Papyria (English)

Mesopotamia, around 1500 BC AD: The Mesopotamian region on the Euphrates and Tigris is home to a melting pot of different cultures. Achievements such as writing and the wheel lead to the building of the first great cities and bustling trade. In the mountains, the coveted lapis lazuli is mined and papyrus is made from reeds.

In Papyria, you explore the region to create a vast network of canals; discover inventions; develop mines; and build temples, shrines and cities.

During your turn, you move your wanderer or ship. On the target space, you choose two of three possible actions, which could mean taking a new tile for your display or a multiplier for a later score; build a city, temple or mine; or produce lapis or papyrus, which you need to build, special actions or special scores.

The game ends as soon as the last good has been taken from several squares and a certain number of "end of game" tiles have been revealed and filled. After several final scores, the one with the most points wins.