All of Athens has turned out for the Dionysia, a grand theatrical festival to honor the god Dionysus. Impress the crowds with your well-crafted drama to win the playwriting competition as well as the favor of the gods!
Draft and craft a better drama than your opponent to secure the favor of the gods at this year’s Dionysia. As you take a scene from the central stage and add it to your developing play, you’ll need to decide whether to start a new act (to a max of 3) or add it to the top/bottom of an existing act. Create specific scoring patterns of dramatic elements through careful arrangement of your scenes while taking advantage of powerful effects available through each act’s key (topmost) scene. After each play has 3 acts of 3 scenes each, players score each act based on its key scene and pattern. Whoever has the most points is favored by the gods and wins the playwriting competition!
Shuffle all 18 scene cards and reveal 3 of them in the shared stage between the players. Each turn, the active player chooses one of these scenes and adds it to their play, then refills the stage for the next player. To add a scene, the player may create a new act in their play (to a maximum of 3). They may instead choose to upstage or downstage the existing scenes in an act, placing the new scene at the top or bottom (respectively) of the act. The topmost card in an act is the key scene, which sets the scoring conditions for the end of the game. Many cards also have immediate effects that occur when that scene is placed in the key scene position. Each card features an assortment of dramatic elements that are used to create scoring patterns of rows and columns. Once both players have a tableau consisting of 3 acts of 3 scenes each, these patterns are evaluated based on the key scenes for each act. The amount of favor earned can vary depending on the key scene, with each set of 3 specific icons in either a row or column earning the listed amount of favor. The player who earns the most favor is the winner!
All of Athens has turned out for the Dionysia, a grand theatrical festival to honor the god Dionysus. Impress the crowds with your well-crafted drama to win the playwriting competition as well as the favor of the gods!
Draft and craft a better drama than your opponent to secure the favor of the gods at this year’s Dionysia. As you take a scene from the central stage and add it to your developing play, you’ll need to decide whether to start a new act (to a max of 3) or add it to the top/bottom of an existing act. Create specific scoring patterns of dramatic elements through careful arrangement of your scenes while taking advantage of powerful effects available through each act’s key (topmost) scene. After each play has 3 acts of 3 scenes each, players score each act based on its key scene and pattern. Whoever has the most points is favored by the gods and wins the playwriting competition!
Shuffle all 18 scene cards and reveal 3 of them in the shared stage between the players. Each turn, the active player chooses one of these scenes and adds it to their play, then refills the stage for the next player. To add a scene, the player may create a new act in their play (to a maximum of 3). They may instead choose to upstage or downstage the existing scenes in an act, placing the new scene at the top or bottom (respectively) of the act. The topmost card in an act is the key scene, which sets the scoring conditions for the end of the game. Many cards also have immediate effects that occur when that scene is placed in the key scene position. Each card features an assortment of dramatic elements that are used to create scoring patterns of rows and columns. Once both players have a tableau consisting of 3 acts of 3 scenes each, these patterns are evaluated based on the key scenes for each act. The amount of favor earned can vary depending on the key scene, with each set of 3 specific icons in either a row or column earning the listed amount of favor. The player who earns the most favor is the winner!
In a two-player game, take turns choosing one card from three available scenes and adding it to one of your three acts—either at the top or the bottom. Each scene features symbols that must be arranged to form combinations, while the card placed at the very top of each act determines the scoring criteria and may trigger specific effects. Once both players have completed their acts—each consisting of nine scenes—compare your scores to see who will win the favor of the gods.
Craft a compelling drama to win the favor of the god Dionysus in ancient Athens.
Un duel de dramaturges antique et original : rivalisez de créativité pour composer la pièce qui séduira les dieux.
Des choix tactiques à chaque tour : récupérez les scènes les plus utiles tout en empêchant votre adversaire de réaliser ses propres combinaisons.
Un format compact et des parties rapides : seulement 18 cartes pour des duels stratégiques d’environ 15 minutes.
Approx. Weight0.050000kg
Product Details
MATBUT048760
2027-03-05
Data sheet
AUTHOR(S)
Franco De Joya
Joebyn Sewell
ARTIST(S)
Dan Gartman
PLAYERS COUNT
2
FROM AGE
12+
LANGUAGES
FR
DURATION IN MINUTES
15 min.
BARCODE / ISBN
3760372237608
PUBLISHER
MATAGOT
COLLECTION
Button Shy
SIZE OF THE GAME BOX
77 x 110 x 10 mm
WEIGHT OF THE GAME BOX
0.046 kg
PCB
100.0
CARTON SIZE
24.50 x 40.50 x 14.00 cm
Production Country
CN
SPECIAL ITEM
NO
GAME MECHANICS
Cards Tableau
Connections
THEME
microgame
CONTENTS
1 livret de règles
18 cartes Scène
All of Athens has turned out for the Dionysia, a grand theatrical festival to honor the god Dionysus. Impress the crowds with your well-crafted drama to win the playwriting competition as well as the favor of the gods!
Draft and craft a better drama than your opponent to secure the favor of the gods at this year’s Dionysia. As you take a scene from the central stage and add it to your developing play, you’ll need to decide whether to start a new act (to a max of 3) or add it to the top/bottom of an existing act. Create specific scoring patterns of dramatic elements through careful arrangement of your scenes while taking advantage of powerful effects available through each act’s key (topmost) scene. After each play has 3 acts of 3 scenes each, players score each act based on its key scene and pattern. Whoever has the most points is favored by the gods and wins the playwriting competition!
Shuffle all 18 scene cards and reveal 3 of them in the shared stage between the players. Each turn, the active player chooses one of these scenes and adds it to their play, then refills the stage for the next player. To add a scene, the player may create a new act in their play (to a maximum of 3). They may instead choose to upstage or downstage the existing scenes in an act, placing the new scene at the top or bottom (respectively) of the act. The topmost card in an act is the key scene, which sets the scoring conditions for the end of the game. Many cards also have immediate effects that occur when that scene is placed in the key scene position. Each card features an assortment of dramatic elements that are used to create scoring patterns of rows and columns. Once both players have a tableau consisting of 3 acts of 3 scenes each, these patterns are evaluated based on the key scenes for each act. The amount of favor earned can vary depending on the key scene, with each set of 3 specific icons in either a row or column earning the listed amount of favor. The player who earns the most favor is the winner!
Available 2027, March 5th
