Santorini

Goal: In the basic two-player game, each player controls two workers. Move one of your workers up onto level three during your turn to win immediately, without completing a build. If you cannot complete the required move and build, you lose. The basic game has no points tally.

Setup: Assemble the ocean board, cliff pedestal, and five-by-five island. The youngest player is the starting player and places two workers of one color on unoccupied spaces. The other player then places their two workers. Begin with an empty island and building pieces beside the board.

Move: Select one of your workers and move it to one of the up to eight neighboring spaces, including diagonals. The destination must contain neither a worker nor a dome. A worker may move up at most one level, stay at the same height, or move down any number of levels. Moving directly from ground to level two is not permitted under the basic rules.

Build: The worker you just moved builds in a neighboring unoccupied space, including diagonals. Use the next appropriate piece: level one on ground, then level two, then level three, and finally a dome above level three. A space occupied by a worker or dome cannot be built on under ordinary rules. The space the worker just vacated can be used if otherwise legal.

Winning and getting stuck: Moving up onto level three on your own turn wins at once. Moving from one level-three space to another is not moving up, and being forced onto level three is not considered moving. Unless already victorious, you must be able to perform both the required move and build; inability to do so loses the game.

God Power setup: Assemble the island, then the challenger selects as many God Powers as players and checks that they are compatible with the player count. Players choose powers clockwise, with the challenger taking the last one. The challenger chooses the start player, then players place workers in order and follow any power-specific setup instructions.

Using powers: Follow the timing and text on each power. Normal rules continue except where the power explicitly changes them. Restrictions using 'cannot' or 'must' must be obeyed; failing to do so loses the game. Domes are not blocks, and a power affecting blocks does not automatically affect domes. Some powers add a separate winning condition.

Three and four players: Both variants require God Powers marked for that player count. In a three-player game, a player who loses removes their workers, tokens, and power; the last player remaining wins. Four players form two teams, alternating turns and sharing two workers per team. Each player uses their own power, and a player's win or loss applies to the team. During setup, each team's first player places the workers and its second player takes the first turn.

Piece supply: Blocks are considered unlimited in the classic rules. If a type runs out, remove a complete tower from the board and replace it with a dome on the ground, releasing the blocks for reuse. A complete tower consists of three blocks and a dome.