Category: Peruspeli
The aim of Inventors of the South Tigris is to be the player with the most Victory Points (VP) at the game’s end. Points are primarily gained by Inventing, Building, Testing, and Publishing Devices. Players can also score points by training their Craftspeople, developing their Workshops, Researching, and Influencing the 3 scientific Guilds.
Publishing is the part that surprised me most — I didn't expect chaining inventions together to feel so satisfying. Our group of four finished in about two hours and immediately wanted a rematch.
The device-testing phase is what really hooked me — balancing which inventions to publish before someone else snags them keeps every turn tense. Took us about two hours to finish our first game, but nobody was watching the clock.
The tension of deciding whether to Invent or Test each turn keeps everyone engaged even when it's not their turn, and the Publishing track adds a satisfying layer of strategy. I've played three times in two days and each game felt completely different. The way you chain actions to snag those VP bonu
