Santorini

• Assemble the board:
  • Place the Cliff Pedestal on the Ocean Board, smaller side down
  • Place the Island Board on top of the Cliff Pedestal
• Keep the blocks and domes within reach of all players
• The youngest player is the Start Player
• Starting with the Start Player, each player places 2 Workers of their chosen color on any unoccupied spaces on the board

Players will take turns starting with the Start Player. On your turn, you will select one of your Workers, then do both of the following with that Worker in order:

1. Move to a neighboring space
2. Build on a space neighboring the Worker after it has moved

You must perform both actions. If either is impossible, you lose the game.

You will win the game in either of the following ways:

• One of your Workers moves up onto the third level during your turn — this wins the game instantly
• Your opponent cannot complete a legal move and build on their turn, and therefore loses

To win by ascent, your Worker must move up onto the third level during your own turn. A Worker that is forced onto the third level by a God Power does not trigger a win, and moving between two third-level spaces does not count either.

God Powers are cards that grant a player a persistent ability for the whole game. Many of them change the way a Worker moves or builds, and some add new win conditions.

After a few games with only the base rules, try the God Powers variant. Start with the Simple Gods for your first few games, then move on to the Advanced Gods once everyone is comfortable.

Santorini plays best with 2 players but scales up with small adjustments.

• 3 or 4 players must use God Powers
  • In a 3-player game, every chosen God Power must feature the 3-player icon
  • In a 4-player game, every chosen God Power must feature the 4-player icon
• 3-player: if you lose, immediately remove your Workers, Tokens, and God Power from the game. The last player standing wins
• 4-player (teams): play in teams of 2, sharing control of 2 Workers. Teammates sit across from each other, so team turns alternate. Each player has their own God Power and cannot use their teammate's
  • One teammate places the Workers during setup; the other takes the team's first turn
  • If any player wins, their team wins. If any player loses, their team loses