can serve to turn the tide of war.

When a row or column is completely filled, the player with the highest total strength in that line earns the right to select the first success token, and the other token goes to their opponent. Success tokens can earn you the favor of the Gods, and they can earn or cost you points. At the end of the game, the winner is the player who has earned the favor of all five Gods. If both or neither player meets this qualification, then the winner is the player who has earned the most points. Thus, players will face tough tactical trade-offs as they must decide whether to compete for exclusive favor of the Gods or for the most points and then influence the outcome of the game toward their intended advantage.

Iliad is the first game in the Mythos Collection, a line of 2-player titles by Bitewing Games featuring strategy and mythology.

—description from the publisher