Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Harder to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Deep strategy
More strategic control
How it plays
How does it play?
Bid for priority, settle the Tigris and Euphrates, and raise ziggurats that can outlast two devastating floods.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Multi-Use Cards
Use the same card in different ways, making each play a trade-off.
Auction / Bidding
Bid against other players to determine who receives an item, action, or priority.
Open Drafting
Select cards or items from a shared face-up display.
Hexagon Grid
Use a hexagonal map where each space connects evenly in six directions.
Solo / Solitaire Game
Provide rules and objectives designed for a single player.
Read the full game description
Assyria: Second Edition redevelops the 2009 strategy game around the rise of nomadic tribes along the Tigris and Euphrates. Each round begins with a bid for turn order, followed by expansion across the hex map and a choice of actions from multi-use cards. Huts, offerings, influence, and monumental ziggurats all feed the scoring puzzle, but floods after rounds three and six erase everything along the rivers. Success comes from knowing when to spread quickly, when to build for permanence, and how much gold priority is really worth.
