Origins: First Builders (ENG) - Board game

Origins: First Builders

In Origins: First Builders you take on the role of an Archon, guiding a people of freemen to build monuments, ascend temples, and engage in both cultural and military rivalry in order to leave a lasting legacy in the dawn of civilization.

Key Features:

• Tile-based city building: start with Agora and Palace tiles and grow your city with buildings that have unique abilities.

• Dice worker mechanics: dice act as your workers, letting you perform actions at encounter sites, advance on temple tracks, or move along the military track.

• Temple tracks & Zodiac cards: climb three powerful temples (sea, forest, mountain) for rewards and points; zodiac cards offer further strategic options.

• District closure & pattern matching: complete districts (2×2 tile grids), activate building effects and match colours for bonus victory points.

• Military influence & tower building: your progress on the military track and construction of towers both contribute to final scoring and give tactical leverage.

• 1-4 players & solo mode: accommodates solo or up to 4 players; high replayability thanks to multiple paths to victory.

• Duration & complexity: plays in about 60-120 minutes, best for ages 14+, medium weight – strategic depth without overwhelming rules.

Why Choose Origins: First Builders?

Origins: First Builders offers a rich fusion of mechanics—dice workers, tile placement, pattern matching and track advancement—that reward planning, adaptability, and clever resource use. There are many roads to victory: focus on temples, military, district building or developing your buildings’ powers. It’s ideal for players who enjoy eurogames with multiple strategies, strategic depth, and satisfying engine building, but without prohibitive complexity.