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The 8 God and 10 Action cards used in the game
My build of They Who Were 8.
A close up of the Glory and Infamy tokens.  Flat, iridescent stone beads overlaid with clear inkjet labels printed to match the game's colors.
Box front for LudiCreations published version
3d concept of box for LudiCreations published version, graphic design by Todd Sanders

They Who Were 8 (2013)

Players
2–4
Best: 4
Playing time
15–20 min
Age
12+
5.42
Average rating
204
Ratings
1.88/5
Weight
#26839
BGG rank
Outside top 5,000
Designer:Todd Sanders
Artist:Todd Sanders
Publisher:Air and Nothingness Press +1 more
Average rating, ratings count, weight and rank are sourced from BoardGameGeek (BGG).
Game DNA
  • This game: Strategy 5, Luck 6, Interaction 9, Complexity 3.8, Theme 6
Strategy5.0
Luck6.0
Interaction9.0
Complexity3.8
Theme6.0

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Overview

Gods and Goddesses are mercurial beings, given to jealousy and treachery, but they can also possess compassion and valor.

Who among the pantheon can win enough glory among their believers, so that their story of mythic victory can be passed down through the generations?

They Who Were 8 is a game for 2-4 players where each player serves two Gods, seeking to praise them for their Glory, and trying to avoid stories of their Infamy.

The game can be played in two different ways:

• Titanomachy: A game for 2-4 players trying to achieve an individual victory.

• Pantheon: A partnership game for 4 players, played in two teams of 2.

In both of these games, the players take actions that represent a bard’s retelling of the ancient story of They Who Were 8. They may also call upon the powers of their Gods to control the narrative and establish their version of the saga as the one told for eternity.

Note: They Who Were 8 was inspired by a cycle of poems by Todd Sanders written in 1999. The poems are fragments of a larger ancient saga, lost to time.

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