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?
Lead an archaic Greek city-state through exploration, trade, construction, war, and myth in a dense rondel-and-deck-building civilization contest.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
Area Majority
Compete to have the strongest presence in areas that award control or points.
Deck / Bag Building
Add new pieces during play to improve the cards, tokens, or dice drawn later.
Rondel
Move around a circular action track that limits which actions are currently reachable.
Area Movement
Move pieces between connected regions rather than along individual spaces.
Variable Player Powers
Each player has different abilities, restrictions, or strategic advantages.
Solo / Solitaire Game
Provide rules and objectives designed for a single player.
Read the full game description
Pillars of Heracles is a civilization strategy game set in archaic Greece. Each player guides a city-state across the Mediterranean, using cards to advance around an action rondel, build an evolving deck, develop cities, trade resources, recruit forces, and project influence. Heroes, gods, monsters, and monuments add asymmetric powers without abandoning the historical contest for territory and prosperity. Multiple maps and solo rules support both competitive campaigns of expansion and a carefully scripted opponent.
