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Santorini: Golden Fleece is an expansion for Santorini released in 2017 for 2–4 players and ages 8 and up. It was designed by Gord! and its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Tile Placement, and Grid Movement.
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About the game
Expand the gameplay of Santorini! The Golden Fleece expansion adds more Gods like the magical Hecate or the mysterious Hades and also Heroes like Hercules and Achilles! Also included is a Golden Fleece figure, which can give any player touching it the power of a God! While Heroes have powerful abilities, they can only be used once per game. This is a great way to balance out skill gaps or introduce new players to the world of Santorini!
Editions
- Santorini: Golden FleeceenRoxley, Spin Master Ltd.2018
- Santorini: Golden FleeceenRoxley, Spin Master Ltd.2018
- Santorini: Golden FleeceenRoxley2017
Designers
Publishers
- Spin Master Ltd.
- Roxley
Questions and answers
Santorini: Golden Fleece supports 2–4 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.
The catalogue lists Santorini: Golden Fleece for ages 8 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Santorini: Golden Fleece has a complexity rating of 1.9 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Santorini: Golden Fleece belongs to these categories: Abstract Strategy, Ancient, and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Tile Placement, and Grid Movement. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Santorini: Golden Fleece are: Gord!. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Santorini: Golden Fleece as an expansion for Santorini. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Santorini to use it. Check that your edition of Santorini is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.