Cranio CreationsGolem Board Game

About

Golem is an engine-building strategy board game by Simone Luciani, Virginio Gigli, and Flaminia Brasini - the team behind Grand Austria Hotel and Lorenzo il Magnifico. Inspired by the 16th-century legend of the Golem of Prague, players take on the roles of rabbis tasked with creating and controlling these powerful clay creatures. Balance your golems’ growth, craft artifacts, and collect knowledge while navigating the neighborhoods of Prague - but beware, an overly powerful golem can wreak havoc! Strategic planning, clever use of resources, and careful timing are key to mastering this richly thematic game.

Product Features

• Legendary Theme: Set in 16th-century Prague, based on the Golem of Prague myth
• Engine-Building Mechanics: Players grow golems, craft artifacts, and acquire knowledge
• Strategic Depth: Manage students, control golems, and prevent the destruction of neighborhoods
• Dynamic Rounds: 4 rounds divided into 7 phases for structured gameplay
• Marble Action System: Use colored marbles in a 3D synagogue to perform actions
  • Work: Activate golems and gain bonuses
  • Golem: Obtain clay to create or upgrade golems
  • Artifact: Acquire coins and gold to craft artifacts for permanent bonuses
  • Spells: Gain knowledge and perform spell actions, advancing developments
  • Mirror: Choose one action of your choice by paying a coin
• Tactical Resource Management: Collect specific marble colors to gain character favors
• Risk & Reward: Uncontrolled golems can destroy neighborhoods, but sacrificing them can yield bonuses
• Endgame Scoring: Points from active/buried golems, artifacts, books, personal board developments, and goal cards

Product Specifications

• Players: 1 – 4
• Playing Time: 60–120 minutes
• Age: 12+
• Designers: Simone Luciani, Virginio Gigli, Flaminia Brasini
• Mechanics: Engine building, resource management, worker placement, action selection
• Components: 3D synagogue, marbles, golems, student tokens, artifacts, development boards, books, goal cards, and other thematic game pieces
• Publisher: Stronghold Games