Ilôs cover
2017BGG rank #4,818

Ilôs

by Frédéric Guérard · 999 Games

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Players2–5
Time20–40m
ComplexityMedium-Light
Age10+

About the game

What is Ilôs?

The new world of Ilôs has just been discovered. Endless forsaken islands, amazing wealth, and many temples overflowing with gold are waiting to be explored. You embody one of the great naval powers. Through your cards, you will explore new islands, bring more ships along, gather wealth and raise its price, build fortifications to slow down your opponents, and establish trading posts to improve your production. Your goal is to become the richest explorer of Ilôs. Ilôs is a card game of hand management for 2 to 5 players. Simple, accessible yet with a great strategic deepness, Ilôs is a strategy and resources production game for the whole family.

How it plays

Mechanics

Commodity SpeculationHand ManagementModular BoardStock HoldingTake That

On the shelf

Categories

Card GameExplorationNauticalRenaissance

Questions players ask

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