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Helios, Hans im Glück, 2014 (image provided by the publisher)

Closeup of final prototype, Nürnberg 2014 - glass beads will not be part of the game.

Overview of final prototype, Nürnberg 2014 - glass beads will not be part of the game.

Player area of final prototype, Nürnberg 2014 - glass beads will not be part of the game.

Some character card tiles, Nürnberg 2014.

Helios (2014)

Players

2–4

Playing time

60–60 min

Age

10+

6.71

Average rating

1,986

Ratings

2.87/5

Weight

#2960

BGG rank

Top 5,000

Designer:Matthias Prinz, Martin Kallenborn

Artist:Dennis Lohausen

Publisher:Hans im Glück +2 more

Average rating, ratings count, weight and rank are sourced from BoardGameGeek (BGG).

Game DNA

Strategy7.0

Luck5.0

Interaction5.0

Complexity5.7

Theme6.0

This game's strategy, luck, interaction, complexity and theme.

MythologyTerritory BuildingAction PointsTile PlacementVariable Phase Order

Overview

In Helios, players are high priests in a distant world of the sun god AHAU, and the power of the sun drives everything in the game as players try to build temples, expand cities, and make their civilization flourish.

Development can succeed, though, only if you've secured a supply of the limited raw materials available, and the more that you've built of your temple, the more expensive the remaining parts will be. Glass manastones are the game's currency, and with them you can acquire people, increase the number of points you'll score, and more.