Reviews of Atlanteon

When you open the box you find a two piece jigsaw gameboard, a multi-language rule book, a sheet of ‘punch out’ tiles and a bag of wooden markers, 11 blue, 11 white and three castles, 2 white and one black.

The set-up is very simple; players alternate setting up the castles first then play begins. The aim is to exert influence over other ‘tiles’ by surrounding them (yours and your opponents). The player with the highest numbered ‘tiles’ wins and places one of his markers on it.

Sounds all too simple…but as with most games by Doctor K that’s how the fun starts, it’s the tactics within these mechanics that are complex! There are Castles and Kings to be captured and always more options than actions and of course when it comes down to the final scoring you get points from the markers that your opponent was unable to play.

The gameplay is more challenging than it first appears and after several games I still want to play again! Give it a try, it’ll soon be a favourite.