Minos Strategos

This is another fantastic game by BrainGoodGames. I'm a big fan of their other games, and this one could be their absolute best. It takes ideas from all their previous games, improves pretty much everything, and makes a nearly perfect game, in my opinion. The game is kind of difficult to explain, but very easy to learn with the excellent in-game tutorial. Plus, there is a link in-game to a video tutorial which also helps greatly. The game is played on a grid, similar to Chess or Othello. It's basically a race to collect enough points before the AI collects their points. You collect points by moving your pieces into 'temple' squares. Every turn you get points for how many temples you own. Same for the AI, who is moving minotaurs to try to take these same temples. The brilliant part of the game is the card playing. You get three cards from your deck each turn, and can play one of them. You can also move one unit one space, or add a new unit to the board. The cards are ba...

Only at 2 hours and I already want to praise this game. I can only compare to Axes and Acres, another great game from this developer, and this game is a big improvement. Axes and Acres (you should really try it, it 's great) had one problem: the drawn conditions could be so hard several times in a row that you got disappointed and your level went down a lot. EDIT: This issue has been fixed since patch 1.05. This game, however, doesn't have this issue. It's truly strategy and the conditions are merely decided by random locations where enemies spawn and the order in which you draw your cards from your stack. This is as close a to a real skill-test you can get. At first, I thought it was a big mistake to add a timer in this game (which you can disable), but I have found that I always get enough time to think through my strategy. As usual, the tutorial is very short (too short) and you need to try and think for yourself. I don't mind, but children of this century usually want more. You ...

The AI and replayability is top notch. Very addicting, cool strategy game. Much better than Militia. Don't let the graphics dissuade you from getting. Check out the other games as well- excellent gameplay.

Minos Strategos is one of the best strategy/tactics games I've ever played. The basic idea behind it is that you have to utilize your soldiers and ability cards in creative ways to capture temples and gain enough points before the minotaur hordes do the same. The game gives you a randomized map (temple placement, soldier placement, and minotaur placement) and a deck full of random ability cards every time you play, so each match feels unique and keeps you on your toes. You have to look at your resources and make intelligent decisions based on what you have, there's no build orders or memorized strategies. It's all about creative thinking and smart on-the-fly decision making. In addition to that, the game has a single player ranking system, increasing in challenge the better you do, so that you are always playing at a difficulty level appropriate to your skill level. Making for a game as replayable as any multiplayer competitive strategy game, but without the pain of dealing with r...

Now that I've played quite a few games of Minos Strategos and moved up a few ranks I feel confident in saying this game is another great addition to the BrainGoodGames collection of strategy games. The tutorial is a bit brief and left me with some questions. Watching a short video that is linked to on the main page of the game soon cleared up the questions I had. There is a practise mode so if you aren't sure how something works and you want to experiment, you can do so without affecting your rank. Games are quick, 5 to 10 minutes. One of the many great features is that the game introduces now features as you advance in levels - new cards, new Minotaurs to fight, special collectible bonuses, so it won't get old in a hurry. I put over 50 hours into BrainGoodGames' Axes and Acres, their games are dangerously addictive.

A simple strategy game with easy to learn rules and a surprising amount of depth. Every decision feels important. [b]The Objective[/b] The objective is simple. Gather enough victory points to win by moving your stones on to temple squares. Every turn your stones are on a temple they collect points. The challenge is defending against the minotaurs. The minotaurs can gain points from standing on temples too. If they gain enough points they win. Each turn you can move or place a stone and play a card. Cards are what mix up the gameplay. Some cards give you abilities like +3 Moves or Spawn 2, but most cards let you do special attacks if your stones are in certain formations on the board. You receive a new card after every 3 games you play to keep things fresh. [b]The Twists[/b] As you rank up there are new twists added in. There are new enemies like the plague minotaur, the serpent, the golem, and the hydra that all have unique traits. Then there are artifacts which is my favorite twist...

Thumbs up! This turn-based board game may not have fancy graphics, but I had fun figuring out the strategy. It looks easy at first, but the difficulty keeps increasing as you win more games. In order to win a game, you have to find the right balance between scoring points yourself and slowing down the scoring of the other side. You can’t stop them entirely, but you can delay them long enough to win. The biggest downside is that the standard mode has a timer which limits the time available on a turn. In addition, the countdown bar does not appear until the last 20 seconds, so you may not be aware that there is a time limit until it’s too late. Fortunately, the developer paid attention to those who hate timers, so there is an untimed mode available. To play without a timer, go to the bonus section and select relaxed mode.

I support every single game that mentions Ancient Greek Mythology.

Braingood game. This game has a song which is called ,,To Arms" which is one of the most badass songs that i had the pleasure to listen to in quite some time. 11/10

A well-crafted classic game with a nice soundtrack that evokes the ancient Greece setting. Chess-like, taking turns but it's "control the temples" to score points and win, not "control the center of the board" and capture opponent's pieces to win. So that's refreshingly un-bloodthirsty. Cards give it randomness and replayability, but this is not a deckbuilder. Good "work-for-brain" puzzle board to solve when you have 5 or 10 minutes to play.