Thebai

Dark times loom over the kingdom of Thebes. The blind, old king Oedipus left the throne in disgrace and asked Polynices and Eteocles, his own sons, to rule the city together. But power corrupts and ancient feuds call for new blood to be spilled. Soon, Polynices finds himself leading an army from the rival city of Argos against his own brother. The Theban nobles support Eteocles as he maintains precarious rule over Thebes. The young king calls for defenders to man the seven gates of the city, while the invaders' seven champions lead the attack on the gates. Meanwhile, the famous citadel of Thebes, the Cadmea, lies in disarray. It is as if the Fates themselves have lined everything up against the current rulers of Thebes!

While the common folks prepare for war, the noble families whisper among themselves that the time for new leadership has come, and the time to rebuild the Cadmea is now!

In Thebai, players assume the role of influential leaders from noble families during the tumultuous late Bronze Age. Throughout the game, players are tasked with rebuilding the Cadmea, the citadel of Thebes, while restoring the city's exports, praying to the gods of the city, and protecting the lives of the citizens as grand heroes spill each other's blood outside the gates.

The game lasts 10 rounds, each divided into an Action phase and a Fate phase. During the Action phase, players use one Citizen die, and then move their Archon on the Cadmea. During the Fate phase, players may get additional scoring opportunities, depending on their accomplishments and for protecting the city gates. After final scoring the player with the most Victory Points is the winner.


FEATURES
★ Thebai is a highly interactive, heavy Eurogame that reimagines dice worker placement with a fresh, tactical twist. Players co-create the pool of available actions on the main board while carefully managing their personal abilities and long-term plans.
★ Every turn presents tense, rewarding decisions - use unlocked actions on your player board or deploy your dice to the shared board to promote them into powerful councilors, securing unique scoring opportunities and triggering satisfying combos.
★ Inspired by Greek mythology, Thebai plunges players into the conflict between Polynices and Eteocles. Defend the Seven Gates of Thebes while navigating deep strategy, positive player interaction, and thematic tension at every step.

CONTENTS
• 1 City Board (Double-Sided)
• 1 Devotion Board
• 1 Council Board
• 4 Estate Boards
• 8 Commander Standees
• 14 Neutral Cadmea Tiles
• 8 Commander Cards
• 8 Invader Cards
• 44 Contract Cards
• 9 Disruption Cards
• 12 Herald Cards
• 7 Comfort Fate Tiles
• 7 Conflict Fate Tiles
• 1 Four-Player Council Tile
• 24 Metic Tiles
• 24 Blessing Tiles
• 7 Gate Tiles
• 1 Battle Marker
• 5 Disruption Markers
• 10 Plaza Markers
• 18 Pottery Tokens
• 18 Grape Tokens
• 18 Bronze Tokens
• 24 Drachma Tokens
♦ Per Player Color (X4):
• 7 Citizen Dice
• 4 Hoplite Dice
• 1 Turn Order Marker
• 1 Scoring Marker
• 2 Devotion Markers
• 9 Cadmea Tiles
• 1 Archon Meeple
• 4 Strategos Tiles
• 3 Councilor Tiles
• 1 100/200+ VP Tile
• 2 Player Aids
♦ Solo Mode:
• 16 Basic Action Cards
• 9 Advanced Action Cards
• 6 Antigone’s Destiny Cards
• 5 Challenge Cards
• 1 Endgame Antigone Card