Inventors of the South Tigris
BGG rank
BGG #1,418
BGG rating
7.9

Inventors of the South Tigris

2024

Rules assistance for Inventors of the South Tigris

Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

  • 1–4 players
  • 90–120 min
  • 12+
  • Complexity 4.5/5

For 1 player

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Inventors of the South Tigris is a board game released in 2024 for 1–4 players, 90–120 minutes per game, and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Shem Phillips and S J Macdonald and its main mechanics are Hand Management, Track Movement, and Area Majority / Influence.

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About the game

Inventors of the South Tigris is set during the height of the Abbasid Caliphate, circa 850 AD. Over the past decades, Baghdad has become home to thousands of mathematicians, astronomers, chemists, and physicians. As inspired innovators, players are eager to develop clever contraptions to impress their peers. Will your ingenious devices adorn the House of Wisdom, or are they destined for dust and decay? The aim of Inventors of the South Tigris is to be the player with the most Victory Points (VP) at the game’s end. Points are primarily gained by Inventing, Building, Testing, and Publishing Devices. Players can also score points by training their Craftspeople, developing their Workshops, Researching, and Influencing the 3 scientific Guilds. —description from the publisher

Publishers

  • Portal Games
  • Pixie Games
  • Mosaico Jogos
  • Renegade Game Studios
  • Schwerkraft-Verlag
  • Garphill Games
  • HIT Games

Questions and answers

Inventors of the South Tigris supports 1–4 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.